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Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:08:35 GMT
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 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration) (photo credit: REUTERS/Mike Segar, Raneen Sawafta, 2025 Planet Labs PBC via REUTERS, Shutterstock/lev radin, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The report came after the US appeared to shift towards diplomatic means of pressure to stop the Iranian crackdown on protesters. 
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:01:02 GMT
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US President Donald Trump at the East Room of the White House on January 15, 2026. (photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
US officials caution Trump that military action could escalate tensions without changing Iran's leadership.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:11:27 GMT
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US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS)
Trump, earlier on Thursday, announced the formation of the 'Board of Peace' while not naming the members who would form the technocratic government.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:50:19 GMT
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An Israeli soldier kneels on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/NIR ELIAS)
“Hamas is finished,” a Palestinian Authority official told The Jerusalem Post. “They understand that they no longer have legitimacy.”
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:33:29 GMT
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US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference in Jerusalem, November 2024; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Graham heads to Israel to meet Netanyahu, focusing on strengthening ties and supporting freedom at a pivotal moment for the region.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:16:10 GMT
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran at the request of the United States at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 15, 2026.  (photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ)
Washington backed Iran’s people at the UN as it signaled readiness to act.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:54:55 GMT
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Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at Guryong village, the last shantytown in the Gangnam district, in Seoul, South Korea, January 16, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI)
Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters are battling a major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam district, evacuating 47 residents as officials warn of potential spread to nearby mountains.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:44:54 GMT
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One while departing for Florida at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 9, 2026 (photo credit:  REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that "all options remain on the table" regarding US military action in Iran.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:36:07 GMT
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Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt (L) and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) arrive for a meeting with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2026 in Washington. (photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The modest European deployments, meant to help Denmark prepare for military exercises, sent a strong message of support for Greenland's sovereignty.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:43:47 GMT
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 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill, Washington, June 24, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
In a parallel action to the US sanctions, Defense Minister Israel Katz issued an official statement defining the Iranian State Bank Melli as a terrorist organization. 
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:44:37 GMT
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a press conference after a meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens on May 20, 2024. (photo credit: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Somalia has strongly condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, marking the first time any nation has officially recognized the breakaway region.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:59:24 GMT
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A United Nations vehicle drive past the destroyed United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The US stipulated it would also withhold funding if the Palestinians initiate an ICC judicially authorized investigation that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:40:13 GMT
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“It may be uncomfortable to hear this, but no one conducted a survey in Arab society to understand why we didn’t face a ‘Guardian of the Walls 2’ on October 7.”   (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI)
Over the past two decades, CEO Yoel Zilberman has built a Zionist organization that helps farmers protect their land, provides support during crises, and promotes agricultural education
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:49:45 GMT
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Yael Yativ ,CEO of Friends of Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital Associations  Director of Development – Assuta Ashdod Public University Hospital (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, Adv. Yael Yativ explained how Israel’s newest public hospital not only saved lives after Oct. 7th but is also the beacon of hope for Southern Israel.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:04:35 GMT
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Nancy Jacobson ,Founder and CEO, No Labels. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
“Israel needs American bipartisanship”.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:52:04 GMT
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Avner Mendelson ,President & CEO, IDBNY. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
“Knowing our clients and understanding their businesses is the DNA of the organization”.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:05:47 GMT
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Photojournalist Chen Schimmel (photo credit: Courtesy)
"These stories must never be forgotten. They must never be denied; we have a shared responsibility to remember, to hold truth."
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:15:45 GMT
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Haim Bibas ,Mayor of Modiin Maccabim Reut Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, FLAI chair Haim Bibas hailed diaspora partnership, local leadership, and unity after war.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:37:50 GMT
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David (L) and Ariel Cunio. (photo credit: FUENTE LATINA)
Ariel and his brother David, who were some of the longest-held living Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, have begun a Fuente Latina media tour this month.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:26:17 GMT
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Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025. (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara concluded that Justice Minister Yariv Levin's attempt to file a disciplinary complaint against Chief Justice Isaac Amit "lacks legal validity."
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:37:08 GMT
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An illustration of an extradition order and handcuffs. (photo credit: Shutterstock/Mehaniq)
Israel’s State Attorney's Office confirmed the extradition of Roy Cuzin from Mexico in the UTrade investor fraud case.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:26:02 GMT
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Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot embrace at draft law protests in Jerusalem on January 15, 2026. (photo credit: ADAM ITAH/ALLIACE MEDIA VIA MAARIV)
"I hope that Knesset receives the message to promote a draft law and not a [draft] evasion law," Eisenkot said.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:00:31 GMT
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UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026 (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:59:10 GMT
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A PROTESTER holds a placard in Berlin on Monday showing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi alongside his parents, the former shah and Empress Farah, calling for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty, as chants once erased from Iran’s streets resurface amid nationwide unrest.  (photo credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
IRAN AFFAIRS: The Islamic Republic no longer commands moral authority, historical superiority, or generational loyalty to the Iranian people, and its founding narrative is collapsing.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:12:43 GMT
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Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says it’s time to open up Israel’s media market, a move some say is political and will weaken freedom of the press.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:39:19 GMT
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 Shas faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on December 8, 2025.  (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
As the coming weeks unfold, shifting dynamics to advance the draft bill will likely reveal who is really pulling the strings.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:27:25 GMT
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Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran
When it comes to the spy agency and Iran, there is always far more than meets the eye.