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Trump’s Abraham Accords push faces resistance from Pakistan and Muslim world - opinion

US President Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic initiative aimed at expanding the Abraham Accords is placing Pakistan and Bangladesh under unprecedented international scrutiny. Trump’s call for several Muslim-majority countries to normalize ties with Israel has already generated visible discomfort in Islamabad, where …

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Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

The battle for introducing core subjects into the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) education system is not quite as ferocious or as frequent as that for formulating mutually acceptable legislation that would compel young haredi men to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces, but it is arguably more successful.

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The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion

A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving; the bad is deteriorating.” This acute observation encapsulates an accelerating strategic polarization: while Israel’s vital alliances and shared interests grow stronger, its challenges on the global stage ar…

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Meet the Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table -interview

Whenever Hanan Alsanah was told she could not do something, she did it anyway. Whether the obstacles came from Israeli society, the conservative norms of her Bedouin community, or her own family, she repeatedly defied expectations, breaking barriers for herself and helping carve new paths for thousands of women.

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Regime hardliner's controversial Telegram post sparks censure, warnings from Islamic Republic

The Islamic Republic has warned officials to refrain from making “harsh remarks that would disrupt cohesion” after recent comments by the regime’s hardliners were interpreted by some to be a swipe at Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, according to statements made to state and state-affiliated media.

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