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East Jerusalem man detained over alleged social media incitement, support for terrorism

Officers arrested the suspect, a resident of the Sur Bahir neighborhood, on Sunday after an investigation into videos he allegedly posted online.

A prison officer handcuffs a colleague as part of a drill at the third organised crime unit (drug-trafficking district) during a press tour at Reau prison, near Paris on July 30, 2026.
PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

UKLFI, Ireland Israel Alliance challenge proposed Irish bill on importing goods from West Bank

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

Knesset Education Committee chair MK Zvi Sukkot visits Umm el-Fahm, June 28, 2026.

Hamas terrorist from east Jerusalem threatens MK Zvi Sukkot: 'I have a weapon, I will kill you'


PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders

The President of the Palestinian National Authority sent letters to Arab nations and the UN requesting international support after violent incidents in the West Bank saw an uptick in the last week.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

High Court urges int'l aid groups to drop petitions challenging Israel’s refusal to register them

The petitions concerned the registration framework through which international humanitarian organizations receive recommendations for visas and work permits for their foreign employees.

High Court Justice; illustrative.

Will Mahmoud Abbas actually let Palestinians vote? Critics say he's testing the waters first

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: The PA president wants to remove any Israeli claim that Palestinians are not a partner for peace,’ said one Palestinian analyst, after the election announcement.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the Eighth General Conference of Fatah, in Ramallah in May. Abbas pledged to press ahead with reforms within the PA, saying he was prepared to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections,  set for November.

At least 17 hospitalized following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Jerusalem beauty salon

Jerusalem District Police detained three suspects for questioning in connection with the incident, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.

Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a beauty salon in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Europe condemns settlements, but ignores Zionism’s deeper roots - opinion

Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people’s religion and culture, its national soul, cannot be complete without a national territory and is some 4,000 years old.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Tackling terror indoctrination in Palestinian schools key to ending 'Pay-for-Slay,' panelists say

“Why are people terrorists?" Fleur Hassan-Nahoum asked. "Because they're indoctrinated."

Children return to school at an establishment run by United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank on August 29, 2018.

Somaliland Defense Minister says IDF will not establish presence in their country

Though Israel has been training Somaliland's police, the IDF won't have a military base there going forward.

President Isaac Herzog receives the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, in his residence last month.

Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion

There is much more to be learned about the history of the Hebrew nation, its literature, and even geography from the Great Isaiah Scroll.

A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

On This Day: Six-Day War begins in 1967

In only six days, the IDF conquered the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and east Jerusalem, defeating the armies of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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