Hezbollah downs IDF drone over southern Lebanon, CENTCOM prepares renewed strikes on Iran

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IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 25, 2026.
A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 20, 2026.

CENTCOM prepares 'short and powerful' wave of strikes on Iran, Trump to be briefed on plan

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CENTCOM (US Central Command) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 15, 2026.
Boats taking part in a humanitarian flotilla depart for Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, April 12, 2026.

Over twenty Gaza flotilla ships, 175 activists detained by Israel Navy

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.

Israel rejects Russian grain ship amid Ukraine sanctions threat

Netanyahu pushes two-three week deadline for Lebanon talks in call with Trump

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026.

US seeks new int'l coalition to get ships moving again in Hormuz, internal cable says

A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026

Behind Tehran’s calm, Iran faces deepening economic collapse

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Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

Trump administration probes Stanford University over 'discriminatory' diversity practices

A nun was assaulted near King David's tomb on Tuesday April 28, 2026.

'Assault on city's fundamental values': Attack on nun in Jerusalem sparks widespread condemnation

Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, grieve at the floral memorial to honour the victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Hasan Piker speak as initial projections of Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's win are declared during an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

House to consider bipartisan resolution condemning Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for antisemitism

Patterns of influence: Inside Prof. Yaniv Dover’s physics-inspired view of marketing

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Prof. Yaniv Dover, Associate Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean for Research at the Hebrew University Business School

Bennett unveils ‘Israeli Renaissance’ plan, says Lapid on board, alliance will replace Netanyahu

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IDF destroys Hezbollah rocket launcher inside civilian building in southern Lebanon

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Naftali Bennett

Israel just quadrupled its PR budget to $730M, experts claim it won’t work

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds up a copy of The New York Times as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on in New York City on August 5, 2025.

Defense Minister: Counterterrorism law allows seizure of Gaza flotilla's property

A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla, pictured April 12, 2026; illustrative.
INTERVIEW

IDF 7th Brig. chief: Hezbollah resistance in Lebanon stronger, but IDF strikes hard

Britain's King Charles standing next to Queen Camilla interacts with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial, in New York City, US, April 29, 2026.

Mamdani encourages King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor Diamond

Dr. David Hasan, the founder of The Gaza Children Village, speaks at Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 28, 2026.

A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza, and found common ground over falafel

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New documentary spotlights Jewish feminist NYC sanitation artist

Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

Two wounded in London terror stabbing against Golders Green Jews, HAYI takes responsibility

Canadian Jewish schools hit with CRA complaint over alleged support for Israeli military

A police officer walks next to locals, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.
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Shomrim volunteer who helped subdue London attacker: 'I wanted to protect the community'

A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Norwegian MP is 'seriously worried' about country's Jews amid rising antisemitism

Israeli Independence Day celebration in Oslo, Norway. April 26, 2026.

US soldier charged for threatening to ‘kill every single Jew’ inside of a synagogue

‘No longer a trustworthy humanitarian organization’: NGO Monitor releases report on MSF’s failings

Iraq signs anti-drone deal for Baghdad but leaves Kurdistan vulnerable to attacks

ANALYSIS
Palestinians walk past the clinic of Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on January 11, 2026.
REPORT

Trump: Iranian naval blockade stays until Tehran agrees to nuclear deal

Israeli-Turkish woman Jessica Becher, who was detained while visiting her family in Istanbul.

Israeli-Turkish woman arrested in Turkey over IDF service rescued following US intervention

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Smoke rises following explosions in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from northern Israel, April 27, 2026

Investigations launched into young Lebanese student who asked IDF spox. to bomb her school

The unseen players: China’s impact on the Israel-Iran conflict

ANALYSIS

Tehran's downfall: The ayatollah regime will end by October 2028

OPINION
Members of the Iranian Navy attend the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2025; illustrative.
WATCH

Hezbollah's drone warfare and the fragile ceasefire

Hezbollah weapons seized by the IDF in southern Lebanon, published April 22, 2026; illustrative.

Quarter of Americans, almost half of US youth, support Hamas over Israel, Harvard Harris poll finds

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025
WATCH

Police forcefully disperse anti-draft haredi Jerusalem Faction protest at Chords Bridge

Growing Hezbollah drone threat shows Israel's innovation race is in its infancy

ANALYSIS

US-Israel talks to discuss shifting military aid funding to joint defense partnership

A DJI Mini 3 drone flies above the ground on February 8, 2026 in Radstock, England.

Ukraine claims to have intercepted 30,000 drones in March

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 1, 2026 at Sea.

Pentagon may be understating severity of US missile stockpile shortage

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Hacker attack

State-linked hackers eye power grids, water systems – report warns

US reviewing potential reduction of troops in Germany, says Trump

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

The German flag featuring the Federal Eagle and the US flag are pictured at the German Navy base in Kiel, Germany, April 23, 2026.

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at pictures showing the weapons carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Washington, DC, US, April 27, 2026.

Iranian soccer officials claim 'inappropriate behavior' at Toronto airport

A runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 13, 2025.

Swiss National Council votes against recognizing Palestinian state

he Helvetia statue in front of a Swiss flag on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus)

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A historic front page dedicated to a congratulatory message from Ronald S. Lauder, president of the WJC, to President Milei of Argentina

The network effect: Orly Carmon’s ORCA is rewriting power for women across borders

ORCA. A transnational network of women designed around movement

Israel is building homes, but not the homes Israelis need, Shoresh study warns

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UAE exit weakens OPEC+ power over oil market but group to stay together, sources say

ANALYSIS
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World Bank warns of 16% rise in commodity pricing over Hormuz closure

 A participant stands near a logo of the World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018

UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in major blow to global oil producers' group

UAE's Oil Minister OPEC President Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo address a news conference after an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 22, 2018.

Iran war drives jet fuel surge, disrupts travel routes, testing European airlines

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

'Graceful dancing giants': Divers spot five manta rays swimming through Eilat Bay

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

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?

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 A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026.

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

West Bank hospitals in crisis as PA reported pays medical staff only fraction of wage for April

Lessons from the safe room: Navigating fear, routine, and family togetherness

Palestinian medical workers receive Pfizer-BioNTecha vaccine against the Coronavirus at the Palestinian Medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021.

Man indicted for illegally operating dental clinic in Rishon Lezion for nine years

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Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status?

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Israel’s wars are changing sleep, diet, and exercise in alarming ways

Promoting Diaspora aliyah will never succeed through anger

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Yakov Schacht: How a Ninjutsu coach navigates life in Israel’s war zone

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

 CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?
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Immigration by choice: Why do most olim from America choose Jerusalem?

Jerusalem’s Mesila Park in snow, 2022.
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US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at pictures showing the weapons carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Washington, DC, US, April 27, 2026.

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

Quarter of Americans, almost half of US youth, support Hamas over Israel, Harvard Harris poll finds

Pentagon's Hegseth defends Iran war against Congress, says not a quagmire

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Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, grieve at the floral memorial to honour the victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

New documentary spotlights Jewish feminist NYC sanitation artist

A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza, and found common ground over falafel

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Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell

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Good-old cooking days: Old-school Israeli kitchen in more modest times.

Wine Talk: Wining in the kitchen

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Marble statue of Athena found by archaeologists in Laodicea’s Western Theater near Denizli, Turkey, April 23, 2026.

Marble statue of Greek goddess Athena found hidden in rubble in Turkey's ancient city of Laodicea

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Italian archaeologists use AI to generate image of Pompeii victim for first time

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Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

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Amelie Bonnin and Juliette Armanet attend the "Partir Un Jour" (Leave One Day) photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2025 in Cannes, France.

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A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

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