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With Eisenkot, Israel can defeat Iran, ex-Mossad official and Yashar list member Bachar says

Israel can defeat Iran under a government led by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, though there is still “a lot of work to do in this field,” former Mossad and Shin Bet official Dvora Sharifian Bachar, a candidate on the party’s Knesset list, told The Jerusalem Post.

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Antisemitism Minister Chikli seeks entry bans for UK activists from pro-BDS, anti-Israel orgs.

Following the British government’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli has instructed ministry officials to create a proposal for the Population and Immigration Authority regarding preventing representatives and activists of British orga…

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Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia is a test of new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact - analysis

The Iranian-backed Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week. This is being seen as the first test of the new alliance that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan entered in August. The "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement" was intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, according to reports in ea…

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Palestinians increasingly favoring ‘peaceful negotiations’ over ‘armed resistance’ - poll

Palestinians are increasingly questioning the effectiveness of “armed resistance” in achieving their national ambitions, with only 13.3% now viewing it as the most useful way to achieve those goals, according to a new poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center in cooperation with the Friedrich E…

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How Nicaragua argued at the ICJ that Germany was complicit in Israel’s genocide

Nicaragua has accused Germany of trying to shield its support for Israel from judicial scrutiny, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Berlin continued to authorise substantial military exports despite knowing of the serious risk of genocide and other violations against Palestinians.

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How Nicaragua defended its ICJ case accusing Germany of complicity in Israel's genocide

Nicaragua has accused Germany of trying to shield its support for Israel from judicial scrutiny, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Berlin continued to authorise substantial military exports despite knowing of the serious risk of genocide and other violations against Palestinians.

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Trump’s Iran war has left him without a clear path to victory - opinion

US President Donald Trump keeps telling us he started the war with Iran so that the Islamic Republic “cannot have a nuclear weapon.” His energy secretary just gave the world reason to doubt his boss. Trump is unlikely to get what he called “the kind of deal that I feel is necessary.”

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US Sanctions Dozens Of Iranian Airlines As Tehran-Favored Mahan Air Defiant, Expands Flights

As part of the latest in the Trump-Bessent "asphyxiation of this regime" approach to Iran after six months of military action failed to accomplish most White House aims, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is sanctioning all Iranian airlines in a massive aviation crackdown.

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