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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor, in Jerusalem. Dec. 12, 2024. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Sullivan meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem

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U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday amid a last-ditch effort by the Biden administration to forge a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists deal between Jerusalem and Hamas. U.S....
Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. visits United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem on March 12, 2024. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Boxing legend Mayweather hounded in London over pro-Israel stance

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Floyd Mayweather was evacuated from London's Hatton Garden jewelry district after being confronted by protesters over his support for Israel. The undefeated boxing champion was shopping for luxury watches and jewelry on Tuesday when he encountered a...
Egyptian high school students keep cool by studying in the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, on June 28, 2024. Photo by Hazem Gouda/AFP via Getty Images.

Revised Egyptian textbooks feature ‘greatly improved’ attitudes towards Jews, Israel

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Some 20 million Egyptian schoolchildren are studying from revised textbooks that seek to promote peace and tolerance, highlighting for the first time the historic Jewish presence in Egypt, according to a study released on...
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...