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Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:29:40 GMT
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Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks alongside Colombia’s then-president, Juan Manuel Santos, in Bogotá, in 2017. (photo credit: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters)
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Latin America and Slovenia are examples of countries’ shifting ties with Israel that reflect how relations have become an ideological marker in domestic politics.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:36:35 GMT
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with
He voted against the January 2025 hostage deal, his own voters demanded he resign, and Ben-Gvir walked out. Smotrich stayed silent for five months. In an interview with the Post, he explained why.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:03:05 GMT
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“This is exactly what apartheid looks like. This is exactly what occupation looks like. We will continue to fight against the terror of the occupation and for a just peace," Cassif said.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:37:33 GMT
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Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks. (photo credit: VIA WALLA)
According to N12, the IDF will also look into the manner in which the Palestinian families of the town were evacuated on Thursday after being instructed to leave.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:34:17 GMT
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Defense Minister Israel Katz. (photo credit: Nick Paleologos/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)
According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:26:30 GMT
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US and Morocco defense industry partners prepare a cruise missile for a live-fire demonstration at the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, August 5, 2026. (photo credit: Captain Jordan Beagle)
The test marked the operational launch of the new Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center (AMTEC), established amid close cooperation between Washington and Rabat.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:33:02 GMT
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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015. (photo credit: US AIR FORCE/SENIOR AIRMAN CORY D. PAYNE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:13:32 GMT
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A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026. (photo credit: Tal Gal/Flash90)
According to the indictment, the two obtained an electric scooter, flammable material, and equipment to start a fire before arriving near the restaurant.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:30:28 GMT
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Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)
Regardless of who is competing in Israel’s upcoming elections, what must remain a top priority is to keep an eye on which politician intends to do what with the power bestowed upon them.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:46:49 GMT
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(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF chief Eyal Zmair attend an IDF officers’ course graduation ceremony in southern Israel, June 25, 2026 (photo credit: FLASH90)
IDF, Mossad officials shocked for the second time in two years by the speed of Iranian post-war recovery • IDF seeing a stunningly speedy turnaround in ballistic missile threat
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:52:18 GMT
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A still image taken from an Islamic State (ISIS) video  (photo credit: REUTERS)
Rideout is on his way to the United States, the Times said, adding that he was in good health based on proof-of-life images that were provided to American officials in the past 48 hours.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:56:02 GMT
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Erez Winner, chairman of HaBithchonistim (photo credit: Liron Moldovan)
HaBithonistim chairman Erez Winner calls for a return to decisive victory, a larger and more self-reliant IDF, and national service for all Israelis
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, 14 Aug 2026 07:54:41 GMT
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
The survey also examined a scenario in which three Arab parties - Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad - run together, while Yoav Segalovich joins Ra'am in the party's second slot. 
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:33:18 GMT
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Israelis at Ben Gurion Airport. (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
The authority also stated that traffic congestion and restrictions in European airspace, particularly Greece, had contributed to the delays at the airport.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:58:10 GMT
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The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.  (photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)
When Israelis go to the polls in October, one of the primary questions they need to ask themselves is whether they want a government that will continue to allow extremism to run unfettered.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:17:27 GMT
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 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attend a news conference in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2022. (photo credit: PRESIDENT WEBSITE/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
Venezuela's decision to renew consular relations with Israel comes after two decades in which Caracas became Iran's principal strategic partner in Latin America.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:39:19 GMT
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
“I think that right now the Religious Zionist public can and should run on its own as a big, strong, significant party,” Smotrich told the Post.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:45:51 GMT
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Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)
See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:56:35 GMT
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SORCERERS, MAGICIANS, diviners: The Torah rejects them all. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
“Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:44:25 GMT
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Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:40:54 GMT
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The new sign, officially renaming the plaza to Hostages Square. (photo credit: TEL AVIV-JAFFA MUNICIPALITY)
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said, "The square became a center of solidarity, mutual responsibility, and an uncompromising demand: Bring them, all of them, home."