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The aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile strike in central Israel, in March

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Despite Trump's Cease-fire Announcement, Sirens Sound in Northern Israel

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A frame from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the IDF's intention to strike Beirut, Monday.

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Netanyahu Says IDF to Continue Lebanon Operations 'As Planned' After Trump Call

Tucker Carlson, left, and now-President Donald Trump chatting while watching golf in New Jersey, 2022.

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Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a delegation of Israeli ministers at the annual Israel Day parade, Sunday

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The Knesset.

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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett giving an interview to Israeli pop culture reporter Eran Swissa.

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IDF soldiers at Fort Beaufort, Lebanon, on Sunday.

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Israeli Military Physician Killed in Hezbollah Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon

Major General Roman Gofman with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli High Court of Justice Approves Netanyahu's Pick for Mossad Chief

Israeli Coalition and Opposition Politicians Unite in Criticism of Netanyahu

National Haredi Protests Disrupt Traffic Over Draft Evader Arrest Crackdown

'For Criticizing Israel': U.K. Bars American YouTubers Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker

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Ukrainian Refugee Jailed by Israel Police for a Month Without Questioning

Israel Elections 2026

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Ksenia Tserkovskaya and Yona Roizman, who lead outreach efforts among new immigrants for The Democrats party. "These people are hungry for political activism."

They Fled Putin's Russia for Israel – and Could Swing the Election

Gadi Eisenkot, in the Knesset last year.

Not Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?

The Arab party chiefs: Sami Abu Shehadeh, left, Ahmad Tibi, Mansour Abbas and Yousef Jabareen.

Israel's Arab Parties United. Power Struggles Still Stand in the Way

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Netanyahu's Last Stand? What to Know About Israel's 2026 Election

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How the Iran War Destroyed Israel's Deterrence

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Amos Harel on Trump's Dilemma and Netanyahu's Desire

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Students who fled Sudan during the civil war attending a school for refugees in Tajoura, east Tripoli, Libya, on May 18.

Why Aren't All Eyes on Sudan?

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Netanyahu Won't Stop Spitting in American Jews' Faces

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U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, last week.

What Trump's Abraham Accords Gambit Reveals About His Remaining Iran Options

Protestors in Rome holding a poster showing caricatures of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV on May 7.

Trump's Iran Deal: Netanyahu's 2018 Dream Is the World's 2026 Nightmare

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Why Should the Israeli Public Obey the Law?

Justice Minister Yariv Levin's response to the Supreme Court ruling requiring him to convene the Judicial Appointments Committee and appoint judges for the district courts shows that the government plans a further escalation.

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Soft Landing on Israel's Hard Land

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Groundhog's Day in Lebanon: Waking Up in 1982

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'Hebrew Blood on Plain and Highland': The 106-year War

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Even if Netanyahu Loses, Most Opposition Parties Carry His Legacy

Mordechai Gilat

How Many Knesset Seats Are the Criminals Among Likud Voters Worth?

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Jerusalem Day, May.

For the Third Time: Police Officer Petitions Ben-Gvir Over Delayed Promotion

An undated photo taken in recent weeks by the Israeli army at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.

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The Empty Triumph of Israel's Latest Conquest in Lebanon

Hundreds of Haredi Jews outside the police station in Beit Shemesh, Sunday night.

Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Storm Police Station Over Draft Evasion Arrest

The Haaretz building. "Can the government use its power to punish newspapers?"

'A Declared Boycott''A Declared Boycott'

Israeli High Court Hears Challenge to Government's Boycott of Haaretz

IDF Names Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Drone Strike

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Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Gaza City, May 15

Can Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Force Its Plan on Hamas and Israel?

The election committee's logistics center in the industrial area of Shoham, in 2022. More than 1,000 additional workers will be recruited to headquarters ahead of the elections.

Israel's Election Watchdog Under Pressure Ahead of Its Biggest Challenge Yet

Rabbi Zevadia Cohen after his election as the city's chief rabbi on Sunday.

Tel Aviv Finally Has a Chief Rabbi. Why Will He Be So Influential?

Bondi Pavilion, adjacent to where the Hanukkah massacre was carried out, is seen covered in floral tributes in December 2025.

The Politics and Promise of Australia's Historic Inquiry Into Antisemitism

The burnt Hatzola ambulances in London on Monday.

The Mysterious Iran-linked Terror Group Attacking Jewish Targets in Europe

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Government Complex in Jerusalem, a year ago.

Cyberattack That Paralyzed Israeli Ministries Was Preventable, State Report Says

A fiber-optic guided drone. The number of soldiers injured by fiber-optic guided drones now surpasses the number of Israelis killed in ballistic missile attacks.

'The Solution Exists''The Solution Exists'

Israeli Startups Mobilize Against Explosive Drones at Tel Aviv Hackathon

"15 שנות ניסיון, 100% הצלחה", וצבא של 1,600 אווטארים

Revealed: An Anti-left Influence Operation in France Leads to Tel Aviv

Five million connected users on one million terminals: Demonstration of the Israeli system to an unidentified client in Vienna.

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Starlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your Identity

Iranian Influence Campaign Targeting Arab Society in Israel Ahead of Elections

Jewish World

Rome's famous Colosseum as seen from Jewish LGBTQ group Keshet Italia's float at Rome's 2025 Pride parade.

How Italy's Only Jewish LGBTQ Group Was Barred From Rome's Pride Parade

Far-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New York

Half of Young U.S. Jews Would Replace Israel With Binational State, Poll Finds

Middle East News

A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, this month.

U.S. Says It Struck Iranian Military Sites; Tehran Claims Retaliation

Hormuz, Uranium and Billions of Dollars: Iran Isn't Rushing Toward a Deal

Pentagon Chief Says Talks With Iran 'Productive,' Threatens Renewed Strikes

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Mordechai Speigler of Israel tackling the Vietnamese goal during a game held at the Ramat Gan stadium.

How Many Goals Has Israel Scored in FIFA World Cup History?

Who Said Supporters of J Street Were 'Far Worse Than Kapos'?

China Bans Images Comparing Xi Jinping to Which Disney Character?

Israel's Judicial Coup

Lawmakers in the Knesset plenum, May.

Netanyahu's Coalition Pushes Judicial Overhaul, Expecting Imminent Dissolution

From Eichmann to 'New Nazis': Israel's Death Penalty Debate Takes a Turn

Knesset Adviser Flags 'Personal Nature' of Bill to Keep Ben-Gvir in Office

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Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting.

1/7 Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting. Credit: Itay Cohen

Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting.

1/7 Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting. Credit: Itay Cohen

Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting.

1/7 Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting. Credit: Itay Cohen

Hapoel Be'er Sheva fans during a match against Maccabi Haifa.

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The funeral of IDF Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati, who was killed in southern Lebanon.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem last week.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a speech at the AIPAC conference in Washington, 2020.

AIPAC Is Funneling pro-Israel Money to Candidates and Covering Its Tracks

Miami's Mutra Becomes First Kosher Restaurant to Win Michelin Star

Jewish Group Files Stop Order Over Brooklyn Food Co-op Israel Boycott

Top Democrats Urge Action on Israeli Settler Violence, West Bank Annexation

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With an investment of €500 million: the Rittal AX plant showcases Industry 4.0

The German Brand That Is Raising the Bar For Electrical Switchboard in Israel

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War and Displacement in Gaza Are Fueling a Rise in Early Marriage

Boxes of medicine being transported from Turmus Ayya to hospitals in Nablus, this month.

After Gaza, Israel Is Now Causing the West Bank Health System to Collapse

The lands of Madama, Saturday.

Seven Palestinians Wounded in West Bank Settler Raid, Some by IDF Fire

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Just One Palestinian Herding Community Remains Here. Settlers Want It Erased Too

Israeli tanks at a staging ground near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Wednesday.

Israeli Push to Take More of Gaza Raises Alarm as Hamas Warns Against Escalation

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Neanderthals Seasonally Ate Snails on the Seashore of Spain 115,000 Years Ago

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Ron Ben-Israel. His cakes aren't pre-made, only made to order, each one uniquely designed.

New York's Cake King Hasn't Forgotten His Israeli Roots

A still from Alan Berliner's "BENITA" showing filmmaker Benita Raphan on a New York City street.

'I Read Every Word She Ever Wrote': Alan Berliner on Making His Film 'BENITA'

Israel Frey. "The situation where 15 million people are living between the sea and the Jordan River, where half belong to the superior people and half are under daily oppression and occupation will not go on."

'History Is on My Side': One of Israel's Harshest Critics Still Has Hope

It's a him, Mario: U.S.-based German YouTuber and comedian Mario Adrion. "My wife complained to me, she was like, 'Mario, I think you shouldn't do as many Nazi jokes.'"

'You Culturally Appropriate a Lot. You Also Took Genocide – We Did It First!'

Michal Weits, the artistic director of Docaviv.

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Ran Erez. "Look at the soldiers and reservists who are fighting. The education system is what makes soldiers willing to fight and even sacrifice their lives for the country."

'School Is What Makes Israeli Soldiers Willing to Sacrifice Their Lives'

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'We're Going to Change Israel's Macho Leadership Culture – With More Compassion'

Sinwar in a tunnel in Gaza, October 6, shortly before midnight. An officer later testified that the day had been so quiet "that I wondered what to write in the daily report."

13 Signs That Israel Missed: How Disaster Unfolded the Night Before October 7

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Inside Israel's 'Elite' Yeshivas That Ban Core Studies, Robbing Boys of a Future

'Help Me, Settlers Are Coming': Armed With Clubs, They Beat a Father and His Boy

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Protesters against the restaurant Gila and Nancy in Berlin last August

Israeli Restaurant in Berlin That Drew Gaza Protests Closes After Eight Months

Comme Il Faut: A Classic Hummus Recipe

How Healthy Jewish Cuisine Landed on the Pope's Plate in the 16th Century

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Alon nature reserve. A two minute walk from the parking lot and you've been transported into another world.

A Quiet Oak Forest in Central Israel Hides a Forgotten Circassian History

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'The Nakba Is Being Recreated': Israel's Obsession With Lebanon's Litani River

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António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in July.

UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Detainees

Gadi Eisenkot, in the Knesset last year.

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