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Lazar Berman

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Following France and UK, Canada says it will recognize Palestinian state in September

Carney says step ‘predicated on the PA’s commitment to much-needed reforms,’ including elections and a demilitarized state; Israel decries...

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Official: Israeli envoy to UAE ‘crossed a huge red line’ in Abu Dhabi bar

Official: Israeli envoy to UAE ‘crossed a huge red line’ in Abu Dhabi bar

Source says Netanyahu ally Yossi Shelley offended hosts with his behavior toward women; reports say he fumed at guards, violated protocol

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UK to recognize Palestinian state in Sept. unless Israel ends Gaza war, commits to peace

UK to recognize Palestinian state in Sept. unless Israel ends Gaza war, commits to peace

Starmer says Britain could hold off on move if Israel clarifies it won’t annex West Bank, take steps toward two-state solution; Jerusalem...

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PM says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza

PM says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza

Defense official says talks ‘frozen,’ confirms Israel considering annexation as tool to pressure Hamas; alarmed by conditions in Strip,...

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PM says Israel will ensure lots of Gaza aid; ministers said to mull occupation, annexation

PM says Israel will ensure lots of Gaza aid; ministers said to mull occupation, annexation

Netanyahu suggests images of starving Palestinians ‘staged’ by Hamas; cabinet said to weigh ‘siege,’ full occupation,...

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‘You can’t fake that’: Trump sees ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, says Israel must do more

‘You can’t fake that’: Trump sees ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, says Israel must do more

US president vows new ‘food centers’ in Strip, as UK’s Starmer calls situation ‘intolerable’; PMO official says Israeli...

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Once again, Israel tried to restrict Gaza aid. Once again, it failed miserably

Once again, Israel tried to restrict Gaza aid. Once again, it failed miserably

The Netanyahu government’s spectacular reversal points to an ongoing lack of a coherent strategy, and raises serious questions about...

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Top Netanyahu adviser expected to meet Syrian foreign minister in Paris

Top Netanyahu adviser expected to meet Syrian foreign minister in Paris

Dermer, former al-Qaeda fighter Asaad al-Shaibani set to be joined by US special envoy to hammer out security deal in southern Syria after deadly...

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Israel, US recall negotiators from Doha after ‘selfish’ Hamas response to truce offer

Israel, US recall negotiators from Doha after ‘selfish’ Hamas response to truce offer

US envoy Witkoff says terror group ‘doesn’t appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith,’ though senior Israeli official denies...

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Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza proposal; officials warn hostage deal not imminent

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza proposal; officials warn hostage deal not imminent

One source tells ToI latest offer in Doha is ‘workable,’ but two senior officials quoted elsewhere argue Hamas is actually...

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In Kyiv, Sa’ar announces Israel-Ukraine strategic dialogue on Iranian threat

In Kyiv, Sa’ar announces Israel-Ukraine strategic dialogue on Iranian threat

FM touts ‘special bond’ between Israel and Ukraine, meets soldier who lost family in Iranian strike on Bat Yam, in most senior visit by an...

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Gaza war must end, says top Catholic official in Israel after visiting damaged church

Gaza war must end, says top Catholic official in Israel after visiting damaged church

At joint press conference with Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III, Cardinal Pizzaballa says situation ‘morally unacceptable and...

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US, Israel resolve issue of visas for visiting Christians, after row went public

US, Israel resolve issue of visas for visiting Christians, after row went public

US Ambassador Huckabee says Israel will ‘completely restore the long-standing process’; last week, he threatened to declare Israel no...

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Causing strategic, moral harm, Netanyahu lets others dictate Israel’s ties with Christians

Causing strategic, moral harm, Netanyahu lets others dictate Israel’s ties with Christians

Last week underscored how little control the PM, a longtime friend of evangelicals, exerts over key relationship, as extremists undermine support...

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Pro-Israel senator demands penalty for settlers who imperiled West Bank church ruins

Pro-Israel senator demands penalty for settlers who imperiled West Bank church ruins

South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, an ‘unapologetic’ Israel supporter, says he’s ‘incredibly upset’ about fire next to 5th-century...

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PM ill with food poisoning; next trial testimony set for Sept. as week’s hearings nixed

PM ill with food poisoning; next trial testimony set for Sept. as week’s hearings nixed

After Netanyahu misses weekly cabinet meeting, his office says he’ll work from home for 3 days; due to summer recess, court can only hold next...

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‘He bombs everything all the time’: US said fuming at ‘madman’ Netanyahu after Syria strikes

‘He bombs everything all the time’: US said fuming at ‘madman’ Netanyahu after Syria strikes

White House reportedly views actions as harming Trump peace efforts, calls PM ‘child who just won’t behave’; Jerusalem tried explaining...

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Israel says it’s allowing Syrian forces to enter Sweida for 48 hours amid renewed clashes

Violence between Druze and Bedouin has renewed in the southern Syrian province despite Thursday’s announced ceasefire; Israel sending humanitarian...

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Huckabee threatens to declare Israel not welcoming Christians, as visa row blows open

US envoy pens scathing letter to interior minister, accusing Israel of blocking Christian groups from entering Israel and threatening reciprocal steps...

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Under pressure from Trump, Netanyahu says he ‘regrets’ mistaken shelling of Gaza church

IDF says shrapnel from a tank shell fired in the area mistakenly hit the church, reiterates that IDF does not target religious buildings

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Netanyahu vows no Syrian forces south of Damascus, as Bedouins, Druze fight despite truce

Bedouin commander says ceasefire only applies to Damascus government, declares offensive with aim to free Bedouins held by Druze, after regime’s...

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Two killed in strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church; Israel conveys ‘deep sorrow’

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says several hurt at Holy Family Church including parish priest; Pope Leo expresses sadness; Italy condemns...

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With the forecast on a Syria deal now dim, Israel must be clear on what it wants

As Netanyahu visited DC last week, hopes were high for a truce with Damascus. With the Sweida fighting and the IDF’s strikes, suspicions have risen...

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Netanyahu says he’s ‘confident’ hostage deal can be reached, Iran in ‘deep trouble’

In US interview, prime minister says he would accept ‘exceptional deal’ with Tehran that stops its uranium enrichment, missile program, and terror...

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In US, Iran strikes’ afterglow buys Netanyahu time to carry on ineffective Gaza war

PM’s third White House visit ends without a truce with Hamas, and without pressure from Trump; but polls within Israel show the public is fed up...

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Netanyahu says hoping hostage deal will be finalized ‘in a few days’

In Newsmax interview, premier says Israel will use 60-day Gaza ceasefire ‘to try to negotiate an end to this,’ pledges to both ‘defeat these...

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Heading to DC, Netanyahu seeks Gaza deal ‘on our terms,’ vows Hamas will be destroyed

At meeting Monday, Trump reportedly wants to finalize framework for ending the war; PM insists that when that happens, ‘Hamas will not be there’;...

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Like previous US trips, Netanyahu’s White House visit may not be smooth sailing

Coming off successful cooperation in Iran, PM and Trump could freeze Tehran out and lock achievements in. Yet their interests don’t overlap...

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Cabinet approves plan to let more aid into northern Gaza over hardliner protests

Smotrich joins Ben Gvir in opposing expansion of UN-backed distribution, accuses IDF chief of failing to keep supplies out of Hamas’s hands, PM of...

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Israel sends team to Qatar for hostage talks, but says Hamas’ demands ‘unacceptable’

Hostage families demand comprehensive deal, comparing partial deals that leave some behind to ‘selection’ at Nazi death camps; PM prepares to meet...

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Report: 5 IDF bases were struck by ballistic missiles during Israel-Iran war

Satellite data said to reveal strikes on a number of bases, including an intelligence base and an airbase; number of successful interceptions...

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Israel inflicted ‘significant damage’ on Iran during 12-day war, Mossad chief says

David Barnea says Israel must keep up operations against Tehran; Iranian FM says Islamic Republic still committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty as it...

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is answer to ‘broken aid system,’ says group’s head

Rev. Johnnie Moore, executive chairman of controversial new GHF, tells The Times of Israel that safety and order will improve, blames Hamas for...

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Israel says Hezbollah must disarm before any Lebanon peace talks can advance

Official says Jerusalem pleased with Lebanese effort to disarm terror group, but ‘it will be very hard’; Beirut says it needs US guarantees Israel...

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Israel in ‘advanced talks’ for deal to end hostilities with Syria, says senior official

Pact would fall short of full peace, with Syrian officials said to prefer limited deal; FM Sa’ar stresses Golan Heights will remain Israeli even if...

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PM: Iran war opened broad regional possibilities, ‘first we need to free the hostages’

Top-level cabinet meeting held amid US pressure on Israel to reach a Gaza deal, alongside plans to expand Abraham Accords to Saudi Arabia, Syria;...

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Trump: Iran’s nuclear program is over, bombs penetrated Fordo ‘like it was butter’

US president says more countries will normalize relations with Israel, Iran was chief obstacle to doing so

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Jordan refuses to play Israeli under-19 basketball team in World Cup

Hours before scheduled start of game, Jordanians announce boycott due to Gaza war; Israelis to get technical victory, adding to win over host...

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With stunning campaign in Iran over for now, Israel turns back to Gaza slog

The IDF ran circles around Hezbollah, and inflicted serious damage on a powerful Iran 1,000 miles away, so why is it struggling to wrap up the...

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Netanyahu, Trump said working on plan to end Gaza war and expand Abraham Accords

One report claims deal is imminent, despite mediators saying no progress made in Cairo talks; PM said hoping to receive pardon in criminal graft trial...

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Netanyahu: Win over Iran created opportunity to expand peace deals that must be seized

Comments follow report on plan to end Gaza war within two weeks, expand Abraham Accords; Smotrich rejects normalization in exchange for path to...

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Syrian migrant accused of Germany stabbing was Islamic State member, say prosecutors

Mahmoud M., 35, was allegedly a Raqqa-area operative for the terror group until 2016; authorities say he stabbed four people outside Bar in...

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Trump says US will meet with Iran next week, asserts nuke deal ‘no longer necessary’

‘We may sign an agreement, I don’t know,’ Trump tells NATO conference, claiming US and Israel destroyed Iran’s nuclear program and ‘I...

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Qatar, US tout ‘momentum’ in Gaza truce-hostage talks as result of Iran ceasefire

Trump cites American attack on Iran as reason for ‘great progress’ in negotiations, which have stalled since late May, as Doha says...

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Trump says Israel sent agents into Iran’s Fordo nuclear site, saw ‘total obliteration’

President says US will strike again if Iran tries to revive enrichment, but is sure that won’t be necessary; hails ceasefire and reports...

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Shadowy jihadist group claims Damascus church attack, as government blames ISIS

Saraya Ansar al-Sunna — possibly an offshoot of Syrian president’s old rebel group HTS — says it ‘blew up the Saint Elias church,’ killing...

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Netanyahu claims ‘historic victory,’ says ‘we sent Iran’s nuclear program down the drain’

After US rebuke over strikes, PM says ‘Israel has never had a friend like President Trump,’ vows to ‘act with same determination’ if Tehran...

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After bizarre end to promising campaign, Israel will face Iran nuclear question again

Riding high after US strikes on Iran, Netanyahu suddenly found himself the target of Trump’s ire and no longer in control of war; Tehran’s program...

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In foul-mouthed tirade, Trump savages Israel for striking Iran, says it violated ceasefire

US president fumes that Jerusalem shouldn’t have ‘unloaded’ on Tehran after truce announcement or responded to missile attacks; says...

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Tehran will restore its nuclear program, Iranian atomic chief vows

Mohammad Eslami says Iran prepped in advance for damage to nuclear sites; IAEA chief welcomes uncertain truce, urges Tehran to pursue diplomatic...

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