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Nava Freiberg

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As Harvard funding fight heads to court, Trump bashes university as ‘antisemitic’

After signing executive order targeting higher education, US president accuses Ivy League college of admitting students ‘from all over the World...

24.04.2025 7

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Nava Freiberg

Ahmed al-Sharaa said to seek peace with Israel, eyes Syrian entry to Abraham Accords

In desperate push for removal of US sanctions, Islamist leader tells American lawmaker Syria wants to normalize ties with Jerusalem ‘under the...

24.04.2025 8

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Nava Freiberg

Trump blocked Israeli-proposed joint attack on Iran to pursue nuclear deal — report

NYT: Jerusalem sought US okay for week of strikes on regime’s nuclear facilities next month, but White House rifts spurred pivot to diplomacy...

17.04.2025 40

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Putin meets ex-hostages at Kremlin, calls to thank Hamas leaders for their release

Russian leader tells Sasha Troufanov, his mother and partner of ‘need to express words of gratitude’ to political heads of terror group...

17.04.2025 40

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Activists file arrest warrant for Sa’ar during his London visit

Two NGOs seek warrant against FM over military action at Gaza Strip hospital in 2024 and detention of its director; Jerusalem says top diplomat will...

17.04.2025 20

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ICC demands Hungary explain why it didn’t enforce Netanyahu arrest warrant

International Criminal Court cites Rome Statute authorizing proceedings against noncooperative party states; Budapest said during PM’s visit...

17.04.2025 20

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PM holds meeting on hostage talks as Hamas reviews Israeli proposal, rejects disarmament

Premier’s office says Netanyahu ordered ‘continuation of measures to advance the release of hostages’; senior Hamas member tells AFP...

17.04.2025 40

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Lebanese president speaks of plans to disarm Hezbollah

Joseph Aoun says all weapons will come under state control through dialogue; official in terror group pushes back, says ‘any hand that reaches out...

16.04.2025 20

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Iran said to consider proposing interim nuclear deal in upcoming talks with US

Tehran reportedly believes Trump’s 2-month deadline is too short of a time to reach a comprehensive agreement, but proposal will likely be viewed...

11.04.2025 20

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Netanyahu slams Canadian PM for appearing to back protester’s Gaza ‘genocide’ claim

Mark Carney asserts he did not hear the word ‘genocide’ and was ‘stating a fact in terms of the arms restrictions’ that Canada has imposed on Israel

11.04.2025 30

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Israel confirms talks with Turkey on Syria aimed at preserving ‘security stability’

Jerusalem said to stress any change in deployment of foreign forces on Syrian territory, and in particular the establishment of Turkish bases in...

10.04.2025 10

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Nava Freiberg

Israel and Turkey hold Syria deconfliction talks to avoid military clash

Israeli source confirms talks after airstrikes on Turkish-scouted sites; Netanyahu says Israel seeks no confrontation but will defend itself; US and...

10.04.2025 30

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‘His name is Omri Miran’: PM panned after failing to name Hungarian-Israeli hostage

PM talks to wife of Omri Miran after referring to him as ‘the Hungarian hostage’ on social media; father says premier’s office didn’t respond...

07.04.2025 50

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While Israel aims for land border deal with Lebanon, history weighs heavy

Shaped by colonial ambition, hardened by war and haunted by Hezbollah, Israel’s confounding northern frontier hangs between relentless violence and...

04.04.2025 30

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Security cabinet greenlights separate road for Palestinians in contentious E1 area

Critics decry planned north-south route as a ‘fatal blow’ to local Palestinian communities, as cabinet moves to expand settlement construction...

30.03.2025 9

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Netanyahu interviewing Shin Bet chief candidates amid legal freeze on Bar’s ouster

Despite High Court hold on removing Ronen Bar, PMO presses forward with selection process; Interviewees include former deputies and hostage...

26.03.2025 10

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Court upholds freeze on Shin Bet chief firing, but lets PM interview for replacement

Ruling by Justice Canfy-Steinitz rejects AG’s request that the court prevent the government from actively pursuing a successor for Ronen Bar

26.03.2025 50

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Eli Sharabi tells UN Security Council: Hamas steals your aid while hostages starve

Released captive says Hamas guards laughed as they told him his brother was killed in captivity, describes being abandoned by international...

20.03.2025 8

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Nava Freiberg

Israel returns fifth Lebanese prisoner after border delineation talks

Hezbollah-linked outlet reports that 14 Lebanese detainees still held by Israel, including 7 alleged members of the Iran-backed terror group

13.03.2025 7

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Foreign Ministry opens ‘media war room’ to combat anti-Israel content

Ministry says effort diplomats and students will monitor news to ‘identify false or biased reports’ so spokespeople can then ‘debunk accusations...

12.03.2025 40

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Sa’ar urges global leaders to renounce ‘pure evil’ of Sharaa’s Syria after massacres

Foreign minister says Israel’s warnings over new Islamist rulers were accurate after over 1,000 killed in Alawite enclave; Sharaa dismisses...

10.03.2025 10

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Nava Freiberg

Cabinet okays NIS 4 billion plan to boost country’s Druze, Circassians over 5 years

Community leaders welcome investment, but call it only a ‘first step,’ and express hope it won’t ‘remain on paper’ like previous promises

10.03.2025 50

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Dore Gold, former UN ambassador and Netanyahu confidant, dies at 71

US-born diplomat served as Foreign Ministry director general, adviser to prime ministers, and president of a Jerusalem think tank

03.03.2025 9

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Nava Freiberg

Days after Assad’s fall, Israeli reporter explores Iran’s ‘nerve center’ in Damascus

War reporter Itai Anghel finds piles of classified files, speaks to Syrian soldiers, and meets a Syrian Jew in ‘Uvda’ documentary aired Monday

25.02.2025 10

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