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Israel's defense industry loses major Asian customer

Move follows political pressure on the government to halt deals with Israel because of the war in the Gaza Strip

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 Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd for the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta (Liberty Square) in front of Palazzo Apostolico (Apostolic Palace) in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, July 13, 2025.

Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war' after strike on Gaza church

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally marking the anniversary of Land Day, in Gaza City, March 30, 2022.

Assassinating Hamas leaders: A quick fix, but not long-term strategy, expert says

 Palestinian houses stand badly damaged during the ongoing Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2024.

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‘Gaza infrastructure nearing collapse’

NGO’s report describes territory’s blackouts, lack of cooking gas and fuel.

A Palestinian woman sits outside her house as she escapes the heat during a power cut at Shatti (beach) refugee camp in Gaza City September 15, 2015.

Edelstein expresses Israel’s disappointment over UN vote to his French counterpart

In a plenum discussion about the resolution, Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) blamed the US State Department for allowing it to pass.

KNESSET SPEAKER Yuli Edelstein addresses the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Thou shalt not oppress the convert

Anyone who casts aspersions on the Jewish status of these converts is in violation of one of the most important laws in the Torah: not to oppress the convert.

An Orthodox Jewish worshipper prays at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City

Police question Arab-Israeli MK suspected of passing phones to Palestinian inmates

Environment Minister Ze'ev Elkin meanwhile continues signature-gathering operation to start the process of impeaching Joint List MK Basel Ghattas.

MK Bassel Ghattas

Balad MK suspected of smuggling phones into prison

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said the suspicions against Ghattas are “very serious.”

MK Bassel Ghattas

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The UN, Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's moment of truth

While they see a president-elect who does not appear concerned with Israel's continued building in the West Bank, they also note his interest in achieving a negotiated peace.

US President Barack Obama arrives with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) in Washington September 1, 2010

Haifa fire victims face new challenge: Israeli bureaucracy

An estimated 175 buildings in Haifa where damaged in the blaze, 100 of them are now uninhabitable, leaving over 500 people without homes to return to.

Fires rage across Israel

Palestinian Authority President Abbas reelected to head Fatah party

PA congress has brought together some 1,322 Fatah delegates from the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian diaspora.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks with journalists at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Rabbinical vs personal converts to Judaism: What’s the difference?

These two types of converts display different profiles and patterns of Jewish engagement, and both differ from the 5.1 million individuals who were born Jewish.

Ultra Orthodox and secular Israelis clash in Beit Shemesh.