The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expects Israel’s economy to rebound in 2025 and is more optimistic about the pace of growth than local projections, but warns that the outlook is vulnerable to any renewed…
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Without confession of guilt, Netanyahu’s pardon request a Hail Mary, experts say
As if the country were not already laboring under enough legal and constitutional crises, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took Israel into a new minefield on Sunday when he filed a request to President Isaac Herzog asking for a pardon for…
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Majority of Iranian lawmakers decry lack of enforcement of modesty laws for women
TEHRAN, Iran — More than half the members of Iran’s parliament have accused the judiciary of failing to properly enforce the law on mandatory headscarves, state media reported Tuesday, with some Iranian women now refusing to wear the…
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Full Text of Netanyahu's Pardon Request to President Herzog – Haaretz
- Full Text of Netanyahu’s Pardon Request to President Herzog Haaretz
- Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel AP News
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- Netanyahu seeks…
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Israel’s biosecurity vulnerable to bioterrorism threats
Israel’s biosecurity vulnerable to bioterrorism threats | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsMatanyahu Englman’s report also examined the rapidly advancing field of synthetic biology and concluded that Israel has no…
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Eurovision gears up for ‘watershed’ vote on Israel participation amid boycott calls
GENEVA — The Eurovision Song Contest faces a “watershed moment” on Thursday when members of the body that organizes the contest may vote on whether Israel can compete in 2026, with some nations threatening to withdraw if it is not…
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Drowning in garbage: Council heads warn waste sector facing ‘systematic collapse’
Some 160 local council leaders have warned Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that the country’s waste sector is “facing systematic collapse,” with local authorities underbudgeted, criminal organizations taking over, and poor, outdated…
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Trump 'emboldened' Netanyahu to seek a pardon: Dahlia Scheindlin on Israel's latest political bombshell
Trump 'emboldened' Netanyahu to seek a pardon: Dahlia Scheindlin on Israel's latest political bombshell
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Israel neglects Ramon Airport after Houthi drone attack
Israel neglects Ramon Airport after Houthi drone attack | The Jerusalem Post Continue Reading
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OECD sees sustained post-war growth in Israel
The OECD sees strong GDP growth in 2026 and 2027, lower inflation and more interest rate cuts.
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