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May 15, 2026
Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what’s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.
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Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Board of Peace says PM cooperated on Gaza — until he entered campaign mode
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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'As a Jew,' UK's Miliband announces sanctions on settlements
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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NY anti-Israel activists recycle 'greedy Jewish landlords' trope
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Netanyahu has burned bridges. How will that play out at the polls?
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Star Trek: 60 years to the most gloriously nerdy enterprise
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Golan Druze rethink their ties to Syria
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Don't Say Good Luck': The Sunny (Sandler) side of life, with cancer
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive - and dangerous
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Israel risks opening a new front with strike deep in Syria
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Former Hamas hostage fulfills a dream at Nir Oz
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it's the new normal
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Wizards': Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza?
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Lazar Focus with Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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As election nears, can voters see extremism in their own camps?
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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How Israeli intel triggered top secret Trump plane ploy
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel's borders?
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Emigration, urban growth and a changing Jerusalem
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'The Frisco Kid': A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Is there really progress in Trump's Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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The latest alliances shaking up Israel's fateful election
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Inside Israel's fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Banking on politics -- Israel and the Palestinian financial crisis
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike... for now
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel's religious societies
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Double Indemnity': Billy Wilder's film noir masterpiece
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Iran's first strike on Egypt tests CENTCOM’s defense umbrella
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Will Netanyahu-Trump meetup set stage for next Iran war?
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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West Bank clashes turn deadly
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas still holds two million hostages
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Reading Lolita in Tehran': How the regime turned rotten
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Big whoop? Mamdani admits he can't arrest Netanyahu
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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IDF Lebanon pullout takes shape as Gaza peace plan stalls
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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IDF begins trial pullout from Lebanon buffer zone
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still a first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Tuner': The Jewiest film of the summer
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Nicholas Carl: US and Iran are now in the Battle of Hormuz
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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What the latest House vote says about support for Israel
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Why is Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors?
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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War on? Trump declares US 'guardians' of Hormuz
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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IDF on standby to rejoin Iran fight
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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What Matters Now to Dr. Deborah Gilboa: The neuroscience of resilience
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Eyal Hulata: What’s next in the fight against Iran
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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On razor's edge: Iran and US continue strikes
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Is the US-Iran ceasefire over?
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Will the Chief Rabbinate keep its monopoly on kosher certification?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook: The Israeli food we serve tells our story
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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When Israel becomes a US campaign issue
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Netanyahu answers Oct. 7 question with joke in TV interview
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Why Netanyahu won't publicly take on Trump over Iran
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Can anyone build a coalition without the Haredi and Arab parties?
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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The first test of the Lebanon deal: IDF pulls back slightly
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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'Operation Thunderbolt': 50 years to the heroic raid on Entebbe
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Etgar Keret: Celebrated author feels the world is losing its story
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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US-Iran deal fuels Trump's delusional dreams of peace and prizes
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Who has Trump's ear on Iran and Lebanon: Vance or Rubio?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Underground Hezbollah base put all of Israel in range
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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'A cease between fires': Living on Israel's northern front
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Can a critical Vance have Israel's back in Iran talks?
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'What's up, Doc?': Sultry Streisand's screwball meshugas
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on this existential moment
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Signed and sealed, Iran-US deal launches with Trumpian fanfare
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Best frenemy? Trump turns on Israel at G7 summit
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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What's in and out of Iran deal: A war of narratives
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Despite Iran deal, Israel determined to hold the fort in Lebanon
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Why the emerging Iran deal is a major setback for Israel
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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The Reel Schmooze on 'Beaufort': How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Inside Iran-linked Diaspora terror attacks: A suspect speaks
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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BONUS: Jordan Hoffman reviews Israeli film 'Oxygen' - with a special guest
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Masked settlers clashed with Palestinians on Shabbat. Where was the IDF?
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Why only Lebanon can drive Hezbollah out. But it won't
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Haredi-wrought 'Kristallnacht' smashes red lines at justice's home
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Jun 04, 2026 |