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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:29:34 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the signing of an MOU on artificial intelligence between Israel and Azerbaijan, February 3, 2026. (photo credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)
IDF commandos, intelligence personnel, and Mossad operatives were reportedly deployed to Azerbaijan during Operation Roaring Lion, providing a forward position near Iran's border, sources told CNN.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:21:02 GMT
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(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Reports cited Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, who told reporters that he had heard from Ireland's Justice Ministry that Ben-Gvir and Smotrich had been banned.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:56:06 GMT
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Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University last month. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Eisenkot grows stronger in a solo run, shifting the dynamics and placing pressure on the bloc seeking to oust the PM in the upcoming elections.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:59:33 GMT
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Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
After decades in the agency, and five years at its top, including some of the most crucial in Israel's history, Barnea also has some critical viewpoints which Israel and the world can learn from.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:48:21 GMT
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Sarah Hildering Van Lith. (photo credit: Sarah Hildering Van Lith)
Sarah Hildering van Lith, an Amsterdam-born music industry executive, told the Post that a series of incidents convinced her she could no longer safely remain in the Netherlands.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:51:44 GMT
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Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason sails in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility in an undated picture, published April 29, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT X/ @CENTCOM)
The exchange comes amid heightened tensions over maritime security around Iran.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:51:31 GMT
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‘DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN Jerusalem and Washington are not unusual. Nor are disagreements between Trump and Netanyahu. What is striking is how often these episodes are portrayed as evidence of an impending rupture, only for the relationship to return to its previous equilibrium.
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s latest expletive-laced outburst at Netanyahu generated predictable predictions of rupture. The record suggests otherwise.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:51:43 GMT
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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MKs attend a discussion and vote on the inclusion of MK Gideon Saar as a Minister in the government at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024.  (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Hezbollah gains leverage as US diplomacy links Lebanon to broader Iran deal efforts, limiting Israel’s options.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:37:34 GMT
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New Haven Police Department screenshot of the alleged perpetrator. (photo credit: New Haven Police Department)
The three men were reportedly having a conversation on the sidewalk when a man began shouting at them, calling them "baby killers" and asking if they liked genocide.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:52:42 GMT
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U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman speaks during a press conference on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The congressman stressed that ending direct military assistance would not weaken the alliance but instead redefine it around shared strategic interests.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:26:29 GMT
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US President Donald Trump reacts as he and members of his administration deliver remarks to reporters on the Trump administration
The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation, with no support from Democrats and no provision to ban a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Thu, 28 May 2026 12:23:42 GMT
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MDA CEO Eli Bin (right) at the MDA headquarters  (photo credit: MDA Operational Unit)
For MDA, the underlying assumption is straightforward: emergency medicine is no longer operating at the margins of national preparedness; it has become part of the infrastructure itself.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:48:11 GMT
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Hagit Peer, President Naamat International (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
"My golden advice to women is: don't wait for permission. If you want to do it, do it. Get to the table and sit there, and don't wait for opportunity."
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:56:01 GMT
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Jerusalem Development Auhority  - Tsachi Namir (photo credit: Mark Israel Salem)
His remarks were delivered during a panel titled “Innovation to Impact: Building Israel’s Next Economic Engine,” moderated by Dr. Efraim Chalamish.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:16:12 GMT
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Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Head of the Department for Combating Antisemitism, WZO Former Chairwoman of KKL-JNF (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
“When your enemies tell you they want to hurt you, believe them.”
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:34:40 GMT
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Amb. Gilad Erdan, Global President, Magen David Adom; Former Ambassador of Israel to the UN. (photo credit: Mark Israel Salem)
Speaking at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, the former UN ambassador said any deal that leaves Iran’s regime in place would be dangerous for Israel’s future.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:50:57 GMT
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, World Emunah President, Frieda Ross  (photo credit: OHAD KAB)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Conference, Ross details how women are balancing expanded responsibilities while helping sustain Israel through crisis.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:03:05 GMT
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The knife used in the attempted stabbing attack at a Border Police station on June 5, 2026.  (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON
The man arrived at the entrance to the station around 5:30 a.m., emerged from his car, and charged toward a Border Police officer with a knife in his hand. 
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:32:03 GMT
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sraeli security forces inspect the scene where a car exploded on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, June 4, 2026. (photo credit: YEHOSHUA YOSEF/FLASH90)
Cohen, a former police officer, was killed by an explosive device weighing about half a kilogram, which detonated while she was driving on Highway 20 in the middle of rush hour traffic.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:07:09 GMT
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Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Former senior Mossad official Ilan Rom says Barnea’s leadership expanded the agency’s capabilities, allowing dozens of operations at once and boosting Israel’s regional influence.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:04:00 GMT
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Slovenian flag; illustrative. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
Sa’ar added that he has already instructed Foreign Ministry Director-General Eden Bar Tal to begin the process of establishing the new embassy and the selection process for an ambassador. 
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:28:20 GMT
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Terrorists from Hamas
Lawmakers who sponsored the bill likened it to the Eichmann trials in 1961, which broadcast live and recorded testimonies of Holocaust survivors throughout the world before the execution.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:29:55 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to then-defense minister Ehud Barak during a session at the Knesset in 2009. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
The Netanyahu years, an epoch of political decay that began 30 years ago last week, will hopefully reach its long-overdue end next fall.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:30:41 GMT
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An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
As drone warfare evolves, Israel confronts a familiar conflict with new and more complex threats.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:47:11 GMT
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Romanian soldiers practise an approach with a Bulgarian ship during the Sea Shield 25 multinational military exercise on board the frigate "Regina Maria" on April 8, 2025 in the Black Sea. (photo credit: Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images)
The port was evacuated, residents along Romania's Black Sea coast were warned to take cover, and two helicopters were surveying the area for any further drones, the deputy interior minister said.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:25:04 GMT
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Marble head belonging to a statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and an ancient Egyptian cartouche discovered at Egypt
The finds include the ruins of a Roman basilica and Doric temple, the head of a marble statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, several cartouches, and molds used to mint coins in the Roman period.