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An illustration picture of the Israeli version of Google, Nov. 11, 2009. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash 90.

Entertainment, sports and war top 2024 Google searches in Israel

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A mix of entertainment, sports and the war against Hamas in Gaza were the top Google search items in Israel over the last year, according to statistics released this week by the world’s most...
A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with its frame broken, in a Syrian regime's political security branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama, following the capture of the area by anti-government forces, on Dec. 7, 2024. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images.

‘Opportunity’ to weaken Iran amid Syrian regime collapse, national security experts say

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Bashar Assad’s rapid fall as president of Syria offers Israel and the United States a chance to bolster their regional security interests, experts said on Monday during a Jewish Institute for National Security of...
President Santiago Peña of Paraguay and his wife, Leticia Ocampos, arrive for a welcoming ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 11, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Paraguay’s leader visits Israel to reopen Jerusalem embassy

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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, speaking in Jerusalem on Wednesday, called the return of his country’s embassy to Israel's capital a “tipping point” in the South American country's history. Peña spoke alongside his Israeli counterpart Isaac...
Protesters near Yokneam, in the Lower Galilee, call for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 30, 2024. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90.

Hamas hands hostage list to Egypt

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The Hamas terrorist group in Gaza has given Egyptian authorities a list of hostages it is holding as interlocuters continue to push for a ceasefire agreement, the Saudi-based Al-Arabiya channel reported on Tuesday. The list included names...
Israeli tanks leaving Meiss al Jabal in Southern Lebanon on Dec. 4, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Why the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is fated to fail … and why that’s a good...

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Some 415 days after Hezbollah launched a war against Israel in solidarity with Hamas following its Oct. 7 massacre, the United States, France, Israel and Lebanon announced a ceasefire. While the Biden administration surely...
Outgoing Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Katz to Syrian rebels: ‘Follow Assad’s path, end up like Assad’

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that any entity threatening Israel's security would face dire consequences. Speaking at a naval base in Haifa, Katz revealed that Israeli forces had destroyed Syria's navy, as...
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, briefs reporters at U.N. Headquarters, Oct. 30, 2024. Credit: Mark Garten/U.N. Photo.

What the UN ignores on Francesca Albanese

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During a press conference at Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Nov. 5, Francesca Albanese—the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories—once again accused Israel of the usual. That means...
Adam Kwasman is sworn in as a member of the Scottsdale City Council in Arizona on his family’s copy of a Hebrew Bible published by the late renowned Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as his wife Orit Kwasman looks on, Dec. 9, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Adam Kwasman.

Orthodox Jewish Arizona council member uses family Bible for swearing-in ceremony

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When he was sworn in as a new member of the Scottsdale City Council on Monday, Adam Kwasman used his family’s copy of a Hebrew Bible published by the late renowned Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Kwasman...

Netanyahu testimony details clash with US over Iran, Palestinians

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, revealing stark disagreements with then-U.S. President Barack Obama over Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional influence as well as the...