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In swift reversal, Witkoff says any nuclear deal must ‘eliminate’ Iran’s enrichment, weaponization

Russia declines to say if it will store enriched uranium as part of agreement, with Tehran said set to reject such an offer; Bennett: Mustn’t allow...

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Toi Staff

Police said to allow group of 180 Jews onto Temple Mount, further testing norms

Unwritten status quo has long seen police cap such groups at 30; organization backing these visits says 3,076 Jews have ascended flashpoint holy...

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Toi Staff

Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion of Harvard’s funding, citing antisemitism

Administration demanding audits and overhauls, told university to report on noncitizen students’ conduct violations; Harvard president says...

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Agencies

Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program

Military and nuclear experts say any US-Israeli attacks on Iranian atomic sites would be risky and would only set program back a few years, unless...

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Francois Murphy

US lawyer says UK intel firm paid Israeli hacker to target him during court battle

Daniel Feldman says Vantage Intelligence hired Aviram Azari, convicted in an earlier hacking case, to intercept private conversations with his...

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Raphael Satter

US military said poised to slash troops in Syria; Israel seeks to limit reduction

Israel has been kept in the loop about plan that could see troop presence shrunk from 2,000 to 1,000; Jerusalem fears it will increase Turkey’s ‘...

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Reuters

Russian court convicts Israeli national, 3 others for work with Kremlin foe Navalny

Four journalists found guilty of extremism for working for anti-corruption group founded by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and each...

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Annie Ma

Visa revocations sow panic for foreign students in US, as hundreds fear deportation

At least 790 students at over 120 schools have had visas canceled or legal status terminated in recent weeks, according to review; advocacy groups...

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Annie Ma

Hamas said to reject Israeli proposal that it disarm as part of 6-week ceasefire

BBC says offer requires terror group lay down arms, includes no Israeli commitment to end war; Hamas claims it ‘lost contact’ with hostage Edan...

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Toi Staff

‘Death to Israel’ graffitied on Northwestern University building during Passover

School’s Jewish president says vandalism took place hours after his own Passover seder and that those responsible will face discipline from the...

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Grace Gilson

Lebanese president outlines plan to disarm Hezbollah, says IDF harming process

In lesser known intel leak, Shin Bet agent said on trial for almost scuttling hostage rescue op * Report: Autopsies reveal some of medics killed by...

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Toi Staff

Hostage’s father to PM: How do you plan on freeing last captive without ending war?

Adi Alexander wonders whether Trump, who campaigned on ending the Gaza war, will lose patience as conflict drags on without release of additional...

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Jacob Magid

Dog abducted from murdered hostage’s family found by troops in Gaza

Reservist says Billy joined him back in Israel for Passover seder before she was taken to vet and identified via microchip as belonging to Rachel...

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Toi Staff

Educators, reservists, ex-diplomats are latest to urge hostage deal, even by ending war

Educators, reservists, ex-diplomats are latest to urge hostage deal, even by ending war

A wave of public petitions calling for the return of hostages from Gaza even if it means an immediate end to the war continued on Monday,...

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Toi Staff

Trump: ‘I’ll solve the Iran problem; if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it’

Trump: ‘I’ll solve the Iran problem; if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it’

US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to “solve” the issue of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, even if it means taking “very harsh” actions to...

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Jacob Magid

Gaza hostage talks still stalled, official says, amid reports of incremental progress

Gaza hostage talks still stalled, official says, amid reports of incremental progress

A breakthrough does not appear to be on the horizon in the long-stalled Israel-Hamas hostage negotiations, an official from one of the Arab...

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Jacob Magid

Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran’s nuclear program ‘very quickly’

Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran’s nuclear program ‘very quickly’

Asked about US talks with Iran on its nuclear program, US President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he expects a decision to be made soon,...

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Toi Staff

Harvard defies Trump call for changes in policy on antisemitism; risks $9b in funding

Harvard defies Trump call for changes in policy on antisemitism; risks $9b in funding

BOSTON — Elite US university Harvard is risking almost $9 billion in federal funding as it rejects a list of sweeping demands that the Trump...

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Agencies

Bernard-Henri Lévy to open Writers Fest, Book Forum in Jerusalem in May

Bernard-Henri Lévy to open Writers Fest, Book Forum in Jerusalem in May

The International Writers Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim and the International Book Forum will take place concurrently on May 18-22, with French...

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Jessica Steinberg

Research center works to save myriad Hebrew dialects shaped by millennia of wandering

Research center works to save myriad Hebrew dialects shaped by millennia of wandering

On a radiant spring morning in Jerusalem, a group of visitors walked into the Cultural and Educational Center at the Academy of the Hebrew...

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Rossella Tercatin

Shin Bet official detained for classified intel leak; coalition fumes over ‘deep state’ probe

Shin Bet official detained for classified intel leak; coalition fumes over ‘deep state’ probe

A Shin Bet security agency official is under investigation for leaks of classified information to journalists and a government minister, it was...

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Toi Staff

Netanyahu tells Macron Palestinian state would be a ‘huge prize for terror’

Netanyahu tells Macron Palestinian state would be a ‘huge prize for terror’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his opposition to Palestinian statehood in a phone call Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron,...

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Toi Staff

IDF kills Hamas’s Shejaiya Battalion chief a week after eliminating his predecessor

IDF kills Hamas’s Shejaiya Battalion chief a week after eliminating his predecessor

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday killed the latest commander of Hamas’s Shejaiya Battalion, Muhammad al-Ajlah — the fifth leader of the...

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Emanuel Fabian

IDF says it killed Hezbollah special ops commander in drone strike in south Lebanon

IDF says it killed Hezbollah special ops commander in drone strike in south Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed a Hezbollah commander, the Israel Defense Forces said. According to the...

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Emanuel Fabian

Daily Briefing Apr. 15: Day 557 – Tariffs, a tech brain drain and manna from Sicily

Daily Briefing Apr. 15: Day 557 – Tariffs, a tech brain drain and manna from Sicily

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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Jessica Steinberg

Iran wants to drag out talks, Trump wants a deal now. Neither is good for Israel

Iran wants to drag out talks, Trump wants a deal now. Neither is good for Israel

The vibes coming out of the first round of nuclear talks between Iran and the US are surprisingly positive — at least for the sides that engaged in...

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Lazar Berman

After eight weekend murders in Arab community, Ben Gvir demands police crackdown

After eight weekend murders in Arab community, Ben Gvir demands police crackdown

After eight people were murdered in the Arab community over the weekend, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir urged police to issue...

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Charlie Summers

Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US

Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday the country’s military capabilities were off limits, ahead of a second round of talks with...

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Charlie Summers

Ex-hostages, prominent authors join mounting calls for deal – even if it ends war

Ex-hostages, prominent authors join mounting calls for deal – even if it ends war

A fresh wave of public appeals on Tuesday urged Israel’s leadership to strike a deal for the release of the hostages held by Hamas, warning that...

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Stav Levaton

Maldives bans Israelis to show ‘resolute solidarity’ with Palestinians amid Gaza war

Maldives bans Israelis to show ‘resolute solidarity’ with Palestinians amid Gaza war

The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in “resolute solidarity” with the...

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Stav Levaton

Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program altogether

Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program altogether

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they unfold. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met earlier today with Jordanian Prime...

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Toi Staff

Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program

Witkoff indicates US seeks to cap Iran uranium enrichment, not dismantle nuclear program

US special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff appeared to use a key component of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed during the Obama administration...

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Jacob Magid

US immigration detains another Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader

US immigration detains another Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader

NEW YORK — US immigration enforcement detained a Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader in Vermont on Monday. The detention of Mohsen...

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Luke Tress

On Palm Sunday, Israeli volunteers escort Christian processions to report racist incidents

On Palm Sunday, Israeli volunteers escort Christian processions to report racist incidents

The cobbled streets of Jerusalem’s Old City have vibrated for centuries from the stamping of maces held by the festooned “guards,” or kavasses,...

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Sue Surkes

With NHL playoffs at stake, Israeli-American rookie jumps in

With NHL playoffs at stake, Israeli-American rookie jumps in

ST. PAUL — Zeev Buium was conducting his first media interview as a member of the Minnesota Wild on Monday, when a white practice jersey suddenly...

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Bassem Mroue

Eyewitness to history and former first lady, Reuma Weizman dies age 99

Eyewitness to history and former first lady, Reuma Weizman dies age 99

Reuma Weizman, wife of Israel’s late seventh president, Ezer Weizman, died at age 99, it was announced Tuesday. Weizman had a long history of...

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Amy Spiro

Katy Perry part of all-female crew launched to space by Bezos firm

Katy Perry part of all-female crew launched to space by Bezos firm

AP — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and...

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Marcia Dunn

Harvey Weinstein New York retrial for sex crimes to begin

Harvey Weinstein New York retrial for sex crimes to begin

NEW YORK (AFP) — Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous...

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Andréa Bambino

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in historic antitrust trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in historic antitrust trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the witness stand on the first day of a historic antitrust trial to defend his company against...

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Brian Witte

Hungary approves bans on LGBTQ+ public events, recognizes two sexes only

Hungary approves bans on LGBTQ+ public events, recognizes two sexes only

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by...

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Justin Spike

Fearful Syria’s Alawites still face attacks a month after wave of deadly violence

Fearful Syria’s Alawites still face attacks a month after wave of deadly violence

BEIRUT (AP) — A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still...

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Bassem Mroue

Israeli scientists develop first-ever blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s

Israeli scientists develop first-ever blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s

Israeli researchers say they have developed a blood test that can accurately tell whether someone might be developing Parkinson’s – even before...

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Diana Bletter

Hostage’s parents say Witkoff ‘cried’ at video of him, PM didn’t know he was wounded

Hostage’s parents say Witkoff ‘cried’ at video of him, PM didn’t know he was wounded

The parents of two hostages both said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not fighting for their sons’ release, with one father...

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Jessica Steinberg

Israel tops list of countries with highest self-reported AI skills

Israel tops list of countries with highest self-reported AI skills

Israel tops the list of countries with the highest concentration of AI talent in the world, according to a LinkedIn AI Talent Index that tracks...

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Sharon Wrobel

Jordan says it foiled Muslim Brotherhood plot to attack kingdom with rockets, drones

Jordan says it foiled Muslim Brotherhood plot to attack kingdom with rockets, drones

Jordan said Tuesday that it had arrested 16 people linked to the Muslim Brotherhood who were trained and financed in Lebanon and had plotted...

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Agencies

Harvey Weinstein’s retrial for sex crimes begins, after 2020 conviction overturned

Harvey Weinstein’s retrial for sex crimes begins, after 2020 conviction overturned

NEW YORK (AFP) — Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sex assault charges began Tuesday, forcing survivors who helped...

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Gregory Walton

Tens of thousands flock to Western Wall as ex-hostage Eliya Cohen says priestly blessing

Tens of thousands flock to Western Wall as ex-hostage Eliya Cohen says priestly blessing

For Sigalit Cohen, mother of former hostage Eliya Cohen, attending the Birkat Cohanim (Priestly Blessing) ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem...

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Rossella Tercatin

Security discussion nixed after Smotrich refuses to attend alongside Shin Bet chief

Security discussion nixed after Smotrich refuses to attend alongside Shin Bet chief

Tuesday’s security cabinet meeting was canceled after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he would not attend if Shin Bet chief Ronen...

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Toi Staff

Leading US Jewish groups denounce Trump administration’s campus crackdown

Leading US Jewish groups denounce Trump administration’s campus crackdown

NEW YORK — Ten US Jewish groups, including representatives from the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements, on Tuesday denounced the...

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Luke Tress

With Hamas delegation in Cairo, Israel awaits response to latest hostage deal proposal

With Hamas delegation in Cairo, Israel awaits response to latest hostage deal proposal

Hamas is willing to release a greater number of hostages under a new truce proposal than it had previously agreed to, with the US reportedly...

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