The report began by stating: “The United Nations committee on torture says there is evidence that Israel is operating a ‘de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture’.”
However, the committee made no outright accusation…
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Civilian responders are now the front line
Civilian responders are now the front line | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel Culture The world we live in is not the one our legacy emergency systems were built for. The people saving lives are not always in uniform; they are…
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War made Gaza kids violent, sad, bereft – Not a Ceasefire Day 52
Palestinians return to the Al-Zerka area of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood after the ceasefire continue to live amid destroyed buildings and makeshift shelters on November 23, 2025. (Khames Alrefi – Anadolu Agency) Compilation of news reports…
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Netanyahu says he is formally seeking the pardon Trump requested on his behalf
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is formally seeking a preemptive pardon of the criminal charges he has long faced, saying in a video address ending his prosecution was needed to bring unity to a divided…
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‘We will only vote for a law that brings real and rapid ultra-Orth
Amid the controversy over the military service exemption law, the Religious Zionism faction stated that its members will only vote “for a law that brings real and rapid ultra-Orthodox enlistment to the IDF, in order to meet the IDF’s needs and…
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ICC president vows to resist US and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The president of the International Criminal Court said during the institution’s annual meeting Monday that it will not bow to pressure from the United States and Russia.
Nine staff members, including six…
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Moshe Moreno, father of fallen brother and son, calls for unity in face of deaths
To commemorate his brother Emmanuel, who fell in the Second Lebanon War, and his son Itay, who was killed in Zikkim just days after October 7, Moreno and his family are building the Am Echad (One People) synagogue, ‘a living symbol of the values…
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Palestinian-American teen from Florida freed from Israeli detention after 9 months
A Palestinian-American teenager was freed last week after nine months in an Israeli detention facility, following advocacy for his release by 27 Democratic lawmakers.
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, of Palm Bay, Florida, was…
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On World AIDS Day, Health Ministry reports 22% decrease of new HIV cases in 2024
On World AIDS Day, the Health Ministry reported that Israel saw 317 new cases of HIV in 2024, a decrease of approximately 22% compared to 2023.
Yet the stigma connected to the virus prevents people from being tested, so there may be more…
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Netanyahu accuses prosecutor of lying, obscuring information in stormy court hearing
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the fifth day of his cross-examination in Case 4000, one of the three cases against him, the day after submitting a request for a pardon to President Isaac Herzog.
The…
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