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Herzog, opposition pan defiant Ohana for excluding top judge and AG from Trump speech

Knesset speaker retorts: ‘Those who trample the Knesset and its decisions cannot expect an invitation of honor from it’; Lapid urges...

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Marking jubilee, settlers lay down uncompromising vision for region’s future

Marking jubilee, settlers lay down uncompromising vision for region’s future

Revelers and politicians celebrate 50 years since the march to Sebastia, call for annexation of the West Bank and firmly reject the realization of...

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Greta Thunberg has not met lawyer since being processed by immigration authorities

Greta Thunberg has not met lawyer since being processed by immigration authorities

Flotilla activists lawyers say prominent activist refused immediate deportation; legal group says Ben Gvir endorsing ‘inhumane treatment,...

05.10.2025 20

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Thunberg said complaining about bedbugs in Israeli prison; flotilla activists allegedly beaten

Thunberg said complaining about bedbugs in Israeli prison; flotilla activists allegedly beaten

Swedish campaigner reportedly singled out by guards, made to kiss the Israeli flag and suffering from dehydration; rights group says activists...

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Ben Gvir threatens to bolt government if Hamas ‘continues to exist’ after hostages freed

Ben Gvir threatens to bolt government if Hamas ‘continues to exist’ after hostages freed

Smotrich pans Netanyahu for halting Gaza City offensive, says move ‘a sure recipe’ for Hamas stalling, but doesn’t threaten to quit;...

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Dutch court orders government to reconsider its halt in supply of F-35 parts to Israel

Dutch court orders government to reconsider its halt in supply of F-35 parts to Israel

Netherlands’ Supreme Court says district judges overstepped when they banned shipments over risk of international law violations in Gaza;...

03.10.2025 40

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Right-wing activists set up sukkahs on border, seek to spend festival at Gaza settlement ruins

Right-wing activists set up sukkahs on border, seek to spend festival at Gaza settlement ruins

Far-right MK backs Nachala group’s camp 1 km from Gaza border, slams ‘dangerous Trump plan’ and calls for ‘immediate Jewish...

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High Court declines to intervene, enabling David Zini to become Shin Bet chief on Sunday

High Court declines to intervene, enabling David Zini to become Shin Bet chief on Sunday

Watchdog groups petitioned against government’s approval of candidacy, arguing Netanyahu has a conflict of interest due to Shin Bet probes into...

03.10.2025 30

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Bedlam in Knesset, as coalition MKs accuse AG of lying, ‘betraying’ Israel’s values

Bedlam in Knesset, as coalition MKs accuse AG of lying, ‘betraying’ Israel’s values

Committee chair MK Rothman blasts Baharav-Miara for failing to answer questions, insinuates conduct politically motivated; he’s ‘taking...

30.09.2025 10

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Police officer questioned for alleged involvement in May Golan corruption case

Police officer questioned for alleged involvement in May Golan corruption case

Officer said to be relative of key suspect in alleged financial crimes surrounding social equality minister, whose top aide is reportedly to be...

29.09.2025 40

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Palestinian charged with attempted murder with terror motive for Kibbutz Tzuba stabbing

Palestinian charged with attempted murder with terror motive for Kibbutz Tzuba stabbing

Indictment alleges East Jerusalem resident Muhammed Hassan attacked diners at hotel ‘because they were Jews,’ and that he said he hoped to...

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Ben Gvir aide, prisons chief grilled in probe of alleged police corruption

Ben Gvir aide, prisons chief grilled in probe of alleged police corruption

Internal affairs investigators obtain conditional arrest warrant against Chanamel Dorfman after he refuses to respond to summons for questioning. Ben...

28.09.2025 10

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7 Arab men jailed for 12-14 years for role in death of Jewish man in 2021 Lod riots

7 Arab men jailed for 12-14 years for role in death of Jewish man in 2021 Lod riots

Family of Yigal Yehoshua, who died after being hit in the head by a brick when a mob stoned his car, will ask state prosecutor to seek a harsher...

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Egyptian activist imprisoned for 12 years reunites with family after pardon from Sissi

Egyptian activist imprisoned for 12 years reunites with family after pardon from Sissi

Mother of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a pro-democracy campaigner with UK citizenship, says joy over his return ‘is wrapped by a layer of sadness because...

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A new Gaza flotilla is on its way; does Israel have the legal right to intercept it?

A new Gaza flotilla is on its way; does Israel have the legal right to intercept it?

Activists for Gaza claim Israel’s blockade is illegal and Israel must not block its aid boats. But that’s precisely what Israel intends to...

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Gaza genocide claims are based on skewed facts, sometimes deliberately, says study author

Prof. Danny Orbach and his colleagues say the amount of aid being let into the Strip has been miscalculated, Israel’s motivations misattributed,...

22.09.2025 30

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Attorney general asks High Court to reject government’s terms for process to fire her

Baharav-Miara tells court agreeing to skip some legal requirements, as sought, would ’empty of content the only structural guarantee of...

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Court extends ban on key Qatargate suspect from returning to Prime Minister’s Office

Overturning lower court, judge says that since Urich maintains he did nothing wrong, likelihood of him repeating conduct is high and could cause...

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Attorney general scolds government for threats to flout High Court rulings

At retirement ceremony for Supreme Court justice Elron, court president Amit chides justice minister for failing to appoint new judges to fill empty...

18.09.2025 40

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Striking out: Legality of Israel’s strike against Hamas in Doha called into question

Doctrine of ‘unwilling and unable’ allows states to strike in non-hostile countries, but Doha has insisted Israel knew about and even...

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Court rejects police request to extend restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

Judge says police did not provide justification for banning Urich from working in the PM’s office, but delays implementation of ruling by three...

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Hamas government docs detail terror group’s use of Gaza hospitals, medical facilities

Documents from Hamas Ministry of Interior and National Security from 2020 illustrate how the terror group’s leaders take refuge in hospitals...

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Zamir ignored top IDF lawyer’s warning that Gaza City evacuation may be illegal – report

Report claims military planned to relocate displaced Gazans to parts of humanitarian zone that are already full; army rejects ‘baseless’...

11.09.2025 10

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Police ask to bar Qatargate suspect Urich from PM’s Office for another 60 days

Investigator tells Rishon Lezion court there are grounds to believe adviser’s presence would constitute a threat to national security

10.09.2025 10

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Ex-FM Eli Cohen grilled by cops over diplomatic passports for Likud mayors, PM’s son

Now-energy minister denies impropriety; watchdog says politician’s questioning shows investigation was well-founded, calls for the travel papers...

10.09.2025 10

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AG: Ben Gvir damaging ‘professional, politically neutral’ character of police

Baharav-Miara tells High Court no way to prevent ‘political interventions’ by police minister, indicating she won’t defend him...

09.09.2025 10

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High Court rules state not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food, in slap to Ben Gvir

Court says providing adequate nutrition to prisoners is ‘the A, B, C of the rule of law,’ and rations cannot be used as a form of...

08.09.2025 50

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‘God’s influencer’: Pope Leo proclaims first millennial saint at Vatican

Carlo Acutis, who died at 15, canonized for documenting miracles and other elements of Catholicism online; Vatican criticized for overlooking...

07.09.2025 30

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Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report

Ma’ale Adumim mayor insists time is ripe for annexing West Bank, but says he’s unaware of intention to ink a deal with the PM on plan for...

07.09.2025 20

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Another 47 people charged with backing banned Palestine Action group, say UK police

Defendants to appear in court late October and face half a year in prison, as total number of activists accused of backing banned anti-Israel group...

02.09.2025 10

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High Court unanimously urges government to revoke attorney general’s dismissal

Justices cancel Wednesday hearing on petitions against Baharav-Miara’s ouster; justice minister threatens not to abide by a court ruling...

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New kindergarten established at West Bank outpost evacuated under 2005 disengagement

Education Minister Kisch and Finance Minister Smotrich say development in Homesh ‘strengthens Israeli sovereignty’ over West Bank

02.09.2025 10

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AG tells Ben Gvir he’s overstepping boundaries with planned crackdown on protests

Baharav-Miara says police minister skirting deal on limits to his power; far-right minister pushes back, says AG has 24 hours to respond before new...

01.09.2025 30

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Can the US legally ban Mahmoud Abbas and the PA from the UN General Assembly?

Accused of violating the UN Headquarters Agreement, US says it can do so to protect national security; there is a precedent for entry ban, but no...

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E1 settlement project widely condemned, but is it fatal to two-state solution idea?

Critics of the E1 plan say it cuts the West Bank in two, and cuts the territory off from East Jerusalem, but some argue these obstacles can be...

26.08.2025 10

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Israel is planning to conquer Gaza City – what legal obligations will that incur?

Displacing the estimated one million residents of Gaza City will heighten Israel’s responsibility to ensure a humanitarian catastrophe is...

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Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight

Minister fetes ‘historic’ approval of controversial construction scheme in West Bank’s E1 area, upending a decades-long freeze

20.08.2025 30

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Accepting police’s appeal, court extends restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

District court appears to criticize lower court judge as it overturns decision to end conditions barring senior Netanyahu aide from meeting other...

20.08.2025 10

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Likud MK calls court guard ‘Judenrat’ after being ejected from Qatargate hearing

Security guard has reportedly served 280 days in IDF reserve duty in current war, is grandson of Holocaust survivor; Levin calls comments ‘a...

19.08.2025 20

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Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestinian group

Donation pledge to UK’s Palestine Action is latest in series of anti-Israel moves by writer of ‘Normal People’; UK spokesperson:...

19.08.2025 10

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Settlers establish new mobile homes in Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron

Civil Administration says caravans established inside area under Israeli military control but without authorization; city’s Jewish community...

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How the movement to resettle Gaza entered the mainstream in the wake of October 7

Two decades after Disengagement, settler activists see a rare opening to make the Strip Jewish and are working relentlessly to corral political and...

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High Court freezes AG’s ouster until further notice, decries minister’s call to defy ruling

Judge Noam Sohlberg issues interim order a week after coalition voted to fire Baharav-Miara; tells Minister Shlomo Karhi that government is...

11.08.2025 40

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Extremist settler acquitted of terror charges after difficulties with eyewitness testimony

Central District Court finds there was no question four Arab-Israeli women were severely assaulted and injured by Jewish mob, criticizes police over...

08.08.2025 20

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High Court to hear petitions on AG’s firing on Sept. 3 before nine-judge panel

Expanded panel consists of the nine most senior justices available — six conservatives and three liberals

07.08.2025 20

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AG invited to security cabinet meeting on Gaza despite gov’t vote to fire her

Justice Minister Levin is pushing to boycott Baharav-Miara though potential decision to occupy Strip would require high-level legal oversight

06.08.2025 10

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Legal right or government caprice: Was the decision to fire the attorney general lawful?

Government says it’s entitled to modify the dismissal process in order to axe an AG who repeatedly stymied its policies, but critics argue this...

06.08.2025 40

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Communications minister tells staff to ignore AG’s orders, contravening High Court

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv warns Israel ‘a step away from constitutional crisis,’ as opposition lawmakers condemn order from Shlomo Karhi,...

06.08.2025 50

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‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children

Images of a skeletal Palestinian boy prompted criticism when details of a background disease emerged, but Israeli pediatricians say no Israeli patient...

05.08.2025 10

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US Speaker Johnson makes landmark visit to West Bank settlement of Ariel

Johnson is now highest ranking US official ever to visit a settlement; while in Ariel, he reportedly says ‘the mountains of Judea and Samaria...

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