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The airstrike targeting Mohammed Deif in Gaza on Saturday is just the latest Israeli assassination attempt on Hamas' military chief. Whatever his fate, the hit on a mass-murderer glorified as a legend of the 'resistance' has a wealth of implications for Israel, Hamas and Gaza

The same mutation that confers HIV resistance to some Ashkenazi Jews also puts them at higher risk of dying from West Nile fever, which is more prevalent in Israel than in the north European countries from which their ancestors came

Right wing Israeli lawmakers took to social media, likening the failed assassination attempt to incitement against Netanyahu, with one Likud Minister suggesting that incitement aimed at Netanyahu today 'is worse than the incitement than what existed before Rabin's murder'

  A gunman opened fire at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, injuring the ex-president before being fatally shot by law enforcement, according to footage obtained by TMZ. TMZ reports that video footage shows the gunman, described as having longer brown hair and wearing a grey shirt and khaki […]

The Israeli public's embrace of ignorance about the Gaza war is an extension of a stance that began in 1967. How does an open society encourage systematic denial of abuse?

The justice minister said the petition asking the top court to compel him to convene the Judicial Selection Committee is an "attempt to remove the public from the committee" and that accepting the petition would "damage public trust in the judiciary"

Armenia owes nothing to a hypocritical Israel. The shared destiny of Jews and Armenians should have turned Israel and Armenia into allies, but the State of Israel has chosen a different path.

A police officer shot and killed the suspect, who acted alone. Israel Police chief Shabtai said the police have increased their presence due to heightened alerts following an assassination attempt on Hamas leader Mohammed Deif

How the assassination attempt on Donald Trump impacts November's election remains to be seen. What is beyond doubt is that Saturday's shooting was an expression of America's sad state of political affairs and a manifestation of the divide threatening the country

Germany's overheated political summer began with a viral video of revelers singing 'Germany belongs to Germans' on the resort island of Sylt. Fliers threatening leftists, physical assaults on politicians and an increasingly far-right landscape in eastern states show tensions are only rising ahead of crucial elections in September

'Political violence has no place in our country,' U.S. Jewish leaders called, urging for unity. 'We are all Americans. Whatever our politics'

In the past two years, demonstrations have taken over the Israeli public sphere. Six activists with six different viewpoints explain what bothers them most about Israel

The study found that an area of the brain called the claustrum regulates wakefulness, attention and behavior. Varying its activity levels in mice affected sleep, responsiveness, and impulsive behavior, potentially aiding treatments for disorders like ADHD

In a Tuesday letter to senior Harvard administration members, HJAA asserted that the university failed to discipline many students and staff who repeatedly violated codes of conduct.

The soldiers say they were instructed by commanders to leave the equipment behind when their outpost in northern Israel was targeted by anti-tank missile fire from Lebanon. The equipment included helmets, flak jackets and kitbags

"We must be the voice of the voiceless," said Englman, explaining the importance of audit preparedness for emergencies and especially in supporting vulnerable communities.

The suspect was shot and killed by the Secret Service seconds after he allegedly fired shots toward a stage where Trump and was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania. State voter records show that Crooks was a registered Republican

A court hearing revealed that no official documentation exists for Shas' Haim Biton's responsibilities in Israel's Education Ministry after it failed to respond to a freedom of information request placed on behalf of Haaretz last year

  The shooter responsible for a deadly attack at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday has been identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from the nearby town of Bethel Park, according to reports cited by The Free Press Journal. The FBI is leading the investigation into […]

  A chilling assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump unfolded Saturday night at a political rally, resulting in one attendee's death and another's critical injury. The 20-year-old suspect, a Pennsylvania resident, was reportedly taken down by the Secret Service after positioning himself on a nearby rooftop – approximately 30 feet from the target – […]