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Facing calls to disarm, Hezbollah ready to discuss weapons if Israel withdraws, senior official say
As calls for Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior Hezbollah official told Reuters the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon and stops its…
Netanyahu ‘puzzled’ by court decision to freeze firing of Ronen Bar
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the High Court of Justice's decision on Tuesday to freeze the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar until further notice."The judges on the panel repeatedly emphasized during the discussion that there…
Fake rabbi appointed head of Colombia Religious Affairs bought title online
Colombia’s Interior Ministry’s new director for religious affairs got his rabbinical ordination at an online shop and holds a doctorate from a mysterious source, which has Colombian Jewish and Christian communities worried over both his…
High Court, Shin Bet chief and the fate of Israeli democracy
The truth is that the High Court of Justice hearing regarding the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government’s firing of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Head Ronen Bar (currently frozen) in a theoretical vacuum…
IAF chief works to prevent letter of reservists refusing to fight, says war ‘too…
A group of Air Force pilots sent a letter opposing the continuation of fighting in the Gaza Strip, on account of the return to fighting being too "political," KAN reported for the first time on Tuesday evening.The letter caused a storm…
Netanyahu: Iran can agree to US nuclear deal, but under one condition
Following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran "must not have nuclear weapons."Netanyahu added that this could be achieved by two routes: either through an agreement…
‘You can’t starve Hamas and feed Gaza at the same time,’ expert warns
“Read my lips: Not a single grain of wheat will enter Gaza if it is to end up in Hamas’ hands,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday.He was joined by the IDF spokesperson, who stated: “Israel does not, and will not, transfer any…
Ex-NSC chief Ben Shabbat: Road to dethroning Hamas in Gaza could require temporary chaos
In order to dethrone Hamas in Gaza, a temporary period of chaos may be required, former national security council chief Meir Ben Shabbat said late Monday at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference.Ben Shabbat, who currently heads the Misgav…
Israeli public divided on government obeying High Court’s Shin Bet ruling
More than half of Israelis believe that the government must obey the High Court’s decision to halt the dismissal of Ronen Bar from his duties as Shin Bet head, according to a survey by the Israeli Democracy Institute (IDI).On Tuesday…
The IRGC’s oil empire: Iran’s elite guards are cashing in on state’s black gold
In the darkened corridors of power that define the Islamic Republic of Iran, there is one institution that looms larger than any other: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). What began in 1979 as an ideologically driven force to…