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Global Anti-Semitism on the Rise, as Israel ‘Has no Strategy’ to Oppose It, Ex-Diplomat Says

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In 2014, during Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge”, the country invested only 0.38 percent of its total budget in foreign relations and diplomacy, way less than the Palestinian Authority and Iran. Years later, in 2021, the situation hasn’t improved and the reason for this is the reluctance of the Israeli leadership to adopt certain policies. … Read More >Global Anti-Semitism on the Rise, as Israel ‘Has no Strategy’ to Oppose It, Ex-Diplomat Says

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Israeli General Says 11-Day Gaza War Just ‘First Stage’ of Wider Campaign

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After the Second Intifada uprising and the 2006 election victory of Hamas in Gaza, Israel was forced to pull all its settlers out of the Gaza Strip, at which time it imposed a cordon sanitaire around the territory that has dramatically impacted access to basic necessities by its more than 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. … Read More >Israeli General Says 11-Day Gaza War Just ‘First Stage’ of Wider Campaign

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Bibi’s done? Anti-Netanyahu coalition notifies Israeli president that it has formed new government after Arab party joins

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Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have put together a governing coalition to oust PM Benjamin Netanyahu, just minutes before time ran out. For the first time in history, an Arab-Israeli party will be on board. … Read More >Bibi’s done? Anti-Netanyahu coalition notifies Israeli president that it has formed new government after Arab party joins

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Herzog elected Israel’s new president with 87 votes, as midnight deadline looms for opposition to oust Netanyahu

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Isaac Herzog has been elected Israel’s eleventh president, winning a sizeable majority of 87 votes from the Knesset’s 120 seats. The vote comes as several parties race to form a new government before midnight. … Read More >Herzog elected Israel’s new president with 87 votes, as midnight deadline looms for opposition to oust Netanyahu

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Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young males

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A specially appointed epidemiological team has found “a likelihood of a link” between receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement. … Read More >Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young males

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Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate

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Having lived through three nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns, Israel has lifted nearly all of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, but fell short of scrapping the mask mandate for now. … Read More >Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate

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Jewish extremists plotted FIREBOMB attack on Palestinians…but failed to find hidden weapons stash, local media report

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A group of Jewish far-right extremists planned to attack Palestinians earlier this month by pelting them with Molotov cocktails but ultimately failed to find their own hidden weapons stash, the Israeli media have revealed. … Read More >Jewish extremists plotted FIREBOMB attack on Palestinians…but failed to find hidden weapons stash, local media report