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US President Donald Trump boards an Air Force One plane following the NATO summit, and a catering truck is seen alongside the plane, on the tarmac at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
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Amid Iran threat in Turkey, Trump was secretly spirited off Air Force One in catering truck — report

After boarding presidential plane, president was smuggled to smaller jet on tarmac in Ankara; journalists flew out on potentially targeted plane; Trump had said in Ankara that Iran was trying...
Read More... The Times of Israel

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets with Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla, Colombia, ahead of the president’s inauguration, Aug. 6, 2026. Credit: Lodis Studios/Courtesy Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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Saa’r: Colombia’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights ‘historic’

The diplomatic move joins a host of bilateral measures to immediately strengthen relations between Jerusalem and Bogota.
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images.
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US brokers deal for IAEA to remove nuclear material hidden in Syria

Nuclear material that can be converted to a “dirty bomb” is reportedly being stored at a clandestine location identified as “Site 99.”
Read More...JNS

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure and divert humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June. 25 (TPS-IL)
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Israel vindicated by Gaza nutrition data after ‘blood libel’ starvation claims, UN envoy says

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said new data showing sharply lower child malnutrition in Gaza undermines wartime accusations that Israel deliberately starved Gazans, calling those claims a "blood libel" fueled by Hamas figures.

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A protester holding a poster of the late Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, joins Houthi supporters demonstrating in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon in Sanaa, Yemen, March 6, 2026.(Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)
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Iran Is Rewiring Its Proxy Network

The Islamic Republic’s preparation for renewed regional escalation is making it less vulnerable to outside attacks.

Read More...National Review 

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Hasan Piker stands by ‘intentionally provocative’ claims that Hamas is ‘a thousand times better’ than Israel

Piker made the comment in an X post from January and has since doubled and tripled down on the claim while facing backlash. Though he conceded that he would likely alienate fewer people by simply saying Israel was "worse" than Hamas, Piker told the magazine that it wasn't his style.

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Stolen sheep recovered from the Palestinian village of Jiljilya are taken back to the nearby Tzur Levavi farm on May 13, 2026. Photo by TPS-IL.
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Special Report: UN data counts Palestinian terror as ‘settler violence’

OCHA defines settler-related violence as incidents involving violence, intimidation or property damage carried out by “settlers” or against “settlers,” as well as incidents involving other Israeli civilians in Judea and Samaria.
Read More...JNS 

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trump says US ‘low-keying’ Iran conflict, giving economic pressure time to work

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was “low-keying” its approach to Iran and only “semi-negotiating” with the Islamic Republic, as it suffers in dire economic straits.

Read More...The Times of Israel

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Trump admin announces probes of San Francisco State, San José State over alleged Jew-hatred

(Aug. 6, 2026 / JNS)
San Francisco State University and San José State University, both public schools, have “reportedly failed to acknowledge or meaningfully respond to cases of antisemitic harassment on campus, seeming, in some instances, even to condone such abhorrent acts,” the U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday.

Read More...JNS

Comedy Central host Jon Stewart called out Sen. John Fetterman for making Israel a breaking point for his support. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
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Fetterman wins praise for ‘guts’ after going toe-to-toe with Jon Stewart over Israel support

A Republican Jewish organization praised Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., for his "guts" after talk show host Jon Stewart clashed with Fetterman over his "red line" support for Israel. The senator called out the Democratic Party's increasing hostility toward the Jewish state.

Read More...Fox News

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Abdul El-Sayed refuses to distance himself from anti-Israel extremist Hasan Piker – even as Jewish Michiganders are scared

Far-left Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed gave a mealy-mouthed answer about his ties to extremist socialist streamer Hasan Piker in a softball interview with the New York Times – even as Jewish constituents voice deep concerns about his march to the Senate.

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US President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
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Trump insists Iran deal could be inked soon, after previous forecasts don’t pan out

US President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that a deal had not yet been reached with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but such an agreement could be inked soon.

Read More...The Times of Israel

Left to right: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Ankara, Turkey, June 22, 2022 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici); Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026 (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP); Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense deal in shadow of Iran war

RIYADH/KARACHI/ANKARA — Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, wedding Sunni Muslim US allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters.

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Israeli President Herzog calls antisemitism a ‘contamination of societies’ as hate crimes surge

Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a stern warning about the global spread of antisemitism in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at his Jerusalem residence.
Read More: Fox News

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Israel, Gulf states pursue secret energy corridor to bypass Hormuz

Israel and several Gulf states have been holding meetings and talks in recent weeks to advance routes for transporting Gulf oil and natural gas to importing countries while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen told Israel Hayom.

Read More: Israel Hayom

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UC Berkeley ethnic studies workshop to feature teacher who said ‘ethnic studies means free Palestine’

The University of California, Berkeley’s history-social science project, a regional site of the public school system’s California Subject Matter Project, said that it is partnering with Joemy Ito-Gates, an ethnic studies teacher who has said that “ethnic studies means free Palestine,” in an Aug. 22 workshop.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Two reservists killed, four seriously wounded by IED blast in south Lebanon; IDF strikes Hezbollah in response

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday morning that two reservist soldiers were killed, and four were seriously wounded after being hit by an explosive device in the southern Lebanon town of Majdal Zoun a day earlier. The deadly attack prompted the military to resume strikes on Wednesday against Hezbollah, as talks on expanding the truce...

University of California, Berkeley campus, showing the Doe Memorial Library as well as Sather Tower, in Berkeley, Calif. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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SCOOP: UC Berkeley ethnic studies workshop to feature teacher who said ‘ethnic studies means free Palestine’

(Aug. 5, 2026 / JNS)
The University of California, Berkeley’s history-social science project, a regional site of the public school system’s California Subject Matter Project, said that it is partnering with Joemy Ito-Gates, an ethnic studies teacher who has said that “ethnic studies means free Palestine,” in an Aug. 22 workshop.

Read More...JNS

Israeli President Isaac Herzog says antisemitism is an "age-old plague" that harms entire societies, pointing to Holocaust denial and social media distortions as growing challenges. (Video: Yoav Dudkevitch for Fox News Digitial.)
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Israeli President Herzog calls antisemitism a ‘contamination of societies’ as hate crimes surge

Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a stern warning about the global spread of antisemitism in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at his Jerusalem residence.

Read More...Fox News

An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: AP
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Israel, Gulf states pursue secret energy corridor to bypass Hormuz

Israel and several Gulf states have been holding meetings and talks in recent weeks to advance routes for transporting Gulf oil and natural gas to importing countries while bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen told Israel Hayom.

Read More...Israel Hayom