Khamenei reportedly says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Israel deports all flotilla activists

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Kfar Tebnit, Lebanon, May 11, 2026.
Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Iran war pulling some Gulf states toward Israel, while pushing others away

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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026.

'I speak to everybody': Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in diplomatic shift

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Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Israel established elite task force to hunt down terrorists who took part in Oct. 7

Irish bill to curb trade with Israeli settlements due in 'coming weeks', minister says

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures on the day the Supreme Court hears a petition seeking to force the prime minister to oust him, in Jerusalem.

Poland's foreign minister calls to ban Ben-Gvir from entering country as flotilla storm continues

A boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, sets sail from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

All Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel, Foreign Ministry announces

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dealing with a US president who is personally, emotionally, and politically invested in his fate. Trump has never hidden his view that Netanyahu should be pardoned. Here, the two stand together in the Knesset, during Trump’s October visit.

'Bibi's hair was on fire': Inside the call between Trump, Netanyahu on Iran ceasefire talks - Axios

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View of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the West Bank, April 19, 2026.

Irish bill to curb trade with Israeli settlements due in 'coming weeks', minister says

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OPINION
ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan.

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Navot Bar, CEO and co-founder of Keystone Infra

‘Nowhere to hide': Police to deploy drones to aid in fight against crime in southern Israel

Israel Police deploys drone to aid in fight against crime in southern Israel, May 21, 2026.

Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Electric Egged bus.

Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

Police seize thousands of grams of illicit drug, tens of thousands of shekels in Bat Yam

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026.

'I speak to everybody': Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in diplomatic shift

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

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 The real Jerry Seinfeld was never the assimilated man his show implied. Seinfeld during his visit to Israel, December 2023.

Editor's Notes: Why some Jews are scrubbing themselves from the internet

COMMENT
Israel Aerospace Industries' new Diamond Concept.

IAI reveals new DIAMOND Concept to upgrade naval fleets without the need to build new ships

Man arrested for theft of Bondi Beach victim, event photographer's camera

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

UK charity regulator allowing Islamist, Iran-backed hate to spread, victims say

REPORT

Democrats condemn Texas candidate over antisemitic rhetoric ahead of runoff

Maureen Galindo, left, and Johnny Garcia, candidates for U.S. House District 35, participate in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in the Sidney Board Room at Brooks in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Jews are 'universal enemy,' San Diego shooters wrote in neo-Nazi antisemitic manifesto

A child holds his parents hands as they leave the mosque, at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, US, May 18, 2026

'He stabbed me and shouted Allahu akbar': Rabbi stabbed in Ramat Gan attack recounts ordeal

Iran's ability to rebuild damaged military infrastructure set back by months, not years

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

Iran possesses modern weapons that have not yet been used, tested, military source claims

REPORT

Trump says Netanyahu 'will do whatever I want him to do,' amid concerns of Iran war restarting

A still image taken from an Islamic State (ISIS) video

ISIS escalates rhetoric, seeks ‘new phase of fighting’ in Syria

ANALYSIS
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Religious Zionist Party crosses threshold, strengthening coalition even as Likud weakens

POLL

Paris appeals court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash

Air France planes arrive at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on April 26, 2023.

Michael Bay to direct movie on Operation Epic Fury airmen rescue

WATCH

Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism

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OPINION

How Shavuot was rescued by the Torah, and brought home by Israel

CHILDREN MARCH through the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem ahead of the Shavuot holiday.
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Shavuot, Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations

Smart Shooter's SMASH Hopper weapon's station

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

IDF Home Front Command updates application's alert system for clarity in emergency situations

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana

PM: IDF combating drones for six years, unlimited budget team formed for Hezbollah's FPV threat

Drones can save lives

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WATCH

US State Dept. watchdog investigates Gaza aid group over emergency aid spending

REPORT
 Palestinians gather to collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025.

US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list

COGAT demands UN end support for Turkish IHH, designated terror group, operating in Gaza

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025
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Exposing Hezbollah’s tunnels triggers debate in the Arab world

Yehia Kassem, chief correspondent for the Arabic-language Al-Hurra.

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says, in first interview with Israeli media

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Evolving regional economic opportunities

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Why availability, personal care, and accessibility matter when choosing a health fund

“Availability, accessibility, and personal care are becoming central to how Israelis evaluate healthcare.”

AI and robots will not replace engineers; they will remove the tedious work

Eli Boichis, ‏Country Manager, Dassault Systèmes Israel

Spotify declines to take down rap song cited for antisemitic conspiracy claims

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Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

Black Cube doubles office space in Tel Aviv

Cyber Is Not a Luxury.

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.

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

FEATURE

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub, Iran denies

THE VERTICAL green walls are transferred from decorative features into intelligent, responsive environmental systems

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

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

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Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

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LEVI PREGER and Rachel Eskandry feel supported as both ‘olim’ and lone soldiers.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

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Democrats condemn Texas candidate over antisemitic rhetoric ahead of runoff

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Views from five different angles of a molar of an adult Neanderthal individual, discovered at Chagyrskaya Cave in the Siberia region of Russia and dating to about 59,000 years ago, seen in this undated image released on May 13, 2026.

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