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Jerusalem, Israel
Joined December 2011
🧵NEW: Israel agreed to release a Palestinian-American teenager detained for over nine months after US President Donald Trump’s top aide Jared Kushner intervened on the boy’s behalf last month, a US official & 2nd source familiar told @TimesofIsrael (1/13) https://t.co/8oWEd9BSIW
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Involvement of Trump's son-in-law comes after he opened communication channel with Abbas deputy to thank PA for helping motion endorsing US Gaza plan through UN Security Council
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AG pans ultra-Orthodox conscription law, warns it will disincentivize enlistment
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Baharav-Miara writes in position paper that proposal would fail to alleviate burden on reservists or meet IDF's needs, prompting angry responses from bill's author and Haredi parties
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Israel released detained Palestinian-American teen after Kushner intervened — sources
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Involvement of Trump's son-in-law comes after he opened communication channel with Abbas deputy to thank PA for helping motion endorsing US Gaza plan through UN Security Council
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New Jersey city accidentally raises Palestinian flag on intifada anniversary
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Hoboken mayor apologizes, saying he was unaware that he was marking mass uprising against Israel after Palestinian residents asked him to raise flag
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Herzog said to host secret talks with bereaved families on forming Oct. 7 state probe
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Unsourced report claims participants asked to sign confidentiality forms; Herzog's office says President's Residence serves as space for 'open dialogue' on all issues
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IDF goes into lockdown, limits activities as Storm Byron washes over Israel
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Israel Meteorological Service issues red warning for central, southern coastal region as storm due to intensify overnight; conditions in Gaza worsen as thousands of tents flooded
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NYC’s Lander announces run for Congress with Mamdani’s endorsement
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City comptroller to take on Rep. Dan Goldman for 10th District in Manhattan and Brooklyn; both candidates are Jewish, but are separated by their approach to Israel
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Israel approves construction of 764 houses in three West Bank settlements
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Smotrich says units in Hashmonaim, Beitar Illit, and Givat Ze'ev part of 'strategic move' to bolster settlements; Palestinian Authority says policy 'aims to ignite the region'
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Computerized prevention program could lower PTSD to 1% of former combat troops
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Tel Aviv University scientist says peer-reviewed research shows a fivefold reduction in symptoms among soldiers who participate in new protocol, 18 months on
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Jewish students singled out, scapegoated: Columbia releases last antisemitism report
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Antisemitism Task Force says university's Middle East studies lacks faculty who are not 'explicitly anti-Zionist,' seeks to balance free speech with protection for Jews
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MKs give initial nod to bill allowing justice minister to tap alternative prosecutor
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In event AG, state prosecutor are suspected of crimes, police would ask minister to appoint prosecutor, who would be granted powers enjoyed by top officials
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Israeli Druze leader seeks US security guarantees for Syrian counterparts
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After the bloodshed in Sweida this year, Sheikh Muafak Tarif says Washington must fulfill 'duty' to protect minority group, stresses need for Druze self-determination
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🧵New: Was US premature in thinking Azerbaijan will join International Stabilization Force in Gaza? (1/12) https://t.co/UpuwMWgwt2
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US highlighted Azerbaijan and Indonesia as likely ISF contributors, though Azeri official indicates Baku has many of the same conditions preventing Arab countries from joining mission
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Senior cop under probe suspected of colluding with Nazareth ex-mayor, detectives say
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Investigators suspect Manny Binyamin meddled with probe of Bakri crime family's takeover of Nazareth city hall; lawyer says Lahav 433 chief's link to politician 'transparent and known'
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Netanyahu testimony pauses after guards tussle with bereaved families
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Relatives deny holding up protest signs, but demand state commission of inquiry into October 7; are ultimately allowed to remain in courtroom
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Israel said to believe ‘someone in Islamic Jihad knows’ where Ran Gvili’s body is
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Hostage point man reportedly shares photos and other information on location of final slain captive's remains in Gaza, rejects terror group's claim it returned all its hostages
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Daily Briefing Dec. 10: Day 796 – Knesset debate on Haredi draft bares PM’s closed-door efforts to pass bill
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Deputy diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg on PM's upcoming US trip and his defense of Israel's global standing; political correspondent Ariela Karmel brings us the latest on media overhaul bill
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As Storm Byron bears down on Israel, authorities warn of unprecedented rain
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Army sends soldiers on southern bases to weekend furlough early to ensure safe travel; search underway for 4 Israelis on yacht that dropped out of contact en route to Cyprus
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A new discovery at Pompeii reveals the secrets of ancient Roman concrete
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The famous site of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE contains a construction site where unfinished walls, dry materials and tools have endured
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First autumn rain falls in Iran’s capital, but drought-ravaged nation needs far more
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Brief shower offers relief in Tehran as reservoirs run low, but meteorologists say country remains in its worst drought in decades
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