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The latest Israeli polls give Benjamin Netanyahu and his fanatic coalition partners their highest marks since October 7. But is this just a short-lived blip, boosted by Israel's measured response to Iran, before the prime minister's political career is finally over?

The new encampments join campus occupations at Yale University, MIT, Tufts University, The New School, the University of Michigan, and others.

  Thousands of people flocked to the Western Wall Thursday morning for the traditional Priestly Blessing of the Passover holiday. The event was attended by Israel's chief rabbis, the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, and masses of worshippers who recited prayers for the return of Israelis held captive by the Hamas terror […]

  Columbia University announced Wednesday it has made significant progress in negotiations with student protesters occupying the campus in a demonstration related to the Gaza war. In a statement, the university said students have agreed to remove a substantial number of tents from the encampment on the main campus lawn as part of an interim […]

  The terror group Hamas published Wednesday a propaganda video featuring Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during the Oct. 7 attack and abducted to Gaza. The short, undated video showed the 23-year-old missing a lower left arm. He was shown saying he had sustained serious injuries during the Oct. 7 attack "after I tried using […]

Mayor Adams criticized pro-Palestinian protesters' language as "immoral" and denounced support for Hamas, emphasizing unwavering support for Israel and urging peaceful protests without hate speech.

Republican Reps. Esposito, Johnson, and Foxx met with Columbia University's president over BDS protests. Esposito criticized security measures and called for Shafik's resignation.

WH rejects Hamas accusations that gov't is suppressing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses ■ Egyptian delegation expected to arrive in Israel on Friday to continue hostage talks ■ Egypt warns of 'catastrophic consequences' as Rafah offensive looms ■ IDF: Nine soldiers wounded in combat since Wednesday outside the Gaza Strip ■ Hamas' negotiations representative: Israel plans to take over 20 percent of Gaza Strip ■ Israel reportedly strikes gas tanker deep in Lebanon

The National Unity Party's hope of influencing Netanyahu to choose the path of sanity is starting to sound almost detached from reality

After the university extended the deadline to dismantle the encampment until Friday, a spokesperson for the protest group denied that its leaders had agreed to concessions

David Schwimmer, known for "Friends," raises alarm on rising antisemitism at US campuses, urging support for Jewish students facing harassment and urging action against discrimination.

The university's administration extended the deadline afforded to students, following an extremely tense night in which it appeared to be close to calling authorities to remove the pro-Palestinian protest encampment set up on campus last week

The American fried chicken chain opened its first branch in the North African country to pro-Palestinian demonstrators charging it with ties to Israel and urging a boycott

I'm not able to pass judgment on which of these narratives on the protest camp at Columbia University are wholly true – and I doubt that either of them are – but it seems like we haven't even realized that we're sharing this reality

It's unclear exactly what happened to the painting between 1925 and the 1960s, a period that includes the Nazi dictatorship. The auction house says there is no evidence that the painting was confiscated then, but also no proof that it wasn't