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Citing Columbia University’s “ongoing inaction in the face of relentless harassment of Jewish students,” the federal government is weighing halting $51.4 million in contracts with and is conducting a “comprehensive review” of more than $5 billion in promised grants to Columbia University.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Russia has agreed to assist US President Donald Trump’s administration in establishing communication channels with Iran regarding nuclear issues and regional proxies, Bloomberg reported. The request came directly from Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a February phone call, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Seven senior Russian missile specialists visited Iran over the past year, around the time of Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A new report by the Galilee-based Alma Research and Education Center reveals alarming details about the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed in southern Lebanon, warning of its increasing “Shi’itization” and cooperation with Hezbollah.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Last week, an influential group of American Christians publicly reaffirmed the Jewish people’s right to Judea and Samaria as the biblical heartland of Israel. The Judea and Samaria area is more commonly known as the West Bank.
Read more: Fox News
The flight board at Ben-Gurion International Airport is filling up again as numerous international carriers announce their return to Israeli skies after months of disruption.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Monday informed the organization’s Board of Governor’s that Iran’s 60% level enriched uranium had increased to 275 kilograms, an increase of approximately one full nuclear weapon’s worth per month since December.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday signed a declaration to expedite $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The United States has given its support to Israel’s announcement on Sunday morning that it is suspending all humanitarian aid to Gaza after the Hamas terrorist organization rejected a ceasefire extension proposed by Washington.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
One person was killed and four others wounded, three seriously, in a suspected terrorist stabbing attack in the Haifa area in northern Israel on Monday morning, according to Hebrew media reports.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Recently freed hostage Eli Sharabi has described being chained, beaten and starved by Hamas terrorists throughout his 16 months of captivity, with the abuse getting worse when his captors perceived Israel to be worsening the conditions of captured Hamas operatives, in a lengthy TV interview broadcast Thursday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The IDF said Friday it had killed Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen, a Hezbollah operative, in a targeted strike in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.
Read more: Ynet News
“The unbearable journey our family has been through to bring our beloved Tsachi back from hell in Gaza has come to an end,” his family said in a statement.
Idan had been held captive for 510 days. Signs of life from him had been received, and he was known to be alive as recently as November 2023. His name was included in an initial hostage…
“Recent events in our region, especially in Syria, remind us of an important fact: Turkey is bigger than Turkey itself,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech at the Turkish Academy of Sciences on Dec. 18.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
With Ramadan set to begin at sundown on Friday, Hamas is aiming to spark a wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Palestinian Authority will not deduct a single penny from its “pay-for-slay” fund that rewards terrorists and their families for their attacks, P.A. chief Mahmoud Abbas told members of his ruling Fatah faction last week, according to translated remarks Palestinian Media Watch published on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
10 people were injured in a car-ramming attack on Thursday afternoon at Karkur Junction, near Route 65 in northern Israel. Among the victims, 1 is in critical condition, 2 are seriously wounded, 1 sustained moderate injuries, and 6 others suffered minor wounds. All were evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
Read more: Israel Hayom
Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wanted to impose sanctions on one of the IDF’s most secret and elite intelligence units, Unit 504, former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Herzog, told Ariel Kahana in an interview with Israel Hayom on Wednesday night.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
