US/Israel vs Iran War
US House passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Graham, sending it to Trump
New measures target officials, banks, oil tankers; Democrats split on legislation, fearing president will use new tariffs to harm EU allies, but Zelensky lobbied in favor The post…
Iran hesitant to enforce mandatory headscarf law as war and economic pressures mount
Activist says regime is 'afraid of protests,' which Khamenei's father-in-law seems to acknowledge: 'We can’t enter into that front as we ought to because of wartime conditions' Th…
Saudis reportedly won’t budge on Israel normalization, as they seek help against Houthis
Regional officials say kingdom is asking allies to aid in defending against missile and drone attacks from Yemen as interceptors run low, though there have yet to be signs of mili…
US senators call for release of more information on Trump’s Saudi nuclear proposal
Lawmakers tell administration to publish full text of deal, including classified 'side letters' with Riyadh, in missive that doesn't mention Israel normalization as a condition of…
Court freezes key step in government’s controversial West Bank land registration process
Critics who said process was 'de facto annexation' welcome freeze; reservist removed from duty after spotted confronting Palestinian youth; commandos nab 'senior' Islamic Jihad me…
Critics say upcoming UN Durban commemoration whitewashes antisemitic 2001 conference
Anti-racism gathering marred by antisemitism and Hitler support to be reaffirmed later this month for 25th anniversary, drawing pushback from Israeli and US missions The post Crit…
TV poll shows Netanyahu-led bloc slightly ahead of opposition parties
But survey says PM and his allies would still be well short of a 61-seat majority if elections held now * NYT walks back line that seemed to question if Israelis were victims on O…
US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually
Palestinian official tells ToI that State Department notice on rejection of his request for a visa cites alleged association with a terror group, but doesn't elaborate further The…
Tensions flare in Syria’s Kurdish northeast as government integration deal moves ahead
Protesters block major highway amid discontent over rising fuel prices, the latest issue to spark concern among the Kurds, who fear losing their rights under new Syrian regime The…
Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet
Touting the 'deep roots and rich history' of Jewish-Moroccan ties, Sa'ar says the newly signed agreements are 'for the benefit of both peoples' The post Israel and Morocco agree t…
Amnesty says Iran committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in crackdown on 2022 protests
Rights group says Tehran's suppression of this year's demonstrations had 'same hallmarks' but was more severe, points finger at 87 officials, six of whom were killed in war The po…
PM pledges bill to strip citizenship from those who smear IDF abroad amid ‘NAZA’ outcry
Herzog says revoking citizenship 'has no chance'; Israel said to realize outcry over film is fanning flames, as diplomats signal that PM's proposal isn't in country's best interes…
New images appear to show heavy damage from Iranian strikes on US bases in Middle East
Photos from bases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait provided to CBS News by anonymous service members who lament that the damage hasn't been 'communicated to the American public' until now …
Sale of Channel 13 to government critic approved; comms minister calls decision ‘unlawful’
Acquisition of major commercial channel is at center of political, legal fight, after communications minister's apparent efforts to stymie the deal were blocked by High Court The …
Levin allows Shin Bet final say on providing security to political party chiefs
Justice minister makes decision unilaterally after no other ministers show up to committee hearing; Parties of Eisenkot, Golan have demanded protection, citing threats The post Le…
Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban
Rapper dropped from tour after pro-Palestine remarksFormer NFL star settled case over collusion in 2019Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore afte…
Palestinian American activist arrested and ‘charged for trespassing at a public hearing’
Noura Erakat says a Florida mayor shortened speaking time and banned discussion of investment in Israeli bondsThe human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was arrested on Tuesday at a Pal…
Man given 13.5 years in jail for spying for Iran, in harshest such sentence yet
Alexander Granovsky found guily of setting 9 cars on fire, stalking Benny Gantz's neighborhood; four young men from East Jerusalem admit to taking part in separate plot as part of…
Lebanese and Israeli envoys hold ‘positive’ meeting in DC as Aoun arrives in Paris
Meeting comes after planned peace talks in Rome delayed until next month; Lebanese president to discuss ongoing IDF strikes, talks with Israel with Macron during visit The post Le…
Israeli-Kurdish Jew freed from Iraqi prison after 11 years for killing cab driver
Ben Hassin, also a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to death after killing driver who threatened to hand him to ISIS in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2015; he's expected to get to Israel in c…
Sweden expels Iranian embassy employee over threats to Jewish, Israeli sites
Stockholm summons Iranian ambassador over accusation Tehran conducting activities against opposition figures and Israeli and Jewish interests, including by working with criminals …
High Court won’t reverse AG’s decision to bar state-funded memorial for Shas Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Court decides petition moot since event can't be planned in time for intended October 6 date; religious rights group says Shas election candidate, IDF reservist, should be disqual…
IDF says Hamas commander who took tank soldiers captive on Oct. 7 killed in Gaza airstrike
Israeli-American Omer Neutra, along with Shaked Dahan, Nimrod Cohen, Oz Daniel, abducted by Jihad Samih Mahmoud, the latest terrorist who invaded Israel, to be struck by IDF The p…
UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the …