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Israeli Culture Minister claims calling October 7 a ‘massacre’ reflects ‘victim mentality’

Hila Abir, whose sister Lotan was murdered in the attacks, compared Miki Zohar’s comments to Holocaust denial

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Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026 (Flash90)

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Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

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Charedi Jews from the Belz Chasidic dynasty celebrate Tu Bishvat in Jerusalem, on February 2, 2026 (Flash90)

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Almost a quarter of Israelis will be Charedi by 2050, new study finds

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Israeli research team records world-first breakthrough using blood cancer therapy to treat Alzheimer’s

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Yaffa Ben David, the secretary general of the Teachers Union, attends an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting in the Knesset on August 14, 2024 (Flash90)

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Israeli teachers’ union backs plan for shorter school week

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IDF drawing up new Gaza offensive in case Hamas refuses to disarm

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Islamic nations will ‘do to Israel what Hamas did’ when they get the chance, claims grandson of former Ayatollah

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US reaffirms opposition to annexation after Israeli cabinet approves expansion of West Bank powers

Ministers made it easier for Israelis to purchase property in the territory and expanded their administrative authority in areas run by the Palestinian Authority

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 10, 2026 13:32

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Flash90)

‘The goal is to not exist’: Inside the Israeli NGO tackling preventable disease in Africa

‘Usually within five years... we are able to reduce the disease prevalence by almost 90 per cent,’ NALA’s CEO, Michal Bruck, told the JC

By Jamie Shapiro

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February 10, 2026 11:27

Children being taught about stool samples for testing (Image: Marcus Perkins)

Heaton Park terrorist’s father claims Israel is ‘built on the skulls’ of Palestinians

Surgeon Faraj al-Shamie, whose son Jihad killed two people in a stabbing and car-ramming attack, pledged Israel’s end in a post on Facebook

By Jamie Shapiro

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February 10, 2026 10:52

Dr Faraj al-Shamie (Image: X/ Richard Kemp)

Knesset advances key state budget law after Charedi parties back down from rebellion threat

The parliament will be dissolved and fresh elections called unless the budget bill is passed by the end of next month

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 10, 2026 10:37

Shas leader Aryeh Deri in the Knesset plenum hall on February 2, 2026 (Flash90)

Two Israelis arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran

The allegations against them reflect a growing patten of Tehran paying off Israeli citizens to commit espionage

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 6, 2026 11:37

Graphic of a judge's gavel set in front of an Iranian flag (Getty Images)

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Beresheet Hotel was a glorious setting for our delayed honeymoon

The Foreign Office had warned us not to come here unless our travel was essential. Well, it is. It‘s essential for the soul

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February 5, 2026 16:32

Beresheet Hotel overlooking the Ramon crater in the southern Israeli Negev desert (Image: Getty)

Herzog declares crime wave in Arab-Israeli communities a ‘national emergency’

Another three people were murdered on Wednesday night in the second mass shooting of the week

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 5, 2026 11:54

President Isaac Herzog attends a conference of the Ofek pre-military academies, held at Binyanei HaUma in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026 (Flash90)

‘The sky is the limit’: Somaliland president set for trip to Israel to agree trade deal

The breakaway state, which Israel recognised formally last year, sits at a strategic pinch point at the mouth of the Red Sea

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 4, 2026 15:39

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (R) in Hargeisa, Somaliland on January 6 2025 (X/Gideon Sa'ar)

IDF appoints Ella Waweya as new Arabic-language spokesperson

The military’s highest-ranking female Muslim officer will replace Colonel Avichay Adraee, who retires after 20 years of service

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 4, 2026 11:19

Major Ella Waweya, the IDF's new Arabic-language spokesperson (IDF)

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Israeli Culture Minister claims calling October 7 a ‘massacre’ reflects ‘victim mentality’

Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

Almost a quarter of Israelis will be Charedi by 2050, new study finds

Israeli research team records world-first breakthrough using blood cancer therapy to treat Alzheimer’s

Israeli teachers’ union backs plan for shorter school week

IDF drawing up new Gaza offensive in case Hamas refuses to disarm

Islamic nations will ‘do to Israel what Hamas did’ when they get the chance, claims grandson of former Ayatollah

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