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What Netanyahu didn’t say at the UN was as telling as what he did

What Netanyahu didn’t say at the UN was as telling as what he did

PM didn’t present promised new Iran intel or issue additional threats against the regime, or talk about Saudi peace, or even lavish praise on Trump....

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Israeli teen killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv apartment building

Israeli teen killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv apartment building

Family said to request body of 14-year-old Daniel Umansky be flown to Israel for burial, after deadly blast kills four others and injures at least 20...

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In fiery UN speech, Netanyahu blasts Iran, Qatar, Turkey, slams Gaza genocide accusation

In fiery UN speech, Netanyahu blasts Iran, Qatar, Turkey, slams Gaza genocide accusation

PM calls genocide allegation ‘lie of the century,’ defends IDF’s morality, underplays settler violence; many envoys walk out before he starts;...

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Netanyahu lands in New York to address UN General Assembly, won’t meet Trump

Netanyahu lands in New York to address UN General Assembly, won’t meet Trump

PM to meet with several world leaders on sidelines during visit lasting only a few hours; speech, set to focus on Iran, West Bank terrorism, Gaza war,...

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‘We did not bend the knee’: At UN, Pezeshkian says Iran and Gaza committed to ‘resistance’

‘We did not bend the knee’: At UN, Pezeshkian says Iran and Gaza committed to ‘resistance’

Iran’s president says Tehran open to talks but will not cave to US force, will never give up on ‘peaceful’ nuclear program; falsely claims Iran...

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At the UN, Sharaa says peace with Israel possible, but vows Golan will remain Syrian

At the UN, Sharaa says peace with Israel possible, but vows Golan will remain Syrian

Syrian leader demands IDF withdrawal from border buffer zone, says Israel carried out 500 strikes since Assad’s fall; Katz responds Golan is...

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A month from elections, UN speech is an opportunity for Netanyahu. But Trump isn’t helping him

A month from elections, UN speech is an opportunity for Netanyahu. But Trump isn’t helping him

PM is facing a challenging political mood back home, and can count on headlines from Thursday’s address. What he really wants is a Trump meeting,...

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Qatar says its aid did not fund Hamas, and if it did, ‘Israel is responsible’

Qatar says its aid did not fund Hamas, and if it did, ‘Israel is responsible’

Statement responds to New Yorker story saying Doha’s payments to Gaza ‘helped buy’ terror group’s pre-Oct. 7 arms buildup; Qatar: Money was...

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Gantz tells ToI he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race

Gantz tells ToI he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race

Blue and White party leader, on Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus podcast, says he expects to get enough seats to be in next Knesset, but if not,...

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As Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel

As Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel

Saudi leader’s old and new military alliances are offering little protection, and his previous engagement with Tehran didn’t help either; blocked...

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Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option

Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option

Joint List’s Ahmad Tibi says alliance will back replacing Amir Ohana to give opposition control of parliamentary agenda, and will ‘do more’ than...

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Benny Gantz: Netanyahu is responsible for October 7, dividing society

Benny Gantz: Netanyahu is responsible for October 7, dividing society

Blue and White leader and former defense minister says no problem can be solved without unity government, that Israel must be strong while keeping its...

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PM pledges bill to strip citizenship from those who smear IDF abroad amid ‘NAZA’ outcry

PM pledges bill to strip citizenship from those who smear IDF abroad amid ‘NAZA’ outcry

Herzog says revoking citizenship ‘has no chance’; Israel said to realize outcry over film is fanning flames, as diplomats signal that PM’s...

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Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet

Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet

Touting the ‘deep roots and rich history’ of Jewish-Moroccan ties, Sa’ar says the newly signed agreements are ‘for the benefit of both peoples’

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Israeli-Kurdish Jew freed from Iraqi prison after 11 years for killing cab driver

Ben Hassin, also a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to death after killing driver who threatened to hand him to ISIS in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2015; he’s...

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Lebanese and Israeli envoys hold ‘positive’ meeting in DC as Aoun arrives in Paris

Lebanese and Israeli envoys hold ‘positive’ meeting in DC as Aoun arrives in Paris

Meeting comes after planned peace talks in Rome delayed until next month; Lebanese president to discuss ongoing IDF strikes, talks with Israel with...

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Lapid-Netanyahu meeting said to ‘blow up’ over clash on increasing IDF’s budget

Opposition leader says he’ll only support move if coalition diverts funds from ‘Haredi draft evasion’; Likud accuses him of ‘abandoning...

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Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe

The UK, France, and Canada announced unprecedented sanctions against settlements. Domestic politics might be behind the moves, but Israel must not go...

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UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain

Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites ‘a little activity’ at Pickaxe,...

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Israel’s new envoy to Turkey takes up post as relations remain strained

Joel Lion takes over as acting chargé d’affaires after presenting his credentials to Ankara, where the Israeli embassy is still shuttered amid...

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Israel has no plans ‘to expel or to deport’ Palestinians from Gaza, Sa’ar says

Speaking at embassy opening in Slovenia, FM says those who want to leave war-torn Strip can, but no one will be forced out

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8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements

Joint statement also calls to implement Trump’s plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying...

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Failing to act in the West Bank or in the West, Israel brought UK’s sanctions upon itself

Netanyahu’s government could have done more to head off the move announced by the UK’s foreign secretary. Instead it let London go the way of...

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Group closely tied to Norway’s government secretly met with top Hamas officials in 2021

NOREF, founded and funded by Oslo, discussed mediating between EU and terror group in undisclosed Gaza meeting, Hamas documents show; ‘Contact does...

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Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world

The Iran war emphasized how reliant we are on fossil fuels; a leading Danish thinker explains how we should think about energy needs, global warming,...

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Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’

$400 million will pay ‘legitimate’ contractors, severance to Hamas civil servants not hired by new technocratic government, sources tell ToI; NCAG...

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Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey aren’t going to go to war for each other. But they do want to show the US and Iran that they are ready to lead in...

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Israeli intel on Iranian plot said to have spurred decision to sneak Trump off Air Force One

WSJ says intelligence from Israel indicated that Iran planned to take down plane with shoulder-to-shoulder missiles, with Rubio and other aides...

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Israel and Venezuela renew consular relations for first time since 2009

After 17-year diplomatic break, countries say they will reestablish ties, continue ‘cooperation stemming from’ Israel’s humanitarian mission...

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Israel said to tell US it will keep targeting Oct. 7 terrorists as Gaza disarmament stalls

Trump teases ‘good response’ to Netanyahu’s rejection of roadmap for disarming the enclave, as Board of Peace says talks ongoing and plan...

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New Colombian government recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

South American country is just 2nd in world after US to recognize Israeli claim over territory captured from Syria in 1967; FM Sa’ar thanks Bogota...

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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists he can stand up to US president

PM stresses Israel’s categorical opposition to Board of Peace’s deal that Hamas agreed to, saying IDF won’t withdraw from any part of Strip...

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Netanyahu’s aides accused of leaking classified intel to Qatar for anti-Egypt push

Opposition cries ‘treason’ over Israel Hayom report that alleges Urich, Einhorn, Feldstein told Doha of possible Egyptian treaty violations, which...

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Israelis in Greece warned to lie low ahead of pro-Palestinian ‘day of rage’ protests

Foreign Ministry tells visitors to avoid displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols ahead of nationwide rallies; same event came and went without incident...

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Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel

Jerusalem argues story on rise in attacks on clerics ‘took radical voices, extreme cases and turned them into the face of a country’; US envoy:...

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Is there really progress in Trump’s Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?

On all three fronts, mediators claim progress. Trump is still chasing terrible agreements with Tehran, but in Lebanon and even in Gaza, there is...

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As Iran chokes off Hormuz, Gulf turns its back on strait to look at new energy routes

New pipelines are being created and old ones are being restored to transport oil and gas to the Red Sea and Mediterranean. But Tehran won’t let that...

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Official sees ‘steps in the right direction’ for Gaza plan as Israel curbs its strikes

Official involved with proposal says recent IDF restraint has been ‘important to getting the sequencing rolling’; UAE joins other Muslim nations...

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Sa’ar heads to Colombia, Ecuador as Israel warms ties with Latin America’s right

Foreign minister to attend inauguration of pro-Israel Colombian president, who has vowed to renew strategic alliance, open embassy in Jerusalem after...

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Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Rome despite fierce Hezbollah opposition

As negotiators discuss pilot zones, borders and Iran-backed terror group’s disarmament, Naim Qassem condemns the process as ‘humiliation,’...

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Israel, not Iran, is boxed in as Trump keeps chasing flimsy agreements

Tehran isn’t scared of endless US threats, and won’t make concessions. Gaza and Lebanon deals are somewhat more promising, but leave plenty of...

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Former Mossad chief David Barnea to take top role at defense company

Ondas Defense says recently retired top spy to join as global president and chairman; will will work to develop ‘the next generation of AI-enabled,...

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Israel presses doubts about Gaza plan as Hamas warns airstrikes will derail effort

Amid growing criticism from Board of Peace over continued Gaza strikes, Israeli official says agreement ‘does not reflect’ Israeli stance; Herzog...

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Deal said in the works to revive US-Iran MOU, open Hormuz for 60 days without fees

Report says Israel planned to join US in attack on Iran’s energy sites, was left in the dark when Trump called it off, having been told by Qataris...

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Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem

Video of overnight incident shows assailants hurling rocks at wall of Old City compound; local says they told her ‘Get back inside, you daughter of...

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Senior minister says Israel not halting attacks in Gaza as 9 said killed in IDF strikes

Eli Cohen says cabinet has yet to discuss disarmament plan that Hamas agreed to last week; children reportedly among dead in Gaza, IDF says it hit...

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile

Speaking to the Iranians is futile, says the leading classicist and military historian. He explains why American’s don’t have patience for war and...

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Board of Peace said nearing deal with Hamas on disarmament, but Israel opposes offer

Mediators pushing terror group to accept proposal in coming days to ‘place ball in Israel’s court,’ given unlikelihood Netanyahu will agree to...

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Giving Ukraine the cold shoulder in DC, Netanyahu freezes out ally against Iran

Ukraine and Israel are both fighting the Iran-Russia axis; there are many areas of potential cooperation, including drone defense, but Israel won’t...

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In DC, Lapid tells Democrats who voted to block arms sales to Israel that ‘they’re wrong’

Meeting several Democratic senators ahead of the Israeli election, opposition leader tells them ‘not to give up on Israel,’ says boycotts are...

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