In the early morning, in a quiet home high in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, two girls were curled up on the couch when there was a knock at the door. It was a single knock, different, a little too forceful. Yasmin Khatar understood immediately….
Category: 1. Israel
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NYC judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Jewish boy Etan Patz
NEW YORK (AP) — The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old Jewish boy, is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York shop clerk charged with…
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Tennessee bans ‘West Bank,’ embraces Judea and Samaria
Tennessee’s General Assembly votes to ban the term “West Bank” in all official state documents, replacing it with the historically accurate Biblical names “Judea and Samaria.” The bill awaits Governor Bill Lee’s signature.
(Arutz…
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Pro-Palestinian Tufts University graduate targeted by Trump admin returns to Turkey
A Turkish doctoral student detained by US immigration authorities following her pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activism has returned to her native country, a rights group said Friday.
“After 13 years of dedicated study, I am very proud to…
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Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold? | Israel attacks Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel are holding first direct talks in decades.
Israel agreed to the 10-day pause in attacks against Lebanon but has refused to withdraw its troops from the south.
The ceasefire was announced after officials met in person in…
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Spain, Slovenia, Ireland call on European Commission to debate suspending EU–Israel Association Agreement
Ilayda Cakirtekin
17 April 2026•Update: 17 April 2026
Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland called on the European Commission to open a debate on suspending the EU–Israel Association Agreement, Spanish outlet Cadena Ser reported on Friday.
The foreign…
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‘Death Should Never Be the Answer’: Why Jewish Abolitionists Oppose Israel’s Execution Law – JURIST – Commentary
As Jews worldwide mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the co-founder of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty asks how Israel’s Knesset could pass a law whose openly unequal application echoes the darkest chapters of twentieth-century legal…
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Trump: Iran agreed to everything, will hand over enriched uranium
President Trump tells CBS News that Iran has agreed to surrender its enriched uranium to the United States and cease support for terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.
(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News’ North American desk is keeping you updated…
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Hezbollah parliamentary bloc affirms commitment to ceasefire with Israel if it covers all of Lebanon
Stephanie Rady
17 April 2026•Update: 17 April 2026
The parliamentary bloc of Hezbollah said on Friday that it is committed to a ceasefire with Israel, provided it is comprehensive and covers all Lebanese territories.
The statement came after US…
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