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The Jerusalem District Court sentenced Rabbi Moshe Yazdi to 18 years in prison on Sunday for repeated sex offenses against two women who sought his religious guidance, after finding that he deceived them into believing the acts were divinely sanctioned “spiritual corrections.”
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon said on Sunday she was still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, despite what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that "the end of the Iranian regime is near," and that its fall would "change the fate of the Middle East and the Jewish people."
As the United States and Iran resume trading attacks, a top US official has publicly downplayed the chances of one of President Donald Trump’s initial key objectives in the US and Israel’s war on Iran: getting a signed nuclear agreement.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel has killed 4,362 people and wounded 12,378 in attacks across the country since 2 March.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday announced a heightened military posture in the war with the US, saying that new attacks on the country will "meet a faster, heavier and more painful response."
Israel Police responded to a suspected shooting in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood on Sunday evening, in what turned out to be a suspected robbery.
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Several countries have changed their national anthems. In Australia, where I was born and raised, we used to sing the British national anthem of “God Save the Queen,” which underwent a slight change in previous years, depending on the gender of the monarch.
Tehran, Iran – The United States continues to rely on a mix of military force and economic sanctions against Iran, which has so far only prompted authorities in Tehran to consider more forceful responses.
US Central Command released footage on Saturday showing strikes on Iran-linked tankers
The US is to meet a September 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraq, Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Sunday.
The Central Elections Committee voted on Sunday to allow party representatives inside polling stations to report in real time which voters have cast ballots, restoring - for now - a central part of parties’ Election Day turnout operations ahead of the October 27 election.
Palestine did not qualify for this summer's Football World Cup. It hardly needed to. Activists opened the tournament by forming a human Palestinian flag in Mexico City, and at the Egypt-Iran match in Seattle, Palestinian flags flew behind the goals while chanting for Gaza.
Palestinians on Sunday held a mass funeral for 100 people, including 62 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City.
Palestinians on Sunday held a mass funeral for 100 people, including 62 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City.
Former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz will occupy the second position on Ra’am’s ticket in Israel’s October 27 election, putting a Jewish Zionist immediately behind the leader of a party built primarily around an Arab Muslim constituency. Segalovitz told The Media Line that he will join Ra’am’s parliamentary fac…
“We will liberate Palestine from the Zionist scum,” people chanted at Damascus’s 63rd International Fair on Friday, the final day of a multi-day event that brought companies and entities from 60 countries to Syria as Damascus sought to reconnect with international markets, according to footage circulated from the ev…
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order on Sunday cutting the price of gasoline by 50 agorot per liter beginning at midnight, bringing the self-service price of 95-octane gasoline down from NIS 8.25 to NIS 7.75 per liter, Walla reported on Sunday.
The US ambassador to Israel has been criticised for accusing the British foreign secretary, who is Jewish, of "Jew hate" over his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza.
The UAE is among eight countries to strongly condemn remarks by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz about the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Greens defence spokesman says ‘words are just distractions’ until government takes action
Argentina has restated its claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, a small rocky archipelago in the South Atlantic that is owned by the UK.
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The Israeli Chamber of Commerce last week opened an office in Banja Luka, the seat of government of the Bosnia and Herzegovina entity of Republika Srpska, in a move officials said would “further strengthen” the two sides’ ties.
American payment services giant PayPal is laying off 70 employees in Israel from its local workforce of 300 as part of a restructuring announced in May by the company’s new CEO Enrique Lores.
MK Zvika Fogel announced Sunday that he will not run with Otzma Yehudit in the upcoming October elections.
Last week, 16 religious soldiers refused an order to participate in an operational mission in Gaza, and the mission was canceled because a female paramedic was supposed to travel with them in their Namer armored personnel carrier. There is no halachic justification for their refusal; on the contrary, their refusal g…
A general view of the school that was hit by a strike on Feb. 28, is seen in town of Minab in southern Iran, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Violent Israeli settlers are “terrorists” who must be held accountable for targeting Palestinians, US Ambassador to West Jerusalem Mike Huckabee has said.
The B’Yachad party, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, announced on Sunday its selection of candidates for its Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming deadline to submit lists before the October elections.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during Thessaloniki’s international trade fair, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin made a secret visit to Athens last week for talks with his Greek counterpart, Greek and Turkish media have reported.
Argentina has restated its claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, a small rocky archipelago in the South Atlantic that is owned by the UK.
Hapoel Tel Aviv cruised past Beitar Jerusalem 3-0 in Israel Premier League action as Roi Alkukin scored in the first half, while Douglas Owusu and Daniel Dappa added goals after the break to give Eliyaniv Barda’s squad a convincing victory in front of its home crowd at Bloomfield Stadium.
There are judges in Jerusalem. The government knew it.
In the latest episode of The Jerusalem Playlist, hosts Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown discuss the biggest stories shaping Israeli culture, from Eurovision’s evolving rules to the films expected to make an impact during Israel’s awards season and at the Venice Film Festival.
Lebanon can join the Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed and can no longer use the country as a “launching pad” for attacks against Israel, Lebanese Sunni MP Fouad Makhzoumi told Middle East 24 last week.
A Hamas terror cell operating in the West Bank area of Akraba near Nablus was dismantled during a multi-agency counterterrorism operation, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced in a joint statement on Sunday.
Iran's "proportionate responses" to U.S. attacks are over, the country's parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, while acknowledging the economic impact of the war.
Una lancha a motor pasa junto a un buque de carga, en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el domingo 6 de septiembre de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
Western allies are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board to bring a formal complaint and resolution before the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. Reuters reports Saturday that the US, UK, France, and Germany are behind the new pressure campaign, which hinges on a request that the n…
The death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza has risen to 73,651, while the number of wounded has reached 174,592 since 7 October 2023, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Five UAE aid convoys have entered Gaza carrying 533 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, as the country presses ahead with its relief operations for Palestinians.
Opec+ has kept its output policy unchanged for October following an online meeting of its seven core members, including Saudi Arabia and Russia.
President Donald Trump gestures in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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This week, the U.S. Embassy Jerusalem will celebrate America’s 250th birthday at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. Held in partnership with the Museum for the second consecutive year, the “Freedom 250” celebration, headed by Ambassador Mike Huckabee, will mark a milestone in American history at a defining moment fo…
The Tel Aviv District Court convicted former UTrade chief analyst Roy Cuzin on Sunday of helping the algorithmic-trading company obtain approximately NIS 77 million from some 600 clients through fraud.
Iraq has increased its crude oil production capacity to more than three million barrels per day and managed to boost hydrocarbons exports in September despite disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s oil minister has said.