India stands with Israel firmly, PM Narendra Modi tells Knesset

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PM Narendra Modi becames first recipient of Knesset Medal during official Israel visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at Israel’s Knesset during his visit on February 25, 2026.
Indian PM Narendra Modi is seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, ahead of his speech as part of his state visit to Israel, February 25, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to Israel during the latter's state visit, February 25, 2026

Hezbollah will not get involved militarily if US attack on Iran is 'limited,' official tells AFP

Protesters hold placards and Hezbollah flags during a demonstration condemning recent Israeli military actions in Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon February 4, 2026.
Illustrative image of former commander of the Israeli Navy, V.-Adm. (res.) Eliezer Marom.

Geneva talks may be last chance for US, Iran to negotiate before war, ex-Israel Navy chief says

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) looks on prior to delivering a speech during a session of the UN Conference on Disarmament, on the sideline of a second round of US-Iranian talks with Washington pushing Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear programme, in Geneva, on February 17, 2026.

Iran sees 'good outlook' for talks with US as negotiating team heads to Geneva

'All options remain on the table,' Iranian parliament speaker warns in threat to US

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Cyber incident reports in Israel rose 55% in 2025, according to INDC chief

INDIAN PRIME Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Yair Lapid at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026.

Opposition boycotts Netanyahu at Indian PM's Knesset session, rejoins for Modi’s speech

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a press event as he delivers joint declarations alongside France's President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on February 17, 2026.

What to expect as India's Modi visits Israel for first time since 2017

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INDIAN PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv at the start of Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026.

India expected to sign lucrative deal with Israel, improve air defenses

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In this handout photo obtained from the US Defence Department, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sail in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 6, 2026.

Countries issue Middle East travel advisories amid rising US-Iran tensions

 The national flags of Australia and Israel are seen outside the building housing the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel October 16, 2018.

Australia tells families of diplomats to leave Israel, Lebanon as Iran tensions rise

Ono Academic College unveils International Law Program bridging Israeli and US legal systems

ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE campus in Kiryat Ono.

State indicts 19-year-old for alleged revenge rampage in West Bank village after outpost evacuation

Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

VIEW OF graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Zamir appoints two new Brig.-Gens., including IDF's first haredi affairs advisor

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held an appointment ceremony for two newly promoted Brigadier-Generals: Avinoam Emunah (L), Shai Siman-Tov, February 24, 2026.
OPINION

Israel Police chief is right about the crime crisis, wrong to wait for software to fix it

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.
ByHAGGAI RESNIK

Herzog vows Israel will never stop searching for Ron Arad at missing soldiers memorial

The flags of Israel and India flutter as Narendra Modi makes a state visit to Israel, outside of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026

Israel-India defense boost: Major deals mark a turning point in strategic relations

EXPLAINER
FORMER HOSTAGE Alon Ohel performs with Israeli artists during a concert in Tel Aviv, on February 9, 2026.

Former hostage performs song he sang in Hamas tunnels on first birthday since captivity

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while exiting his plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

Parallel past, united future: Why Israel and India are natural allies

ANALYSIS
Zach Goode, the Jewish lead singer of Smash Mouth, performing in Monterrey, Mexico, April 3, 2023; illustrative.

Smash Mouth breaks boycott mold with surprise Tel Aviv club concert

WATCH

Documentary about Jews murdered after Nazi occupation threatened with ban in Poland

US DOJ sues California University alleging 'antisemitic hostile work environment' at UCLA campus

PELAGIA RADECKA, featured in "Among Neighbors," witnessed the postwar murder of five Jews as a 15-year-old girl.
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Who is to blame for Europe's post-Oct. 7 tsunami of antisemitism?

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.
ByARIEL MUZICANT

Laura Loomer, Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s White House access

Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump's meeting with an oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 9, 2026. 

Green Party to vote on 'Zionism is Racism' motion, calls for Palestinian state from river to sea

US condemns Hamas after video shows terrorists intimidating, extorting Gazans

WATCH

Iranians turn universities into battleground against Islamic regime

FEATURE
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Palestinian firm to build UAE-funded Gazan housing compound in Israeli-controlled Rafah

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

IRGC kills, arrests at least 100 MEK fighters in clashes near Khamenei's Tehran headquarters

People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Iranians brace for the worst as Islamic Republic prepares for war with US

ANALYSIS

Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law

OPINION

Trump’s Gaza gamble: Disarming Hamas must be a non-negotiable

OPINION
 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.
OPINION

Aliyev’s Nazi comparison of Armenian leaders is outrageous and dangerous

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.
ByMARINA KOZLINER
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Trump's State of the Union speech buried the ballistic missile threat as unimportant

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026.
OPINION

Trump warns Iraq of the dangers Nouri al-Maliki returning, but will he be outmaneuvered?

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Modi’s Israel visit isn’t about optics, it’s about capability

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AI is learning without us, and we are sleepwalking into a control crisis - opinion

OPINION
 Indian military vehicels drive past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026.

Drones sideline tanks as Ukraine war enters new phase of high-tech combat

Unveiling of the new F-35 during a rollout ceremony of F-35 fighter jets ordered by Finland at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas, US December 16, 2025.

Lockheed Martin successfully tests AI-powered combat target identification system on F-35

 The Barak medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

Modi visit to Israel marks deepening of longstanding Israel-India defense, security ties

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

USS Gerald R. Ford expected to dock in Haifa as US sends cargo, refueling aircraft to Israel

US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom attends the inauguration of new installations at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of the prison’s transformation plan, in San Quentin, California, US, February 20, 2026.

PM Albanese evacuated amid bomb threat linked to Shen Yun dance performance

‘IT’S NOT not too late for you to change course, and tell your people six words – Australia is at war, with jihadism.’ Here, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House Canberra on Sunday as news of the Bondi Beach attack unfolded.

Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

‘To be a light unto the nations Israel must lead the global struggle for the survival of the West'

 Sagiv Asulin: “To be a light unto the  nations means that Israel  must lead the global  struggle for the survival  of Western civilization”

2026 Next-Gen Women Entrepreneurship Award: Three minutes, one stage, real leverage

 Last year's winner Alisa Givertz, founder and CEO of Liquid360 together with judges Dr. Esther Luzzatto, CEO of The Luzzatto Group, Tamar Luzzatto, Head of Business Development, Marketing and Innovation of The Luzzatto Group and Dr. Gili Bittan-Banin Head of Innovation at Bazan Group

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Galaxy Z Wide Fold: Samsung's wider foldable aims to beat Apple to market

AI video and images.

Anthropic says Chinese AI labs stole data from Claude to train rival models

an illustrative image of Anthropic's Claude.

Number of Israeli job seekers fell in January 2026 amid tight labor market

Job seeking Israeli numbers drop in January, 2026.

Israeli truckers fear foreign workers may overtake industry if bureaucracy goes unchecked

Animal rights organization urges Nature and Parks Authority to cease shooting of stray dogs

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

Stray dogs in Israel

Sperm whale found dead on Israeli beach near Gaza border, cause of death unknown

A Silverback male mountain Gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park.

First-ever chimp count in Uganda's Bwindi park shows 426 specimens, a boost for conservation

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

El Al flight to Newark returns to Israel mid-flight due to extreme snowstorm in US

Jewish education organization targets program at adults with intellectual disabilities

How to open yourself to feedback and personal growth

GRADUATES FROM a What's Mine is Yours class at Keshet in Chicago.

Israel's health services prepare for war amid Iran tensions

STUDY

Strength training ‘most effective, healthiest weight-loss strategy for adults’

INTERVIEW

Dr. Ya’akov Chernes on memory, trauma, and the brain’s role in shaping experiences

Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

FEATURE

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities

OPINION
Ortal Pelleg connected to the author through surfing.

Sandy Leigh’s journey from San Antonio to Jerusalem

Sandy Leigh
OPINION

Not a status, but series of moments: What it truly means to become Israeli

A woman picking out produce at a market.
ByELEANOR VON WEISL

Haredi draft bill could trigger 'collapse' of Israel's Right in elections, minister warns

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

The grand advantage: High-end within reach

Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

Head of Kiryat Tivon council on NVIDIA: 'An opportunity that can change the entire North'

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

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High response to Israel Lands Authority tenders: A sign of developers’ confidence in the market

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How are Israeli-diaspora tensions shaping current relations?

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Arizona State Highway welcome sign

Arizona House affirms Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, to use terms in all state comms

White House showcases letters from each state praising Trump administration

US CDC vaccine advisory panel sets March meeting after delay

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A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration.

Australian Royal Commission into antisemitism begins inquiry into Bondi Beach terror attack

After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty

Freed Israeli hostages recite Shema prayer on New York City stage in front of thousands

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Kidist Mengistu, a lone soldier from Ethiopia, was surprised by her mother at the Western Wall for bat mitzvah ceremony, Februrary 23, 2026.

IDF lone soldiers mark bar and bat mitzvah at Western Wall, including some family surprises

It's time for the Western Wall to be a home for every Jew

Israel must advance permits for egalitarian Western Wall plaza, High Court orders

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An Orthodox Christian boy holds a crucifix as he attends a service in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Tremors in Washington: The targeted campaign to turn Christians against Israel

Tucker Carlson 'totally wrong' about Christian mistreatment in Israel, NGO founder says

'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service

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HaPizza, on Tel Aviv’s lively Bograshov Street, has been serving its namesake dish for 20 years in an unassuming but very tasty manner.

Rediscovering HaPizza: Neapolitan pizza and Italian fare in Tel Aviv

In the kitchen with Henny: An international Purim celebration

Wine Talk: The French revolution

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150-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider

Hundred-fifty-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider

University of Haifa student discovers 12th century Crusader sword off of Israel’s northern coast

Frescos of a peacock, fruit discovered in Roman villa near Pomepii belonging to Emperor Nero's wife

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Red-eared slider - pond turtle.

Turtles’ brains shed light on evolutionary developments dating back hundreds of millions of years

NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk

Experts use AI to crack mystery of 2,000-year-old Roman board game found in Netherlands

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ARTEM "ALFRED" Nakache (inset), a Jew who swam for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is depicted in lane 4 in the animated short film 'Papillon.'

French animated short tells story of Jewish swimmer who survived Auschwitz

Beitar runs riot over Netanya to remain in title race

Israel Prize Laureate Ronny Douek: October 7 accelerated shift in Israeli philanthropy culture

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Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel

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Connor Hellebuyck and other members of the U.S. Menâs Hockey team receive a standing ovation as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC on February 24, 2026.

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Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan

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