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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:34:37 GMT
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters at a news conference outside a fire station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Wa Lone)
During a speech at the National Council of Canadian Muslims fundraising gala, Chow said, “the genocide in Gaza impacts us all.”
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:58:54 GMT
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Activist Linda Sarsour speaks as protesters gather at Foley Square calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 14, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/JEENAH MOON)
Sarsour asserted during a panel that the Unity and Justice Fund was controlled by Council on American–Islamic Relations and was a significant donor to Mamdani's campaign.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:57:37 GMT
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(L-R:) US President Donald Trump; Zohran Mamdani (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ, Reuters/Kylie Cooper)
"Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!," the US president wrote on Truth Social.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:02:47 GMT
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Hamas and Red Cross workers searching for the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages in Shajaiyah, Gaza. November 4, 2025. (photo credit: TPS-IL)
Hamas asserted that the cooperation with the Red Cross significantly accelerated the recovery process, leading to the discovery of additional remains.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:58:25 GMT
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over backdrop of Sde Teiman military base. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, DUDU GREENSPAN/FLASH90)
KAN's report further notes that, in the view of those in Netanyahu's inner circle, the MAG's case could be tied to the prime minister's wider campaign against Israel's judicial system.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:32:30 GMT
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A rally marking 30 years since the assassination of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Tel Avivs Rabin Square on November 1, 2025, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on November 4, 1995 by an Israeli extremist during a pro-peace rally in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)
“It’s not the time to talk about policy, but rather to pause and feel the nation’s pain, and look at the future," Meirav Leshem Gonen told The Jerusalem Post.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:29:51 GMT
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 Tucker Carlson, founder of Tucker Carlson Network, holds a pack of nicotine pouches while speaking during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Cheney Orr)
President Kevin Roberts admitted he made a "mistake" when he said he would refuse to distance Heritage Foundation from Tucker Carlson.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:22:40 GMT
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Illustrative, NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani and US President, Donald Trump. (photo credit: Angelina Katsanis/Pool via REUTERS, KEVIN DIETSCH/GETTY IMAGES, Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
With high stakes in New Jersey, Virginia, and NYC, Tuesday's races could signal the direction of US politics in the Trump era.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:13:26 GMT
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An employee at a business centre watches the Chinese national flag being raised, in Beijing, China August 26, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/MAXIM SHEMETOV)
An appeals court rejected claims that the state law discriminates against Asians or violates federal law.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:26:00 GMT
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Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, votes in the New York City mayoral election at a polling site at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens borough of New York City, US, November 4, 2025 (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)
No candidate will deliver what they are promising to New York, and Mamdani's housing plan alone is equal to just barely under the entire city budget.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:50:21 GMT
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 A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo)
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were each sentenced to over 30 years in prison after being detained in 2022 on suspicion of espionage and collaboration with Israel.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:28:07 GMT
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Dr. Elissa Hellman: "Having someone to say, ‘You’re fine, you’re doing great,’ matters." (photo credit: MEUHEDET)
Meuhedet’s mentoring program helps olim physicians bridge languages, systems, and hearts as they rebuild both careers and lives in Israel.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:30:10 GMT
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir addresses the nation hours ahead of the release of the Gaza hostages. October 12, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
What seemed to be a "new" statement by Zamir was in fact what he told the cabinet days ago when the issue arose.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:59 GMT
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Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages in the Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025  (photo credit:  REUTERS/Hatem Khaled TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
It is yet undetermined which nations will be involved in the International Security Force, nor what the force's responsibilities will be.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:02:46 GMT
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An illustrative image of bitcoin in front of an Israeli flag. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
A new report warns that a lack of fiscal preparedness exposed deep weaknesses in Israel's wartime economy, leading to budget breaches and future borrowing risks.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:02:01 GMT
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 Laniado Medical Center (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Health Ministry survey shows small community hospitals leading, big centers trailing as patients praise staff and fault crowded, noisy wards.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:01:09 GMT
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Matanyahu Englman (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
A stinging new assessment stated that the cabinet, meant to lead the civilian war response, failed to meet, leaving the home front in crisis. The Comptroller holds Netanyahu and Smotrich accountable.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:10:40 GMT
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Head of WZO Yaakov Hagoel. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
World Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez is poised to become the president of the World Zionist Organization, while incumbent World Likud head Yaakov Hagoel could be part of the chairman rotation.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:14:30 GMT
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Yesh Atid, opposition leader Yair Lapid, November 3, 2025. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Justice Minister Yariv Levin for announcing his plan to hand-pick Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's replacement in the Sde Teiman case.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:45:50 GMT
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Attorney Itai Ophir. (photo credit: ELAD MALKA/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
In a surprising move, Israel Katz appoints Itai Ophir as IDF chief lawyer, following Tomer-Yerushalmi’s resignation after the leaked video incident and amid ongoing legal controversy.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:24:11 GMT
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JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Justice Minister Levin says AG Gali Baharav-Miara has a conflict of interest in the probe of ex-MAG Tomer-Yerushalmi and has announced a plan to bypass her office.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:21:55 GMT
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Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi (L), National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over a backdrop of Rescue and police forces. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90, MARC ISRAEL SELLEM, Oren Ben Hakoon/pool via Flash90)
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israel Prison Service Chief Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi decided to place her under increased supervision following Sunday's feared suicide attempt.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:29:05 GMT
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Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani participates in a second New York City mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, October 22, 2025 (photo credit: Hiroko Masuike/Pool via REUTERS)
Polls set to close 4 a.m. Israeli time • Mamdani: Our time has come, New York • New Yorkers have to vote "like our city depends on it," rival Andrew Cuomo says
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:37:43 GMT
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Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, speaks during a campaign rally on the eve of election day, in the Queens borough of New York City, US, November 3, 2025 (photo credit: SHANNON STAPLETON/ REUTERS)
Israel must adapt its security doctrine to the reality unfolding before us. This is not a matter of Left or Right politics; it is plain realism.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:04:14 GMT
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Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis warns that Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign has sparked concerns within the Jewish community, with some considering aliyah or relocating to Florida.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:15:16 GMT
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Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill speaks as she holds a campaign rally in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 1, 2025. (photo credit: Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
After local law enforcement secured the scenes and conducted sweeps of the locations, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor announced that there are "no credible threats at this time."