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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...
Portrait of longtime writer for “TIME” magazine Lance Morrow. Photo by James Keyser/Getty Images.

When an antisemitic essay received a Jewish award

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Obituaries for journalist Lance Morrow, who passed on Nov. 29 at the age of 85, heaped praise on his “elegance” and “beautifully constructed” essays. They neglected to mention the antisemitic essay he once wrote—and...
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...
Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) inspect damaged and abandoned military vehicles and equipment at the Qamishli international airport, formerly a joint Syrian-russian military base, in northeastern Syria's city of Qamishli on Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Delil souleiman/AFP via Getty Images.

US warns of imminent Turkish offensive in Syria

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Senior U.S. officials are warning that Turkey appears to be preparing for a large-scale military offensive into Kurdish-held territory in Syria, citing an alarming buildup of forces along the border, The Wall Street Journal reported on...
Portrait of Sophie Ben Dor, the daughter of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen. Augץ 18, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel trying to locate remains of spy Eli Cohen in Syria

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Israel has connected with Russian mediators for assistance in locating the remains in Syria of Israeli agent Eli Cohen. The latest Israeli attempt to find and repatriate Cohen’s body comes in the wake of the...
Students pray at the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University, in its 12th day, Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2024. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

Islamophobia concerns are attempts to silence critics of Muslim antisemitism

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It’s possible to argue that anything the Biden-Harris administration does in its final weeks in office is irrelevant and may soon be overturned by President-elect Donald Trump once he is sworn in next month....

Chanukah 2024: Around the world for the eight nights of the ‘Festival of Lights’

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This is one tour where you’re going to want to bring your appetite along. And quite possibly a towel. Because oil—and plenty of it—is flowing during the eight days of Chanukah. That’s why all diets are...
HOME | LAND art exhibit. Photo by David Moreno.

Pop-up exhibit in Miami features Israeli works by classic and contemporary artists

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An exhibition in Miami titled HOME | LAND, curated by Michelle Azout, features works from 40-plus classic and contemporary Israeli artists. More than 120 pieces in a mix of media, including paintings, sculptures, prints, textiles, digital art and...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his trial at the Tel Aviv District Court, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/POOL.

Netanyahu testimony postponed due to ‘rare circumstances’

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The judges in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted on Monday the premier’s request to postpone his testimony that was schedule to take place on the following day to Oct. 25, citing...
A poster showing hostages still held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 17, 2024. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Katz: ‘We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one’

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"We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one," Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday. One-hundred-and-five captives—81 Israelis and 24 foreign nationals—were released during...