With three Israeli hostages still held by terror groups in the Gaza Strip and talks continuing over the next stage of President Trump’s plan, Hamas is reestablishing control and consolidating its power. From the moment Israel withdrew from…
Category: 1. Israel
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Leadership and Family
The demands of public service can strain devotion to one’s own family – a tension faced by three of the most important figures in Jewish history: Avraham Avinu (our patriarch), Moshe Rabbeinu (our teacher), and David Hamelekh (the king).
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What Dermer’s exit from Netanyahu’s gov’t means for Israel
What Dermer’s exit from Netanyahu’s gov’t means for Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel PoliticsNATIONAL AFFAIRS: After years as Netanyahu’s most trusted adviser, the man who bridged Jerusalem and Washington leaves…
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What to know about the 3 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza began on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 25 hostages. But the process of returning the bodies of the three remaining hostages, as called for under the truce deal,…
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Iran accused of seizing Singapore-bound tanker off coast of UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tanker transiting through the narrow Strait of Hormuz suddenly changed course into Iranian territorial waters Friday, with the British military warning that a possible “state activity” had affected…
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IDF blocks activists from aiding Palestinian olive harvest, declares West Bank village closed military zone
‘It’s sad that the army and police, who fail to stop Jewish terror, are investing massive resources in targeting peace and human-rights activists,’ said the executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights. ‘We’re here, stronger than ever. We’re not…
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Jewish rocker who discovered Bon Jovi charts journey from stage to boardroom
NEW YORK — Most people are lucky to have one significant career in the music business, but the Scottish-born Derek Shulman has had three: first with the psychedelic pop group Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, then with the uncategorizable…
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Anti-Netanyahu bloc unable to form government without arab parties, poll shows
Ten of the opposition’s projected 68 seats belong to Arab parties, complicating efforts by some leaders to form a government without their support despite repeated vows to exclude them
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4 East Jerusalem Palestinians held for Islamic State ties, prepping for ‘end of days’ war
Four residents of East Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood have been arrested and will be charged with affiliation to the Islamic State and planning attacks against Jewish Israelis as part of a “great war of the end of days,” the…
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Incitement and arson in the heart of Jerusalem
Clal building, synagogue, set aflame in central Jerusalem; police arrest suspect.
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