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The damage caused to an army base from mortar shells fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, Nov. 20, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

IAF strikes three armed terror cells at Lebanese border

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Israeli aircraft on Tuesday struck three armed terror cells in Lebanese territory close to the border, as well as a number of Hezbollah targets, the army said. https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1726881534052061346 Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Tuesday morning due to...
Alan Sakowitz performs magic show for kids in Israel, many of whom have parents fighting in the Israel Defense Forces, Oct. 26-Nov. 7 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Wartime magician’ performs 26 shows in nine days for kids in Israel

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Alan Sakowitz just completed a whirlwind tour in Israel to entertain both displaced children and children of Israeli soldiers. Sakowitz performed in Efrat, Kiryat Gat, Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem and Beitar, doing 26 shows from Oct....
Irwin Cotler. Photo by Dave Gordon.

‘Be on the front lines,’ former Canadian envoy Irwin Cotler advises young Jews

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Irwin Cotler, the 83-year-old human-rights advocate and former Canadian parliamentarian, received the lifetime achievement award of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs last month at a conference in Ottawa. The award, according to organizers, recognized “his...
Nearly 300,000 people attended the "March for Israel" rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Photo by Shay Shohat/Flash90.

What was the purpose of the ‘March for Israel’?

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In 2019, I approached a top-ranking American Jewish leader to ask him about planning a massive rally in Washington, D.C., to address the rising antisemitism in America and around the world. Having spent many...
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Planning for the unknown in Gaza

Decades ago, I was asked to advise a joint working group from Israel’s Foreign and Tourism Ministries on a new slogan, essentially a new approach, that would help bring more visitors to Israel. I...
Families of those held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip hold photos of their loved ones during a protest outside of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Oct. 21, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Progress made on hostage deal as Cabinet convenes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping there will soon be good news regarding a deal to secure the release of some hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, he said on...
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Nov. 20, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Securing the Gaza humanitarian corridor

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It's noon. Salah ad-Din, the Gaza Strip's main road, is filled with thousands of residents moving south along the humanitarian corridor established by the Israel Defense Forces. The adults among them, men and women, raise their hands,...
Palestinians rally in Hebron in support of Hamas, Nov. 3, 2023. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Palestinians: ‘Extreme’ support for Hamas, Israel’s destruction

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One of the reasons why Palestinian leaders refuse to condemn Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre is because they know that many Palestinians support the atrocities committed by the Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group. Unlike the Biden administration...
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip hold up photographs outside of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Ben-Gvir: Hostage deal could bring ‘disaster’ on Israel

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned on Tuesday that an emerging deal to secure the release of some hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas could backfire. Ben-Gvir said he...
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, Sept. 15, 2022, Photo by Freddie Everett/State Department via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel recalls South Africa envoy over ‘genocide’ comment

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Israel has recalled its ambassador to South Africa for consultations after the country's ruling African National Congress (ANC) accused the Jewish state of "genocide" in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that...