Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to brush off the police investigations of his chief of staff and other aides, posting a social media video in which he claimed the various suspicions against several of his staffers were the result…
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Netanyahu dismisses probe of his chief of staff, accuses critics of ‘hunting’ him
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IDF kills four terrorists near southern Gaza’s Yellow Line
The IDF killed four armed terrorists near the Yellow Line in southern Gaza on Monday after they approached troops and posed an immediate threat, the military stated that evening.The Israel Air Force reportedly struck and killed the terrorists,…
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Death toll rises in Iran, whose FM speaks to Witkoff in de-escalation attempt
The death toll in the anti-regime protests that have taken Iran by storm over the past two weeks hit 648, an activist group said Monday evening, as Tehran staged major pro-regime rallies and reportedly reached out to the US to de-escalate…
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Netanyahu gov't threatening Israeli democracy by violating top court ruling on Haredi draft, AG says
In response to a petition over the government’s failure to present a plan for enlisting draft-age ultra-Orthodox youth, Gali Baharav-Miara sided with the courts and the petitioners
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What led Jacinda Ardern to quit an appearance at Adelaide Writers’ Week
By Daniel Keane, ABC News
Jacinda Ardern.
Photo: RNZLiterary festivals promote conversation but are sometimes the subject of heated discussion and debate even before they’ve begun.
The furore over the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week…
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IDF’s Tzrifin exhibit shows weapons from Gaza, Lebanon
At the Tzrifin base, a restricted Israel Defense Forces (IDF) exhibition offers a rare, consolidated look at weapons seized during Israeli operations against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah along the northern border. The display traces a direct…
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Government violated draft ruling, undermining r
In a landmark decision in November, the Supreme Court ruled that the government must implement a more equitable draft policy, including conscripting ultra-Orthodox men into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The court ordered the government to…
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Restoring Lebanese Shi’a Trust via Discourse: Can Lebanon Do Better?
From near-daily Israeli strikes to a political deadlock over Hezbollah’s disarmament and deepening economic and financial distress, Lebanon is engulfed in a cascade of tangled crises, all made worse by mounting fears of…
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Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to end US military aid within 10 years
Twenty years after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged before the US Congress that Israel would wean itself off American economic aid, he said on Friday that he now wants to do the same with US military assistance.“I want to taper off…
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Israeli education minister advances plan to ban Haaretz articles from use in school exams
Education Committee chairman Zvi Succot, of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, announced his plan to target Haaretz earlier this month, and said the paper ‘chose to stand by the enemy during the most difficult war in Israel’s history’
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