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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:15:52 GMT
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that progress had been made in talks and that the US was "hoping" for an agreement.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:45:02 GMT
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A satellite image of Kharg Island, Iran, before US strikes, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS)
Satellite images revealed that all three berths on the island had been "empty for an extended period of time" after operations on Kharg Island halted on July 31.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:42:31 GMT
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Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as the town of Metula, Israel, appears in the distance, June 27, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
Beirut and Jerusalem held talks in Rome last week, with some sessions ending early in response to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:42:25 GMT
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RABBI AARON PERETZ reviews the security fence on the border between Melilla and Morocco, accompanied by agents of the Civil Guard, last July. (photo credit: COURTESY OF RABBI AARON PERETZ)
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Spain’s Ceuta and Melilla have become the center of a migration crisis, reviving geopolitical tensions while highlighting a crossroads of Jewish history and culture.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:32:36 GMT
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Sbarro bombing scene, 9 Aug, 2001.  (photo credit: Courtesy)
A quarter-century after the Jerusalem bombing, Malki Roth's parents are still confronting the decisions, prisoner deals, and international failures they believe allowed Ahlam Tamimi to remain free.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:33:10 GMT
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 Members of the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy after U.S. President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2021.  (photo credit:  REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
To anyone tracking the history of Israeli-Armenian relations, this sudden retreat was thoroughly predictable. The postponement was not a routine procedural pause but rather a decades-long pattern
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:31:24 GMT
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 THE ARMENIAN monastery compound in the Armenian Quarter. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)
For decades, the Armenian community of East Jerusalem has endured harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nationalist Jewish youths.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:21:46 GMT
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 Ofir Akunis, Minister of Science arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister
The New York Times has previously released reports fueling accusations of anti-Israel bias, particularly a May opinion piece alleging Israeli use of dogs to rape Palestinian detainees.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:25:23 GMT
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan
The agreement says that any armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:58:44 GMT
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 The bear market in crypto erased $2 trillion in market value and led to several bankruptcies among crypto firms like Celsius, Voyager Digital and Three Arrows Capital, among others.  (photo credit: DREAMSTIME/TNS)
“Treasury will hunt down and dismantle the illicit financial networks that keep the regime afloat,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:25:25 GMT
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (C) holds a news conference with fellow Republican senators (L-R) Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), at the U.S. Capitol on May 09, 2024 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
El-Sayed, a 41-year-old physician and former Detroit health director, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens and secured the Democratic nomination.
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:06:10 GMT
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THE JEWISH TEACHERS AWARD (photo credit: UnitEd)
The Jewish Teachers Award will recognize up to 7 exceptional educators whose dedication is strengthening Jewish identity, connecting young people to Israel, and shaping Jewish communities worldwide.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:55:43 GMT
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DF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The return of the American coordinator signals progress in attempts to deploy the Lebanese Army and expel Hezbollah from some areas in southern Lebanon.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:05:30 GMT
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Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
A rally is planned in the city for Thursday amid escalating tensions, arrests, and accusations of selective police enforcement.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:37:56 GMT
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel
“President Trump’s been incredibly clear that he’ll stay with his commitment that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” Huckabee said. “They’re not going to be able to be a continued threat."
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:16:35 GMT
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 Members of the Azeri Jewish population. (photo credit: COURTESY/Rabbi Shneor Segal)
Rabbi Shneur Segal, Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish Community of Azerbaijan, sent the letter to Ofir Katz, Chairman of the Likud Faction, on Monday following the Israeli government's vote.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:44:01 GMT
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa
The moral question, however, never changed. If recognizing the Armenian tragedy is a moral imperative today, why was it not one in 2006, or in 1996?
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:05:00 GMT
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Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo alongside Israeli and Colombian officials ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony, August 7, 2026.  (photo credit: Courtesy)
“You designated 2026 as a year for expanding its ties with Latin America,” Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo said during the meeting.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:27:00 GMT
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Gur Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter seen after a meeting of the Council of Torah Sages regarding the Haredi draft exemption bill in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
In footage released by Channel 13, another participant in the meeting, Emet LeYaakov chairman Israel Gafner, can be heard comparing Israel to North Korea.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:45:08 GMT
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 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.  (photo credit:  REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool)
The United States has been trying to broker an end to fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which has raged since March.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:25:41 GMT
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Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:15:05 GMT
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Illustrative: A man performs stunts with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on sand dunes near destroyed buildings in the Zahra neighbourhood, southwest of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on February 6, 2026. (photo credit: Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images)
After Palestinians showcased new ATVs in Deir al-Balah, the IDF opened an investigation into how the vehicles allegedly entered the Gaza Strip.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:32:37 GMT
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The Haredi Public party launched a large-scale advertising campaign at the entrances to and exits from major haredi cities on July 19, 2026. (photo credit: Office of the Haredi Public Party)
JPPI examines relations among the different sectors of Israeli society through its Emotional Proximity Index, which measures Israelis’ attitudes toward 10 groups - and two are least liked
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:32:10 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party
Whoever succeeds the current prime minister will need to preserve what he helped build, repair what he broke, and govern with a broad understanding of local and global politics
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:55:24 GMT
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Crown Prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, attends a forum in Washington in 2025.  (photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Once Saudi Arabia has the capacity to enrich uranium, Turkey and Egypt might be the next in line to seek to accomplish the same.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:59:35 GMT
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A high-level strategic delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived at SouthUp, the non-profit technology incubator rooted in the Shaar Hanegev region.