Burak Bir
17 April 2026•Update: 17 April 2026
The British foreign secretary on Friday “strongly” welcomed the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, urging all parties to seize this opportunity to open a pathway to a…
Category: 1. Israel
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Vitriol and Vendetta: Israel Is Doing Everything It Can to Drive Its Closest Allies Away | Analysis
Depending on how you define the word, Israel is having some sort of crisis with a list of countries that seems to grow daily: Spain, Turkey, Italy, Germany, even South Korea. Trouble is mounting so fast, it can be hard to keep track of the…
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Lebanon seeks permanent ceasefire with Israel through negotiations, foreign minister says
Wassim Seifeddine
17 April 2026•Update: 17 April 2026
Lebanon is seeking a permanent ceasefire with Israel through negotiations to restore stability, secure an Israeli withdrawal, and extend state authority across its territory, Foreign Minister…
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‘The Hungarians Turned Their Anxiety Into Hope, That’s the Main Lesson for Israelis’
The dramatic landslide election in Hungary toppling authoritarian populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, resonated deeply for Israel in diverse ways, explained Haaretz’s David Issacharoff, who covered the election from Budapest, speaking on the…
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Syria’s Sharaa: Israel has acted with ‘brutality,’ but talks not at dead end
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Thursday that talks with Israel on a potential security agreement haven’t reached a dead end, but he accused Israel of acting with “brutality” in the country.
“We are serious about reaching a…
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Security alert near Israeli Embassy in London after suspected hazardous materials inc
An anti-Israel group claimed it sent drones with hazardous materials toward the embassy; UK police found suspicious items nearby and closed Kensington Gardens, but said there is no increased public risk; Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the…
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Unusual incident near Israel's Embassy in London
Reports say suspicious objects found near Israeli embassy, no risk to public at this stage.
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Boaz Bismuth, Israel’s public diplomacy structure needs an overhaul
In the traditional architecture of statecraft, a “firewall” once existed between domestic and foreign audiences. A government could broadcast one narrative to its citizens and another to foreign capitals. That world has vanished.
Today, we…
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Israel can talk to Lebanon – so why not the Palestinians?
At first glance, it almost didn’t look real: more than 60 Palestinian men packed into the back of a garbage truck – a place meant for refuse, not people – who were pulled out one by one by police officers.
The video, released by the Israel…
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No rockets but no relief: Nahariya residents see no end to war despite Lebanon ceasefire
After six weeks of relentless Hezbollah attacks, residents of northern city feel bewildered and betrayed by the government’s seemingly sudden decision to stop fighting
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