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Last Monday morning, I logged onto my various news feeds and saw photos of the latest antisemitic assault on American Jews.
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Terrorists try to ambush IDF soldiers in Jordan Valley
Palestinian terrorists this week attempted to ambush Israel Defense Forces troops in the Jordan Valley with remotely detonated roadside bombs, the military revealed on Wednesday.
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Israel strips Norway’s PA diplomats of status
Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that Israel is canceling the diplomatic status of Norway's representatives to the Palestinian Authority in response to Oslo's recognition of a Palestinian state and decision to join South Africa in its lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court.
Read more: Israel Hayom
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Harvard ‘failed its Jewish students’ and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules
Harvard University "failed its Jewish students" and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled.
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Israel said to believe Hezbollah will respond before Iran to deaths of terror chiefs
Israeli officials increasingly believe it will be Hezbollah, rather than Iran, that will be first to launch a major attack on Israel in the coming days, according to media reports on Wednesday, while Tehran was reported to be possibly reconsidering its threatened large-scale onslaught.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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IDF: Top Hamas operative who directed West Bank terror killed in recent Gaza strike
A senior Hamas member in Gaza who was involved in directing terror attacks in the West Bank was killed in an airstrike two weeks ago, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday, while Air Force jets struck dozens of targets belonging to terror groups in the Strip over the past day.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Jordan, Qatar, Saudis hesitant to join US-driven postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza
Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed requests to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.
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Evidence against UNRWA staffers stronger than UN investigators let onEvidence against UNRWA staffers stronger than UN investigators let on
Several media outlets and critics of Israel noted that Monday’s release of results of an internal United Nations investigation stated that nine UNRWA staffers “may” have participated in Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.
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‘Squad’ Rep Cori Bush loses highly contentious primary against pro-Israel Democrat
Voters in Missouri's bright blue 1st Congressional District served a sharp rebuke of the left’s progressive wing on Tuesday, denying Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a third term.
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Israeli jets set off sonic booms in Beirut as Nasrallah threatens ‘strong’ reprisal
Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut just ahead of a pugnacious speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday afternoon, as northern residents were told to stay close to bomb shelters amid a series of cross-border attacks from Lebanon.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Yahya Sinwar named leader of Hamas to replace Haniyeh
Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move that reinforces the radical path pursued since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Read more: YnetNews
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Gallant, Kurilla discuss defense against Iran, Hezbollah
Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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Hamas could tap ‘shadowy’ figure to succeed Haniyeh, report says
Hamas is leaning toward choosing a relatively unknown successor to political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated last week in Tehran, Channel 12 reported on Monday.
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Pakistan announces intention to supply arms to Iran at OIC meeting
Several Arab sources reported Tuesday that if the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates, Pakistan plans to supply Iran with Shaheen-III medium-range ballistic missiles.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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Iran, Russia vow to strengthen ties amid an escalating regional conflict – report
Tehran requested of Russia to use their advanced air defense systems in Iran, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told top Kremlin official on Monday that Tehran was determined to expand relations with its "strategic partner Russia," Iranian state media reported.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
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Hostage talks on hold until after Iran response, replacement of Haniyeh — officials
The negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire-hostage release deal are on hold and will not pick up until after Iran retaliates for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and until after the terror group selects a replacement for the slain politburo chief, two officials familiar with the matter told The Times of...
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Five wounded, one critically, in Hezbollah drone attack in Western Galilee
Five people were wounded on Tuesday by a Hezbollah drone strike in the Western Galilee, according to unfolding media reports. A 40-year-old man was in serious condition, a 30-year-old woman was moderately wounded and the others suffered light injuries.
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State Laws on Israel Boycotts Hold Up in Court
Daniel Schuchman writes that every American has a constitutional right to boycott Israel (“Free Speech Includes the Right to Boycott Israel,” op-ed, July 31). That’s true. What’s false, however, is that state laws related to boycotts of Israel infringe on First Amendment rights; that corporations have a constitutional right to state contracts or...
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One wounded after 15-rocket barrage from Gaza
A 37-year-old man was lightly wounded when Gaza terrorists fired a rocket barrage at southern Israel on Monday, according to the Magen David Adom emergency medical service.
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IDF officer, soldier wounded in Hezbollah drone attack
An Israel Defense Forces officer and a soldier were moderately wounded when a Hezbollah drone launched from Lebanon scored a direct hit near Ayelet HaShahar in the Hula Valley overnight Sunday.
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