Iran-backed Houthis treat Biden’s peace feelers as an opening for extortion
The Biden administration’s offer to remove the Yemeni Houthis’ designation as terrorists quickly boomeranged: the Iran-backed insurgents saw it as
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Binyamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu puts his trial behind him to fight full-on for re-election
PM Binyamin Netanyahu threw off a persistent hurdle against his bid for re-election when, on Monday, Feb. 7, he asked
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Splits, mergers and acquisitions crisscross Israel’s election campaign
Vaccinated yet? Got your own party? This is how Israelis may greet one another while queuing up for anti-covid shots
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With covid “running amok” a strict lockdown in Israell stalled by pre-election posturing
On the day that a total of 1,224,000 Israelis were vaccinated against coronavirus, on Monday, Jan 4, infection jumped by
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Israel sets off on dash to beat pandemic by end of March
A third lockdown starts in Israel on Sunday, Dec. 27, combined with a high-speed vaccination program that aims to subjugate
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The 23rd Knesset dissolves. Elections on March 23
Nine months after being sworn in, the 23rd Knesset dissolved at midnight on Dec. 22 and its 120 members left
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First covid vaccines arrive as Israel’s ruling party splits and a new election date is set
No wonder that many Israelis feel they are under siege with all that happened in 24 hours. The Netanyahu government
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Majority backs opposition motion for Knesset dissolution
The bill’s preliminary reading was passed by 61 to 54 MKs Wednesday, Dec. 2, in an opposition move to dissolve
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Father of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs assassinated near Tehran
The reclusive Dr. Mohsen Fakriazadeh, reputed father of Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, was assassinated near Tehran on Friday,
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Government rift sets Israel on slippery slope to spring election
The bones of contention between the two parties leading the coalition government pile up day by day. After just seven
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