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US carries out strikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for Tehran targeting US destroyers

Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off. Image released April 6, 2026.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026.
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

Mossad hunted Iran’s terror operatives abroad - so why are British Jews still under attack?

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METROPOLITAN POLICE officers stand on duty as people attend a rally last month in London following the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before in the Golders Green neighborhood.
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.

Three IDF soldiers moderately, severely wounded in two separate incidents in Lebanon

Rafael's Trophy on the Leopard tank

Norway to buy Rafael's Trophy protection system

REPORT

Hamas operatives are being trained in Turkey to launch attacks against Israel

TO BEAT the incumbent prime minister, opposition leaders and former prime ministers Naftali Bennett (left) and Yair Lapid must come up with a plan and agree on a set of actions they will take collectively should they unseat Netanyahu.

Middle Israel: What's the plan? Israel needs a 'reconciliation government'

OPINION
Photo of road in Israel

A Jerusalem driver refused to run over a flag, and changed how I see Israel

OPINION
 Kehillat Israel Synagogue set to reopen. May 8, 2026.

Kehillat Israel Synagogue to reopen after damage from Palisades fire

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Michigan man receives 20-year sentence for providing material support to ISIS

A police officer stands in front of red flags used to decorate a street, in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 30, 2025.

Vietnam's Communist Party targets social media influencers, AI for propaganda

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 5, 2026.

Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Labour’s heavy losses in local elections

From Tel Aviv to New York: Arkia’s transatlantic push fuels global growth

Arkia Airlines decided to offer New York-bound travelers an affordable solution.

Police transfer Zalka murder case to district attorney, family pushes for 'harshest punishment'

Golan: Eisenkot should join Democrats or Bennett-Lapid, opposition should partner with Ra'am

People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.

Civilian, three IDF soldiers indicted for spying for Iran prior to enlistment

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).
POLL

Bennett, Eisenkot, Liberman merger could secure 61-seat coalition without Arab parties

Naftali Bennett (L), Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Liberman.

Bennett files defamation lawsuit against MKs, Channel 14, for mental illness claims

Smoke rises from a fire, following an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, earlier this year.

Hamas is rebuilding, and Israel faces the same dilemma again

OPINION
An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.

EU moving toward implementing sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements, ambassador confirms

A campaign cutout depicting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is displayed outside a pre-polling centre ahead of the Farrer by-election in Corowa, Australia, May 6, 2026.

Pauline Hanson cashes in on Trump-like populism as it surges in Australia

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Iran can last for months under US Strait of Hormuz blockade, US officials say

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Real estate magnate Steven Roth likens Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ to ‘from the river to the sea'

Jewish leaders lament ‘woefully inadequate’ sentence of California man who killed Jewish activist

Steven Roth, the chairman of Vornado Realty Trust, on April 24, 2017 in New York.

GW University investigates possible chemical attack on student-led Israel festival

Activists make protest signs inside a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University in Washington, DC, US, May 2, 2024.

Cornell publishes footage defending president from claims he hit anti-Israel activists with car

A video released by Cornell University shows one angle on an interaction between President Michael Kotlikoff and student protesters on April 30, 2026.

Outrage as ‘antisemitic’ Halle university flyers call to end cooperation with Jewish community

'They kept shooting at us while I kept driving': Female soldiers recall near-death Gaza incident

Hamas disarmament talks stuck between Israeli security and Gaza guarantees

EXCLUSIVE
Three female soldiers, one year after a near-death experience in the Gaza Strip, speaking to Channel 12's 'Uvda,' broadcast May 7, 2026.
EXCLUSIVE

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says

Battlefield 6.

The invisible battlefield: Why spectrum dominance is the ultimate weapon

OPINION
A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Israel needs long-term Iran strategy before US nuclear deal holds it back for good

ANALYSIS

British broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100, notable for not joining anti-Israel boycotts

Does the US Navy have trained kamikaze dolphins operating in the Strait of Hormuz?

EXPLAINER
A drone view shows an artist from the Sand In Your Eye art team putting the finishing touches to a giant sand portrait of David Attenborough to mark the conservationist's 100th birthday, on the beach in Morecambe, Britain, May 6, 2026.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Shabbat candles

Parashat Behar-Behukotai: Quality vs quantity

‘YOU ARE growing up in a generation with dozens of types of dairy desserts in the refrigerator.’
OPINION

My Word: Nice words are not enough

ByLIAT COLLINS

Turkey unveils new Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile with 6,000km range

When drones dominate the battlefield, distance no longer matters - opinion

OPINION
Turkey's domestically produced Yildirimhan missile
WATCH

Asio Technologies: Shaping the future of tactical defense innovation

Demonstrators including Israeli and Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration in support of peace near the West Bank city of Jericho October 19, 2016

If the world spent even 10% on peace, everything could look so different - opinion

OPINION
Israel's new KC-46 refueling aircraft, named "Gideon," on its maiden flight, May 4, 2026.

Israel’s new refuelers could give it greater freedom to strike Iran without US support

Trump's White House considers implementing AI regulation after cybersecurity warnings

US targets Iraq oil official and militias with sanctions for aiding Iran

 US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.
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Saudi pressure forced Trump to halt Strait of Hormuz escort mission

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince MBS in the White House’s Oval Office, Nov. 18.

US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during at a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 7, 2026.
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RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

You deserve to feel alive again amchaya health retreat

Amchaye Health Retreat

Five years after Meron: Dubi Weissenstern on memory, mourning, and meaning

Dubi Weissenstern, CEO of ZAKA, ref!ects on the Meron tragedy.

Eduard Shyfrin introduces a first-ever systematic theory of Kabbalah for the modern era

EDUARD SHYFRIN, author, scientist, and musician.

Burger King expected to reopen for third time in Israel under Delek Group

R&D is Israel's brain - so why does it develop, manufacture abroad?

OPINION
Burger King

Israeli-founded AI biotech Immunai expands AstraZeneca cancer collaboration

A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021
OPINION

The death of the US Jewish Orthodox middle class- opinion

CHERRY TREES blossom in New York City in April.
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Real estate giant invests $200 million into Miami’s high-tech hub: What’s Flow Wynwood?

Thousands displaced and at least six dead as heavy rains hit Brazil

Japan wildfires burn for fifth day, forcing mass evacuations in Otsuchi

Members of NGO GRAD take care of dog, Luk, which was rescued from a partially collapsed house, following heavy rains which have killed residents and left missing people, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

AFTER A 16-HOUR journey from Tel Aviv, I encountered an unexpected California winter, where ancient pines in the Sierra Nevada stood heavy with snow between January storms.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

FEATURE

First case of hantavirus diagnosed in Israel after patient's visit to Eastern Europe

Artificial night light disrupts body clocks, may increase mortality, researchers say

STUDY
It is possible to completely get rid of the virus

AMA demands further legislation as AI brings risk of medical misinformation, fraud

Hantavirus: The rare virus infecting passengers on luxury cruise ship Hondius

Tehran on the brink: Iran’s healthcare system nears collapse amid war

Aliyah under fire: The new immigrants who chose Israel despite war and uncertainty

JERUSALEM REPORT

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong

COMMENT
Nearly 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover.

The Maccabiah Games’ crucial role in shaping Zionism and aliyah

No. 38: Larry Frank playing for Vanderbilt University.
OPINION

Promoting Diaspora aliyah will never succeed through anger

American Jews [Illustrative]
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First Bnei Menashe flight lands as Israel launches operation to complete community’s Aliyah

Bnei Menashe olim arriving in Israel, April 23, 2026.

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The INFINITY Project.

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Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

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IDF strikes Hezbollah operative, Netanyahu asked to provide medical evidence in court

Rubio says Roaring Lion is over, Haredim boycott Rami Levy over flights

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 US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

Trump's White House considers implementing AI regulation after cybersecurity warnings

RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency

Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

Diaspora   

 Kehillat Israel Synagogue set to reopen. May 8, 2026.

Kehillat Israel Synagogue to reopen after damage from Palisades fire

Mossad hunted Iran’s terror operatives abroad - so why are British Jews still under attack?

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

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Christian World   

The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

Nationwide Bible reading event marks 250 years of scripture in America

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Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

Piccolino: Bountiful brunch with a bonus in Jerusalem

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3D reconstruction of the Berlanga Cup.

Nearly 2,000-year-old bronze 'souvenir cup' found in Spain names Hadrian's Wall's eastern forts

World's oldest plague mass grave found beneath Roman racetrack in Jordan

Mummy CT scan reveal ancient Egyptian might've suffered from osteoperosis

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Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches

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Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.

Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I

18th-century prayer book of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU ahead of Lag Ba’omer

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A drone view shows an artist from the Sand In Your Eye art team putting the finishing touches to a giant sand portrait of David Attenborough to mark the conservationist's 100th birthday, on the beach in Morecambe, Britain, May 6, 2026.

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