Doctors Without Borders report validates what the IDF has been saying for years

EDITORIAL

For the first time during the war, a major international organization has publicly recognized the presence of armed groups operating within a Gaza hospital.

Doctors Without Borders halts operations at Gaza hospital after sightings of armed men, weapons

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.
A Palestinian woman helps a burn victim, Maria Abu Aawad, at a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital, amid severe shortages of medical equipment, medicines and essential materials needed for burn treatment, in Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, January 26, 2026.
Palestinians who were wounded during protests at the Israel-Gaza border fence, wait to receive treatment outside a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders, in Gaza City September 17, 2018.

As antisemitism surges worldwide, Israel is calling Diaspora Jews to 'come home' - but will they?

JERUSALEM REPORT

With antisemitism surging worldwide, Israeli officials believe more Jews will opt to make aliyah; but the path isn’t as easy as they think.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Member of the US Senate, speaks to the people during the demonstration for human rights in Iran at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

'I'm tired of this crap:' Lindsey Graham attacks Gulf leaders, compares Iranian leader to Hitler

Graham was interviewed alongside Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. 

Arbel Yehoud and released hostage Ariel Cunio reunite on October 13, 2025.

'Our life is gone': Ex-hostage couple exchanged letters while in Hamas captivity

OPINION

Anti-Israel mayor Zohran Mamdani challenges future of New York's Jewish community

ByDAVID HARRIS
Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.

Israel-aligned Gazan militia operating in Rafah tunnels, aim to disarm Hamas

REPORT
ISRAELI SECURITY forces guard while bulldozers demolish a Palestinian building in the West Bank, on Wednesday.

When Judea and Samaria become Israel, democracy pays the price

OPINION
People walk along the beach in hazy conditions in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, September 16, 2025.

US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence

OPINION
FRANCESCA ALBANESE, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, is seen at a conference in Rome, last year. Her suggestion that Palestine represents a moral compass reflects her own broken one, the writer says.

Francesca Albanese represents UN inability to acknowledge truth and morality

OPINION
UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

'We don't always agree with what she says': UN Chief Guterres distances himself from Albanese

Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub

Israel remains a ‘very strong player’ in global private markets

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WATCH: Armed Gazans cross Yellow Line, take cover before IDF strike in northern Strip

WATCH

In addition, IDF also stated it has begun striking Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, in response to "Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement."

Hamas disarmament could begin as early as March 2026, Board of Peace reps say

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IDF's 36th Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 2025.
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Gaza's reconstruction must focus on the culture just as much as on the concrete

Gaza City, November 25, 2025.
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Israel never annexed the Golan Heights: Why it still matters

IDF SOLDIERS take part in a military training exercise in the Golan Heights on Wednesday. Although most of the world assumes Israel annexed the Golan Heights, and did so illegally, the Jewish state never actually did, the writer says.
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Man caught smuggling weapon from West Bank to east Jerusalem days before Ramadan

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Symbolism over strength: Costly mistake of today’s Jewish philanthropic approac

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US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 9, 2026.

Iran is turning Trump's strategy of chaotic communication confusion against him

OPINION
An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is underdiagnosed in ultra-Orthodox and Arab-Israeli populations, according to Jerusalem Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

Ex-Oxfam UK CEO sues charity, says it disproportionately focused on Gaza, pushed 'genocide' label

Former Oxfam UK CEO Halima Begum is taking the charity to an employment tribunal, alleging antisemitism, racism, and pressure to label the Gaza war a genocide without evidence.

Mistrial declared in case of students charged after Stanford pro-Palestinian protests

A sign is seen above a branch of Oxfam, in London, Britain February 12, 2018.

Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

Screenshot of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games via WebArchive, Shop.Olympics.com.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Britain's Jewish community pushes back as antisemitism reaches historic levels

A demonstration was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London in October to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. The Jewish community is not taking the onslaught of antisemitism lying down.

Three men jailed in UK over Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews

Iran needs regime change, not another reformist illusion doomed to fail

OPINION

There is a crucial fact that Western observers consistently forget: The worst violence against Iranian protesters has always occurred under so-called “reformist” governments. 

Reza Pahlavi urges US military action in Iran, says signs regime is on brink of collapse

DEMONSTRATORS HOLD posters with pictures of Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, representing anti- and pro-regime viewpoints.

US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 28, 2026.

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People protesting for human rights in Iran demonstrate at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

Hundreds of thousands protest Iran’s regime in Munich rally

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Combining Israel’s targeted operations with American military mobilization at sea and in the air reveals an evidently dual strategy.

Israel’s goal is to weaken the regime in Iran, not replace it

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Focus on Iran, the Iranian flag in crosshairs (Illustrative).
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China’s disappearing elite: The high-stakes gamble behind Xi’s crackdown

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Canada and Mark Carney must rebuild bridges with Israel now

Children wear signs on their heads as they join demonstrators gathering in support of the Jewish community, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in December 2023.
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Death of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi deepens Libya’s political fragmentation

IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for

The robot operates autonomously, without soldiers present in dangerous environments and without exposure to chemicals, oils, or extreme heat.

Elbit announces new $100 million in contracts to develop IDF’s next generation digitalization array

Ruby AI's robotic tank cleaner.

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To Jeff Bezos: A legacy Washington paper must include the Middle East

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European governments say Alexei Navalny died after dart frog toxin poisoning in Russian prison

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Gideon Sa’ar to attend Trump's Board of Peace summit on behalf of Israel

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Israel is building a NIS 7b. airport – history says it will cost much more

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The government is advancing a new Negev airport at NIS 7 billion. Two decades of data suggest the final bill will be far higher.

Israel vs El Al: Israelis were robbed, but the state might keep all the money

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View of construction of the new Ramon International Airport, in Timna valley, southern Israel. January 02, 2018.

Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025.

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Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

Iran’s poorly maintained ‘dark fleet’ poses major risk for oil spill in Mideast

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INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

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Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

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New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

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MDA expands Jerusalem emergency response with 22 new haredi female medics

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Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

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An Argentine oleh (new immigrant to Israel) who made aliyah 20 years ago celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Eilat after a long period of conversion.

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