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Daily Archives: July 7, 2025

A ceremony honors the memory of Yoni Netanyahu, the commander of Israel’s elite Sayeret Matkal unit who was killed while leading the hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in July 1976. (Courtesy).

Entebbe rescuer Yoni Netanyahu honored in Porto ceremony

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The International Human Rights Observatory and B’nai B’rith Portugal on Monday honored the memory of Yonatan ("Yoni") Netanyahu, the Israeli military officer killed leading the hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in July...
Breaking the glass at a Jewish wedding. Photo by Flash90.

Bringing Jerusalem to the wedding: The story behind breaking the glass

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With peak summer wedding season upon us, Jewish couples are preparing for marriage ceremonies that will conclude with the ancient part of the service known widely as “the breaking of the glass.” Many a groom’s heel will crush...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (right) meets with US envoy Thomas Barrack in Beirut on July 7, 2025. Photo by Ibrahim/AFP via Getty Images.

Hezbollah needs to see a future, says US envoy Barrack in Beirut

U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday in Beirut that Iran’s Lebanese terror proxy, Hezbollah, "needs to see that there’s a future for them." Speaking to reporters after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Washington’s ambassador...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit Party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 7, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Ben-Gvir: Netanyahu wants a hostages-for-ceasefire deal

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to close a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas terrorists during his visit to Washington, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told JNS on Monday. "It's in the open, he doesn't...
A group of Muslim religious leaders from Europe meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, July 7, 2025. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Muslim religious leaders from Europe pay rare visit to Israel

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A group of Muslim religious and community leaders from Europe began a week-long visit to Israel on Monday with a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The extraordinary delegation of 15 Muslim imams...
Construction of a new apartment building in the Israeli city of Efrat, in the Gush Etzion region of Judea, Dec. 1, 2020. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Netanyahu government leading growth in Judea, Samaria, data shows

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The Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has led an unprecedented drive to expand Jerusalem's control of Judea and Samaria, according to a report on Friday citing data and Israeli officials. Since the...
F-15I fighter jets fly toward Iran during "Operation Rising Lion” in June 2025. Credit: IDF.

The fear of Jewish success

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Even before the war with Iran started, Israel’s opponents, enemies and even friends have criticized Israel more than ever in recent months. What has brought on this increased criticism? One week before Israel’s war with...
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flying over central Israel, June 23, 2025. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

IDF hits Hezbollah terror structures in Lebanon

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The Israel Defense Forces launched a wave of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon late on Sunday night, targeting multiple military sites and weapons storage facilities, the military stated. "A short time ago, the IDF...
The flags of Israel and the United States wave above a camp for U.S. service members supporting exercise Juniper Cobra at an Israeli Defense Forces site on Feb. 23, 2018. Credit: Sgt. Matthew Plew/U.S. Air Force.

If I were Netanyahu, here’s what I would say to President Trump

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Once upon a time, heads of state spoke privately out of the way of the press....