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Labor-Gesher co-chairman Amir Peretz speaks during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 11, 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli leaders point fingers at one another for taking country to third round of...

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After being unable to form a government following two inconclusive elections, Israelis will now need to head back to the polls on March 2 for a third round of voting within the past 12...
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks during an event honoring outstanding reservists, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 1, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

IDF chief: Israel’s enemies will face ‘unprecedented firepower’ in next war

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The terrorist threat facing Israel has changed in recent years, requiring the Israel Defense Forces to adapt, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Thursday. Speaking in Zichron Yaakov near Haifa at...
Palestinians in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, protest over growing tension in Jerusalem, April 25, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

After days of rockets on southern Israel, Hamas gets an ultimatum

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As part of its power struggle with Fatah, Hamas has been enabling smaller Gazan terror factions to fire rockets at Israeli border communities since Friday. Since April 23, the smaller armed groups have fired 41...

Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to pray at Western Wall

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With a black skullcap on his head, Donald Trump today prayed at the Western Wall in the Old City of East Jerusalem, becoming the first sitting US president to visit one of the most...
The Cave of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron, Dec. 4, 2019. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

New housing permits in Hebron expected to bolster Jewish presence in city

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Hebron’s Jewish residential section may finally witness new construction underway for more housing units. Pending a decision by the Jerusalem District Court, two areas of Hebron—the Hizkiyahu neighborhood on the site of the old...
Miss World 2016 Stephanie del Valle, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar and the winners of Miss World Continental Queens 2017, along with Miss Indonesia 2017 Achintya Holte Nilsen, visited the National Museum of Indonesia in February 2018. From left: Miss Caribbean Solange Sinclair; Miss Americas Andrea Meza, who would earn the crown in May 2021; Miss Ocenia Annie Evans; Miss Indonesia 2017 and Miss Asia Achintya Holte Nilsen; Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar; Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle; Miss Europe Stephanie Hill; Deputy of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia Angela Tanoesoedibjo; Miss Africa Magline Jeruto; Dedah R. Sri Handari; unknown. Credit: The National Museum of Indonesia via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time

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The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest. “The choice of...

Israel remembers Holocaust victims, as its leaders advocate for an end to human suffering

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Yad Vashem commemorated its annual Yom Hashoah ceremonies and events on April 11 with the theme “70 Years of Remembering and Building: Holocaust Survivors and the State of Israel.” At the remembrance center’s opening ceremony...
A health-care worker handes coronavirus test samples at Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem on March 26, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

As death toll rises, Israel braces for ‘5,000 patients on ventilators’

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel continues to rise, Israeli health workers are saying that the worst may have yet to come. As of Monday, there were 4,347 confirmed cases of...
The Assault Rifle Combat Application System (ACRAS) is “a step change in the lethality, mission effectiveness and survivability of dismounted soldiers in both day and night,” said the company. Credit: Courtesy.

New rifle computer systems extend AI revolution to infantry soldiers

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The Israeli defense company Elbit unveiled a new artificial-intelligence-powered system last month to transform assault rifles into digital combat machines that are far more lethal and effective. The system, called Assault Rifle Combat Application System...
Israeli minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan speaks at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, held at Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem. November 21, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster /Flash90

Business leaders, officials lament the toll BDS has taken on Judea and Samaria

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At a gathering of senior Israeli officials, business leaders and other global representatives at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, the BDS movement was at the forefront of discussion following the recent news of Airbnb’s...