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The far-right national security minister's draft resolution 'constitutes an attempt to establish a security force under his control,' a source familiar with the matter told Haaretz

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adressed Congress. President Joe Biden, who is recovering from COVID-19, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to run for president, were not present. Harris cited "scheduling constraints" as the reason for her absence. Netanyahu was received with loud applause by most members of Congress and spoke for 54 […]

An official said the meeting between Biden and Netanyahu would be critical for setting the parameters for a hostage deal ■ Hostage's mother accuses prime minister of preventing deal out of personal interests

Police forces have been deployed in large numbers ahead of Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to Congress. Earlier, demonstrators tried blocking the Israeli PM's convoy on its way to Capitol Hill, and placed Palestinian flags outside his hotel

Israel's prime minister met with several faith leaders, including Pastor John Hagee, who said at the event that Christians were 'appalled at the way our government has been treating the Jewish people'

PM Netanyahu to address joint session of Congress amid significant protests and boycotts by lawmakers ■ Israel delays delegation set to depart to Qatar on Thursday to next week ■ Israel to evacuate 250 sick, wounded Gazans to UAE for medical treatment ■ Hezbollah publishes drone footage of Israeli air base ■ Here's what you need to know 292 days into the war

Be'er Sheva Municipality celebrates a major success in marketing lands in the new Rakafot neighborhood. Mayor Ruvik Danilovich: "The success of the plots proves the trust of developers in the city."

Be'er Sheva Municipality celebrates a major success in marketing lands in the new Rakafot neighborhood. Mayor Ruvik Danilovich: "The success of the plots proves the trust of developers in the city."

Exactly a century ago, Haaretz reported about a tribe in the Galilee that sought to convert. This is how the Jews treated it in 1948

In the Jurassic, tiny proto-mammals that looked like shrews matured much more slowly than small animals today and lived longer, a new report suggests

Intended by the prime minister as a landmark moment in U.S.-Israel relations, Netanyahu's speech will be heard by a deeply divided, somewhat hostile and almost wholly distracted audience

Pro-Palestinian protesters in Britain have been campaigning for a government ban on arms sales to Israel following its offensive on Gaza in response to the October 7 attack.

The promise of the 'Staatsräson,' steadfast solidarity with Israel no matter what, because of the Holocaust, is under tremendous pressure. Amid the Gaza war and West Bank settler violence, there's an intensifying, critical mood in Berlin, and the German government is now caught in a delicate balancing act

The far-right minister said in an interview to Bloomberg that 'a cabinet minister is supposed to maintain neutrality, but that's impossible to do after Biden,' saying 'with Trump it will be clearer that enemies must be defeated'

  A study conducted by researchers from the University of St Andrews has found striking similarities between the conversational patterns of chimpanzees and humans. The research team observed that chimpanzees engage in turn-taking communication using gestures, facial expressions, and occasional interruptions, with response times ranging from milliseconds to seconds, remarkably similar to human conversational structures. […]

British-Israeli artist Sam Griffin says the works being shown at a new exhibition in Jerusalem were created as he processed his experiences as a reservist

  With an estimated average of 250 years that can reach over 500 years, the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is believed to be the longest-living vertebrate on Earth, surpassing even giant tortoises. A recent study, presented at the Society of Experimental Biology Conference in Prague, sheds new light on the sharks' amazing longevity. According to […]

Jewish Voice for Peace, a pro-Palestinian protest group, protested inside an office building in the U.S. Capitol complex, calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Some 200 were arrested, as police said 'demonstrating inside the Congressional Buildings is against the law'

  Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad survived an assassination attempt after regime insiders were involved in sabotaging his vehicle, according to a report by "Iran International," affiliated with Iranian exiles. According to the report, sourced from within the regime, the former president's vehicle lost control after sabotage that likely included remote control of the vehicle. […]