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State Department denies receiving forewarning of Iranian attack on Israel
The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday that it received forewarning from Iran about the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile attack on Israel earlier that day.
Reuters reported after the attack that a “senior Iranian official” said...
Iran fires 180-plus ballistic missiles at Israel
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, forcing the entire civilian population of the Jewish state to be ordered into bomb shelters, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday night.
The Islamic Republic...
Six killed in Jaffa terror shooting
Six people were killed in a terrorist shooting attack on Jerusalem Boulevard in Tel Aviv-Jaffa on Tuesday night, according to the Israel Police and Magen David Adom emergency response service.
Earlier, Hebrew media reported that...
Scientists revive 1,000-year-old tree possibly mentioned in Genesis
A mystery seed dating from 993 C.E.-1202 C.E. that was uncovered four decades ago by archaeologists in a cave in the Judean Desert has been revived.
Nicknamed “Sheba” (according to Josephus, Queen Sheba brought the...
Undiplomatic Palestinian diplomats
Dozens of Palestinian Authority diplomats around the world celebrated the Oct. 7 massacres, according to a new study. The revelations have important implications for anybody concerned about the prospects for Middle East peace.
The study...
Art Up Nation pop-up exhibit showcases many of Israel’s leading artists
More than 200 curated Israeli artworks were on display in New York City last week as part of the inaugural Art Up Nation exhibition. The initiative showcased the vibrancy of the art scene in...
Former defense secretary Panetta on beeper bombs: ‘It’s a form of terrorism’
Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defense and director of the CIA under the Obama administration, is facing ongoing criticism for characterizing Israel’s move to target the pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah operatives last...
Israeli FM Katz: ‘There will be no ceasefire in the north’
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday pushed back vehemently against reports of an impending ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“There will be no ceasefire in the north," Katz wrote in a post to X.
"We...
German court affirms ban on ‘River to the sea’ chant
A German court on Wednesday upheld a ban imposed by police in two cities on chanting the slogan “from the river to the sea Palestine will be free,” citing its association with the Hamas...
‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ case heads to European court
Isabel Barros Lopes, the granddaughter of Portuguese army captain Arthur Carlos Barros Basto, who was stripped of his rank and pension in 1937 due to antisemitism, has filed a complaint at the European Court...