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Italy says thousands of schools have received bomb threats over past two days

After mass evacuations, Meloni government says it will implement new protocols for dealing with security threats amid wave of similar hoaxes and cybersecurity breaches in Europe

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It’s eco-friendly and freakishly strong: Meet Israel’s Mars-ready ‘super-ice’

Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers say their BioPykrete, made from plant cellulose and an engineered protein, can enable biodegradable construction in polar climates and o…

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Iran says 2 oil tankers carrying 4 million barrels caught fire in Strait of Hormuz

Revolutionary Guards blame vessels for using unauthorized route; Turkish President Erdogan urges renewed diplomacy to end war in talks with Iran's Pezeshkian

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Eisenkot to receive security briefing after accusing Netanyahu of refusing to grant one

Joint statement from political rivals follows appeal from Yashar chief against 'non-urgent military action' during transitional period; Katz: Government 'doesn't need permission'

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Daily Briefing Nov. 12 – IDF strike on Hamas in hospital puts spotlight back on Gaza

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on three potential paths forward that the US may take in the Iran war and the pressure on Israel as winter returns to the Gaza Strip

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East Jerusalem opens first public swimming pool with $20 million fitness center

Facility will help narrow gap between city's eastern and western neighborhoods, municipal officials say

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‘I was erased in Hollywood’: Selma Blair on personal toll post-Oct. 7

Jewish actress shares details about being 'canceled' by film industry after series of controversial social media comments, talks of desire to move to Israel

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New digital archive opens window into New York’s rich and vibrant Jewish past

The National Library of Israel has digitized nearly five decades of The New York Jewish Week, adding to the library's effort to preserve historic Jewish papers from around the wor…

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Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate upset

Local prosecutor becomes state’s first Black US senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction as Democrats expand Southern gains

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IDF targets top Hamas commander in strike on south Gaza hospital; 6 said killed

Hamas civil defense says surgeon among dead at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis; military says Hamas brigade commander, other operatives used location as HQ and arms depot

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A kingmaker? Bennett waiting for right political moment as coalition talks snarl

While Liberman takes the heat, Bennett's opting to keep a low profile. Some of those close to him hope to bring Likud into a broad government, ignoring the danger that Netanyahu w…

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Report: Netanyahus want state to continue funding home improvements even if PM leaves office

Channel 13 says request could cost tens of millions of shekels; heads of PM's office reportedly advancing appeal on Sara Netanyahu’s behalf

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As support for Shas fractures in its Mizrahi heartland, far-right Ben Gvir reaps rewards

In southern Netivot, residents laud Otzma Yehudit leader for controversial clampdown on Palestinian prisoners' conditions and gun license expansion, blame 'leftists' for October 7

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Haredi protesters rage against draft as leaders weigh coalition deal with Eisenkot bloc

Three yeshiva students jailed for failing to enlist; former MK Gafni said working to block a deal with anti-Netanyahu camp

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Conservative US Jewish groups hail Stephen Miller’s ascension to White House chief of staff

Organizations call appointment 'a meaningful reflection of the longstanding contributions of Jewish Americans to public service,' as Democratic critics claim Jews will be ‘less sa…

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Erdogan calls Gaza war an ‘ecocide’ at UN climate summit; Israel: ‘Campaign of lies’

Iranian president also uses UN confab in Turkey to blast Israel and US, which he claims 'inflicted severe damage on the environment' in recent war

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Denmark, European countries pushing for emergency UN Security Council meeting on E1

'This is a moral disgrace and proof of how completely out of touch with reality these countries have become,' Israeli ambassador to UN tells ToI ahead of expected meeting next week

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Hezbollah leader: Trump and Netanyahu were defeated in elections, a positive development for us

'The one confronting Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen... has lost,' Naim Qassem says of US president, while claiming PM 'has been broken'

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Report: Vance weighing direct talks with Iran, Trump sees June MOU as blunder

Top security official who US vice president reportedly wants to meet stresses that Iranian nuclear program not up for discussion; Trump claims war already won but US now wants ‘to…

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Contradicting Trump, Netanyahu’s office says Israel will ‘gradually’ move off US military aid

PM maintains that Jerusalem will 'phase out' assistance from Washington, despite Trump declaring it will cease by end of this year

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Report: Vance weighing direct talks with Iran, Trump sees June MOU as blunder

Denmark, European countries pushing for emergency UN security council meeting on E1 * New UTJ lawmaker says he backs studying secular subjects, helping Haredi soldiers, mass emplo…

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Eisenkot says Netanyahu refusing to give him security briefings, asks AG to intervene

Yashar chair warns against non-urgent military action, which he says could have 'devastating consequences for Israeli democracy'; PM accuses him of politicizing national security

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Democrats MK Kariv says Eisenkot-led bloc will move rapidly to repeal judicial overhaul laws

Bloc reportedly agrees to form special committees to repeal four laws, including those weakening AG and changing judicial appointments

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Senior settler leader Yossi Dagan denied entry into France

Israel says French decision to bar Samaria Regional Council head, who has called to annex West Bank and resettle Gaza, is 'completely unacceptable'