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Spain Gears up to Celebrate October 7 Hamas Massacre

Friday, 26 September 2024 | Several Spanish organizations, some funded by Iran, are set to hold events across the country on October 6 and 7 to celebrate Hamas’s attack on Israel. Spain’s postal workers union decided to go on Strike on October 9 to protest “Israeli aggression,” while failing to mention the massacre that took

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Palestinian Leader Claims Temple Mount as ‘Exclusive Property of Muslims’

Friday, 26 September 2024 | In an address to the UN General Assembly [UNGA] on Thursday morning, Palestinian Authority [PA] leader Mahmoud Abbas called the holiest Jewish site—the Temple Mount in Jerusalem—the “exclusive property of Muslims” and referred to Israel as a “terrorist state” that does not deserve membership in the UN. Abbas, whose presidential

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Israel Wins Big at Informatics Olympiad—Then Gets Banned from Future Participation

Friday, 26 September 2024 | Four Israeli high school students competed remotely in the International Olympiad in Informatics [IOI] held earlier this month in Egypt and won three gold medals and a bronze medal, the best achievement ever for an Israeli team. Following the end of the competition, the IOI committee decided that next year

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In Israel’s Targeted North, Quiet Heroism Is Everywhere

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | As soon as the fighting with Hezbollah escalated, I began looking for inspiring people to report on. It’s part of the job for a journalist living in a warzone. There’s the obvious heroism of the Israel Air Force [IAF] personnel and that of Iron Dome crews working tirelessly to save

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Source: Hamas to Cede Civilian Control of Gaza to Palestinian Authority

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | Hamas may have just given up civilian control in the Gaza Strip. Almost a year after the October 7 massacre and the outbreak of war, a Hamas official told the Saudi network Al-Hadath on Thursday that the terrorist organization that controls Gaza has reached an agreement that would make the

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Tehran’s Dilemma: Iran Threatens to Join War, but Does Not Enter the Battle

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | As the war with Hezbollah intensifies, senior Iranian officials continue to speak out against Israel, praising the Shiite terror organization’s capabilities—while primarily issuing threats. They are still vowing retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran nearly two months ago, claiming that Hamas and Hezbollah “will win the war.”

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Israeli Population to Surpass 10 Million in Coming Weeks

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | Israel’s population is expected to surpass 10 million in the next few weeks, according to data published by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As the Hebrew year 5784 draws to a close, some 7.689 million (78.6%) Israelis identify as

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Israeli Envoy Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Criticism of Jewish State on Opening Day of UNGA

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 | Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations [UN] told JNS on Tuesday that criticism lobbed at Jerusalem from multiple directions at the annual UN General Assembly was best ignored by those back home. “We expected that to happen,” Danon said of condemnations of Israel from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Turkish President

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Iron Dome Commander: ‘Hezbollah Is Improving Day by Day; So Are We’

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 | As winds of war blow on the northern border, those responsible for Israel’s defense and enabling the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] to strike aggressively are the Iron Dome soldiers, intercepting dozens and hundreds of munitions fired toward Israel from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. “When I hear sirens, I get into

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Israel’s Quandary: Can it Afford to Win in the Face of International Opprobrium?

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 | The life of Israel is a split screen. The first screen shows the life of a nation and a country fending off a coordinated seven-front assault whose goal is the Jewish state’s physical obliteration with heroism, ingenuity and fortitude that takes your breath away. And this week, with the UN

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