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Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted Israel will retain a presence in souther Lebanon, despite the unfolding US-Iran ceasefire

By Melanie Swan

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By Simon Rocker

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(L-R) Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the European Council in Brussels on November 11, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Israel cuts ties with top EU diplomat over alleged ‘apartheid’ remarks

By JC Reporter

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US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France on June 17, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

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Trump’s Iran deal has led Israel and the US to the very brink of disaster

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Green activist group accuses party of ‘prioritising’ antisemitism over other forms of racism

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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Sally Rooney blames US and Israel for rise of ‘the far right and fascism’ in Europe

By Daniel Ben-David

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President Donald J. Trump signs the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at Versailles, France on June 17, 2026 (Image: White House)

By Emanuele Ottolenghi

Trump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944

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NYT probes Israeli ‘rape dog’ claim author Nicholas Kristof for failing to disclose donors

Kristof, who was criticised by Israel over claims outlined in a recent opinion piece for the same paper, allegedly failed to make clear that individuals mentioned in other columns had supported his political campaign

By JC Reporter

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New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speaks during the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights' 2025 Ripple of Hope Gala at the New York Hilton on December 09, 2025 (Getty Images)

Tel Aviv retains place among world’s top startup hubs

Israel’s second city sits behind only Silicon Valley, New York and London

By Melanie Swan

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June 18, 2026 13:54

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during a long-distance Q&A session at the Smart Mobility Summit 2026, in Tel Aviv on May 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Construction begins on Israel’s NIS 1 billion rehabilitation hospital

The landmark project is set to take six years to build and will treat some 10,000 patients each year

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

June 18, 2026 11:41

Renderings of the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital campus in Sde Dov, North Tel Aviv, set to be completed in 2032 (Credit: MYS Architects)

Meet the Iron Wasp: The Israeli David set to take down Iran’s drone Goliath

The new interceptor is the result of a partnership between Iron Dome maker Rafael and SpearUAV

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

June 18, 2026 10:50

A drone above the skyline of Beirut's southern suburbs, on June 5, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Mark Sewards

The UK-backed Israel-Palestinian Peace Fund delivers rare good news to the Middle East

The initiative will support grassroots programmes, from youth leadership schemes to women’s economic empowerment projects, that strengthen ties between the two peoples and help lay the foundations for a future political process

3 min read

June 18, 2026 09:36

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (C) with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (R) and Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand (L) on June 11, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Liel Leibovitz

Fury over stand-up’s mockery of Israel conspiracy theories is no laughing matter

With his admittedly crass dog rape joke, Elon Gold made it clear that the era of polite and flustered Jews eager to engage their detractors in civil conversation is over

3 min read

June 17, 2026 15:24

(from left) Shuli Rand, Gidi Dar, and Elon Gold attend the "The Wedding Entertainer" premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Image: Getty Images)

Councils can’t boycott Israel without government’s permission, minister confirms

Shadow communities secretary James Cleverly asked if action would be taken against BDS policies in local government

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

June 17, 2026 13:14

Activists from BDS hold a banner and a Palestinian flag as they attend a demonstration in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

The Iran deal is bad but Israel has, for now, created a safer Middle East

From Hamas and Hezbollah to Iran itself, the ‘ring of fire’ threatening the Jewish state has been significantly weakened. But Jerusalem must already be preparing for the next round

4 min read

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Israeli F-16i fighter jets on their way to Iran to carry out strikes. (Image: Israel Defense Forces)

Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah have signed up to the agreement and both continue to trade strikes along the Lebanese border

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

June 17, 2026 11:11

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy on May 15, 2026 in New Delhi, India (Getty Images)

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Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

A cocktail of anxiety and hope

Israel cuts ties with top EU diplomat over alleged ‘apartheid’ remarks

Trump’s Iran deal has led Israel and the US to the very brink of disaster

Green activist group accuses party of ‘prioritising’ antisemitism over other forms of racism

Sally Rooney blames US and Israel for rise of ‘the far right and fascism’ in Europe

Trump’s Iran deal is like offering Nazi Germany a Marshall Plan in 1944

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