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In The News

Israeli FM, Canadian Conservative Party leader condemn Montreal noose effigy display

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday called Sunday’s display at a protest in Montreal organized by Montreal4Palestine “horrific,” describing the action by the “pro-Hamas group” as reflecting escalating antisemitic incitement in Canada.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Three Israelis suffer alleged violent attack in Nicosia

Three Israeli citizens reportedly suffered a violent attack in the old town of Nicosia on Monday.

According to initial information, one of the three victims was wounded in the ear.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Berlin police arrest man suspected of encouraging Holocaust Memorial stabbing attack

Berlin police on Wednesday arrested a Syrian citizen suspected of encouraging an Islamist terrorist to stab a tourist at the German capital’s Holocaust Memorial on February 21, 2025, prosecutors said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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From Gaza captivity to a new beginning, Emily Hand prepares to return home

“Obviously, the first thing you want to do is try to understand what she went through. I still don’t know half of it. When she’s older, I might be able to ask her.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel kills Hamas military chief tied to Oct. 7 attack

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday eliminated Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas’ military wing and a key figure in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF: New footage shows Hezbollah using civilians as human shields

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday published extensive visual evidence that it says further proves Hezbollah’s systematic use of Lebanese civilians as human shields.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Founder of group sourced for Kristof story proud of Hamas ties

Allegations contained in the May 11 New York Times article “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” by Nicholas Kristof, were repudiated almost from the moment the story was printed, with most of the sources shown to be Hamas-linked.

Read more: Jewish New Syndicate

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Texas Democrat’s antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday’s primary runoff

When Maureen Galindo finished first in a crowded Democratic primary for a newly redrawn South Texas congressional district in March, the result surprised even seasoned observers of San Antonio politics.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF strikes 100-plus Hezbollah sites in Southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces overnight on Monday struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites and terrorist operatives in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and across the country’s south.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US forces carry out defensive strikes against IRGC targets

American forces on Monday destroyed Iranian vessels laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and struck missile-launch sites in a series of defensive strikes, United States Central Command said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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White House pans Tucker Carlson for telling Israeli TV Netanyahu dragged US into war

The White House on Wednesday accused Tucker Carlson of spreading “fake news” a day after the controversial right-wing podcaster told an Israeli news station that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dragged the US into the war with Iran.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel established elite task force to hunt down terrorists who took part in Oct. 7

After the October 7 massacre, Israel established an elite task force to track down and kill or capture every Hamas terrorist who participated or planned the attack, from the most minor participants to their leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF foils Hamas shooting in Hebron, arrests suspects

Israeli security forces arrested three Hamas-affiliated terrorists in Hebron overnight on Wednesday, thwarting a planned shooting attack, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US, Israel, Middle East partners aligning battlefield technologies

U.S. Special Operations Command Central is working with Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Israel to align battlefield technologies, Army Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers III said at Special Operations Forces Week 2026 in Tampa, Fla.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Sa’ar lauds US barring of funds for Palestinians under Taylor Force Act

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday praised the Trump administration for barring U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority for the next 10 years, as part of a lawsuit settlement.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israeli Christians ‘thriving,’ newly appointed envoy says

George Deek, Israel’s newly appointed special envoy to the Christian world, said Wednesday that Christians in the Jewish state “are not just surviving—we are thriving.”

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Dems distance themselves from Texas candidate calling for Zionists to be imprisoned, castrated

Elected Democrats denounced a candidate for a House seat in Texas this week over her calls to imprison and castrate Zionists and raised questions about her funding from a newly-formed super PAC with possible Republican ties.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Antisemitism in Germany ‘worse than any time since the Holocaust,’ annual figures show

Germany continues to face persistently high levels of antisemitism, with 2,197 anti-Jewish incidents recorded in Berlin in 2025, according to a report published Wednesday by Germany’s Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism, known as RIAS.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah explosive drones injure 10 IDF soldiers

Ten Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded on Wednesday from direct hits by explosive drones in Southern Lebanon, two severely, the military said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post