The Mossad was involved in Wednesday’s arrest of a Hamas-linked cell in Germany that planned to carry out attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets, the agency announced Friday.
The Israeli foreign intelligence service said the arrest…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Ireland said set to soften planned sanctions on Israel, under pressure from businesses
DUBLIN — Ireland is poised to curb planned sanctions on Israel, blunting a law central to its protest over the war in Gaza, after pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment, four people with knowledge of the…
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How Trump’s 2025 peace plan is bigger, better than in 2020
How Trump’s 2025 peace plan is bigger, better than in 2020 | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Comparing Trump’s two grand peace plans – one that collapsed into the Abraham Accords, another designed to end a…
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Activists set up sukkahs on border, demand to spend holiday at Gaza settlement ruins
Dozens of right-wing settler activists, supported by a far-right MK, set up an encampment overnight Thursday-Friday, less than a mile from the border with northern Gaza, demanding the government allow them to celebrate the Sukkot holiday on…
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Daily Briefing Oct 3: Day 728 – With Adams out, Cuomo up against Mamdani in NYC race
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
New York reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
The New…
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Syria to vote for new parliament after Assad ouster
Syria to vote for new parliament after Assad ouster | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe process is unfolding as President Ahmed al-Sharaa tries to consolidate his hold over a nation fractured by 14 years of war and recent bouts of…
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Cyclists’ union head backs shortening races to deny platform to anti-Israel protests
Professional cyclists’ union (CPA) president Adam Hansen has proposed shortening major races to deny protesters a platform and safeguard riders following disruptions at the Vuelta a España last month.
The Vuelta, one of cycling’s Grand…
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Former Israeli hostage ‘very worried’ Trump’s peace plan will not happen
Lucy ManningSpecial correspondent
BBCEli Sharabi has fears for the new proposed peace deal – but is hopeful for the future A former Israeli hostage whose British-Israeli wife and children were killed by Hamas in the 7 October attacks, says he is…
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Ancient Egyptian sick notes and invoices go on show in Cambridge
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtImages of ancient Egyptian workers (above) survive, as do many written documents which give insight into their lives – and illnesses About 3,500 years ago, a craftsman called Panebu was recorded as off work – because…
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Manchester attacker named; Starmer: Suspect ‘attacked Jews because they are Jews’
British police named the suspect in a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack and vowed to “defeat” antisemitism in his country.
The stabbing and car-ramming attack…
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