Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t boost enlistment | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsAn Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment…
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Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t boost enlistment
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Pope Leo XIV aims to safeguard fragile Christian communities, says expert
Rich Outzen says pope’s Lebanon visit is a “very big statement of his priorities”
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Netanyahu trial ‘paralyzing’ PM’s ability to govern, expert says
The trial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged fraud and breach of trust has “polarized the country and actually paralyzed the ability of the prime minister to function in his role,” according to JNS CEO Alex Traiman.
He told ILTV…
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Naftali Bennett backs pardon deal if Benjamin Netanyahu exits political life
Naftali Bennett backs pardon deal if Benjamin Netanyahu exits political life | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel PoliticsFormer PM: “I will support a binding agreement that will include a dignified withdrawal [for Netanyahu]…
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IDF apprehends top terrorist weapons dealer in Tulkarm
Earlier today (Sunday), IDF soldiers, guided by ISA, operated in the area of Irtah and apprehended the terrorist Ahmad Nasrallah, a central weapon dealer in the terrorist movement of Tulkarm.
The terrorist was transferred to the ISA for further…
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West Bank settler demands council fix sewage infrastructure in precedential lawsuit
Most homes in the West Bank settlements under the Samaria Regional Council are connected to a sewage collection system, but instead of being linked to a regional pipeline, the sewage is discharged into open areas outside the settlements
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Dublin drops plan to rename park honoring former Israeli president amid backlash
Dublin’s city council has withdrawn, for now, a proposal to change the name of Herzog Park, a public green in the Rathgar neighborhood named for former Israeli President Chaim Herzog, after facing criticism at home and abroad.Lord Mayor Ray…
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Likud rebel demands changes to ‘toothless’ ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill
Likud MK Dan Illouz demanded Sunday that Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Boaz Bismuth make multiple changes to his proposed bill regulating ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, warning that he is unable to support the…
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Ex-Gaza hostage Segev Kalfon describes Hamas’s abuse
Ex-Gaza hostage Segev Kalfon describes Hamas’s abuse | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsFormer hostage Segev Kalfon described how a terrorist admitted that, had Hamas known the consequences, it would not have carried out the October 7…
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Pope says two states the ‘only solution’ to conflict as he opens Lebanon visit
Pope Leo XIV called a two-state arrangement the “only solution” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, doubling down on the Holy See’s longstanding position in his first airborne news conference en route to Lebanon on…
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