Shin Bet Director David Zini’s recommendation to use electronic ankle cuffs to keep certain Jewish extremists out of the West Bank has somewhat stalled since he presented it to the security cabinet in mid-November, but is definitely still on the…
Category: 1. Israel
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Jewish extremist violence prompts Shin Bet ankle cuff plan
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Benjamin Netanyahu questioned over ties to Nir Hefetz in Case 4000
Tensions flared Monday in the Tel Aviv District Court as prosecutors pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on inconsistencies in his account of his relationship with former aide and state witness Nir Hefetz, during a key phase of…
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Report: Shots fired towards home of US Vice President JD Vance, suspect arrested
Report: Shots fired towards home of US Vice President JD Vance, suspect arrested
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Shas threatens to block 2026 budget over haredi draft law
Shas will not vote on the 2026 state budget unless the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription law is passed, party spokesperson Asher Medina said Sunday, issuing a threat that could trigger early elections.Without the support of Shas…
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Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi: Those enforcing Haredi draft are fighting against God
Addressing a gathering in honor of two draft evaders released from military prison on Sunday evening, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party claimed that those enforcing the conscription of Haredi men into the…
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Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood – BICOM
What’s happening: Despite the ongoing failure of Hamas to release the remains of all hostages, Israel announced today that it will allow the reopening of the Rafah crossing for Palestinians leaving Gaza into Egypt.
- The crossing will…
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IDF says two Hezbollah operatives killed in Sunday drone strike in southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that two people killed in a drone strike in southern Lebanon the day before were Hezbollah operatives working to rebuild the terror group’s infrastructure.
Lebanon’s health ministry had also…
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Benjamin Netanyahu adviser Urich opposes Qatargate measures
Yonatan Urich, the senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and chief “Qatargate” suspect, formally challenged on Monday police efforts to extend restrictive measures imposed on him in the investigation, arguing that the request…
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Website blacklisting Jewish businesses taken down
An interactive website that blacklisted Jewish businesses and institutions in Spain’s Catalonia region was taken offline this week following complaints from members of the local Jewish community and intervention by public officials.
The project,…
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Woman stabbed to death in Pardes Hanna; police arrest husband as suspect
A 49-year-old woman was stabbed to death overnight Monday in her Pardes Hanna home, police and emergency services said, with her husband reportedly being detained as the suspect in the killing.
Paramedics were dispatched to the apartment of…
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