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Israel announces evacuations from Ethiopia

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the rescues of Israeli citizens and Ethiopian Jews amid escalating violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his...

Israel warns Sweden about burning religious texts

Sweden has authorized several demonstrations at which sacred texts were to be burned in recent weeks. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has warned his Swedish...

Israel’s legal-reform chaos is the US’ fault

Had Washington simply enforced its own stance on settlements in occupied territories, the current crisis would not have been possible. The passing of the first...

Are Israel and Lebanon on the verge of another all-out war?

A border wall dispute threatens to reignite a simmering conflict, but it could have been avoided with Washington’s help. After months of tensions along the...

Netanyahu to undergo heart surgery

The Israeli prime minister says he will be fitted with a pacemaker. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to undergo heart surgery overnight to...

Israeli PM rushed to hospital after fainting – media

Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be in “good condition” but suffering from dehydration. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to Sheba Medical Center in...

UN employees accused of drug smuggling

Israeli police have arrested three people for allegedly trying to bring in liquid cocaine disguised as perfume. Three United Nations employees have been arrested on...

No healthy young adults died of Covid-19 in Israel – data

The Ministry of Health has promised to publish records of all coronavirus deaths by vaccination status and age. Not a single healthy person under age...

Israeli jets strike Gaza

The IDF claims to have neutralized several top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders. At least 10 people were killed in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes...

The US grip on the Middle East slips, and peace breaks out

Washington’s poor decision-making is starting to catch up with it, as nations choose to pursue peace without American interference. As Washington’s influence in the Middle...

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ star was Mossad spy – media

Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his performance as Tevye in the 1971 production of the classic musical. Chaim Topol, the late, award-winning actor...

Israel’s Al-Aqsa mosque provocations threaten Jordanian relations and regional war

Raids on Islams’ third-holiest site create rifts even with Tel Aviv’s relatively friendly Middle Eastern neighbours. Israeli raids inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound are risking...

Israel says victims of terrorist attack are tourists

The suspect was gunned down after driving into a crowd in Tel Aviv, killing one and injuring six. A car-ramming incident in Tel Aviv that...

Israel launches massive attack on Gaza

IDF warplanes bombed the Palestinian city in “revenge” for rockets fired from Lebanon. Israeli planes began bombing Gaza in the early hours of Friday, after...

Syria suffers third night of ‘Israeli strikes’ – media

The latest air raid reportedly targeted the central Homs province, following strikes on Damascus. Syria's air defenses have been activated in response to a wave...

Massive crowds protest in Tel Aviv

The demonstration took place despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspending his controversial reforms. Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening,...

Watch: Massive wave of protests sweeps across Israel

An estimated 630,000 people demonstrated against the government’s proposed judicial reform. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country on Saturday...

Reports Israeli pilots refuse to fly Netanyahu to London

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to postpone a visit to London for a day due to the refusal of a number of...

State Department ‘extremely troubled’ over Israeli law

The newly approved bill is “inconsistent” with Israel’s vows to ease tensions with the Palestinians, a senior official said. The US government has voiced major...

Syria accuses Israel of deadly strike on central Damascus

Multiple casualties reported in a “residential neighborhood” of the Syrian capital. At least one missile hit the Kafar Souseh neighborhood of Damascus overnight, severely damaging...

Naftali Bennett’s inconvenient ‘recollection’

On March 5, 2022, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Moscow, where he held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the...

Eight killed in Jerusalem terrorist attack

Gunman reportedly opened fire on Jews leaving evening prayers. At least eight people have been killed and ten more wounded in a shooting at a...

Israel bans Palestinian flags

West Jerusalem’s new national security chief has ordered the removal of “terror flags” from public places. Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has reportedly banned...

Thousands Participate in Anti-Government Protest in Tel Aviv

A mass anti-government demonstration has been held in Tel Aviv after Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced a new legal reform, Israeli media report. More...

Netanyahu announces foreign policy change

Israel will now defend its interests instead of “bowing” to international demands, the newly re-elected prime minister has declared. Israel will revise its foreign policy...

Ukraine exacts revenge on Israel at UN – Axios

The media outlet claims Kiev refused to oppose a pro-Palestinian resolution after Israel declined to provide weapons to the country. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has...

UN votes for global court to rule on Israeli occupation

The International Court of Justice will study how Israel’s policies and actions affect the illegal occupation of Palestine. The United Nations General Assembly has approved...

Israel grounds top-notch US fighter jets

The planes appear to have similar deficiencies to the one that crashed in Texas last week. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has decided to ground...

Israeli officials slam director over ‘propaganda’ claim

Filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s denunciation of a popular Indian film as ‘vulgar’ agitprop drew attacks from his countrymen. Israeli officials have torn into their countryman, filmmaker...

Israel’s voters bring radical ultranationalists too close to power

To get back in power, Benjamin Netanyahu had to make a deal with a group known for promoting Jewish supremacy and segregation. As Benjamin Netanyahu...

Netanyahu wins Israeli election

The long-time prime minister ousted in 2021 has come back with a decisive Knesset majority. Benjamin Netanyahu will be the next prime minister of Israel,...

UN urges world court to address Palestine occupation

A UN-led commission said Israel’s decades-long presence on Palestinian lands is likely illegal under international law. The United Nations has called on its highest court...

Israel strikes targets near Syrian capital – state media

Most of the projectiles were shot down, a Syrian military source told local media. Syria’s air defenses were activated to repel an Israeli rocket assault...

Will Lebanon and Israel go to war over the maritime border dispute?

With Tel Aviv’s military on alert and Hezbollah threatening to destroy Israeli oil and gas facilities, the dispute is teetering on the brink. Israel has...

NZDSOS: Unsafe and ineffective – Israeli government covers up vaccine side effects

With the sudden drop in New Zealand’s two-tier society and government-issued mandates two weeks ago, New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) received...

Prominent Franco-Palestinian lawyer goes on hunger strike

Salah Hamouri has joined dozens of prisoners who are protesting the Israeli practice of indefinite detention without charges. Franco-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who...

Israel strikes Damascus again – Syrian media

Multiple missiles were reportedly fired at the airport and areas south of the capital. At least five Syrian servicemen were killed after Israel launched airstrikes...

Bats not to blame for Covid-19 – study

They are wrongly accused of being reservoirs for viruses, Israeli researchers claim. There is no compelling evidence linking bats to the outbreak of the Covid-19...

Israel carries out new attack on Aleppo airport – Syrian media

At least one missile reportedly struck the runway of Syria’s second-largest airport. In a second attack on the Aleppo international airport in the span of...

Israel admits journalist Shireen Abu Akleh probably killed ‘accidentally’

The IDF says there is a “high possibility” Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by mistake and won’t charge soldiers. Israel will not be opening criminal...

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