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Lazar Berman

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Parents of troops, slain hostages demand Gaza deal as official says talks still stuck

Parents of troops, slain hostages demand Gaza deal as official says talks still stuck

Netanyahu accused of endangering soldiers to stay in office, as official insists no progress in Doha while feting arrival of Trump aide Witkoff; Hamas...

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Netanyahu unlikely to attend Trump inauguration, aide says

Netanyahu unlikely to attend Trump inauguration, aide says

Premier previously said to be planning on attending, but no formal invitation has been received by his office, according to an aide, even as other...

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Ireland files motion to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Ireland files motion to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Ireland has officially filed a declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice...

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Officials acknowledge slow progress in hostage talks, but warn obstacles remain

Israeli, Saudi reports quote sources saying agreement could be clinched on key issues before Trump takes office, but Israel sees low chance for...

05.01.2025 20

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As European and Arab leaders rush to meet Syria’s new leader, Israel calls for caution

Ahmed al-Sharaa is hoping to convince the world that he’s left his jihadist past behind, but FM Gideon Sa’ar and other senior officials are not...

05.01.2025 10

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Netanyahu released from hospital four days after prostate removal surgery

Netanyahu released from hospital four days after prostate removal surgery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the hospital in Jerusalem on Thursday after undergoing a successful prostate removal surgery...

03.01.2025 10

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Israeli negotiators to head to Qatar amid some reported progress in hostage talks

Israeli negotiators to head to Qatar amid some reported progress in hostage talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had okayed sending an Israeli delegation for talks in Qatar on a hostage-ceasefire deal in...

03.01.2025 6

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As Iran’s network of proxies withers, Israel has an opening to revive its own

As Iran’s network of proxies withers, Israel has an opening to revive its own

Israeli leaders have been boasting effusively about the country’s success in degrading Iran’s proxies in recent months. “We knocked down...

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Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday

Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have his prostate removed in a surgery on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Last Wednesday, Netanyahu,...

29.12.2024 10

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Netanyahu rails against ‘brainwashing’ media for reports on wife’s alleged misdeeds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused the “left and the media” of pushing a “blood libel” against his wife Sara following...

27.12.2024 7

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Israel still hasn’t received list of living hostages from Hamas, official says

Gaps between Israel and the Hamas terror group over a possible Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal have narrowed, according to Israeli and...

23.12.2024 3

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PM vows escalated fight against Houthis; officials said urging direct attack on Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Israel would act against the Houthi rebels in Yemen with the same force it used against...

23.12.2024 30

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Hamas has given signs of life for a few hostages, Israeli official says, as talks go on

As working groups continued their efforts in Qatar to hammer out a hostage and ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli official told The Times...

23.12.2024 6

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Its proxies pummeled, Iran is suddenly more vulnerable than ever. Will it go nuclear?

Iran’s position has slipped dramatically in recent weeks. Israel hammered its most powerful proxy, Hezbollah, into stopping its rocket attacks in...

22.12.2024 4

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Netanyahu denies jetting to Cairo as reports of Gaza deal progress boost hopes

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied a report that the Israeli leader was flying to Cairo on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza...

18.12.2024 7

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FM Sa’ar defends Dublin embassy closure, brands Irish premier an antisemite

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday defended his decision to close Israel’s embassy in Ireland, saying that Dublin “encouraged”...

17.12.2024 20

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PM discusses hostages with Trump as Israeli officials say deal could be clinched in days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he discussed with US President-elect Donald Trump ongoing efforts to bring back the hostages...

15.12.2024 6

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Israel to close its embassy in Dublin due to Ireland’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policy’

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Sunday that Israel will be shutting its embassy in Ireland, citing the “extreme anti-Israel policy of...

15.12.2024 4

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Israel rejects French call to withdraw from Syria buffer: ‘Necessary for defense’

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected France’s demand that the Israel Defense Forces leave the buffer zone between Israel and Syria, saying...

13.12.2024 8

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Netanyahu is ‘ready’ to reach a hostage deal and the sides are ‘close,’ says US official

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is ready to do a deal,” said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday during his seventh trip...

13.12.2024 20

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PM: Israel wants ‘correct’ ties with new Syrian regime, but will attack if necessary

Netanyahu says IDF will respond forcefully if new government allows Iran to reestablish itself in Syria, permits arms transfers to Hezbollah or...

11.12.2024 4

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With genocide comments, nativity visit, Pope sows doubts about commitment to Jews

Francis, who sees himself as a friend of the community, has had an increasingly patchy record on statements relating to Jews and Israel, and may be...

10.12.2024 40

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After fall of Assad, PM says Israel is ‘transforming the face of the Middle East’

In first press conference in 99 days, Netanyahu says ousted leader was key to Iranian axis, which Israel is ‘taking it apart step by step,’...

10.12.2024 20

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A chronology of two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime in Syria

The rebels’ lightning offensive did in days what 13 years of civil war could not: take down the government of Bashar al-Assad

09.12.2024 3

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Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood washed Iran’s axis away, but new groups could reach Israel

In 2017, Iran saw an opportunity. Relations with Hamas had been strained for years, after the Gaza-based terror group backed the Sunni opposition...

09.12.2024 20

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United Arab Emirates arrests three suspects in murder of Chabad rabbi Zvi Kogan

Iran rejects allegations it was involved in the killing; US condemns ‘horrific crime against those who stand for peace’; body of Israeli-Moldovan...

25.11.2024 20

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PM claims suspects in leaks case treated as terrorists; says vital intel is kept from him

Decrying ‘witch hunt’ in lengthy video, Netanyahu lambastes Shin Bet detention of ‘Israeli patriot’ Feldstein; former agency chief rejects...

24.11.2024 6

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Netanyahu to Iranians: Another attack on Israel would ‘cripple’ Iran’s economy

In second message within months, PM says regime fears its own citizens more than Israel; looks to future of blossoming ties, freedom and prosperity...

13.11.2024 30

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‘History is repeating itself’: Amsterdam in shock after wave of antisemitic violence

Two days after mass organized attacks following soccer match in Dutch capital, residents and Jewish groups voice dismay at events that mayor says...

11.11.2024 10

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Netanyahu claims scandals plaguing his staff are being manufactured to harm war effort

In video statement, PM accuses media of opening ‘front’ against him after report names his chief of staff as official suspected of blackmailing...

11.11.2024 20

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Netanyahu taps former official, settlement activist Yechiel Leiter as next US ambassador

American-born academic served as chief of staff to now-PM when he was finance minister; West Bank settlement leader lauds appointment; son was...

09.11.2024 3

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Could Trump’s victory spur ICC to quickly issue arrest warrant against Netanyahu?

Returning US president took harsh measures against Hague court in 2020, which Biden reversed while also refusing to sanction prosecutor over plans...

08.11.2024 10

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Trump and Netanyahu, newly empowered, to reunite; Israel risks overplaying its hand

Prime minister got the outcome he wanted in the US elections. Now Biden has two months to leave a legacy, and Trump must decide which camp will...

07.11.2024 20

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Paris court rules Israel must be allowed to exhibit at Euronaval arms expo

Paris Commercial Court blocks Macron’s second attempt this year to bar Israeli defense firms from a trade show, following petition by Israeli...

31.10.2024 10

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Shin Bet chief heads to Cairo as Israel said seeking to end Gaza war with hostage deal

Gallant convenes security officials to discuss hostages ahead of security cabinet meeting; officials say little progress can be made until latest...

21.10.2024 20

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IDF troops kill two gunmen who breached Jordanian border; 2 soldiers injured

Army rules out possible 3rd assailant after searches; one soldier moderately hurt, another lightly injured; Muslim Brotherhood says the assailants...

19.10.2024 2

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IDF says Hezbollah toll at 1,500; Lebanese PM: A lesson to stay out of regional conflicts

Army chief says numbers are a ‘conservative’ estimate, adds forces are surrendering; rockets continue to target northern Israel; four soldiers...

19.10.2024 30

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Hezbollah UAV that killed 4 dropped off radar, then briefly reappeared – probe

Initial IAF inquiry finds that drone strike was part of multi-faceted air attack; Israel to broaden warnings, setting off sirens in more areas

15.10.2024 10

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Visiting Jordan Valley, Netanyahu vows to work with Amman to boost border fence

Days after deadly shooting at Allenby border crossing, PM says ‘stronger barrier’ needed along boundary with Jordan, a project repeatedly promised...

12.09.2024 3

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Israeli negotiators fly to Cairo amid deep disagreements over Philadelphi Corridor

Sources say talks in jeopardy over Netanyahu’s insistence on continued IDF deployment along Egypt-Gaza border; PMO denies reports that he would...

23.08.2024 20

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Israeli ambassador to UN calls Palestinian envoy ‘a terrorist in a suit’

Danny Danon blasts Riyad Mansour for failing to denounce Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack; US representative urges terror group to accept ‘bridging...

23.08.2024 2

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Confirming Netanyahu accepts US deal proposal, Blinken says Hamas must now do the same

Top American diplomat aims to finalize terms at a summit later this week; won’t specify how PM’s demand for continued IDF presence on...

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Hamas rejects US hostage-ceasefire proposal as PM said to warn chance for deal ‘not high’

Reports say Israeli negotiators warn there’ll be no deal if Netanyahu insists on keeping IDF on Philadelphi Corridor; he retorts there’ll be no...

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Hezbollah will pay ‘heavy price,’ PM vows after strike on Druze town kills 12 youngsters

Netanyahu says murder of Druze children won’t ‘pass in silence’ as security officials meet to discuss best options; Gallant tells Druze leaders...

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Netanyahu moves up flight from DC after deadly Hezbollah rocket strike

PM initially faced criticism for delay in changing flight schedule; security cabinet to meet Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.

28.07.2024 3

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Addressing Congress, Netanyahu lays out vision for post-war Gaza, anti-Iran alliance

PM blasts Tehran as driving force behind Mideast violence, rails against anti-Israel protesters and defends conduct of campaign; some hostage...

25.07.2024 4

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As Wing of Zion finally takes off, a less than soaring adventure for press corps

On its first official flight ferrying PM to Washington, aircraft that has come under criticism for spending woes offers novel yet oddly middling...

24.07.2024 2

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IOC president stresses neutrality after Palestinians request Olympic ban on Israel

French President Macron says Israeli athletes are ‘welcome’ in France, rejects calls to boycott Jewish state from Games

23.07.2024 3

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Senior ministers boycotted vote to approve Yemen strike, protesting late update

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Justice Minister Yariv Levin reportedly say that key information reached them after the fact, turning body...

21.07.2024 3

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