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Has Anyone Noticed that Israel is Becoming a Country for Humanity?

While much of the conversation around Israel revolves around its conflict with the Palestinians, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Jewish state, Iran’s nuclear threat and political elections that never end, there’s a whole other story that doesn’t get much attention:

Israel is becoming a country for humanity.

That…

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Israel to check reports of Egyptian soldiers mass grave at Sisi’s request

Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that his office would investigate reports of a mass grave in central Israel containing the bodies of Egyptian commandos who were killed during the 1967 Six Day War.

Lapid’s office said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi brought up the issue in a call after two Israeli newspapers published witness…

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IDF confiscates millions of shekels worth of weapons smuggled from Jordan

Soldiers from the Yoav Brigade have this year thwarted more than NIS 7 million worth of weapons smuggled from Jordan, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

In four large smuggling attempts in the area of the Yoav Regional Brigade (80th Division), 57 weapons worth NIS 7.5 million were confiscated. Another NIS 4 million of cocaine was intercepted and…

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Does Iran take Israel-Gulf air defense cooperation seriously? – analysis

Reports over the weekend said that Iran was upping its rhetoric against any sort of US-backed air defense pact that might link Israel and several Arab countries together. Ostensibly, such cooperation would be defensive, but Iran and its proxies are the only real threat to the region currently.

Iran uses proxies to launch drones and missiles…

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PM: Israel reserves full operational freedom against Iran

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday urged “resolute international action” against Iran’s nuclear program, saying he plans to discuss the issue with US President Joe Biden, who will be visiting the Middle East from July 13-16, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia.

“On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden, one of the best…

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Is Hamas planning to take over the West Bank? – analysis

Hamas is planning to stage a non-violent coup against the Palestinian Authority by taking control of universities, unions and other institutions in the West Bank, Tawfik Tirawi, former head of the PA General Intelligence Service, has warned.

The warning followed Hamas’s victory in the recent election for student council at Bir Zeit University,…

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Senior Hamas officials at conference: ‘We must open up to Russia, China and Iran’

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, political bureau member Moussa Abu Marzouk and other officials addressed changes in the world with a focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine during a June 19 conference titled“Palestinian Sovereignty, the Strategic Variables and Future Paths.”

According to a report by the Middle East Media Research…

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Israeli leaders express shock at assassination of ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and other Israeli leaders expressed shock and condolences at the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

“On behalf of the government and people of Israel, I send my condolences to the Japanese people and their government on the tragic death of former prime minister Shinzo Abe,” Lapid said…

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Iron Dome, Yad Vashem, Maccabiah, Bethlehem: Biden’s 2 days in Israel and West Bank

WASHINGTON — The schedule for US President Joe Biden’s upcoming two-day trip to Israel and the West Bank was nearly set on Thursday, and while it will be the longtime lawmaker’s 10th trip to the Jewish state, the itinerary will include a number of firsts for the US leader.

Biden will land at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday afternoon where he…

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UNRWA textbooks still include hate, antisemitism despite pledge to remove — watchdog

An Israeli watchdog has found that educational textbooks produced by the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency continue to contain incitement to violence against Israel and hatred of Jews, despite promises to remove such content.

Instead, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has hidden the material by removing it from its public…

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After Lebanese paper report, IDF confirms another Hezbollah drone downed last week

The Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday that it successfully downed a drone launched by the Hezbollah terror group heading for Israeli assets at sea a week ago, hours after Lebanese media disclosed the incident.

On Saturday, the IDF said it successfully intercepted three Hezbollah drones heading for the Karish gas field. Hezbollah…

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Russia’s Jews fear resurgent anti-Semitism amid Ukraine war

As Vladimir Putin’s war rages on for the fifth month in Ukraine and repression suffocates civil liberties back home, Russian Jews are worried they’ll soon become the Kremlin’s targets.

Jews have been fleeing Russia in droves; those who’ve stayed behind are terrified of directly criticizing the war, which Putin has cynically claimed he…

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15 years since Hamas took Gaza: ‘Most dramatic development in Palestinian arena’

Fifteen years ago, in June 2007, the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict underwent a seismic shift. The Islamist terror faction Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip through a series of deadly raids, firing rockets and mortars at Fatah-run Palestinian Authority bases and storming their positions. In brutal executions, Hamas hurled P.A….

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Antisemitic flyers in baggies found across South Florida pop up in Jacksonville neighborhood

Jennifer Stelmach says her husband found antisemitic literature on the front lawn of their Jacksonville home.

“This is a very nice neighborhood. Very respectable, so having something like that in our yard was very shocking,” she said.

Down the street, Jenna Hood says her mom brought the flyer inside.

“It had a lot of hate in it about…

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Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever to block sale of Israeli business

Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company in an attempt to cancel the sale of its business in Israel to a local partner that would continue to distribute its products in the West Bank.

The Vermont-based ice cream maker filed a complaint Tuesday in the US District Court in New York, where it sought an injunction against Unilever (UL) “to…

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Israel Says Russia Threatens to Halt Jewish Agency Activity

Russia has ordered the agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel to halt activities immediately, the Israeli government said on Tuesday, though the group said it’s continuing to operate.
A Kremlin decision to shutter the activities of the Jewish Agency, which has operated in Russia and the Soviet Union since the late…

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30,000th immigrant fleeing Ukraine war arrives in Israel

Israel says it is welcoming its 30,000th immigrant fleeing the war in Ukraine, less than six months after Russia invaded its neighbor, with thousands more still expected to arrive.

Israel had predicted that it would take in 30,000 to 50,000 new immigrants forced out of Ukraine or neighboring countries by the war, on top of thousands of refugees…

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Gantz: Iran’s maritime activity in Red Sea is ‘most significant’ in a decade

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday revealed satellite images he said showed the “most significant” Iranian military maritime activity in the Red Sea in a decade.

“Iran is expanding its activities in the maritime arena. Over the last year, Iran has seized international tankers and attacked vessels. Today, we can confirm that Iran is…