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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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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....
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…...
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…...
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…...