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Life beyond Earth may be more common than thought

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (482+ words) Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. Worlds previously dismissed as too hot, too cold, or permanently dark could still host liquid water, the key ingredient for life. For decades,…...

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San Diego MLK event bars rabbi over Zionism

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (524+ words) The organizers of a Martin Luther King Day event in San Diego have come under fire from local Jewish groups after a rabbi said he was disinvited from speaking at the event due to his "connection to Israel." Rabbi Hanan…...

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jpost.com > israel-news > politics-and-diplomacy > article-884035

PM trial: Prosecutors questioning continueson Case 4000

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (455+ words) The criminal trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court, with prosecutors in Case 4000 focusing their cross-examination on the relationship between Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu, and Iris Elovich, the wife of former Bezeq…...

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Gadi Eisenkot sugests unified list with Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (302+ words) Former MK Gadi Eisenkot said he would join forces with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid to run together in a unified list for the upcoming elections, N12 reported on Tuesday. Eisenkot announced in September last year…...

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jpost.com > israel-news > politics-and-diplomacy > article-883993

Benjamin Netanyahu weighs US trip for AIPAC conference, Donald Trump summit

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (241+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering attending an upcoming AIPAC conference in Washington DC next month, in a visit that would include a meeting in the White House with US President Donald Trump, a knowledgeable source told The Jerusalem Post…...

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jpost.com > israel-news > politics-and-diplomacy > article-883783

Benjamin Netanyahu sends Bezalel Smotrich, Amsalem out of cabinet meeting

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (189+ words) An unusual confrontation erupted between Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Minister Dudi Amsalem over government companies during a cabinet meeting on Sunday. The exchange included personal accusations and raised tones, with Smotrich calling Amsalem "chutzpan," and Amsalem telling Smotrich to…...

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jpost.com > israel-news > politics-and-diplomacy > article-883747

October 7 survivor testifies at Knesset she was raped

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (565+ words) October 7 survivor Shaylee Atary on Sunday testified during a Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women to share that she was a victim of a violent rape in 2011, urging reforms to how authorities handle sexual assault complaints....

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Israeli opposition boycotts Oct. 7 political probe debates

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (538+ words) All opposition party leaders announced on Sunday that they will boycott upcoming Knesset discussions advancing a government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks. Opposition leaders said the legislation would…...

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jpost.com > israel-news > politics-and-diplomacy > article-883344

Israel's coalition rebel on defying Benjamin Netanyahu from within

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1848+ words) I first met Dan Illouz over a decade ago. Like me, he was a young, private citizen living in the Anglo-friendly Jerusalem neighborhood of Old Katamon. I got to know the Montreal-born Illouz " nicely dressed and unassuming " over Shabbat lunches…...

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jpost.com > middle-east > article-883607

Gaza rubble removal could take nearly a decade, UN warns

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (515+ words) Clearing rubble from Gaza could take nearly a decade of work, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva said in a statement released on Friday after a visit to the Strip. "It is likely to take over…...