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‘A Dark Day for Higher Education’: American Anthropological Association Endorses BDS After Referendum

Members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) overwhelmingly voted to approve a resolution calling for a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

Read more: The Algemeiner

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Rare Great Revolt-era half-shekel found in Judean desert

A 2,000-year-old silver half-shekel bearing the Hebrew inscription “Holy Jerusalem” has been discovered in the Judean desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Video shows armed Hezbollah terrorists operating on Israeli border

Armed Hezbollah terrorists were recently spotted patrolling the border between Lebanon and Israel in clear violation of a legally binding U.N. resolution, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed to local media on Tuesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF: Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli forces during raid in Nablus

An alleged Palestinian gunman was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, the military and Palestinian health officials said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli bus comes under fire in Huwara; none hurt

Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the West Bank town of Huwara on Monday night, with medics clarifying that no one was injured in the terror attack.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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BIRD Foundation to invest $8 million in 9 new Israel-US tech projects

The Israel-US Binational Industrial R&D Foundation (BIRD) has approved $8 million in funding for nine innovative projects between US and Israeli companies in various technological sectors.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF says no threat after Hezbollah members seen patrolling on northern border

Members of the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group were filmed carrying out a patrol on Israel’s border while fitted with military gear, in what appeared to be a violation of a United Nations resolution, the Israeli military said Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF thwarts Samaria attack; 3 Hamas terrorists killed

Israeli forces on Tuesday thwarted a terror attack on a military checkpoint on Mount Gerizim in northern Samaria, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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As Palestinian factions seek reconciliation in Cairo, Islamic Jihad to boycott talks

Ziyad al-Nakhala, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, announced on Sunday that the movement will boycott a meeting of Palestinian factions scheduled to take place in Cairo on July 30.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hamas raids Islamic Jihad mosque in Gaza, arrests prominent cleric

Police in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip swarmed a mosque and arrested a prominent religious figure affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group this week.

Read more: The Times of Israel

13 years after saving infant, medics join ‘miracle’ bar mitzvah

In a heartwarming reunion, a team of medics were invited to the recent bar mitzvah celebration of Shmuel Kovetzik in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv, whose life they saved at birth.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Israeli forces clash with Islamic Jihad terrorists in Samaria

Israeli forces engaged Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on Sunday night in the Nur Shams camp east of Tulkarm in northern Samaria.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Iran’s Most Powerful Unit Yet in Syria Targets U.S. and Israel, Intel Finds

Iran has assembled a heavily armed unit comprised of thousands of fighters from across the region capable of conducting attacks on U.S. troops in Syria as well as against neighboring Israel, according to a document shared with Newsweek by a member of an intelligence agency of a nation allied with the United States.

Read more: Newsweek

US dispatches more warships, jets to Persian Gulf to protect shipping lanes

The US is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.

Read more: The Times of Israel

New Senate bill seeks to expand Abraham Accords

“Further integration in this region, one marked by conflict and disunity, must be a pillar of U.S. foreign policy moving forward,” Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said as he led the announcement of legislation intended to nurture Middle East peace.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Israeli wounded by IED in Judea

An Israeli was moderately wounded on Friday when an improvised explosive device detonated near the Palestinian-controlled village of Beit Ummar, located near Hebron in Judea.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Israel-Morocco ties expected to grow stronger

The bilateral relationship between Israel and Morocco is expected to significantly deepen in the coming weeks and months following Israel’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, Israeli experts said Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Herzog’s ‘important’ speech to Congress wins plaudits from across political spectrum

Israeli politicians from across the spectrum offered praise for President Isaac Herzog’s address Wednesday to a joint session of the US Congress, in a rare moment of cross-aisle unity amid increasingly fractious divisions over the judicial overhaul.

Read more: The Times of Israel