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U.S. Ambassador To Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Guilfoyle has served as the U.S. Ambassador To Greece since November 2025.

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Saudi Arabia needs allies against the Houthis, but will it turn to Israel?

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High Court seeks timeline for steps toward Palestinians’ return to northern West Bank camps

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Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urges Herzog to pardon Netanyahu in letter with no formal legal basis

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Mandelblit says he would be surprised if prosecutors hid evidence in Netanyahu trial

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'Change the time': Netanyahu aide allegedly sought to alter October 7 call log, transcript shows

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Hundreds gather at national computer science conference at Ben-GUrion University of the Negev, October 8, 2026.

Over 700 researchers attend computer science conference at BGU, celebrating 'golden age' of tech

Joint List offers safety net to gov't seeking to oust Netanyahu, opening door for Eisenkot

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Netanyahu does not need 61 Knesset seats to win Israel's election - he needs 55

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Bennett: Netanyahu can serve as minister in next gov't if he backs opposition's key principles

Former prime minister and B'Yachad party leader, Naftali Bennett, at the election conference of the newspaper "Hador," Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Bennett backtracks after sarcastically suggesting Netanyahu could serve as minister in future gov't

Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2026.
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Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority

An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026

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US-Israel relationship may be irreparably damaged, former Biden official warns

 US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House, July 25, 2024
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'I became paranoid': Flydubai passenger suspects crew members aided hijacker, calls for probe

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Bennett pledges to redirect 'NIS 30 billion from draft evaders,' to those serving in the IDF

Supporters of the Houthi authorities gather during a protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026.

Pakistan pledges full military backing to Saudi Arabia under Mecca pact after deadly Houthi strikes

Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2026.

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli start-up, AI model that can edit live videos in real-time

Graffiti depicting Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the directors of the documentary film NAZA, and the word "traitors" in Hebrew, on a wall in Ashdod Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Netanyahu demands prosecution of 'NAZA' film participants over 'severe' security offenses

Counter-demonstrators hold an Israeli flag and a banner with the lettering 'Fight left-wing antisemites' on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian demonstration under the title 'United4Palestine' in Berlin on October 10, 2026.

Berlin shopkeeper attacked after displaying posters against antisemitism for Oct. 7 anniversary

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Canada declassifies report exposing US intelligence role in resettling Nazis after WWII

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Houthi missile strike in Saudi Arabia exposes growing regional threat, Yemen expert warns

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026.

Saudi Arabia expected to ramp up strikes on Houthis after deadly Riyadh airport attack, experts say

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Iran at the threshold, Israel outside the room

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Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

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An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026

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U.S. Ambassador To Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Guilfoyle has served as the U.S. Ambassador To Greece since November 2025.

Trump, Rubio reportedly furious over misconduct allegations against US amb. to Greece Guilfoyle

Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal

US DOJ launches investigation into news networks for possible antitrust violations in TV pool

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Activists challenged British antisemitism by standing with Israel launched a new campaign next to the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

'I'm not Jewish, I'm a Zionist': Viral trend surges on X as hundreds join in, 'Post' analysis finds

UK activist group launches ‘Some people are Zionist! Get over it!’ campaign

Celebrity chef who signed Hospitality for Humanity pledge shares stage with Israelis

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Let us ensure we do not let this election divide us. Pictured: Dismantling a sukkah in Ashdod, Oct. 5.

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Pope Leo celebrates Mass marking the start of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, October 8, 2026.

Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz joins 1,000 Christian leaders in Jerusalem for Oct. 7 anniversary summit

Thousands of Christians visit West Bank settlements in support after European sanctions, trade bans

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Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

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Inside the medieval heating system found in Basel, Switzerland, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

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Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

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GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

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THEN-ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US, Yitzhak Rabin, and his wife Leah mingle with prime minister Golda Meir and US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, in Washington, 1973 – two years before Saul Bellow visited Israel.

Over 50 years later, Saul Bellow’s Israel observations remain strikingly relevant

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On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount

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Wayne Rooney attends the exclusive UK Premiere of "The Real Rooneys" on September 22, 2026 in London, England.

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

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Influencer Jake Paul calls for amended US Constitution, says civilians should be able to bear RPGs

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The first black mountain biking trail, Kula Forest.

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