IAEA chief: Iran has expanded stock of near-weapons grade uranium
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi warned on Monday that there is a "routinization" process underway of Iran's many nuclear violations.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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In first, Israeli officials in Saudi Arabia for UNESCO conference
An Israeli delegation of nine staffers is currently in Saudi Arabia as observers to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Sunday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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‘Israel will act if Iran enriches uranium above 60%’
Israel will have no choice but to act if Iran enriches uranium above 60% purity, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi warned on Monday in an address at a counterterrorism conference at Reichman University in Herzliya.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Netanyahu on 9/11 anniversary: ‘We stand with the US against terror’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 Islamic terrorist attacks, saying that “we stand with the United States and the free world in the global fight against terrorism.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Water 4 Mercy launches new Israel-Kenya innovation center
A nonprofit organization committed to bringing Israeli technological insights to boost food security in sub-Saharan Africa has launched a new teaching center.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Gallant warns terror groups of ‘crushing’ response to attacks over Jewish holidays
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday warned terror groups “not to test” Israel during the upcoming Jewish holiday season, and vowed a “crushing” response if they launch attacks.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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At least 20 wounded as clashes renew in Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon
Clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon have left 20 people wounded, official news agency NNA reported Friday, weeks after a deadly outbreak of violence rocked Ain al-Helweh.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Paris strips Abbas of top medal: ‘You justified the extermination of Europe’s Jews’
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital’s highest honor after he made remarks about the Holocaust that repeated antisemitic tropes, her office said Friday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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US diplomat: Normalization with Israel a clear Saudi interest
A peace deal with Israel is a clear Saudi interest and will likely lead to further accords with additional Muslim countries, the acting American ambassador to Israel said Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Bipartisan legislators urge added measures to tackle campus antisemitism
The bipartisan Senate and House Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism has called for the implementation of extra measures to protect Jewish students on U.S. college campuses.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Abbas: Ashkenazi Jews ‘are not Semites,’ Hitler killed them for their ‘social role’
In a recent speech, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas repeated a number of antisemitic canards he has made over the years, including unfounded claims about the the origins of Ashkenazi Jews and that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler had Jews slaughtered because of their “social role” as moneylenders, not because of enmity toward Judaism.
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Border policeman wounded during Judea arrest raid
An Israeli Border Police officer was wounded during a counterterrorism operation in Judea early Thursday, the IDF said.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt
Archaeologists have discovered four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in a cave in the Judean Desert, which experts believe were captured by the Judean rebels during the Bar Kochba revolt and placed in a narrow crevice in the rock.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Greece Working With Israel on AI Technology to Detect Wildfires
Greece is working with Israel on developing artificial intelligence technology that would help in early detection of dangerous wildfires, the Greek prime minister said Monday.
Read more: Voice of America
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Gazans set off explosives, hurl grenades during border riot
Palestinian rioters on Tuesday set off several explosive devices next to the Israeli security fence in the northern Gaza Strip, according to the IDF. A number of grenades were also thrown at the barrier.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Fatah terror operative arrested in Jenin refugee camp
Israeli security forces arrested a wanted terrorist in the Jenin refugee camp in northern Samaria on Wednesday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces. It was the second such arrest raid in the camp in 48 hours.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
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Jack Lew, US ex-treasury secretary and Obama chief of staff, tapped as Israel envoy
US President Joe Biden has decided to nominate former treasury secretary Jack Lew to be the country’s next ambassador to Israel, a White House spokesperson told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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2 Arab Israelis charged for trying to smuggle bombs into West Bank for Islamic Jihad
Two Arab Israeli men were charged on Tuesday for attempting to smuggle explosive devices and firearms into the West Bank on behalf of the Islamic Jihad terror group, the Shin Bet security agency revealed.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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UNESCO to vote on Ancient Jericho joining World Heritage list as site in Palestine
The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to vote on a proposal later this month that would see Ancient Jericho declared as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.”
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Cohen inaugurates Israeli embassy during diplomatic trip to Bahrain
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated the permanent home of the Israeli embassy in Manama on Monday as part of his first official visit to Bahrain, which normalized ties with Jerusalem in 2020 under the auspices of the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
