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2+ min ago (64+ words) [IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer (2-L) and Taiwan]Head of Taiwan's Mission in Israel Ya-Ping (Abby) Lee reaffirmed her support for the Jewish state during the visit. IsraAID & Taiwan Mission in Israel mark six months of collaboration with Kfar Aza visit Head of Taiwan's Mission in Israel Ya-Ping (Abby) Lee reaffirmed her support for the Jewish state during the visit....

8+ min ago (86+ words) [Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)]Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel's draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military. Israel faces tough choices over Haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - Interview Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel's draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military....

20+ min ago (42+ words) Real time news brief - Mass skin infection halts naval cadet training course - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Mass skin infection halts naval cadet training course Mass skin infection halts naval cadet training course...

23+ min ago (27+ words) Sometimes what I perceive to be good for me could actually be bad, and what I think is bad could actually be something absolutely extraordinary for me....

49+ min ago (450+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 797 A plurality of Israelis oppose far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to spend NIS 2.7 billion ($841 million) to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to a new survey conducted this week for Zman Yisrael, The Times of Israel's Hebrew-language sister site. Almost 46 percent of Israelis said they oppose the plan, which would see funds allocated over five years to expand construction and infrastructure in settlements and to legalize outposts that were built without government permits. " Some of the outposts have become hotbeds for spiking settler violence against Palestinians, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly discussed evacuating some of them. Nearly 39% of Israelis said they support the plan, while 15.6% said they have no opinion on the matter. The plan was inserted as a clause in the state budget, which was passed by the cabinet last…...

53+ min ago (33+ words) A whistleblower alert: President Trump must order a full review of outreach operations, liaison performance, communication failures, gatekeeping abuses, and community engagement strategy. Opinion. Trump's Outreach Op. dysfunction Is costing Republicans elections...

55+ min ago (555+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 797 GENEVA " Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner's trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in the politically troubled pop music competition. In an Instagram video, Nemo held the microphone-shaped glass ornament and said, "Today I no longer feel like this trophy belongs on my shelf." "Eurovision says it stands for unity, for inclusion and dignity for all people," Nemo said, asserting that Israel's participation, given its conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza, shows those ideals are at odds with organizers' decisions. The nonbinary singer won the contest in May 2024 with the pop-operatic ode "The Code." Five countries have announced they will boycott the 2026 contest after organizers declined to expel Israel: Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, and Iceland, which announced its withdrawal on Wednesday....

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (93+ words) [A table at a memorial service held for Mohammad Hossein Tajik following his death. (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)]Mohammad Hossein Tajik shared secrets with the CIA, providing information that led to the killing of top terrorists, until he was murdered while attempting to escape to Turkey. Iranian cyberwarfare officer led double life, spied for CIA, Atlantic investigation reveals Mohammad Hossein Tajik shared secrets with the CIA, providing information that led to the killing of top terrorists, until he was murdered while attempting to escape to Turkey....

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (55+ words) Texas and Florida have realized that the Muslim Brotherhood is not a misunderstood "social movement." It is the ideological mothership of some of the most dangerous anti-Jewish and anti-Western groups on earth. Opinion. The Muslim Brotherhood's war on Israel comes into focus The Muslim Brotherhood's war on Israel comes into focus...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (41+ words) The commander of the Combat Navigator Squadron at the Flight School, a lieutenant colonel, will be removed from his position after approving the consumption of alcohol by cadets during a captivity workshop. Officer who approved alcohol consumption in Pilot Course removed...