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WH: Biden administration hasn't made final decision on delivering arms shipment to Israel ■ Hamas demanded 12-week cease-fire instead of the six weeks Israel agreed to, CNN reports ■ Israeli tanks capture the main road dividing eastern and western Rafah ■ Netanyahu says 'government's first responsibility is to protect the people … and the people weren't protected' on October 7 ■ Here's what you need to know 217 days into the war

  Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, who has worked extensively over the past year to promote a peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, says that President Biden's decision to halt certain arms shipments to Israel will cause Riyadh to rethink whether it can rely on the US. In a phone interview with Israel Hayom Graham […]

Bid passes with 143 votes in favor and nine against, while 25 countries abstained, with the U.S. expected to use its veto in the Security Council to block full Palestinian UN membership

The U.S. president is trying to prevent Israel from becoming a pariah state, seeing himself as having an obligation to maintain the historical alliance between the two countries. A mission Israel's leaders seem to be completely blind to

MIT and Penn experienced crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests, sparking debates on campus safety and free speech, amid escalating tensions over Gaza across US universities.

Director of Colombia’s Jewish community to TML: “Every Jewish community in the world that has no Israeli Embassy feels like an orphan.”

'The government's first responsibility is to protect the people, that's the ultimate enveloping responsibility, and the people weren't protected, we have to admit that,' the Israeli prime minister said in an interview with Dr. Phil Mcgraw

Next week, Israel somberly marks its independence, a triumph of Zionism that should have settled its meaning. So why do the arguments persist?

Police say children likely below the age of criminal responsibility committed the act, and said they'd investigate further as UNRWA demands Israel restore 'proper security'; The agency's chief instructed to shutter the compound, saying its workers' lives are at risk

While normally a global leader in innovation, Israel appears to be lacking in the field of AI. The Institute initiative is meant to help Israel catch up, and even be ahead of the game.

EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said that along Spain and Ireland, a number of EU countries will take the first step towards recognizing the state of Palestine, a move he regarded as a 'symbolic act of a political nature'

The decision was made in response to a petition from 2018 demanding that a regional council in the West Bank investigate illegal construction in its jurisdiction; the government didn't deny that illegal construction was carried out

The "Queer-owned and operated Nightclub" apologized for hosting the event and that hosting the party did not align with their values.

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a US threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally. President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to go ahead […]

  Despite the immense pressures and challenges, Israel's Eden Golan triumphed in Thursday night's Eurovision Song Contest's semifinal. At 11:26 p.m. Israeli time, Israel's representative took the stage and performed her entry "Hurricane." Her performance was stirring, powerful, and precise – despite the boos by pro-Palestinians who tried to drown out her voice only to […]

'If we don't defend ourselves, nobody will. And if we must stand alone, we'll stand alone,' the prime minister said this week. The arrogance of these remarks, as if Israel could 'stand alone,' is comparable only to his inherent ungratefulness to America

The U.S. president's threat to halt shipments of offensive arms to Israel may erode the army's prowess in the north ■ The gaps in the talks on a hostage deal aren't immense but largely depend on political considerations ■ Netanyahu is playing into Sinwar's hands, and Hamas is regaining control of the Strip

In an email sent to the Cornell community, Pollack cited the “enormous, unexpected challenges” posed by the war and incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia.

To advocates for Jews in the literary world, the spreadsheet offered bitter confirmation of a climate of intolerance in which authors who are perceived to be pro-Israel are facing exclusion.

U.S. says it's 'reasonable to assess' Israel has violated Intel' law in Gaza, but won't suspend arms aid ■ France demands Israel to immediately halt assault on Rafah ■ Large blazes broke out in northern Israel following over 30 rockets launched from Lebanon ■ White House: U.S. watching Israel's Rafah operation with concern ■ Senior Hamas official says Netanyahu wants the far to continue ■ IDF names four soldiers killed in Gaza combat