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1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (777+ words) I have begun to suspect that time behaves differently in Israel. The clocks insist that sixty seconds make a minute and sixty minutes make an hour, but after nearly five years of living here, I have reached the conclusion that…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1753+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran's clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a US-Israeli alliance that would reshape the Middle East. Instead, Israel's longest-serving prime…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (524+ words) As diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran continue to inch forward, one thing has become increasingly clear: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views the prospect of a successful US-Iran agreement not as a diplomatic achievement but as a strategic setback....

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (557+ words) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war in Lebanon. Trump said he was "not satisfied" with Netanyahu and suggested that Syria should take over the management of Hezbollah. He…...

51+ min ago  (765+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discusses the agreement reached with the United States and regional developments at a meeting with ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from foreign countries in Tehran on June 16, 2026. Trump now faces a choice: Ending the war or…...

38+ min ago  (701+ words) The ceasefire agreement leaves Tehran with its main strategic assets intact, exposing the limits of U. S. and Israeli power to impose their will on the Middle East. The United States and Iran have just signed a ceasefire agreement. Although not all…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (280+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the outcomes of a joint U. S. -Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic during a press conference, declaring that Tehran will never acquire a nuclear weapon, regardless of whether it reaches an agreement with Washington....

54+ min ago  (748+ words) While Israeli politicians and journalists'voiced anger on Sunday over the emerging deal between the US and Iran, on Monday military affairs experts warned that Iran is becoming a regional power. Alon Ben David, the veteran military correspondent of Channel 13 News,…...

55+ min ago  (105+ words) Trump: May involve Syria in Lebanon if Israel can't avoid 'killing everyone' Haaretz Speaking at a G7 meeting, Trump added that Netanyahu 'must be more responsible' in how Israel operates in Lebanon. A Pakistani source told Haaretz that the memorandum of…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (37+ words) Dov Hikind, Chairman of Americans Against Antisemitism, warns of rising antisemitism in the US, urged stronger support for Israel and called for greater national unity over haredi enlistment. "We're fooling ourselves': Dov Hikind's sobering warning...