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In The News

WSJ’s Hezbollah Coverage Led by Reporter Who Praises Terrorist Group’s Leaders and Fumes Against ‘The Israeli Enemy’

A freelance reporter who plays a leading role in the Wall Street Journal's coverage of Hezbollah has repeatedly praised the terrorist group while condemning "the Israeli enemy," a Washington Free Beacon analysis has found.

Read more: The Washington Free Beacon

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Foreign ministers gather at UN for French-Saudi conference on Palestinian state

Dozens of countries were expected to gather at the United Nations in New York on Monday for a France- and Saudi Arabia-led conference aimed at advancing Palestinian statehood, six weeks after the war between Israel and Iran led to the postponement of the summit.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump hits EU for lack of Gaza aid, says Israel needs to ‘make a decision’ with Hamas not releasing hostages

President Donald Trump blasted the European Union for not providing aid to Gaza on Sunday, adding that Israel must "make a decision" about how to handle the region with Hamas still holding hostages.
Read more: Fox News

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Witkoff cuts short Doha talks, blasts Hamas for ‘bad faith, lack of desire to reach agreement’

The United States is cutting short Gaza hostage talks and recalling its negotiating team from Doha to reconsider its strategy after Hamas’s latest response “shows a lack of desire” to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.

Read more: i24 News

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IDF to allow foreign countries to drop aid in Gaza Strip

The IDF announced that it will allow foreign countries to drop aid into the Gaza Strip starting on Friday, Army Radio reported, citing a senior military source.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US envoy confirms talks between Israeli and Syrian officials in Paris

United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack confirmed on Thursday that he had participated in a landmark meeting between Israeli and Syrian officials in Paris earlier in the day.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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France to recognize Palestinian state, drawing Israeli, US reproach

French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,” Paris intends to recognize a Palestinian state.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit

A Russian rocket successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Soldier seriously hurt in Gaza combat; IDF chief says war at ‘significant juncture’

A tank soldier was seriously wounded during fighting in southern Gaza on Wednesday, as Israeli security chiefs suggested the war was at a turning point and could intensify while talks on a possible ceasefire and hostage release deal continued.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza proposal; officials warn hostage deal not imminent

Israel has received Hamas’s latest response to a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Thursday morning, adding that it was reviewing the response in full.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Terrorists fire projectile at Gaza aid distribution site

A projectile launched from the Khan Yunis area in southern Gaza hit approximately 250 meters (about 820 feet) from a humanitarian aid distribution point near the Morag Corridor in Rafah late Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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52 Jewish kids kicked off plane in Spain for singing in Hebrew

More than 50 French Jewish youths were removed from a Vueling flight in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, allegedly following their singing in Hebrew.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Eight IDF soldiers hurt in car ramming at central Israel bus stop

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday afternoon that eight soldiers were wounded in a car-ramming attack earlier in the day at the Beit Lid/Hasharon Junction, east of Netanya.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Study that claims ‘small group’ of US professors hate Jews finds 54% call Israel ‘apartheid’

A new report from the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., claims that only a minority of professors at colleges and universities in the United States are antisemitic.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Mysterious fires break out across Iran, officials suspect Israel

A series of mysterious explosions and fires in apartment buildings, oil refineries and factories across Iran in the last two weeks have set many Iranians on edge.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Witkoff heading to ‘Gaza area,’ says State Dept

U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was said to be heading to the region on Tuesday afternoon as Washington and other mediators were awaiting the Hamas terrorist group’s response to the latest ceasefire proposal.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Shadowy financial networks’: DOJ demands confiscation of millions in crypto used to finance Hamas

The US Department of Justice published a forfeiture claim on nearly $2 million in digital currency used to financially support Hamas, in a statement released on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Shin Bet arrests woman on suspicion of plotting to kill Benjamin Netanyahu

A woman in her 70s from central Israel was arrested on Wednesday for intending to plan an assassination plot on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Knife-wielding Palestinian supporter threatens Jews in Switzerland

A group of yeshivah students walking in the street in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday night were attacked by a man who spat on them and threatened them with a knife.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump to pull US out of UNESCO, citing ‘anti-American, anti-Israel leanings’

US President Donald Trump will pull the US out of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), The New York Post reported on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post