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Israel normalization on agenda as Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia next week

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Riyadh next week, with warming ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia on the agenda...

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Shin Bet chief in Washington for talks with US officials fearful of PA collapse

The head of the Shin Bet security agency was in Washington on Thursday for meetings with senior American officials amid growing US concern over the...

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Top Biden official flags ‘misreporting’ in Israeli press on Saudi normalization

A senior Biden administration official on Wednesday reproved the “misreporting” in the Israeli press about US efforts to broker a long-sought...

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Likud bill targeting NGOs that receive foreign funding ‘dead’ — senior US official

Legislation recently frozen by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would significantly limit Israeli civil society groups’ ability to accept...

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US, EU slam construction of new yeshiva building in illegal Homesh outpost

The US State Department on Monday slammed Israel for allowing the construction of a new yeshiva building overnight in the illegal West Bank outpost of...

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US laments ‘rising trend’ of settler violence after 4 Palestinians hurt by gunfire

The US State Department on Friday expressed alarm over a “rising trend of extremist settler violence,” while also condemning a recent attempt by a...

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White House raps Republican who said its antisemitism strategy targets conservatives

The White House hit back at a far-right Republican congresswoman on Friday who said that the Biden administration is aiming to “go after...

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Man arrested after crashing car into gates of British PM’s residence

LONDON — A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister’s home and offices are...

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Ministers sign off on construction work to authorize Homesh yeshiva

Settlers on Thursday began readying land in the northern West Bank for the transfer of the wildcat Homesh outpost, which currently sits on private...

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US sounds alarm over Likud bill targeting rights groups backed by foreign governments

The Biden administration came out on Wednesday against a coalition bill that would significantly limit Israeli civil society groups’ ability to...

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Amid signs of expansion, Israel assures US it’s not planning to double settler numbers

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner circle sought to assure the Biden administration on Tuesday that Israel was not pursuing a...

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US antisemitism envoy pans attacks on Soros, after criticism by Diaspora minister

The Biden administration’s antisemitism envoy on Friday decried attacks against Jewish billionaire George Soros, a day after Diaspora Minister...

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MBS says Palestinians ‘the central issue’ for Arabs, as US pushes Israel-Saudi peace

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed his commitment to Palestinian statehood at the Arab League summit on Friday, amid intensified US...

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Israel draws fire from allies over Flag March, lawmakers’ visits to Temple Mount

The United States and nearly all of Israel’s Middle East allies issued statements Thursday condemning Jerusalem over the visits lawmakers made to...

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‘We made no promises’: FM Cohen says Israel offered PIJ nothing beyond ceasefire

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday that Israel had not made any concessions to Palestinian Islamic Jihad as part of the ceasefire agreement that...

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Israel, Islamic Jihad agree to ceasefire after five days of fighting — diplomat

Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire that was slated to go into effect at 10 p.m. on Saturday after nearly five days of...

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Egypt seeking swift ceasefire as nationalist flag march in tense Jerusalem looms

Egypt is determined to broker a ceasefire ahead of Thursday’s controversial rally of Israeli religious nationalists through the Muslim Quarter of...

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US blocks China-led Security Council initiative to issue statement on Gaza violence

The United States blocked an effort led by China for the United Nations Security Council to issue a joint statement expressing alarm over the ongoing...

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US, EU lament civilians killed in IDF’s strikes in Gaza, urge sides to deescelate

The United States and the European Union both lamented the loss of civilian lives in Israeli airstrikes targeting senior military leaders of the...

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Marking WWII victory over Nazis, Putin says West has ‘unleashed war’ on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told his country’s traditional Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square that the West’s “untamed...

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How Israel came to the UAE’s aid after the 2022 Houthi missile strikes

An updated version of a book on the Abraham Accords being released on Thursday reveals the multifaceted assistance Israel provided to the United Arab...

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Israel said warning Hamas not to attack ahead of Flag March through Muslim Quarter

Jerusalem sends message through Egypt following threats from terror group; police deny request from nationalist activists for May 18 rally to go...

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Hamas warns Israel ahead of nationalist Flag March through Old City’s Muslim Quarter

Palestinian terror group Hamas warned on Sunday that it would not let Israel “Judaize” Jerusalem ahead of a controversial nationalist march...

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Coalition likely to okay nationalist Flag March through Muslim Quarter — official

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government will likely allow a controversial nationalist march through the Muslim Quarter of...

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Top Biden aide says Israeli-Saudi normalization is a US national security interest

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday that the US sees a benefit to its national security in brokering a normalization agreement...

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‘Demonstrably false’: US pans Levin’s claim it’s cooperating with overhaul opponents

US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday flatly denied claims by Justice Minister Yariv Levin that it has been cooperating with opposition...

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After pressing Jerusalem for Ramadan calm, US lauds Israeli handling of holiday rows

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has expressed its satisfaction to Israel over the latter’s handling of security tensions during the holy...

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US House passes pro-Israel measure 401-19, but growing number of Dems vote against

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a resolution marking Israel’s 75th anniversary, heralding the...

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On Israel’s 75th birthday, Biden says US ‘still proud’ to be among its top friends

Characterizing himself as a “lifelong friend and supporter of Israel,” US President Joe Biden on Tuesday congratulated the Jewish state on 75...

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Netanyahu meets with Democrats as he looks to buck notion of strained US ties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with a delegation of American congressional Democrats, as he continued to dismiss the notion that his...

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Pledged Israeli measures to boost cash-strapped PA back on track after delay

WASHINGTON — A series of small Israeli measures aimed at financially boosting the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority are now in place after over a...

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GOP lawmaker promotes article that praised him for standing up to ‘Jewish warmongers’

A far-right Republican member of Congress used his official House email listserv on Sunday to promote an article from a Holocaust-denying website that...

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Ex-PM Bennett says Israel needs a centrist government for next 10-20 years

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday that Israel needs to be run by centrist governments for the next 10 to 20 years in order to restore...

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Plurality of Americans view Netanyahu unfavorably, 26% don’t know who he is — poll

Americans are more likely than not to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a negative light and a plurality of young Republicans have never heard...

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Kevin McCarthy to visit Israel, become 2nd US House speaker to address Knesset plenum

Kevin McCarthy will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Israel at the end of the month and become the second US House speaker to address the...

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GOP senator: Window for Israel-Saudi normalization deal could close within a year

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Monday that while an Israel-Saudi Arabia normalization agreement is possible, the window to strike such a deal...

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Despite baggage, some Palestinians rooting for Israel to secure US visa waiver

WASHINGTON — As a US citizen, Kamal Nawash should be able to travel relatively seamlessly through Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, like any other...

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US urges Israel to advance frozen deal for Western Wall egalitarian space

The Biden administration urged Israel on Sunday to implement the long-frozen agreement to renovate and formalize an egalitarian prayer space at the...

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Lapid to US Jewish leaders: Don’t give up on Israel because of current government

Opposition leader Yair Lapid urged American Jewish community leaders to maintain strong ties with Israel despite differences with the current hardline...

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Erdogan to Iran’s Raisi: Islamic world should unite against Israeli attacks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in a phone call on Friday that “the Islamic world should be united...

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US says Israel has ‘right to defend itself’ after Lebanon rockets; UN urges restraint

The United States said Thursday evening that Israel had the right to defend itself after barrages of rockets from Lebanon and Gaza. “We condemn the...

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US envoy Lipstadt: Antisemitism won’t disappear, but we have the power to address it

In an op-ed published Wednesday for Passover, US President Joe Biden laid out his administration’s approach to combating antisemitism. “Under my...

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UN Security Council to meet on Jerusalem violence in 4th emergency session in months

The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session on Thursday to discuss recent violence in Jerusalem where Israeli police clashed...

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Senior IS commander planning attacks in Europe is killed in Syria, says US military

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State...

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Malka Leifer’s accuser takes solace in ‘collective win’ after partial guilty verdict

As the foreman began reciting the Australian jury’s decision in each of the 27 child sex abuse charges brought against former Adass Israel School...

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Israel yet to carry out steps to boost PA that it vowed to implement before Ramadan

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has yet to follow through on a series of small measures to boost the Palestinian...

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After row with White House, Blinken calls Israeli FM, affirms friendly ties

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged enduring ties with Israel but warned against inflaming tensions with the...

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US praises Netanyahu call for compromise, lowering heat after Biden overhaul rebuke

WASHINGTON — The White House offered praise Wednesday for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments in response to concerns from US President...

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Netanyahu says alliance with US ‘unshakable’ after overhaul bust-up with Biden

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that Israel’s alliance with the United States is “unshakable” Wednesday, shaking off...

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For months, PM ignored mounting US concerns; Biden decided to drive the point home

WASHINGTON — Initial statements from Biden administration officials in the first 24 hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday...

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