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Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:46:56 GMT
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Palestinians protest in support of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in the West Bank city of Nablus, August 20, 2025 (photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)
New polling presented by Khalil Shikaki shows declining confidence in Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, growing support for negotiations, and a potentially decisive role for Marwan Barghouti.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:38:57 GMT
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An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.  (photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
"In the past month or two, we sold seventy million barrels of oil," he said. "Now every day we sell oil to American ships on that side, as much as we produce."
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:28:24 GMT
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Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
IAA workers’ union chairman Pinchas Idan rejected allegations of responsibility during an interview with KAN, instead blaming the airport manager for the chaos.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:05:15 GMT
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Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file] (photo credit: REUTERS)
Furthermore, UKLFI puts forward the argument that bans on trade could "harm the very Palestinian population it is supposedly intended to assist."
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:30:34 GMT
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan
The invitation has not yet been officially confirmed by Iran's Foreign Ministry or by any of the three countries that are parties to the agreement.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:38:21 GMT
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Liora Alon and Yisca Hayimov stand with Noam for Israel Party chair MK Avi Maoz.  (photo credit: Courtesy)
The ultra-conservative Noam LeYisrael party, led by MK Avi Maoz, opposes homosexuality and has been pushing for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:41:37 GMT
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MARWAN BARGHOUTI is escorted in handcuffs by police into Jerusalem Magistrates Court in 2012. (photo credit: FLASH90)
Barghouti is a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a terrorist organization that carried out many suicide bombings and shooting attacks during the Second Intifada.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:50:08 GMT
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria, August 22, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)
In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani also stressed that Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:33:57 GMT
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Palestinian senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan gestures during an interview at his office in Abu Dhabi on September 16, 2015. (photo credit: Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The election, set to be held on November 28, 2026, will be the first Palestinian legislative election in two decades, following Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip a year after the previous election.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:08:39 GMT
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Group of Australian trauma physicians. (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce)
An Australian trauma delegation’s visit to Israel highlights how medical collaboration can deepen ties between the two countries despite political tensions.
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?
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:40:13 GMT
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IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
Man, 24, moderately wounded in West Bank stabbing • "My brother was [standing] outside the car, while his wife and children were inside," Shlomo Hanaya, the victim's brother, said
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:08:03 GMT
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(L-R) Jonathan Pollard, MK Sharren Haskel, Roi Danino announce Pollard
Haskel welcomed Pollard’s support, describing his decision to join the party as a significant boost for Israel First.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:21:12 GMT
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Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026. (photo credit: Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
The Shas campaign video features a family gathered for a Shabbat dinner before a son returns home from his army base and embraces his family members.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:10:59 GMT
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 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:03:36 GMT
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Abu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:54:51 GMT
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US President Donald Trump arrives with retired four-star Army General Jack Keane for a ceremony to present Keane with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, March 10, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)
On the broadcast that aired August 16, 2026, Keane recounted the events leading up to the war between the US, Israel, and Iran, which began on February 28 this year.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:50:53 GMT
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Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East and Central Asia as seen on a vintage globe, November 14, 2024 (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish alignment could keep the region “in the ideological framework of political Islam” and block commercial prosperity, Bijan warns
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:38:50 GMT
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Caroline Langford. (photo credit: Erik Sultan)
Born in London in 1958, Langford was the daughter of British television director Barry Langford and moved to Israel with her family when she was 14.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:32:30 GMT
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The Azerbaijani flag flies in the city center one day before the opening of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 10, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (photo credit: SEAN GALLUP/GETTY IMAGES)
Baku’s response to a disputed CNN report shows how seriously states should treat information that can carry real security consequences.