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IDF hits Houthi targets in Yemen after missile fired at central Israel

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The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Yemen overnight Wednesday, after intercepting a missile over central Israel fired by the Iranian-backed terror group. An elementary school in the Ramat Efal neighborhood of Ramat Gan,...
FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: ajay_suresh via Wikimedia Commons.

Trump transition team reportedly considering Moskowitz to lead FEMA

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) is being considered for the position of administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the incoming Trump administration, two sources told CNN on Monday. A third unnamed source near to the Trump transition team...
A picture of a terrorist and a Hezbollah flag lie on a temporary grave as civilians and terrorists are exhumed for relocation in Tyre, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 2024. Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images.

Swiss Parliament votes to outlaw Hezbollah

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Switzerland on Tuesday voted to outlaw Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist organization, in a rare move for the historically neutral country. The ban passed the lower house of the Swiss Parliament by 126-20 with 41 abstentions, after...
The U.S. Department of State in Washington. Credit: State Department via Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians sue State Department over aid to Israel

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A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Palestinians from Gaza and their U.S. relatives accuses the State Department of circumventing a law that prohibits U.S. military aid to foreign forces implicated in gross human rights abuses...
A woman cleans a tomb at Warsaw’s Jewish cemetery, July 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Polish textbooks improve but retain antisemitic themes

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A report released Wednesday on the representation of Jews, Judaism and antisemitism in Polish textbooks noted improvement, but highlighted issues such as the malicious presentation of Jews as culpable for Jesus’s death. The London-based nongovernmental organization IMPACT-se...
Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivers a speech in Dublin on March 17, 2023. Credit: Diplomat.ie.

Irish president says Israel seeks ‘settlement’ in Egypt

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In responding to allegations of antisemitism, the president of Ireland falsely asserted that Israel is seeking to build a "settlement" in Egypt. Michael D. Higgins issued the allegation on Tuesday, at a credentials ceremony for PLO "Ambassador"...
CIA Director William Burns listens during a hearing of the House Select Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building in Washington on March 12, 2024. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.

CIA chief heading to Doha to advance Gaza ceasefire

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CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday to bridge the remaining gaps in Gaza ceasefire talks. A source familiar...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a gala event at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Argentina, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Courtesy.

Argentina, Israel mark 75 years of diplomatic ties in Jerusalem

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Israel and Argentina on Monday marked 75 years of diplomatic relations at a gala event at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, as ties between the two countries reached unprecedented heights under Argentinian President...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior security officials at the peak of Mount Hermon, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo by Maayan Toaf/GPO.

Netanyahu, Katz review IDF deployment on border with Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led an assessment of the Israel Defense Forces deployment on the northern border with Syria on Tuesday afternoon, his office said. Netanyahu visited the Mt. Hermon peak with Defense Minister...
Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), addresses a crowd at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Aref Tammawi/AFP via Getty Images.

Syria’s al-Julani vows adherence to 1974 agreement with Israel

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The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that spearheaded the toppling of the Assad regime on Dec. 8 said on Monday that the rebel alliance in Damascus would continue to uphold...