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2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (448+ words) By Sharon Udasin August 15, 2026 (JTA) —A man who attacked a congregant and a security guard at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue on Friday night is now in custody, according to the New York Police Department. “As synagogue security was escorting him out,…...

31+ min ago   (588+ words) Britain on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he called the country an “Islamic republic,” branding the remarks as “completely unacceptable.” The UK additionally said it has “raised” the matter with Jerusalem. “These comments are completely unacceptable…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (905+ words) DUBAI: Since Sunday, Israeli settlers have laid siege to the West Bank village of Qusra to drive out its Palestinian inhabitants and claim their homes as their own. The harrowing event, which has seen three Palestinian families cut off from…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (547+ words) Feels like: 22.5°C22.5°F | Sunny Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called for a clear timetable for Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory, highlighting growing tensions over a US-backed framework that links an Israeli pullback to the disarmament of Hezbollah. Salam…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (532+ words) A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians. Many of Israel's political leaders have criticized the violence. But most support the larger settlement enterprise aimed at cementing control over…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (185+ words) Israel kills 6+ beyond Lebanon Yellow Line Basrah crude gains over 12% on week CTS deployment follows inmate protest at Iraq’s Al-Hillah prison An Israeli airstrike killed at least seven people and wounded three others in an attack on a house in…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1125+ words) LONDON: It is almost 11 months since US President Donald Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, unveiled his 20-point peace plan for Gaza. It was, said the president, a “big day, a beautiful…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (672+ words) Israeli forces moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians on Thursday, after unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel re-opened an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank. Settlers at Qusra near Nablus have since Sunday been blockading Palestinian…...

56+ min ago   (498+ words) A century-old organization, present on five continents, expands its presence in Brazil and connects Brazilian philanthropy to one of the world’s most advanced medical centers. Long before the State of Israel existed, a group of women decided that healthcare in…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (854+ words) On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of many seizures of water resources across the occupied territory. The spring served as a lifeline…...