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Eurovision winner Nemo returns trophy over Israel's participation
The Swiss winner of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, is returning the coveted trophy in protest of Israel's participation in the…
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Eurovision crisis: Portuguese artists announce boycott if they win national contest
Could Portugal’s participation in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest be at risk? Following the news that Iceland has joined Ireland,…
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Several Israelis attempt to cross into Gaza, escorted back to Israel by IDF
The people were under constant observation while inside Gaza, the IDF assured. The suspects were then handed over to the Israel Police for…
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UN says peacekeepers came under Israeli fire in southern Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that Israeli forces fired multiple bursts of machine-gun fire near…
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Smotrich approves nearly hundreds of housing units in multiple West Bank settlements
The units will be spread out between Hashmonaim, just over the Green Line in central Israel, and Givat Zeev and Beitar Illit near…
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Israel's Lahav 433 commander suspected of leaking information to suspects, police reveal
Assistant-Chief Meni Benjamin allegedly maintained personal contact with Salam without reporting the relationship to the proper…
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Israel, Thailand mourn together as slain Thai hostage returns home in touching ceremony
“Their hopes, and even their right to dream, were taken away along with their lives and freedom,” the Thailand’s ambassador to Israel…
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New Israeli cyber chief Karadi: Iran has attacked every citizen in Israel multiple times
Tehran hacked into parking and other road cameras to "track the movements of Israeli VIPs, with the aim of building operations to target…
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Mother of last Israeli hostage in Gaza: Peace plan cannot proceed until Ran Gvili is home
"We're at the last stretch, and we have to be strong, for Rani, for us, and for Israel. Without Rani, our country can't heal," Talik Gvili…
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Ben Rhodes Keeps Getting It Wildly Wrong on Israel and Gaza
Setting the record straight on the recent New York Times screed by Obama’s deputy national security adviser Source link
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What did the gov’t approve for Israel’s 2026 state budget?
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after a press conference at the ministry, December 4, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: YONATAN…
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Merz visit highlights new strategic, and strained, Germany-Israel bond
Notably, Germany opposed various sanctions proposals in the EU. It is one of the few countries Israel can count on to at least abstain…
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Costa Rica to open new diplomatic office in Jerusalem, sign free trade deal with Israel
The move comes as Israel and Costa Rica prepare to sign a free trade agreement this week, with Economy Minister Nir Barkat and Minister…
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Netanyahu sees 'historical change' in German defence cooperation
German-Israeli relations have undergone "a historical change" with respect to cooperation on arms, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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No essential supplies in truce: Gaza’s healthcare system broken by Israel
After being relentlessly decimated by bombs and starved of medical aid during Israel’s genocidal war, Gaza’s healthcare system remains on…
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Merz in Israel: 'We will keep the memory alive'
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz commemorated the six million Jews murdered during the Nazi dictatorship at the central memorial site of…
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German Chancellor Merz arrives in Israel on first official visit for talks on trade, Gaza
Merz will meet with President Herzog upon his arrival Saturday night and will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday morning. German…
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Iceland to decide next week about Eurovision after Israel decision
Iceland will decide next Wednesday whether to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, public broadcaster RÚV announced on Friday after…
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Eurovision 2026 crisis: Israel kept in - Who’s out and what next?
Israel has been given the go-ahead to compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, amid calls for the country’s exclusion due to the…
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Ireland, Spain, and Others Withdraw from Eurovision As Israel Granted 2026 Entry
Photo illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovakia have all…
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Yasser Abu Shabab's killing raises questions about Israel's militia strategy in Gaza
The Abu Shabab militia is a result of a short-sighted Israeli policy that doesn’t seem to want to see a legitimate and stable Gaza…
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Hostages as leverage: Iran's secret demand aimed at crippling Israel's agriculture
If Thailand complied, it would deliver a painful blow to Israel’s agricultural sector at the very moment it was struggling to recover from…
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Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates…
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Eurovision members debate call to boycott Israel
Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will be debated at a two-day meeting of member broadcasters in Geneva starting…