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Israel's acting elections czar to tighten oversight of absentee votes

Sources in Israel’s Central Elections Committee told Haaretz that officials proposed installing cameras in the Knesset room where absentee ballots are stored pending processing to prevent unauthorized access, but the

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Israel-Hamas War NEWS

Trump’s visit to China could set relations for many years to come

“So long as the visit proceeds smoothly and Trump concludes he was treated respectfully, then the uneasy calm in the bilateral relationship will endure. If, on the other hand, Trump

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Breaking News

Israel’s Body-withholding Policy Turns Palestinians Into Terrorists – Even in Their Death

The body of Khaled Hassan was held by the state for eight months, although he was not suspected of any crime. He was shot and killed by IDF fire –

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U.S. News

Democratic Senators Demand Release of U.S. Report on Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

WASHINGTON – Four years after the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, three Democratic senators are demanding the Trump administration release a 2023 military report into the circumstances of

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World News

'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' wins BAFTA after being shelved by the BBC

Journalist Ramita Navai accepted the award in the current affairs category and criticized the BBC, which funded the film yet declined to air it, saying, ‘We refuse to be silenced’

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Middle East News

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Congress Trump has Iran escalation plan

President Trump said that the U.S. will win the war with Iran ‘one way or the other,’ adding that ‘you wouldn’t have an Israel’ without him and Netanyahu. Meanwhile, Senate

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Jewish World

‘Canceled by the Left and Right’: An anti-Zionist’s Play About His IDF Days Sparks Controversy in Canada

VANCOUVER, Canada – As patrons of the Vancouver East Cultural Centre mingle with a group protesting “Soldiers of Tomorrow” – the latest one-man-play by Israeli-Canadian Itai Erdal (co-written with Colleen

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Life & Culture

'There is an enormous desire': Is it time to play Wagner at the Israeli Opera?

A discussion with the Israeli Opera’s music director turns to Wagner, a rapper returns to his Iranian roots and a documentary film festival shows Israel through the eyes of Pasolini

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Science & Health

Whales in the Strait of Gibraltar Compensate for Shipping Noise by Shouting

It can be said: We love whale song, whether because terrestrial apes are biologically prone to mellowing when hearing a water animal speaking or thanks to marketing. Fact is, you

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Security & Aviation

Revealed: Israeli Tech Exposes Users of Musk’s Starlink Satellite-based Internet

Starlink has made it possible for Ukraine to sink the Russian navy, and assisted Iranian protesters when the regime cut them off from the world. Haaretz reveals two Israeli companies

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