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Rahm Emmanuel gives $550K to program training Palestinian doctors at Israeli hospital
Democratic politician dubs initiative 'healthcare diplomacy,' weeks after Tel Aviv speech warning Israel will become a pariah if it maintains Netanyahu's policies The post Rahm Em…
Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest
After leftist politician is hounded at rally against right-wing Muslim group, he says he will continue to 'build coalitions,' dismisses antagonists as 'a few loudmouths' The post …
Strident Likud MK says she is open to ‘serious offer’ to join another party
After primary places her in 20th spot on slate, Tally Gotliv says she refuses to be 'treated as a doormat' by Netanyahu, but admits she has yet to receive a firm offer The post St…
Jewish former MK Yoav Segalovitz announces unprecedented run with Arab Ra’am party
Former Yesh Atid MK and police official to join technical union with Abbas's party, though Segalovitz will not actually join the Islamist party in order to maintain flexibility Th…
Bar Kalifa tapped as top IDF West Bank officer, weeks after Katz announced move on TV
Military confirms current Personnel Directorate chief will move into the role next year; in first, woman tapped to command Artillery Corps' 282nd Regiment The post Bar Kalifa tapp…
Nobel Prize-winning Israeli chemist Ada Yonath dies at 87
Noted for her groundbreaking research on ribosome crystals, Yonath was one the country's Israel's greatest scientific minds, winning numerous awards over her decades-long career T…
Congressional nominee Brad Lander heckled over Israel stance at New York protest
Lander screamed at and verbally abused as he protested against Hindu nationalist rally in Madison Square GardenNew York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was screamed a…
Vance to privately address Republican Jewish Coalition amid tensions on Israel
US vice president will speak behind closed doors as some in RJC remain uncomfortable over his refusal to disavow Tucker Carlson and his public criticism of Israeli leaders The pos…
Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up
'We're going to hit them hard,' US president says; Tehran source downplays flare-up, says it's 'limited and contained'; US vows to persist with economic pressure campaign The post…
Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism
Fashion designer says he decided 'it is best' not to hold event, apologizes for 'hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities'; move welcomed by Jewish leaders The post Met M…
Palestinian banking crisis averted, as Israeli bank delays plan to halt collaboration
A day before deadline, Discount Bank agrees to push off plan to stop correspondent banking services to Palestinian counterparts, which tethers West Bank to global economy The post…
Police investigate after man filmed asleep at the wheel of Tesla
Viral video shows car moving alongside traffic while its driver sleeps; police say Israeli law requires drivers to hold steering wheel, even in self-driving cars The post Police i…
Second Israeli confirmed missing as death toll continues to climb in Nepal floods
More than 900 people confirmed killed in natural disaster, with over 4,000 still missing, including Israeli-Belarusian Katya Sakovich and a second unidentified Israeli man The pos…
New US ‘pinpoint’ missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes
Airwars finds civilians killed up to 50 meters from Lamerd blast sites; Iranian officials put toll at 21, including 7 children; US Central Command denies attacking city The post N…
Rep. Randy Fine blasts ‘rise of Islam’ and Muslim politicians at Jewish GOP confab
Florida Republican commends Texas congressman who calls Islam 'fundamentally incompatible with our way of life,' says others 'afraid to talk about it' The post Rep. Randy Fine bla…
Spanish PM accuses Israel, Russia of spreading disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Pedro Sanchez claims EU research indicates nations encouraged breach of 70,000 migrants from Morocco into Spanish enclave; Israel slams Spanish leader for 'brazen lie' The post Sp…
Haredi anti-draft protesters block roads at IDF induction center for second day
Protests come as IDF prepares to receive hundreds of ultra-Orthodox recruits; several hold signs saying 'it was better to die as a Jew in the Holocaust than to spiritually die in …
From ‘Yentl’ to Netflix: 50 years into her career, actress Tovah Feldshuh gets a close-up
Jewish performer has played Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Dr. Ruth. Now, with a new documentary exploring her ongoing work, she says she's gearing up for her fourth act The …
Greece inks record $3.5 billion deal to buy comprehensive missile defense system from Israel
'Achilles Shield' to see Israel build Greece a multi-tiered air defense array; separate deal will provide drone protection; Finland said to secretly extend defense MOU with Israel…
Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack
5 of country's 6 facilities temporarily close due to 'severe turbidity,' prompting limits for agriculture use; incident follows recent hack on US water systems, allegedly by Iran …
Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses 'third bloc' political parties ahead of September 8 deadline for forming slates, and the new ultra-Orthodox party, The Charedi Public T…
House Democrat to launch challenge to Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order – US politics live
Debbie Dingell plans to introduce her ‘Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act’ today following president’s latest escalation in US-Canada trade warCanada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign a…
Protesters mark 2 years since recovery of 6 slain Gaza hostages, demand Oct. 7 probe
Activists outside Netanyahu's Jerusalem home display banner reading, 'We will not forget they could have returned alive,' hold photos of hostages who were killed in captivity The …
Smotrich lambastes IDF over jailing of soldiers who wouldn’t serve with female medic
Opposition leaders fume at far-right finance minister, accuse him of harming the IDF with claim the army is 'antagonizing the public that serves and contributes the most' The post…