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Arab parties move to reestablish Joint List without Ra’am after disagreements with Abbas

Polls have shown that if the Arab parties were to run together, they would receive more seats than they would obtain in a separate run.

 MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022
Ronen Siman Tov, fourth-generation Jerusalemite.

Painting through the ashes: Ronen Siman-Tov turns Jerusalem’s wounds into art - interview

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, August 22, 2025.

At Gaza crossroads, IDF chief Zamir clashes with Israel’s political echelon - analysis

 THE WRITER attends a Knesset meeting. The Jews lived in this region, including an unbroken presence in Israel, for millennia, he notes

Right-wing MK: Outcome of Israel-Hamas war cannot be a Palestinian state - interview


Israel's gov't clashes on judicial reform protests 'enforcement policy'

"The right to protest within the law is holy for every person and every population, and we forcefully condemn violence against protestors from any side."

 Demonstrators protests against the Israeli government's judicial reform in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv in the 25th week of protests June 24, 2023.

Who attended US Speaker McCarthy's bipartisan Israel event?

Tlaib ultimately hosted her event on the Senate side of the Capitol, securing a room with the help of a progressive Jewish ally, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

 US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (L) is seen alongside Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 1, 2023.

Hundreds of rockets fired from Gaza at Israel – what didn’t happen? - analysis

Hamas hasn’t thrown itself fully into the fight, which has made all the difference

An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Sderot, Israel, May 10, 2023

Ari Harow's story: How a dream became a nightmare - exclusive

For years, as it has appeared sources in law enforcement were leaking stories against him in the media, Harow mostly held his fire.

 State Witness Ari Harow arrives to testify in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a court hearing, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 9, 2023.

Russian opposition aide reflects on path to religious Jewish observance

“Chief Rabbi Lazar is the only religious leader who didn’t support the war,” Russian politician Leonid Volkov said of his Jewish community role model.

 Leonid Volkov, Russian political aide

Netanyahu made deal with media mogul in fear of election loss - Harow

The American-born Harow testified in relation to Case 2000, which alleges that Netanyahu sought to weaken a competitor of a paper in return for positive coverage.

 State Witness Ari Harow arrives to testify in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a court hearing, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 9, 2023.

Mega pastor: If Trump re-elected, Saudis will normalize Israel ties

Pastor Robert Jeffress is a recipient of the Friends of Zion Award.

 Dr. Robert Jeffress (center) receives the Friends of Zion Award.

Remove Efi Naveh from Bar head running -NGO to State Attorney

Though Naveh resigned as the Bar head in 2019 over a scandal, Israeli sources reported that he had gained enough signatures to run for reelection.

Efi Naveh appears in court, January 16th, 2019

McCarthy pledges to invite Netanyahu to Washington if Biden doesn’t

McCarthy arrived to Israel this week with a bi-partisan delegation of 19 other members of Congress to celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary.

 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during a visit at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, April 30, 2023

Jerusalem, we have a problem: Israel's ties with Diaspora Jews at risk

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Are the state of relations with Jews outside of Israel threatened?

 A PROTEST outside the Jewish Federations of North America summit that took place in 2023 in Tel Aviv.