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Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:11:06 GMT
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A MEMBER of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces rides on a car, while vehicles of the internal security forces of the Syrian government arrive in the city of Qamishli during the curfew, following an agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government on Tuesday. (photo credit: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman)
BEHIND THE LINES: The arrival of Syrian forces to Qamishli sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:13:05 GMT
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Released Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen at the funeral of Israeli soldier Staff Sgt. Daniel Oz, at the military cemetery in Kfar Saba. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
"I didn't really do my service, the way I see it. I served for ten months until I was kidnapped," Cohen said in an interview for N12's Ulpan Shishi.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 03:03:43 GMT
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US President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, US, November 2, 2025 (photo credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
The talks were attended by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, US Central Command head General Brad Cooper, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:43:37 GMT
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IRGC forces open fire on Iranian protestors (photo credit: Screenshot via The Media Line)
Some Iranian military personnel are dissatisfied with the killing of protesters; a member of the IRGC in Tehran says he has resigned.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:02:10 GMT
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World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump
The meeting will focus on raising money for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and implementing the second phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal, according to an Axios report.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:39:35 GMT
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A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran. (photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS)
Despite Iran’s three main nuclear facilities remaining inoperative, images show visible work underway.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:29:18 GMT
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An anti-US banner at the entrance of the abandoned Tehran embassy, February 5, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
Former Vice-Admiral Robert Harward tells The Jerusalem Post that Iran's regime is near collapse, citing its weakened state, protests, and failed aggression, with US options for supporting protesters.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:12:09 GMT
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) is welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, on January 28.  (photo credit: Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via Reuters)
Israel saw elected Hamas turn Gaza into a terror enclave, Hezbollah enter Lebanese politics while building a missile empire, and now al-Shaara massacre minorities while wearing a suit.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:28:45 GMT
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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order for the "Great American Recovery Initiative" to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 29, 2026.  (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)
The executive order detailed that, on top of pre-existing import taxes, an additional tariff will be imposed on goods coming from “any country that directly or indirectly" trades with Iran.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:55:36 GMT
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Ehud Barak, a former prime minister of Israel, announces the establishment of a new political party that he will lead, in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019. (photo credit: FLASH90)
The proposal sought to bring converted Russians to Israel as a demographic strategy aimed at preserving Israel's Jewish majority.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:13:38 GMT
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From left to right: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Robert Karofsky, Global Wealth Management President at UBS Americas, Barbara Levi, General Counsel at UBS Group AG, and Neil Barofsky, partner at Jenner and Block LLP, testify during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (photo credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
A UBS audit discovered 890 potentially nazi-linked accounts, as well as support for escaping Nazis.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:20:36 GMT
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One of the photos of birds exhibited at the Herzog Medical Center. (photo credit: Kobi Cherness)
The birds, in their movement between ground and sky, presence and vulnerability, emanate the possibility of freedom that can inspire patients.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:16:45 GMT
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Volunteers on Good Deeds Day 2025 (photo credit: courtesy of the Ruach Tova Association of the Arison Group.)
Good Deeds Day 2026 will take place on March 10 in Israel and April 12 worldwide, under the key message: United in Good .
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT
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“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT
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Social media influencer Loay Alshareef at The Jerusalem Post conference in Miami, Florida (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT
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Ido Mahatzri ,CEO TALMA (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT
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Panel - Israeli Society and the Jewish People – 2036 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT
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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference 2025 (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:57:10 GMT
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IDF Captain A. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
A grandson of a Holocaust survivor on memory, duty, and why “never again” demands action.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:06:38 GMT
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An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
The IDF arrested 60 suspects and seized firearms in counterterrorism operations across the West Bank. A terrorist also opened fire on soldiers in Gaza near the Yellow Line.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:48:09 GMT
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IN THE next battle space, intrusion can come without warning: ‘zero-click’ tools can penetrate a device without user action, turning everyday technology into an intelligence target. Radiant Research Labs, led by ex-IDF intelligence experts, has already produced 10 major cyber and technological tools (photo credit: Shutterstock/World Battlefield Weapons and Statistics)
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Radiant cyber firm, led by former IDF experts, moves under the radar with advanced tech tools, securing contracts in Western intelligence.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:03:37 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with then-Defence Minister Ehud Barak at a farewell tribute held in honour. (photo credit: YOSSI ZELIGER/FLASH90)
Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed that Barak was engaging in activities that undermined Israel’s government, doubling down on jabs made last year on the former prime minister.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:36:09 GMT
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 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE)
Israel’s public broadcaster KAN announced Friday that the song, which was written by Raphael with Nadav Aharoni and Tzlil Klipi, was selected on Friday by its professional committee.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:26:06 GMT
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Jill Greenberg’s work references the groundbreaking achievements of Lucia Moholy.  (photo credit: Courtesy Clamp Gallery New York)
The fact that the lineup includes a total of 40 exclusively Jewish female photographers from the last and current centuries knocks the interest value up several notches.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:21:42 GMT
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Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for special projects at the California Science Center, examine ancient Egyptian mummy Nes-Min before he is scanned, February 6, 2026. (photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III)
Both the mummies and 3D models and prints of the scans will be on display at the California Science Center’s upcoming “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” exhibit on February 7.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:48:42 GMT
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My own reality slap was made more painful by my inability to accept that it had occurred. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The concept of the reality slap spoke to me as soon as I read the line “a serious illness.” It has since helped provide context as to why the last year has been so tough for me.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:00:51 GMT
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Israelis and tourists enjoy the beach near the 2,000-year-old Caesarea aqueduct, in Caesarea on August 21, 2023. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)
Preservation efforts have already begun, Israel Antiquities Authority noted, adding that the project is expected to take about 40 months (nearly three and a half years).