Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7

The PMO stated that the story was completely fabricated, and that there had been no communication between Netanyahu and the UAE from the start of September, 2023, until the October 7 attack.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.
An illustration of the Israeli and UAE flags.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.

Iran launches largest missile barrage since Roaring Lion, captures US submarine drone

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Miliband defends UK settlement sanctions, says Israel’s retaliatory response is regrettable

Meanwhile, a British official told The Jerusalem Post that the UK gov't is "considering its response" to Israel's decision to close the British consulate in east Jerusalem.

UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Otzma Yehudit issues request for Ra'am, Abbas to be barred from 2026 Knesset elections

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, chairman of Otzma Yehudit, stated that Ra'am and Abbas were "wolves in sheep's clothing," and called them "Hamas-supporting terrorists."

STUDY
An illustration of Israeli data being hacked.

'One in six attacks': Israel was most targeted nation by hacktivism campaigns in first half of 2026

John Malkovich pulls out of Israel performance, says producer’s PR release misquoted him

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump did not oppose UK's sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank, officials say

Then-US president Joe Biden speaks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023; illustrative.

Officials in Biden admin. 'unaware' of UAE's October 7 warning to Netanyahu, sources tell 'Post'

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Thailand’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow meets with Israeli Ambassador to Thailand, Alona Fisher-Kamm, September 8, 2026.

Thailand summons Israeli envoy over tourists' conduct, demands stronger action

Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026.

Panama tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil struck by drone in Iraqi waters

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Miliband invoked his 60 relatives murdered in the Holocaust, then announced sanctions on Israel

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.

Ed Miliband: The 'proud British Jew' who turned his back on Britain's Jews

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'Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are'

Amid Rising campus antisemitism, 98-year-old Holocaust survivor sends message to Jewish students worldwide

Holocaust Survivor Nate Leipciger on the 2025 March of the Living

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Spiritual guide promotes global meditation event for 9/11

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Kurdish group kills Sunni ‘traitor’ working with IRGC

Smotrich admits his self-esteem hurt by 2023 English speech

US forces in Jordan are in Iran’s crosshairs, again

Panama tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil struck by drone

Covenant emerges from stealth with Anthem precision missile

Israel keeps being most targeted nation by hacktivists

Trump gives ethically dubious $45,000 cash gifts to aides

Israel to open embassy in Slovenia as relations thaw

Aliyah to Israel tops 20,000 new immigrants in past year

Microsoft Store returns to Syria amid easing limits

Weaker-than-usual customer traffic ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Israeli student grades dropping sharply, RAMA confirms

Israel’s US envoy son among fallen soldiers honored

Nearly NIS 2B. revealed as tax disclosure program ends

How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Zamir visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center

Israel faces AI crisis over power grid row, Simhon warns

Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel

Israel to take retaliatory steps against France after imposition of West Bank settlement sanctions

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This comes less than a day after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced measures against the UK, including the immediate removal of personnel from the CMCC headquarters in Kiryat Gat.

View of the French Consulate in Jerusalem, March 11, 2026.

‘If you boycott Israel, we boycott you’: Florida Rep. Fine warns UK sanctions will destroy economy

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Son of Israel’s US envoy among four fallen soldiers honored in new pre-army program

‘The Four’ program in the Golan Heights will prepare religious, traditional and haredi youth for service and commemorates Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin and Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir.

Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows

New Olim coming to Israel 2026
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Hamas working to reclaim weaponry, reestablish military control over Gaza, IDF says

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Lockheed Martin’s California Skunk Works facility spans 215,000 square feet

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works quietly meets with Israeli defense-tech start-ups

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Covenant's Anthem while in flight

Covenant emerges from stealth and unveils Anthem, a deep‑strike precision missile

President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Janez Jansa, speaks at a press conference after being sworn in as Slovenia's prime minister in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 22, 2026.

Israel to open embassy in Slovenia as relations thaw

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.

Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time, poll reveals

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'I am appalled': Holocaust survivor raises alarm over far-right AfD victory in Germany

The Alternative for Germany party's victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday has left a far-right party within reach of power in a German state for the first time since World War II.

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival

Adidas apologizes for campaign featuring disabled IDF soldier following calls to boycott

Shalev Biton, Israeli athlete and amputee who lost his left leg in May 2021 while serving in the IDF’s Nahal Brigade during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Advocacy groups launch witness appeal after alleged assault of Jewish boy outside London station

Passengers gather outside Manchester Piccadilly train station after a major disruption to rail service in the Midlands and northwest England on August 06, 2026 in Manchester, England.

California Gov. Newsom, a presidential hopeful, slams Netanyahu and AIPAC in PBS interview

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre, Haaretz reports

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MBZ warned Netanyahu of a major operation planned by Yahya Sinwar, 10 days before October 7 • Netanyahu said to have dismissed the warning, failing to alert Israeli security chiefs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Yemeni forces conduct strikes against Houthis in Marib Governate

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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026.

IRGC confirms Iran attacked Jordanian US military base, two US vessels, eight tankers in Gulf

An unmanned US submersible Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it captured at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on September 8, 2026.

Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz

Ambassador Huckabee honored in Jerusalem at US Freedom 250 celebration

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem presents its highest honor to the US ambassador, recognizing his longstanding support for Israel and leadership during a historic year for the alliance

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee receives Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem’s Abraham Torch Award

What Britain risks by treating Israeli intelligence as a bargaining chip

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Playing politics with security: Jerusalem must review British intel. privileges amid sanctions

The Elizabeth Tower more commonly known as Big Ben is pictured during a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, in central London on August 12, 2026.

Israeli student grades dropping sharply, initial national evaluation report confirms

High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.
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Fauda returns to Netflix with season shaped by October 7 massacre

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

While the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor itself will not be manufactured there, military vehicles, launchers, generators, and other equipment will be

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system

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Is 'Purity of Arms' holding the IDF back? Inside Israel’s battle over military ethics

Turkey's servicemen stand at attention on a Turkish submarine as they participate in the live-fire phase of the "Blue Homeland-2026" (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

Ankara raises defense spending by 229%, aiming to develop own technologies

SpearUAV's Viper 300 ready to be deployed around the globe

Israel's SpearUAV announces 1,000 suicide drones ready to deploy around the world

Israel's settlement policy triggers trade restrictions from 12 nations, incl. Canada, France

The UK, Canada, France, and 10 other countries announced plans to impose national restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements, in a surprise coordinated move.

MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany?

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Mamdani hands 9/11 ceremonial pen to lawyer who defended bin Laden ally

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.
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Miliband accuses settlers of ethnic cleansing as UK imposes sweeping sanctions

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband departs after a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, September 8, 2026
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Trump gives ethically dubious $45,000 cash gifts to White House aides, including Natalie Harp

US President Donald Trump participates in a Steel Across America event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre South Tower, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 8, 2026.

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From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

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Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates

Arkia announces first direct flight to Manila, Philippines, opening January 2027

Airbus A321 aircraft, Arkia.

Microsoft Store returns to Syria as US restrictions on country ease

A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new US tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.
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Dwindling oil revenue is driving Iran into deeper economic crisis

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

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Seven Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau

Ethiopian flags flutter in the wind next to a power station at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built along the Blue Nile, during its inauguration, in Guba, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, September 9, 2025.

How Ethiopia’s green energy boom is rewriting the rules of regional diplomacy

OPINION

Health Ministry advances regulations requiring iodine enrichment for table salt

According to Health Ministry data, about 60% of children and 85% of pregnant women tested in Israel were found to have an iodine deficiency.

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Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

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Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ

IDF chief Zamir visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center ahead of Rosh Hashanah

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Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

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Artist Ma’ayan reflects on her journey from New York to Jerusalem, finding her spiritual home, discovering her artistic voice, and turning loss and renewal into art.

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Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF.
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Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

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MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

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Lior Raz and Mélanie Laurent in season five of Fauda.

Fauda returns to Netflix with season shaped by October 7 massacre

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US President Donald Trump participates in a Steel Across America event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre South Tower, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 8, 2026.

Trump gives ethically dubious $45,000 cash gifts to White House aides, including Natalie Harp

Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes

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Jewish–Kurdish Relations in a Changing Middle East: History, Identity and Future Cooperation, London, UK

International Jewish-Kurdish conference kicks off in London

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life

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AT HIS Safed Gallery of Mystical Art, Avraham Loewenthal converts the four traditional shofar blasts, tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah, into sound-mapped digital paintings, each canvas built from the frequency patterns of the ancient call.

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Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

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Archaeology   

Cache of 10th-century pottery found during roadwork in Georgia, September 9, 2026.

Roadworks in Tbilisi uncover oldest medieval pottery cache ever found in Georgian capital

Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site

At least 120 Roman-era inscriptions, worship to unknown goddess identified inside Spanish cave

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Professor Tal Dvir

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NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

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Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to actor, director, and sex symbol Paul Newman

History   

Aharon Bar-Oz deposits Naomi Shemer’s leter of response with the National Library of Israel, August 31, 2026.

Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years

'Never let hatred define you – be proud of who you are'

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

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A Hungarian Cessna 172 crashed in a field after being stolen by a drunk pilot, August 29, 2026.

Drunk pilot arrested in Hungary after stealing plane, flying towards nuclear plant, crash-landing

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