IDF begins destroying homes in Lebanon, Trump claims Iran 'no longer a threat'

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IDF begins destroying homes used by Hezbollah as forces move deeper into southern Lebanon

US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.
People celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war, April 1, 2026

IDF destroys IRGC Ground Forces base in Tehran, begins striking mobile command centers

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.
3D-printed oil barrels, an oil pump jack and a map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026.

Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa

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An Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026

UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz, US absent

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

Myron Gaines speaks on Ohio University's campus on March 26, 2026.

Influencer Myron Gaines performs Nazi salute at Ohio University, mocks Holocaust death toll

A crowd packs the United Center for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024.

Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC, fueling concerns of antisemitism

Rezvani enjoys his volunteer activities at Eitanim.

From Iran to Israel: An Iranian volunteer’s unlikely stand in wartime

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Mrs. Glassman enjoys a cup of coffee at one of the Jerusalem cafés she frequented

A Passover tribute: Kindness from a Jerusalem neighborhood pharmacy

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Rabbi Daniel Burstyn conducting a Seder on Kibbutz Lotan.

Passover reimagined: How Jews reinterpret freedom at the Seder table

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Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

When miracles demand courage: A moral reading of Exodus for our time

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Two Israeli infants among wounded by shrapnel in overnight Iranian missile barrage

Six-story apartment building collapses in central Tel Aviv, injuring two

Impact site in Bnei Brak.

Iran fires largest ballistic missile salvo in weeks on Passover, buildings damaged

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a rocket strike in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, April 1, 2026

'Fulfill your responsibility': IDF chief warns of manpower crisis in Passover letter to MKs

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Central Command soldiers on March 17, 2026.

Knesset goes on recess after approving key war laws, death penalty

‘Our revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Amital (pictured 2007) gathered us and shared his experiences from the labor camps during World War II.’

Seder night: A crumpled white shirt reveals Passover’s deeper meaning

 Passover Seder plate with alternative fillings.

From ancient Egypt to Amalek: Understanding today’s threats through the Passover story

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The Staff's ultrasonic emitter, broadcast at 800 hertz, drove every frog in the delta inland.

Rewriting the ‘Pharaoh Constant’: A sci-fi reimagining of the Exodus

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Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October.

On Passover, former Gaza hostages say freedom 'takes on a different meaning'

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Bondi Beach terrorist loses bid to give family anonymity

Bath, UK mayor resigns after amplifying idea that Jewish ambulance arson was ‘false flag' attack

Leonie Gittani, instructing solicitor for alleged Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram, speaks to the media as she leaves Downing Centre Local and District Court with Senior Public Defender for New South Wales Richard Wilson SC, in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2026.

'Death to Jews, Vucic' call during Belgrade protest sparks criticism from Serbians, Israelis

Serbian police officers stand guard as people rally to protest police search of Belgrade's university offices after the accidental death of a student last week, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 31, 2026.

Tensions flare at Passover seder over Mamdani’s inclusion

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands silently during a press conference on the Air Canada Express crash at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.
OPINION

A Passover Seder's lost integrity: Why inviting Zohran Mamdani was a strategic misstep

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US intelligence assessments indicate Iran currently unwilling to negotiate end to war

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Iran denies Trump claim that Iran's new leader has asked for a ceasefire

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.

Iran fears Israel’s 'new strategy' after major strikes on steel industry

Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

Bahrain's Strait of Hormuz resolution runs into fresh obstacles at UN

Birds fly near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026.

UAE denies WSJ report that it is preparing to help open Strait of Hormuz by force

REPORT

Bennett draws coalition line: No government with those who do not serve

INTERVIEW

Reverse exodus: How war turned Taba into Israelis’ escape route

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

NASA’s Artemis II mission takes off with four astronauts for historic lunar journey

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 1, 2026
FEATURE

Coming home: Traveling from Maine to Israel during the Iran war

Akiva Herzfeld crosses over from taba into Israel.

Flying frogs, Seder spins: Unique Passover traditions from Jews around the world

Israeli 3D-printing firm joins major Pentagon manufacturing program

US deploys uncrewed drone boats in conflict with Iran

Airbus A400

India receives first batch of NEGEV 7.62 LMGs from Israel’s IWI

Mosquito drone advertised for sale on Alibaba

Chinese Shahed-like drones offered online despite Alibaba ban

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Three chessboards, one war: One month into the second Iran war

OPINION

Trump says US 'on the cusp' of ending war, threatens to hit Iranian electric plants 'very hard'

WATCH

Trump says US strongly considering NATO exit, Germany reaffirms NATO commitment

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, DC, US April 1, 2026.

Iran’s president urges Americans to reject ‘propaganda’ on Iran, calls US Israel's proxy

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.
REPORT

Trump threatened to halt Ukraine aid unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition

US President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with the Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 16, 2026.

Sword-wielding Massachusetts man arrested over threats to Trump, FBI says

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

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“The human capital of Israel’s economy is what continues to drive its growth”

Chairman of the Board of Bank Leumi, Uri Alon

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI

Iran war 'shock' is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says

There is a shrinking number of young people interested in pursuing high-tech jobs in their academic careers in Israel.

Netanyahu: 'Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes to Mediterranean'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.

Leumi, Shestovitz take stakes in Profit Finance Group with NIS 670 million investment

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

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Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
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'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

A Judean Desert carpet of spring wildflowers.

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

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Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

Every citizen of Israel has the right to access bomb shelters, but not everyone can

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MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child

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From loss to lifesaving: United Hatzalah officer Linor Attias reflects on her journey to save lives

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Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

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Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, March 20, 2026

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US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

Trump says intel chief Tulsi Gabbard 'softer' than him on Iran nuclear issue

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Trade war meets tradition: Canadian Jews confront a Manischewitz-free Passover

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