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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in its war with Hamas on Sunday, as Israeli tanks fought their way into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip. Two days after the United States vetoed a proposed United Nations demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, … Read more
Members of the Likud party and Yair Netanyahu, the prime minister’s son, are at the center of controversy surrounding the issuance of diplomatic passports. In response, MK Naama Lazimi (Labor Party) has sent a letter to Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, urging her to intervene and investigate the matter. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen recently came under … Read more
In her early 40s, Anat Mufkadi has a full plate: married to a rabbi who is also a tour guide, with four children and a master’s degree in political science from Tel Aviv University, she is CEO of ANU. ANU, an apolitical nonprofit established in 2013, promotes a more inclusive and equitable society; identifying … Read more
Baluch militants attacked a police station in southeastern Iran early on Friday, killing 11 security personnel and wounding several, state television said. State media added that several members of the militant Jaish al-Adl group were also killed in ensuing clashes in the town of Rask in the impoverished province of Sistan-Baluchestan. People shop at … Read more
Israel must do more to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians in Gaza as it proceeds with its military campaign to oust Hamas from the enclave, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday. “I want them to be focused on how to save civilian lives, not stop going after Hamas, but to be more … Read more
France, Germany, and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas as EU foreign ministers met on Monday to consider possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis. Among the possible measures up for discussion at the meeting are a crackdown on Hamas’s finances … Read more
The Knesset passed the amended budget for 2023 on Thursday in a 59-44 vote. The new budget includes an addition of some NIS 30 billion with NIS 17b. intended for the Defense Ministry and the war efforts. The rest was intended for civil needs that were the results of the war, a rehabilitation fund … Read more
Beliba Homa (A Wall in Its Midst) is a student-centric project launched aimed at overcoming stigmas and instead building bridges between haredi and non-haredi students through a program of academic support. Founded in 2012, the project matches haredi students with a range of religious and secular students who meet on a weekly basis. The … Read more
The State of Israel’s collapse is imminent, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps chief Hossein Salami said in a Thursday evening address. Salami was quoted by Islamic Republic state media as claiming that Zionists “are so weak that they cannot bear the existence of Palestinian women and children,” a “clear sign” of the “collapse of the … Read more
A cargo ship reported a missile hitting the water as it sailed up the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday. The ship also said it had been instructed to change course and sail to Yemen, the UKMTO said in an advisory note. The crew of … Read more
