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6+ min ago (220+ words) A JAL plane collided with an Arkia aircraft while reversing at JFK Airport, causing significant damage and delaying the New York-Tel Aviv flight, leaving about 270 passengers to Israel waiting in the terminal. Unusual collision at JFK delays Arkia flight to Israel A JAL plane collided with an Arkia aircraft while reversing at JFK Airport, causing significant damage and delaying the New York-Tel Aviv flight, leaving about 270 passengers to Israel waiting in the terminal. An unusual accident occurred this morning (Sunday) at New York's JFK Airport, when a Japanese Airlines (JAL) plane collided while reversing with an Arkia Airlines aircraft, causing significant damage. The incident happened as the Japanese plane was being towed to its parking spot and struck the front of the Arkia plane, which at the time was preparing for takeoff to Israel. - Israeli airlines seek to fly to…...

10+ min ago (60+ words) Real time news brief - Chabad emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger murdered in Sydney shooting - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Chabad emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger murdered in Sydney shooting The Chabad emissary who was murdered in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia has been identified as Rabbi Eli Schlanger....

22+ min ago (192+ words) Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer responded to the Sydney Hanukkah Massacre."Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Australia, and in Sydney in particular", Sofer wrote."This is a proud and Zionist community that I visited recently. We are deeply alarmed by the serious antisemitic attacks it is facing and by the lack of an adequate response from the Australian authorities", he added.Sofer concluded: "We pray for the recovery of the wounded and extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who were murdered". Minister of Aliyah and Integration: Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Australia Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer responded to the Sydney Hanukkah Massacre. "Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Australia, and in Sydney in particular", Sofer wrote. "This is a proud and Zionist community that…...

22+ min ago (168+ words) Additional details have been disclosed on the attack attempt near Kiryat Arba: the assailant approached on foot, exited a vehicle, and ran toward an Israel Electric Corporation worker performing maintenance at the site.A unit from Battalion 202, stationed along the Judea Brigade line and securing the worker, identified the assailant, opened fire, and neutralized him. Additional details have been disclosed on the attack attempt near Kiryat Arba: the assailant approached on foot, exited a vehicle, and ran toward an Israel Electric Corporation worker performing maintenance at the site. A unit from Battalion 202, stationed along the Judea Brigade line and securing the worker, identified the assailant, opened fire, and neutralized him. Additional details have been disclosed on the attack attempt near Kiryat Arba: the assailant approached on foot, exited a vehicle, and ran toward an Israel Electric Corporation worker performing maintenance…...

24+ min ago (278+ words) Home " Qatar, Turkey, and a deal undone: How Doha, Ankara are taking over Trump's Gaza plan The Trump plan can still work " but only if the US abandons its ideological blinders and recognizes that Qatar and Turkey are exploiting American goodwill to rescue Hamas from defeat. The astonishing part is not that Qatar and Turkey are attempting this maneuver " it is that Washington is allowing it. The US is ignoring the plainly anti-Western ideological motives of its supposed partners, and in doing so, it is sleepwalking into a strategic catastrophe. Meanwhile, Turkey declared that the transition to a Gaza governance system must precede Hamas disarmament. Hamas, never one to miss the joke, reiterated that it will only give up its weapons to a new Palestinian government. In other words, they would give their weapons to themselves, and pretend they aren't…...

25+ min ago (37+ words) Seven justices of the High Court of Justice unanimously rule that the government's decisions to change the dismissal mechanism and to dismiss Baharav-Miara are null and void. High Court of Justice unanimously overturns AG dismissal...

26+ min ago (36+ words) Real time news brief - Naftali Bennett: 'Australian government bears responsibility for mass shooting' - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Naftali Bennett: 'Australian government bears responsibility for mass shooting'...

34+ min ago (96+ words) [Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the entrance to the Temple Mount, before entering, in Jerusalem]Ben-Gvir also renewed his efforts to dismantle the grave of the terrorist Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, founder of the Black Hand and known as "the Arab Joseph Trumpeldor." 'I am not afraid': Ben-Gvir unmoved after footage shows Hamas planning his abduction before Oct. 7 Ben-Gvir also renewed his efforts to dismantle the grave of the terrorist Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, founder of the Black Hand and known as "the Arab Joseph Trumpeldor."...

35+ min ago (171+ words) Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli responded to the shooting in Australia. "Over the past hour, I have held a series of conversations with leaders of the Jewish community in Australia, following the most severe and devastating terrorist attack ever carried out against the Jewish community in the country. Dozens were harmed - both killed and wounded", Chikli wrote. "On behalf of the State of Israel", he added, "I extend my deepest condolences to the families of those murdered, and wish a full and speedy recovery to the many injured". "A government that normalized boycotts against Jews solely because they are Jewish, normalized marches in which flags of Al-Qaeda and Hamas were openly displayed, and for two years failed to act decisively against serious antisemitic incidents, bears full responsibility for the horrific scenes we witnessed today", the Minister of Diaspora Affairs…...

40+ min ago (48+ words) Real time news brief - Watch: Hero grabs gun from shooter in Sydney Hanukkah attack - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Watch: Hero grabs gun from shooter in Sydney Hanukkah attack Watch: Hero grabs gun from shooter in Sydney Hanukkah attack...