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In The News

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

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Israeli Bedouin indicted for terrorism incitement, ties to ISIS

Israeli authorities have indicted a 65-year-old man from the northern Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangariyye on charges of incitement to terrorism and supporting terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Al Qaeda and Islamic State, the Israel Police said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran reaffirms that it will never give up nuclear enrichment

Iran will not give up its uranium enrichment program, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday evening.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Soldier KIA in Gaza, raising IDF wartime toll to 895

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed fighting Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Tuesday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former hostage reveals horrific torture witnessed in Gaza

Six-and-a-half months following his release from Gazan captivity, Keith Siegel gave an interview Sunday morning to Niv Raskin on Channel 12.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Anti-Jewish hate crimes ‘surge’ 58%, now more than 37% of all Chicago hate crimes, per city stats

Earlier this month, Massachusetts reported a “troubling” 20.5% increase in antisemitic hate crimes in 2024 in the state amid an overall decline in hate crimes. Chicago stated on Friday hate crimes in the city “fell by 25% in 2024, with substantial declines across nearly every category.” One of the categories that didn’t see a decline is...