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Lazar Berman

The Times of Israel

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For now, victory is still within reach: 10 truths about the Gaza war, 20 months in

Israeli troops are again maneuvering inside Gaza, hoping this will be the knockout blow; but Hamas is still fighting and doesn’t seem desperate for...

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Macron: Steps against Israel over Gaza war to be decided in ‘next couple of days’

French president promotes recognition of Palestinian statehood as German FM says move would send ‘wrong signal,’ vows to keep sending arms to...

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Spain reneges on $325m purchase of anti-tank missiles from Israel’s Rafael

Withdrawal from deal to buy 168 launchers and 1,680 missiles, signed days before the Oct. 7 attack, comes as Madrid calls for sanctions and arms...

tuesday 30

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Israel punches back at UN chief for demanding probe into Gaza aid site shooting

After Antonio Guterres calls for investigation of alleged deaths and injuries at new aid center, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman calls his failure...

tuesday 50

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Trump insists no enrichment in Iran deal after US said to offer limited nuke activity

Proposal detailed by Axios and confirmed to AP would allow Tehran to enrich uranium to 3% if it shuts down underground facilities for period,...

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Senior Israeli official: Hamas ‘must understand it has to accept the Witkoff outline’

Official says Israel ‘prepared for negotiations when Hamas comes to terms with reality’; IDF chief tells families of slain hostages that return of...

01.06.2025 30

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Opening of Israel’s new Chisinau embassy already showing results, says Moldova’s FM

Speaking to The Times of Israel in Jerusalem, Mihai Popsoi calls for deeper defense, agricultural, tourism ties; country’s ascension to the EU...

01.06.2025 50

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Netanyahu to undergo ‘routine medical exam’; Levin fills in as acting PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a successful routine colonoscopy on Friday morning at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, his office...

31.05.2025 70

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Report: Saudi, Qatari, UAE leaders told Trump they oppose strike on Iran

CNN says US and Iran closing in on interim deal that may be inked as soon as next round of talks; potential international consortium of Mideast...

29.05.2025 10

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New US deal outline would see 10 live hostages freed, 60-day truce, option to resume war

Right-wing ministers, hawkish hostage families come out against proposed deal, saying Hamas is ‘on its knees’ and IDF must drive terror group to...

29.05.2025 30

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Netanyahu sets implementation of Trump’s Gaza relocation plan as new condition for ending war

At rare press conference, PM insists Qatari funds sent to Hamas at Israel’s request did not enable Oct. 7, seems to downplay terror...

22.05.2025 50

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Iran sentences three to death over deadly attacks on Shiite shrine

Verdicts address two ISIS-linked shootings in 2022 and 2023 that killed 15 at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz

18.05.2025 40

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Eager for political wins, Trump was never going to wait around for Israel

The US president is plowing ahead while Jerusalem finds itself surprised again and again; but Israel can still advance its core interests if it makes...

18.05.2025 40

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Israel warns travelers to Eurovision to avoid protests, not show Jewish, Israeli symbols

With anti-Israel rallies expected in Basel, Switzerland during contest next week and security high, Israelis warned to ‘stay away from these centers...

09.05.2025 10

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Source says fate of 2 foreign hostages, 1 Israeli unknown as families demand clarity

As intensified Gaza campaign aims to secure deal, Israeli official says no sign of life from the three since early in the war, after PM announced...

08.05.2025 10

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Witkoff said expected to brief UN Security Council on new US-Israeli Gaza aid plans

Foreign diplomat believes Trump’s ‘very big’ announcement will deal with new aid mechanism; Reuters says Israel, US discussing American...

08.05.2025 10

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Trump ditched Israel with surprise Houthi truce. That doesn’t bode well on Iran

Days after Yemeni group caused untold economic damage by hitting Ben Gurion Airport, the US president blindsided his allies; this has no doubt...

08.05.2025 60

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Netanyahu says 21 hostages are definitely alive, but there is ‘doubt’ about 3 others

PM’s remarks come after comments by wife Sara as well as Trump contradicted official Israeli estimate of 24 living captives remaining in Gaza

08.05.2025 10

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Netanyahu thanks Putin for helping secure release of Russian-Israeli hostages

Phone conversation marks annual celebration of Nazi defeat, with leaders emphasizing Soviet role in World War II victory

07.05.2025 30

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Against core principles, Israel is leaning on reservists to fight its endless war

From the country’s early days, leaders recognized that conflicts had to be short. The government is expanding the fight in Gaza and the north, while...

06.05.2025 60

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Netanyahu privately voicing frustration with Trump’s Mideast policies — report

US president says the right things on Iran and Syria but this is reflected in his actions, PM reportedly complains; premier’s office doesn’t deny...

05.05.2025 50

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Netanyahu postpones Azerbaijan visit scheduled for coming week

PM’s office cites ‘developments’ in Gaza as reason for postponement though report says the real reason is Turkish overflight refusal

04.05.2025 10

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In raw speech, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tells foreign envoys they can get hostages freed

As president and FM listen, mother of slain captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin reveals new details of his captivity and murder, says he was found with his...

02.05.2025 70

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Warning against societal fissures, Herzog praises Shin Bet’s Bar for bowing out

Speaking to The Times of Israel as Israel marks its 77th anniversary, president says hostages must be priority and Haredim should serve, but stresses...

01.05.2025 30

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US judge orders release of Palestinian student activist set for deportation

Lawyers of Mohsen Mahdawi say government can appeal release of West Bank-born Columbia student, who is associated with pro-Hamas groups but has...

30.04.2025 20

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Israel scrambles for international aid as wildfires rage near Jerusalem

Sa’ar contacts over a dozen countries as flames threaten communities in one of the country’s worst blazes on record; 3 ‘Superscooper’ planes...

30.04.2025 30

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Israel carries out ‘warning strike’ in Syria in defense of Druze minority

Syria denies Jerusalem’s claim that strike foiled planned attack on civilians; IDF chief orders further strikes if violence against minority...

30.04.2025 30

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As Israelis mark Memorial Day, PM honors troops who ‘broke the grip of our enemies’

Netanyahu heckled by protesters at Mount Herzl who urge him to free the hostages and to resign; key torch-lighting ceremony marking transition to...

30.04.2025 50

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Egypt’s Nasser said he had ‘no interest’ in Palestinian cause, recording reveals

Audio released by Nasser’s son of 1970 conversation with Libya’s Gaddafi said to raise questions among president’s critics over his publicly...

29.04.2025 30

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Sara Netanyahu says fewer than 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza

Hostages’ families demand to know whether there’s new info after PM’s wife says figure cited by Netanyahu is too high, at a meeting in which he...

29.04.2025 20

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Israeli official: Reports of breakthrough in hostage-ceasefire talks ‘inaccurate’

Hamas official also denies progress in Cairo, after report said negotiators reached tentative agreement on release of hostages in May, opening of...

29.04.2025 20

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Dermer predicts war will be over in a year, regional peace deals will follow

Strategic affairs minister says victory in seven-front conflict is key to future agreements, recalls he had to tell Trump in November that not all...

29.04.2025 30

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Official: Israel won’t accept 5-year Gaza truce, Qatar isn’t helping hostage talks

‘No chance’ Israel will agree to deal that allows Hamas to ‘rearm, recover,’ official says; Qatari PM says blockade on Gaza is ‘stain’ on...

28.04.2025 40

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Trump says Iran talks going ‘very well,’ as PM warns bad deal ‘is worse than no deal’

Netanyahu calls to model Iran deal on 2003 Libya agreement, says only deal Israel could ‘live with’ is one that would ‘dismantle’ entire...

28.04.2025 40

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Netanyahu eulogizes Pope Francis after days of silence, amid tensions over Gaza stance

In terse message, PM says Israel ‘expresses its deepest condolences’ to Catholics worldwide, after Jerusalem’s muted response to pontiff’s...

25.04.2025 20

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Mossad head travels to Doha for meeting with Qatari PM on hostage deal efforts

Trip signals David Barnea’s return to ceasefire talks after he was replaced as top negotiator by PM confidant Dermer, who hasn’t secured release...

25.04.2025 30

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Bank of Israel rejects Sa’ar’s request to cancel NIS 200 bill as blow against Hamas

Foreign minister argues the move would ‘dramatically harm Hamas’s economic capacity,’ but bank says there’s no ‘well-founded professional...

24.04.2025 10

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‘It’s a second Holocaust’: Survivor pleads for return of his hostage grandson

Michael Kupershtein, whose grandson Bar Kupershtein was kidnapped from the Nova festival, will march in Auschwitz as he waits desperately for Bar...

23.04.2025 8

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Rubio says Iran can have civilian nuclear program if it gives up enrichment

Secretary of State says US looking to avoid war, but will do whatever necessary to stop Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons; satellite images show...

23.04.2025 8

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Foreign Ministry deletes X post expressing sorrow over pope’s death

Senior ministry official claims statement went up ‘accidentally’ after report says Israeli diplomatic missions were ordered to take down...

23.04.2025 30

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Hamas delegation heads to Cairo as Egypt takes mediation lead in hostage talks

Qatari newspaper echoes reporting by BBC and Times of Israel on new proposal for long-term ceasefire, with efforts to finalize deal before Trump...

23.04.2025 40

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At least 24 killed in massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir

22.04.2025 8

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Pope Francis cared deeply about Holy Land, Jews, but left ‘sour taste’ after Oct. 7

22.04.2025 7

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Latin patriarch of Jerusalem among candidates to replace Pope Francis

22.04.2025 10

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Presenting credentials to Herzog, new US ambassador says Iran seeks to destroy Israel

Amid renewed nuclear talks, Mike Huckabee says ‘Israel is the appetizer and the US is the entree’ for Tehran; FM tells him Jerusalem...

21.04.2025 10

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

Both sides say a good start was made in Oman, where it is unlikely that Steve Witkoff was pushing for full dismantlement of Tehran’s nuclear...

15.04.2025 60

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Hostage talks said to have lost ‘momentum’ since Dermer took over negotiating team

Israeli source says Netanyahu confidant doesn’t believe all hostages can be released, is instead focusing on one more major release of living captives

12.04.2025 30

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Report: US envoy held direct talks with Hamas to try to give Trump win before speech

Adam Boehler sat with terror leaders three times in attempt to free Edan Alexander before State of the Union address, NY Times says, but Hamas refused...

11.04.2025 60

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Macron says France could recognize a Palestinian state in June

French president says move may come at UN conference co-hosted with Saudi Arabia; FM Sa’ar warns it would be ‘reward for terror’

10.04.2025 90

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Netanyahu’s office says High Court ruling on Bar ‘puzzling,’ amid calls to ignore it

Statement does not clarify whether PM will comply with court’s order that Shin Bet chief remain in his post for now, as ministers condemn ruling as...

09.04.2025 30

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