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Joined December 2011
‘We chose life’: Eli Sharabi, Alon Ohel recall helping each other survive Gaza captivity
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Two ex-hostages, who were kidnapped separately on Oct. 7 but imprisoned together, credit their bond as keeping them alive and hopeful, comparing it to father-son relationship
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Lazar Focus: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza?
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Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reviews the troubling history of the International Committee of the Red Cross vis-a-vis the Jews with its head of delegation in Israel, Julien Lerisson
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‘A very bad year’: Despite Gaza truce, academic boycotts pile on, threatening Israel’s future
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Laws promoting academic freedom have limited the fallout in the United States and Europe, but some schools have found creative ways to isolate Israel under the radar
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Vance denies rising antisemitism in Republican ranks, expresses admiration for Mamdani
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US vice president pushes back against conservatives raising alarm about rising hostility toward Jews on the right, with his close ties to Tucker Carlson also facing scrutiny
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IDF chief announces new senior appointments, setting up another potential clash with Katz
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No immediate comment on late-night announcement from the defense minister, who has vowed not to approve any appointments he hasn't reviewed beforehand
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US seeking to declare transition to phase 2 of its Gaza plan in coming weeks — official
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Trump expected to name members of boards to manage postwar Gaza and the nations that will staff security force, though announcement hinges on Hamas agreeing to give up its weapons
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IDF chief announces new senior appointments, setting up another potential clash with Katz
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Army says it carried out major raid in West Bank’s Qalqiliya * Survey: Majority of Israels oppose pardon for Netanyahu without admission of guilt
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Chief justice scolds Levin for not meeting him; minister says court ‘trampling on public’
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Supreme Court president, addressing conference in Haifa, slams Levin's 18-month boycott of him and his predecessor; former justice Aharon Barak says Israel moving toward autocracy
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UK anti-Israel activist says raid on Elbit factory was about destroying weapons
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Activists from now-proscribed Palestine Action group, charged with aggravated burglary, deny charges and say they oppose violence; one allegedly broke cop's spine with sledgehammer
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Ex-general to lead probe into IDF’s handling of intel on Hamas attack plans pre-Oct 7
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'Jericho's Wall's' investigation team to be headed by Roni Numa; Zamir seeks to implement Oct. 7 probe's lessons in army, not 'sink into endless investigations'
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Bank of Israel governor warns funding yeshiva students, draft exemptions threatens growth
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Speaking to cabinet ahead of 2026 budget vote, Amir Yaron says burden on working Israelis, reservists, is unsustainable, and criticizes plan to divert funding from Arab community
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Intel officers censured, dismissed over death of soldier during Krav Maga training
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Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19, a trainee with intelligence Unit 504, collapsed and died at his base in March; Military Police still probing
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Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in ‘internal clash’ in Gaza
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Commander of Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion, his deputy, and two other terror operatives killed by Israeli forces on Sunday after emerging from tunnels in southern Gaza, IDF confirms
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Iran to attend World Cup draw in US after boycott threat over visa issues
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Decision to participate comes days after team president informed FIFA it wouldn't go because the United States refused to grant a visa to several members of the delegation
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Legally iffy and loophole-laden, new Haredi draft bill a recruitment boon… for yeshivas
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Legislation will not up number of ultra-Orthodox joining army, but will incentivize enlistment in religious schools and working on the sly or staying poor, critics say
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Iraq backtracks after Hezbollah and Houthis listed as terror groups
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Prime Minister Sudani, seeking to stay in power atop bloc containing pro-Iran factions, announces investigation after lawmaker slams his government's 'disgraceful stance'
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High Court to review justice minister’s power to appoint supervisor in criminal probe
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After democracy watchdog challenge, Chief Justice Amit calls for an expanded panel of justices to re-examine the court's own ruling that permitted the appointment
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threaten US warships as they stage naval exercise in Gulf
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Naval units 'issued warnings to American vessels present in the region, conveying their firm message,' says state media, though content of message to US ships unclear
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Lithuanian court convicts leader of coalition party of inciting hatred against Jews
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Judge fines Remigijus Žemaitaitis 5,000 euros, says populist party chief downplayed the Holocaust, used language that 'violated human dignity and demonstrated hatred' toward Jews
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Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 790 – Israel and Lebanon hold rare direct talks as conflict brews
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US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses talks in Naqoura, PM's remarks about hilltop youth, and last-minute cancellation of sanctions on Palestinian leaders
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