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Over half of American Jews altered behavior due to antisemitism in 2025 – poll

Overall, according to the report, two-thirds of respondents said that they believed Jews in the US were less secure than a year ago.

Herzog condemns ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as anti-Israel chant rings out in Sydney

President Herzog visits Bondi Beach to console victims of the massacre and address rising antisemitism amid protests and diplomatic tensions in Australia.

Iran seals Isfahan tunnels as US issues Hormuz warning

Satellite images show the regime burying tunnel entrances at the nuclear complex amid American shipping cautions, heated rhetoric over protests and new nuclear talks with Washington.

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Israel hits Hamas terrorists in Gaza after ceasefire violation

Indonesia is training engineers, medics for a possible Gaza mission; A brigade-sized deployment of up to 8,000 troops is still under discussion, according to the country's army chief.

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Netanyahu departs for DC to meet Trump on Iran

Before his flight, Netanyahu said he will present key principles for Iran negotiations, calling them vital for peace and security in the Middle East.

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WHO Gaza child vaccine data ‘proves genocide hoax,’ author says

Recent World Health Organization data has been cited to challenge reports of large-scale civilian deaths in Gaza, with the figures suggesting that more children under age 10 were vaccinated in 2025 than the pre-war total for that age group.

Iran again rules out giving up uranium enrichment, suggests US not taking talks seriously

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States.

Arriving in Australia, Herzog pays tribute to Bondi terror victims: ‘We shall overcome’

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog landed in Australia on Monday to kick off an official visit at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, following the December terror shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in which 15 people were massacred by a father and son in an Islamic terrorist attack.
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IDF nabs Muslim Brotherhood-linked terrorist in Lebanon raid

Israel Defense Forces troops arrested a senior terrorist from Jamaa Islamiya, a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated terrorist organization, during a targeted raid in Southern Lebanon overnight Sunday, the military announced on Monday.
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Families of Majdal Shams victims file suit against Hezbollah

Families of Druze children killed during Israel’s war with Hezbollah filed a lawsuit in Jerusalem District Court on Sunday, seeking 80 million shekels (almost $26 million) in damages from the Lebanese terrorist group.

Jerusalem duo arrested for allegedly spying for Iran

Two Israelis from Jerusalem were arrested last month on suspicion of committing serious security offenses involving contact with Iranian intelligence operatives, the Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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Justice Department files terror charges against alleged killer of Israeli embassy staffers

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney general, announced new terrorism charges against Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, who is accused of killing Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on May 21, 2025.

Despite Israeli demands, Bank of Palestine refuses to shut down pay-for-slay accounts – exclusive

The Bank of Palestine, the central financial institution of the Palestinian Authority, has refused a request from Israel’s Finance Ministry to close 3,400 accounts reportedly used to distribute payments to released terrorists, two sources familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.

Second round of indirect US-Iran talks conclude in Oman as Araghchi issues warnings

Iran and the United States started high-stakes negotiations via Omani mediation on Friday to try to overcome sharp differences over Tehran's nuclear program, while a dispute over widening the agenda risked derailing diplomacy and setting off another Middle East war.

Hamas will be destroyed if it does not disarm, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump took credit for achieving “peace in the Middle East” at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday.
The president said that with the war in Gaza ended, Hamas would have to give up its weapons.
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North Carolina neo-Nazi gets five years for threats to kill Jewish state rep, rabbi

Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, N.C., was sentenced to five years in prison—the statutory maximum—and then three years of supervised release on Wednesday for threatening to kill Georgia state representative Esther Panitch and the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Macon, Ga.

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Iran’s army says it is ready for war, if that’s what ‘the enemy chooses’

Iran’s army spokesperson said Thursday that the military is ready for a conflict, if that is what the US wants, the official Student News Network reported, as the two countries prepare to hold talks aimed at staving off a clash.

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah terror targets across Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces launched a wave of strikes on Thursday night targeting Hezbollah terror infrastructure in “several areas in Lebanon.”

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Israel blasts ‘Al Jazeera’ terror-linked forum

The event in Qatar will bring together "proponents of the darkest school of thought in modern political history," the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.

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US must target Hezbollah’s finances, not just its arms, experts tell House panel

"If Hezbollah loses its cash flow and political influence within the state, it will not be able to sustain its arsenal," Hanin Ghaddar, a Washington Institute for Near East Policy senior fellow told a House panel.

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