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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


Taiwan foresees more Chinese coercion, intimidation in Xi's next term

Taiwan is bracing itself for expected pressure as China's President begins the next term.

People take photos with Taiwan flags as part of the upcoming national day decoration in Taipei, Taiwan, October 6, 2022.

Rep. Ted Deutch retires from Congress; to serve as CEO of AJC

In a farewell letter to constituents, he wrote: “Your support allowed me to be a loud, proud, and consistent advocate for a strong US-Israel strategic partnership."

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., votes to approve the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington.

Elections 2022: Amichai Chikli disqualified from running on Likud list

Amichai Chikli's candidacy was barred after MK Gaby Lasky petitioned the Central Election Committee, claiming that he did not resign early enough to be allowed to run on a different list.

 AMICHAI CHIKLI: Chose the long short path.

Arizona abortion ruling will set women back 'more than a century' - White House

An Arizona judge ruled that ban on abortion set more than a century ago could be enforced in 2022 in the same manner as in 1901.

 Abortion rights activists protest against probable overturn of Roe v. Wade

Ayelet Shaked and Yoaz Hendel part ways days before electoral deadline

Just a little over a month after launching a joint campaign together, Ayelet Shaked is parting ways with Yoaz Hendel.

 Interior Minister and head of the Zionist Spirit Ayelet Shaked, and the Minister of Communications Yoaz Handel hold a press conference in which they reveal Amitai Porat, number 3 of  list of the Zionist Spirit on August 21, 2022 at Hamacabia Village in Ramat Gan.

US elections: Why won't Dr. Oz discuss Israel in his campaign? - opinion

Dr. Mehmet Oz is running for Senate but his campaign is in need of fixing.

 PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at an election event.

Who are the other new members on the Likud list?

These are the five new members on the Likud list for the upcoming election.

 Likud party head Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to cast his vote in the Likud primaries, at a polling station in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022

Herzog to visit Greece, Cyprus ahead of Erdogan meeting

The president's one-day trip to Athens is set for next Thursday, and a half-day trip to Cyprus is expected to take place the following week.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives outside Downing Street to meet Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in London, Britain, November 23, 2021.