US considers Iran operation amid Pakistan peace talks, IDF strikes in Tehran

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IDF kills Hezbollah terrorists planting explosives • Mojtaba Khamenei thanks Iraq for support during war in rare message since becoming Supreme Leader.

US considers Iran operation as Pakistan hosts regional peace talks focused on Hormuz

People at the scene where a ballistic missile struck a building in the southern city of Be'er Sheva, March 29, 2026.
A US Air Force Pilot taxis an F-22 Raptor at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury, March 15, 2026.
A ballistic missile launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 28, 2026.

Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province

REPORT

The report noted that the damage to the tower was caused by shrapnel striking the facility, and that the authorities were working to restore power in the affected areas.

Smoke plumes billow from the site of airstrikes near Azadi Tower in western Tehran on March 10, 2026.
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Knesset approves record high 2026 state budget

The Knesset has approved the 2026 state budget, avoiding elections, as coalition partners back the plan despite earlier threats and criticism over spending priorities.

Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025

Germany, France, Italy, UK express 'deep concern' over Israeli death penalty bill

Chief rabbi calls for protection of mosques, churches and synagogues after attacks

A FIRE resulting from an Iranian missile fragment in Ne'ot Hovav, March 29, 2026.

Iranian missile hit on Ne'ot Hovav factory leads to fear of chemical leakage

LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem prevented from entering Church of Holy Sepulchre by Israel Police

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war

Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.

Ancient mass grave discovered in water cistern during Tel Azekah excavations

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Life under fire, shifting battle lines, and history’s role in Israel’s present conflicts

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Former British prime minister Tony Blair, September 18, 2024.

Tony Blair rejects Gaza genocide charge, says Western leaders are failing to stop antisemitism

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US veterans criticize White House use of war memes

UK, Germany, Italy urge Israel to abandon death penalty bill

Chief rabbi calls for protection of mosques, churches, synagogues post attacks

Israeli national soccer team draws at Georgia in friendly

Ancient child mass burial site discovered near Beit Shemesh

Blair rejects Gaza genocide claims, flags antisemitism

COGAT: Gaza gets over 70,000 cubic meters of water per day

Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after hit in Alborz

UK counter terror officers join probe after car incident

France detains two more suspects over foiled Paris attack

Knesset holds final votes on 2026 state budget, passes 62-55

Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills

Iranian ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon

Why the opposition failed to unseat Netanyahu

Eisenkot rejects Bennett’s offer to unite parties

Earthquake Faction claims Czech arson attack

US weighs invading Iran as Pakistan hosts peace talks

What happened to Israelis’ sleep during the war

How the world can end Iran’s energy blackmail

Netanyahu announces expansion to Lebanon buffer zone

Netanyahu announces expansion to Lebanon buffer zone, in bid to safeguard against invasion

In his announcement, Netanyahu also stated that Israel had undergone a paradigm shift in its latest wars against nearby countries.

IDF Alpinist Unit conducts cross-border operation from Syrian Hermon to southern Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

‘Eroding shield’: Iran’s evolving attack strategy aims for interceptor shortage, report reveals

An interceptor is fired toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, March 22, 2026

Eisenkot rejects Bennett’s offer to unite parties, says he won’t serve as ‘number two’

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen with Gadi Eisenkot during a march in support of the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, from the entrance of Jerusalem to the Knesset, January 15, 2026
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OMRI GANDELMAN (with ball) celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal in Israel’s 2-2 friendly draw with Georgia in Tbilisi over the weekend.

Israeli national soccer team draws at Georgia in friendly

Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Denmark during the draw session for the two semi-final events of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026.

Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

UK counter terror officers join probe after car hits pedestrians, injuring seven

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

US-born IDF soldier killed while fighting in Lebanon, military announces

UK Greens delay ‘Zionism is racism’ vote after procedural chaos

A UK Green Party vote on a “Zionism is racism” motion was delayed after no-confidence motions consumed conference time, preventing debate on the controversial proposal.

New face of terror: Lone actors, online radicalization fuel new wave of antisemitic attacks in UK

FRONTLINES
Signs in support of the Green Party stand outside houses in the constituency of Gorton and Denton ahead of a parliamentary by-election, in Manchester, Britain, February 18, 2026.

Who is Earthquake Faction, the newly formed militant group that claimed arson on Czech factory?

The flag of the Czech Republic is seen waving.

Pro-Palestine French politician banned from Canada, blames 'Israel lobby'

European Parliament member, from the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance of left-wing parties and crew member of the Gaza-bound charity vessel Madleen, operated by pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Rima Hassan, at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, June 14, 2025.
OPINION

When Jewish ambulances burn, no one is safe

ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF

Mojtaba Khamenei thanks Iraq for support during war in rare message since becoming Supreme Leader

The message did not include any evidence that Khamenei, who has not been publicly seen since the war began last month, is alive.

Iran's Pezeshkian clashes with IRGC's chief over control of Iran, marking rifts in regime

REPORT
A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

Iranian ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon after being declared persona non grata, AFP reveals

VIEW OF a new water line building to transfer water between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Nirim, on the Israeli side of the Border with the Gaza Strip, September 4, 2019.

Gaza receiving over 70,000 cubic meters of water per day, COGAT claims

A US Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, conducts aerial operations during a U.S. Presidential support mission within the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility July 15, 2022.

Iran strike on Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Airbase destroys key US Air Force platforms

Burning ambulances and trust: A breaking point for UK Jews

OPINION

Fortunately, there is a place that offers sanctuary for Jews, and many will be thinking very carefully about it and the freedom it offers.

Why is the West ignoring Islamist expansion at home?

OPINION
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.
COMMENT

How many missiles have fallen on the Pope’s children?

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Israel's fractured opposition hands Netanyahu a full term

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.
OPINION

Middle East realignment: Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan are reshaping US-Iran relations

ByELIE PODEH

Three chessboards, one war: One month into the second Iran war

OPINION

Beyond the battlefield, a larger question emerges: can this war become the catalyst for a new regional architecture linking Israel, the Gulf, and global partners?

Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software

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Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

US deploys uncrewed drone boats in conflict with Iran

Computer generated image is for illustrative purposes

XTEND, ParaZero to advance autonomous drone‑interception capabilities

NOCTA autonomous navigation system

US defense giant taps Israeli drone navigation tech built for jammed battlefields

France detains two more suspects over foiled Paris Bank of America attack

“Two further individuals were taken into police custody ... into the offenses committed against Bank of America,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to CPAC: A free Iran is within reach right now

A police van is seen outside the building housing Bank of America’s offices, after French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into a suspected attack on the premises in Paris, France, March 28, 2026.

Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

Pope Leo XIV speaks to devotees while leading Mass during a pastoral visit to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Ponte Mammolo on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, in Rome on March 15, 2026.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.
REPORT

The US may be weighing a ground operation in Iran, and it could last for weeks

The Pentagon building in Virginia.

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Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

Oil is Trump‘s Achilles heel: The Iran war is being fought at the gas pump

OPINION

The world’s largest oil producer is being held hostage by Iran’s blockade of a 21-mile-wide chokepoint as President Donald Trump decides how to deal with the strait’s closure.

Israeli entrepreneurs raise $11 million to fight vulnerabilities exploited by Iranian hackers

INDIAN VESSEL ‘Nanda Devi’ carrying liquefied petroleum gas arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state earlier this week, after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor that Iran has selectively closed.

Fitch holds Israel's credit rating at 'A', but debt and war cloud outlook

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Your Investments: Opening Day, leaving Egyptian exodus with great wealth, and financial optimism

Mar 28, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels players line up before the game at Oakland Coliseum

Your Taxes: The Iran war’s commercial impact

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

In a separate operation in the Menashe region, an Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspector seized additional sacks containing approximately 6 kilograms of akoub and about 25 kilograms of hyssop.

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

FEATURE
Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
INTERVIEW

'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

A Judean Desert carpet of spring wildflowers.

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

FEATURE

Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

MDA said the baby was born healthy at home, turning what began as an emergency into a brief moment of relief for the family.

Every citizen of Israel has the right to access bomb shelters, but not everyone can

OPINION
MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child

INTERVIEW

From loss to lifesaving: United Hatzalah officer Linor Attias reflects on her journey to save lives

FEATURE

Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

Despite all that’s entailed in adjusting to life as a new immigrant, Gara has no regrets.

Aliyah Minister: US-Israeli partnership causing severe blow to Iran, inspiring aliyah

INTERVIEW
CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive to the Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on June 25, 2025.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants

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Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

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

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Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

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Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

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Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

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Life under fire, shifting battle lines, and history’s role in Israel’s present conflicts

Life under fire, shifting battle lines, and history’s role in Israel’s present conflicts

US potential ground invasion, Pope Leo speaks out

Israel presses military campaign against Islamic Republic as diplomatic talks stall

US Politics   

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war

Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says

Diaspora   

Jewish South African intellectual Steven Gruzd was killed on Saturday.

South African Jew killed after being kidnapped, police confirm, no proof of antisemitic intent

Jewish School in Chicago secures new head, building for fall 2027 debut

Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’

Judaism   

An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024.

We are living the Haggadah: The war gives new meaning to the story of freedom

The Fort Sill Haggadah: A US Army chaplain’s mission to create a Seder for hundreds

IDF's ‘Operation Roaring Matzah’: Keeping Passover, ensuring security for army and country

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LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem prevented from entering Church of Holy Sepulchre by Israel Police

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars, says they have 'hands full of blood'

Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 1,400 years

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Crocquettes.

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Wine Talk: Pass over the wine

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Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.

Ancient mass grave discovered in water cistern during Tel Azekah excavations

Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel

Discovery off Israel’s coast reveals earliest known 2,600-year-old shipment of raw iron

Science   

Chat GPT.

Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills

Liquid water in -70 Celsius: Scientists break down water's weirdness

Always eating the same food can help you get thinner, researchers say

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Israeli pitcher-catcher duo, Ben Simons and C.J. Stubbs.

Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands

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Germans read an antisemitic tabloid on a billboard: 'The Jews are our misfortune.' That was in 1935. The Palestinian Authority still teaches hate and violence toward Jews today, the author writes.

'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack

'Playmakers': How Jews shaped the American Dream through toys and teddy bears

New study rewrites the story of King Harold’s loss of England to William the Conqueror

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Beauty pageant contestant's false teeth fall on camera, reaction earns ovation

KitKat trucks heist may cause Easter shortage in Europe

Steeper than Pisa: A church in Greece slid down a hill. Now it is hailed as a tourist attraction

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Kosher for Passover snacks, POOF

Kosher for Passover snacks

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