Ofer Golan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-standing advisor and spokesman, will step down after a decade working for the Netanyahu family, the pair announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.They expressed mutual appreciation for their…
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Ofer Golan steps down from his role as Netanyahu’s spokesman, advisor
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Majority of Senate Democrats Reject Arms Sales to Israel
Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state’s plummeting stock among party rank-and-file and growing anger over the war with Iran.
The…
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2 arrested for trying to torch London synagogue in what cops call ‘antisemitic’ attack
Police in London arrested two people on Wednesday over an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in the north of the city, amid an upsurge in antisemitic incidents in Britain.
The pair — a 47-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man — were…
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Commentary: take away Israel’s biggest weapon
The sane route would be to insist that Iran ceased in its nuclear ambitions on the strict and internationally verifiable condition that Israel also destroyed its nuclear warheads and undertook to agree never to hold any weapons of mass destruction.
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Nearly all Senate Democrats vote to block Israel arms sales – JNS.org
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The Myth of Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier’ in Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan… Continue Reading
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US Senate nixes effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but 80% of Dems vote to block them
US warns that buyers of Iranian oil could be hit with sanctions
The United States threatens to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on…
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Gaza’s Healthcare Crisis Is Worsening
Children standing outside a tent at a displacement camp in Khan Yunis on April 1. Aid groups say crowded, unsanitary living conditions and restricted access to water and food in displacement camps is leading to a surge in diseases. (Credit:… Continue Reading
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Lebanese officials claim Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire 'coming soon'
Lebanese officials say a ceasefire with Hezbollah could be announced soon and take effect this week. However, Israel’s Security Cabinet ends hours of talks without approving any truce.
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Why US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome is losing support on both sides of the aisle
JTA — A growing number of leading progressives, including the leading liberal pro-Israel lobby, have come out against continued American funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami on Sunday joined…
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