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As parties lock in, Eisenkot plots path to power through heart of old Likud

As parties lock in, Eisenkot plots path to power through heart of old Likud

With political landscape static, Netanyahu’s way to victory uncertain, while his chief rival is leaning right with a new party that looks a lot like...

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Ariela Karmel

IDF chief floats legal action against ‘NAZA’ film, orders probe of leaked material

IDF chief floats legal action against ‘NAZA’ film, orders probe of leaked material

Zamir decries film as a ‘blood libel’ and ‘deliberate distortion of reality,’ after IDF spokesperson says military seeks to view entire...

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Emanuel Fabian

US pressures Austria to withdraw visa for Iran nuclear chief attending IAEA meeting

US pressures Austria to withdraw visa for Iran nuclear chief attending IAEA meeting

Iran protests after Mohammad Eslami unable to travel to Austria for annual UN atomic watchdog meeting because Washington opposed granting him an...

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Francois Murphy

Norway weighing bill imposing up to 3 years in prison for trade with settlements

Norway weighing bill imposing up to 3 years in prison for trade with settlements

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says situation in West Bank ‘has become even worse,’ and the world is no longer swayed by accusations from...

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Nava Freiberg

Much disposable tableware marketed as biodegradable does not decompose — study

Greenpeace Israel buried an assortment of utensils for six months, finding extensive ‘greenwashing;’ NGO calls for mandatory labeling combined...

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Sue Surkes

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parties sign agreement asserting right to leave UK

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parties sign agreement asserting right to leave UK

SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein sign memorandum of understanding declaring ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end,’ days after Trump backed a...

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Kimberley Mannion

Daily Briefing Sept. 14 – IDF rejects film’s claim Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting

Daily Briefing Sept. 14 – IDF rejects film’s claim Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses controversy over ‘NAZA’ documentary, Hamas commanders killed in Gaza, West Bank unrest and how the...

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Jessica Steinberg

Houthis seize more key islands in Red Sea, launch attacks into Saudi Arabia

Houthis seize more key islands in Red Sea, launch attacks into Saudi Arabia

Houthis claim to fire dozens of projectiles at Saudi military sites in southern areas in response to alleged attacks, while rebel push across Red Sea...

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US officer downed over Iran in April recalls beating odds to survive on the ground

US officer downed over Iran in April recalls beating odds to survive on the ground

Weapons-systems officer says seeing his rescuers approaching was ‘one of the greatest moments of my life’; describes ‘miracle’ of not dying...

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Toi Staff

Man charged with murdering 7-year-old, attempting to kill a 2nd child in Beit Shemesh

Man charged with murdering 7-year-old, attempting to kill a 2nd child in Beit Shemesh

Liel Ifergen, 26, accused of stabbing Hillel Mordechai Dadon as he played outside last month; mother rejects defendant’s reported mental condition...

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‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza

‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza

After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to...

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Michael Horovitz

Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy

Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy

After decades of identifying as Syrian, community that saw kids killed by Hezbollah rocket and brethren massacred by forces controlling Damascus...

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Diana Bletter

Trump praises Witkoff, Kushner; says Gaza fighting scant and Hamas willing to disarm

Trump praises Witkoff, Kushner; says Gaza fighting scant and Hamas willing to disarm

US president hails envoys’ work amid reports CIA chief to take over effort to end Russia-Ukraine war; downplays report China gave Iran intel before...

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Jacob Magid

Israeli consul general in NY likens Mamdani’s policies to Nazi Germany

Israeli consul general in NY likens Mamdani’s policies to Nazi Germany

‘Who boycotted Jews? The Third Reich!’ Ofir Akunis says in Rosh Hashanah interview; progressive Jewish movements find his approach unhelpful at...

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Joseph Strauss

Yehuda Widawski, the oldest Holocaust survivor in Israel, dies at 107

Yehuda Widawski, the oldest Holocaust survivor in Israel, dies at 107

Widawski, born in Poland, lost parents and all but one sibling during Holocaust; from 1978, he dedicated his life to restoring destroyed Jewish graves...

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Michael Horovitz

Russian drone attack on station likely aimed for Boris Johnson’s train, Ukraine says

Russian drone attack on station likely aimed for Boris Johnson’s train, Ukraine says

Train carrying ex-British PM and other top diplomats intentionally left west Ukraine station ahead of schedule; former CIA chief Petraeus was on train...

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Agencies

Iran blames US for blocking nuke chief’s travel to Vienna conference, summons Austrian envoy

Iran blames US for blocking nuke chief’s travel to Vienna conference, summons Austrian envoy

Israeli rights group says harm to West Bank living conditions ‘eliminating’ Palestinian collective existence * Joint List blasts ‘rotten and...

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Toi Staff

Diplomacy stumbles as meeting on Hormuz between Iran and Gulf states is postponed

Diplomacy stumbles as meeting on Hormuz between Iran and Gulf states is postponed

Oman cites need for ‘consensus’ as Iran says countries will coordinate future date for planned Monday meeting; Trump again predicts war will end...

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Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

After years of participating in annual gathering in Vienna, UN sanctions now prevent Mohammad Eslami from international travel, according to source

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Stephanie Liechtenstein

Culture minister urges revoking citizenship of ‘NAZA’ film creators for ‘treason’

Culture minister urges revoking citizenship of ‘NAZA’ film creators for ‘treason’

Miki Zohar says Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose docu alleging AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians won Venice prize, are ‘willing to hurt their...

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Emanuel Fabian

Swedish center-left bloc leads tight election; in surprise, far right loses ground

Swedish center-left bloc leads tight election; in surprise, far right loses ground

Ruling and opposition blocs separated by only three seat, election authority says based on votes from 6,195 of 6,312 districts; final results expected...

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Netanyahu’s Likud says it will petition election panel to ban Arab-majority parties

Netanyahu’s Likud says it will petition election panel to ban Arab-majority parties

Ruling party says Ra’am and Joint List ‘harm IDF soldiers’ and won’t call Hamas, Hezbollah terror groups; request unlikely to pass High Court,...

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Toi Staff

Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh leaders said planning effort to dissolve the UK

Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh leaders said planning effort to dissolve the UK

Declaration on right to hold independence referendums expected to be signed in Cardiff Monday, days after Trump endorsed Irish reunification in visit...

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Toi Staff

Kushner: US used Israel’s isolation after ‘terrible’ Doha strike to secure Gaza deal

Kushner: US used Israel’s isolation after ‘terrible’ Doha strike to secure Gaza deal

Netanyahu’s Likud party hits back at remarks, says attack on Hamas headquarters was a decisive factor in getting hostages out; PM previously...

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Toi Staff

Iranian imports to Dubai continue despite UAE’s wartime ban on trade with Tehran

Iranian imports to Dubai continue despite UAE’s wartime ban on trade with Tehran

Wholesalers say they are still sourcing Iranian goods through Omani ports, following the United Arab Emirates’ formal suspension of economic ties...

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Sahar Al Attar

Galilee Arab municipality says West Bank settlers erected an outpost on its land

Galilee Arab municipality says West Bank settlers erected an outpost on its land

Jewish National Fund says it leased land for grazing, but footage shows youths set up camp, with no animals in sight; Hadash head: Encampment realizes...

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Toi Staff

Dozens arrested as Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ, HIV support groups

Dozens arrested as Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ, HIV support groups

Turkey’s justice minister says 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses under investigation in order to ‘protect children, the...

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Ap

Some 250 Jews said to visit Temple Mount with police on 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah

Some 250 Jews said to visit Temple Mount with police on 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah

Jordanian foreign ministry says Muslim worshippers were prevented from reaching site while Jews were present, demands international condemnation of...

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Toi Staff

Off-duty soldier suspended for firing at Palestinians in West Bank, says they threw stones

Off-duty soldier suspended for firing at Palestinians in West Bank, says they threw stones

Incident outside Palestinian village came after clashes between residents and settlers who raided the village; soldier’s actions under investigation

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Emanuel Fabian

Israel expects ‘intense’ protests during Netanyahu UN trip as Mamdani calls for rallies

Israel expects ‘intense’ protests during Netanyahu UN trip as Mamdani calls for rallies

Israeli ambassador to United Nations says mayor should ‘focus on his tasks’ in the city, also announces launch of antisemitism task force

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Luke Tress

Iran hardliners launched Hormuz attacks in defiance of leaders, undermining US deal — report

Iran hardliners launched Hormuz attacks in defiance of leaders, undermining US deal — report

Iranian sources tell NYT Pezeshkian raged at IRGC chief, who denied authorizing July strikes; official probe traced them to powerful former Guards...

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Toi Staff

Search underway for some 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns

Search underway for some 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns

At least 107 rescued and bodies of six recovered after captain issued distress call in rough seas

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Iman Satria

Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah

Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah

Man reported beaten in village, as extremists set farmland alight; foreign TV crew assaulted outside illegal outpost

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Toi Staff

IDF says it killed two Hamas engineers in Gaza strike; 13 others reported injured

IDF says it killed two Hamas engineers in Gaza strike; 13 others reported injured

Two bodies removed from mangled vehicle in Gaza City; military says the pair were involved in weapons production and acted to advance attacks, rebuild...

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Emanuel Fabian

In Taiwan, a new cemetery marks rebirth of Jewish life

In Taiwan, a new cemetery marks rebirth of Jewish life

Recent openings of $16 million Jewish center, ritual bath, school and kosher restaurant highlight small community’s rapid growth from 70 to 1,500...

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Zev Stub

Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors

Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors

Political correspondent Tal Schneider’s new Hebrew-language book ‘Milchama Mishelahen’ is now on shelves. We learn about its devastating impetus...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Pope Leo marks 25 years since 9/11 with renewed call for peace

Pope Leo marks 25 years since 9/11 with renewed call for peace

First American pope recalls attacks that shook the US, warns ‘hatred and violence will continue to grow’ as long as people are afflicted by...

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Ap

Woman wearing Star of David assaulted with broken bottle in Berlin antisemitic attack

Woman wearing Star of David assaulted with broken bottle in Berlin antisemitic attack

Police say victim suffered cuts to her hand as she tried to defend herself; two assailants also directed antisemitic insults at her; no arrests

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Toi Staff

Peoples of Israel: Joshua Faudem, the kamikaze documentarian

Peoples of Israel: Joshua Faudem, the kamikaze documentarian

On this week’s Peoples of Israel, we meet a documentary filmmaker whose day job is to explain Israel – while still trying to figure it out

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Sweden goes to the polls as hard-right party bids for ministerial roles in government

Sweden goes to the polls as hard-right party bids for ministerial roles in government

Election will determine whether anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which has roots in the far-right, will get ministerial roles, or if the center-left...

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German Jewish leader, a Holocaust survivor, gets death threat linked to victory of far-right AfD

German Jewish leader, a Holocaust survivor, gets death threat linked to victory of far-right AfD

‘The AfD has won, now we will hang Knobloch’ found scrawled on bench with Star of David; 93-year-old has said she’s ‘frightened’ by...

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Toi Staff

Hegseth, associates pushed F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’ – report

Hegseth, associates pushed F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’ – report

US defense secretary met privately with the two before one agreed to speak, the other declined, CNN says; Pentagon calls report ‘a complete lie’

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Toi Staff

Iran-backed Houthis claim to hit Saudi base with missiles, drones amid renewed fighting

Iran-backed Houthis claim to hit Saudi base with missiles, drones amid renewed fighting

2 hurt by projectile on Saudi Arabia’s southern border, as clashes continue after week-long offensive that culminated in rebel group’s capture of...

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Bodies of 3 men found in back seat of burned car near Baqa al-Gharbiya in suspected murder

Bodies of 3 men found in back seat of burned car near Baqa al-Gharbiya in suspected murder

Source tells Haaretz that investigators believe the victims were killed before the vehicle was torched; no arrests

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Toi Staff

Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully

Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully

Dr. Arnold Gilberg, a psychiatrist who got rabbinical ordination in his late 70s, draws on science and his own life to make the case for staying...

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Rich Tenorio

‘Hysterical panic’ as 76,000 flee advance by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

‘Hysterical panic’ as 76,000 flee advance by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Thousands seek shelter in crowded rooms in Aden: ‘One of my sons had a motorcycle, so I told him to take his children and flee’; UN says renewed...

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Anthropic boss urges AI slowdown, in call echoed by rivals Altman and Musk

Anthropic boss urges AI slowdown, in call echoed by rivals Altman and Musk

After researcher who worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI warned the companies were ‘gambling with our lives,’ Dario Amodei touts benefits of AI...

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Thomas Urbain

Iran-Oman Hormuz deal won’t immediately reopen strait, source tells Iranian media

Iran-Oman Hormuz deal won’t immediately reopen strait, source tells Iranian media

Iranian official says Tehran still seeking agreement that will let it charge ships a toll, which Muscat rejects; Bahrain rules out attending Monday...

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Two said killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Gaza; IDF says it targeted Hamas members

Two said killed in Israeli strike on vehicle in Gaza; IDF says it targeted Hamas members

Polls open in Sweden vote that could see far-right enter government for first time * Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on base in Saudi Arabia *...

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Toi Staff

Danish drama set in aftermath of Nazi occupation wins top prize at Venice festival

Danish drama set in aftermath of Nazi occupation wins top prize at Venice festival

Star of ‘Woman Unknown’ takes home prize for best actress, in rare double victory; John Malkovich awarded best actor for his portrayal of a...

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