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VP Vance: U.S. Boosting Mideast Forces to Respond if Iran Acts 'Stupidly' -- VP JD Vance: U.S. Boosting Mideast Forces to Respond if Iran Acts 'Stupidly'

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Despite Trump's Plans, His Gaza Board of Peace Deflated to Normal Proportions -- Despite Trump's Grandiose Plans, His Gaza Board of Peace Deflated to Normal Proportions

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Netanyahu's Murky Government Lays the Groundwork for an all-Israeli Stasi

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IDF soldiers fatally shoot Palestinian farmer in West Bank, Palestinian media reports

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Witkoff, Kushner to meet Netanyahu in Israel next week

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U.S. Treasury issues new sanctions against shipping companies, tankers linked to Iran

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Ben-Gvir's License to Kill Israeli Democracy

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UNRWA Heads Tell Haaretz: 'We Don't Radicalize Palestinians – Their Lived Existence Does'

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Not Masada or the Dead Sea: Young Diaspora Jews Provide Protective Presence in West Bank

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'Time for Israeli Liberals to Recognize Their True Enemy'

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Kushner Unveils 'New Gaza' With Skyscrapers, Airport at Trump's Board of Peace Launch

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Analysis - | The anti-Trump: Canada's PM Came to Davos With a Plan. Will the World Listen?

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No Chocolate, No Beef: Israel's Restrictions on Goods to Gaza Have Created a Black Market

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'Yiddish Is Not a Foreign Language to Us. It's Part of the Revival of Hebrew'

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Over 100 Rabbis Brave Freezing Cold to Protest Against ICE Forces in Minnesota

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Clashes Erupt Near New Israeli Outpost Deep Inside Palestinian Authority-run West Bank

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Eight Men Accused of Trying to Establish neo-Nazi Separatist State Go to Trial in Dresden

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Police to Provide $64 Compensation to Palestinians Held in Illegal Detention Facility

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KLM and Air France Cancel Flights to Israel, Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran

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How Much Did It Really Cost Israel to Kill Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah?

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KLM and Air France cancel flights to Israel, Middle East amid tensions with Iran

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RECAP: UN says Iran protest deaths 'much higher' than Tehran government figures

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Germany, Italy reject invite to Trump's Board of Peace in current form, urge U.S. to revise plans

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Vice President JD Vance says U.S. advancing Mideast military buildup to respond 'if Iranians do something very stupid'

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Dozens gather to call for return of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili, as U.S. advances phase two of cease-fire

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UN: Iran protest deaths 'much higher' than Tehran government figures

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Israel aims to ensure more Palestinians are let out of Gaza than back in

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: 'First there was racism and now there is fascism' says Arab MK

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Israel demolishes three Palestinian structures in central West Bank

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West Bank education center could close in days due to Israeli seizure threat, says UNRWA

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RECAP: 'From Coup to Resistance' Haaretz Democracy Conference marks three years since start of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: Einav Zangauker says, 'What I can do in return for the Israeli public is enter politics'

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Iran denies Trump's claim that 800 executions stopped due to threat of U.S. military intervention

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: Yair Golan says he wants to restore an Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic solution

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IDF announces new head of 'Ghost Unit'

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: Arab party head says 'most important thing is to unseat Netanyahu'

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: New Israel Fund head says gov't brands critics as 'traitors'

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Haaretz Democracy Conference: Former left party leader says Israel entering elections under 'nondemocratic' regime

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Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn opens Haaretz Democracy Conference: 'Many Israeli liberals do not look to the West Bank and Gaza'

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'From Coup to Resistance:' Three years since judicial coup, Hundreds attend Haaretz Democracy Conference in Tel Aviv

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Right-wing activists say they will protest at Haaretz conference in Tel Aviv, police present

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IDF says 14 arrested, 350 buildings searched, 8 weapons confiscated in Hebron overnight crackdown

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U.S. withdraws from World Health Organization, ceases all U.S. staffing and funding

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Trump: Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to Canadian PM Carney

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EU 'ready to work' with U.S. on implementation of Trump's Gaza peace plan

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Trump: 'Massive armada' heading toward Iran; U.S. officials: Warships to arrive in Mideast soon

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Former hostage Emily Damari announces engagement to partner Danielle Amit

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RECAP: Arab parties unite for joint list in upcoming elections

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Why Palestinians in Gaza See Trump's Board of Peace as 'Another Form of Occupation'

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California Democrat Scott Wiener on His Controversial U-turn

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'Birthright Is Tone-deaf': Why Many Young Jews Don't Want Their Free Trip to Israel

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AIPAC's Worst Nightmare? Why Netanyahu Said Israel Doesn't Want U.S. Military Aid

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In Davos, Herzog Chose Netanyahu Over Israel's Rule of Law

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Israel's Film Industry Faces Authoritarian Catastrophe. Here's How It Can Resist

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Yair Golan's Democrats Party Will Steal the Show in Israel's Next Election

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A World That Belongs to the Stationary Class Is Dangerous for Jews

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We Palestinians Don't Yet Have the Privilege of Refusing a 'Protective Zionist Presence'

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Downfall of the Ayatollahs: How Iran's Kurds Are Crucial to Taking Down the Regime

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Israelis Near Gaza Still Haven't Regained Their Trust in the IDF

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Gag Order Issued on Probe of Netanyahu's Top Aide, Ex-spokesperson Meeting

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Israel Allocates $160M for Public Transport Security, Most Will Go to West Bank

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Ex-hostage Emily Damari Announces Engagement to Social Media Star Danielle Amit

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Is Warning of Spillover the Only Way to Get Israel's Jews to Care About Arab Crime?

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AIPAC, the Genocide Test and U.S.-Israel: 2026 Midterm Primary Races to Watch

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Netanyahu's 11 Moves Taking Israel From Democracy Toward Authoritarian Rule

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Why Unlicensed Nurseries Are So Common in Israel's ultra-Orthodox Community

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Explained: The History and (Fragile) Future of U.S. Military Aid to Israel

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Four Bills and One New Law Undermining Press Freedom and Israel's Judiciary

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U.S. Deports Eight Palestinians to West Bank Using Private Jet

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Three Months Into Gaza Cease-fire: Israel Expands Control and Razes Neighborhoods

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Rare Video Shows Test of Israel's Most Advanced Arrow 4 Missile Interceptor

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Australia Holds National Day of Mourning for Victims of Bondi Beach Hanukkah Shooting

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Survey Shows Half of Irish Adults Do Not Know 6 Million Jews Were Murdered in Holocaust

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UN Probe Condemns Iran Protest Deaths as Regime Provides Conflicting Casualty Reports

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'Maybe We Won't Have to Use It': Trump Says 'Armada' Heading Toward Iran

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Trump Left the Door Open to Talks With Iran – but Israel Believes He Will Still Attack

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Trump's Board of Peace Finds Few Enthusiasts Among Palestinians in Gaza

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'We Saved the Child From Drowning': In Gaza, Winter Storm Makes Displacement Even Deadlier

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In Gaza, IDF Drones Infiltrate Every Moment of Palestinians' Lives

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U.S. Withdraws From World Health Organization; Israel Previously Proposed to Leave

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U.S. Sends Military Assests to Middle East Even as Trump Pulls Back on Iran

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Top GOP Senator Slams Witkoff's Iran Backchanneling: 'You Cannot Do a Deal With Evil'

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Gaza & West Bank

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Israel Aims to Allow More Palestinians to Exit Gaza Than Enter via Rafah, Sources Say

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Analysis - | Hamas Welcomes Trump's Gaza Plan, and With Good Reason

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She Showed the World What's Happening in Gaza. Israel Won't Let Her Return

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IDF Ordered Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza to Evacuate, Disregarding Cease-fire Line

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Oldest Art in Thrown Back to 67,800 Years Ago, in Indonesia

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The Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Neanderthals Is Found, in Morocco

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Earliest Cremation in Africa 9,550 Years Ago Discovered in Malawi

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Study Identifies Our Likely Earliest Ancestor After Split From Chimp

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Mikveh Filled With Ash From Roman Destruction Found in Jerusalem

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How Antisemitism Haunts Jews Around the World

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Justice Minister to File Complaint Against Top Court President; AG: Lacks Factual Basis

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Top Court Gives Gov't One Week to Respond to Contempt Claims Over Haredi IDF Draft

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Smotrich's Far-right Party Pulls Out Support for Netanyahu Coalition Bills

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Germany, Italy and Spain Join Slate of Countries Rejecting Trump Board of Peace

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Controversial Israeli Comedian's North America Tour Disrupted After Hind Rajab Complaint

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U.K. National Police Watchdog to Probe West Midlands Ban on Israeli Soccer Fans

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Lawmakers Quit Dutch Far-right Party, Citing Dissatisfaction With Leader Geert Wilders

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Dozens of Israeli Environmental Groups Urge FM to Block Withdrawal From Climate Pact

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It's Only a Matter of Time Before the Netanyahu Government Openly Denies Climate Change

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On Climate and Security, Israel Mistakes No Existential Threat for Stability. It's Wrong

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Storm Byron to Hit Israel With Heavy Rain and Flood Risk

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'I'm Getting Divorced. I'm Sure We'll Be Best Friends One Day'

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Queer Leftists Supported Palestinians in the '70s, Too. Back Then, They Hijacked Planes

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Brutal Beatings and Arson: A Palestinian Plant Nursery Is Targeted by Settler Pogroms

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When Israel Tried to Tighten Its Grip on Jerusalem With Fake Flights

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Warner Bros. Discovery Bringing HBO Max to Israel in January

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On Israeli TV, Starving Gazan Babies Aren't a Problem. As Long as There Are No Photos

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New TV Series Revisits the Day Israeli Soldiers Surrendered to Egypt

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Three Films About Gaza War Nominated for Oscars

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I Did a Seven-hour Round Trip to See This Film and It Was Worth It

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'The Thing That Messed Me Up the Most Was Seeing Shoes'

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The First Hebrew City Gets Its First all-English Bookstore

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An Israeli Poet Whose Repetitions Echoed a Life of Pain

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Who Are the Intellectuals Making MAGA's Policies?

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A Rising Palestinian Actor in Israel Says He Can't 'Play the Arab' Anymore

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An Opera on Blindness Is the Most Eye-opening Show in Israel Right Now

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Werner Braun's Lens Captured a Romantic Zionist Gaze

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An Arabic-language Music Talent Show Is a Surprise Hit on Israeli TV

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Can Israel Overtake Australia as the New Land of the Macadamia Nut?

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After Facing Hate and Boycott, Antwerp-based Israeli Food Chain Boker Tov Closes

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The Tel Aviv Eatery That Will Make You Long for Istanbul

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Craving Kugel: The ex-Haredi Serving Up Jewish Comfort Food for Tel Avivians

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Why Is This Green Paradise Next to Tel Aviv Closed to the Public?

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Israel's First Poop Influencer Is Grading What We'd Rather Not Discuss

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Israel Tourism Ticks Up in 2025, Still Far Below Prewar Peak

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Erased: Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank

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Two Years of Hell: A Timeline of Key Events in the Israel-Gaza War

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