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Israel army says downed 3 Hezbollah drones headed to offshore gas field

Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli army said Saturday it had intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah that were headed towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanon.

AFP

Yair Lapid's unlikely rise from TV star to Israeli prime minister

Jerusalem (AFP) - Some in Israel dismissed Yair Lapid as just another media star when the former news anchor, ad pitchman and soap actor launched his bid for political power a decade ago.

AFP

Israel's Bennett says won't run in next election as parliament set to dissolve

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday he would not stand in upcoming elections, as parliament postponed a vote to dissolve itself and force the country's fifth vote in less than four years.

AFP

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Israel's Bennett says won't run in next election, Lapid poised to be PM

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday that he would not stand in upcoming elections, hours before parliament was set to dissolve, triggering the country's fifth vote in less than four years.

AFP

Ben & Jerry's to officially return to Israeli settlements after Unilever decision

Jerusalem (AFP) - Unilever announced Wednesday it has sold its Ben amp; Jerry's interests in Israel to a locally based licensee, clearing the way for renewed ice cream sales in West Bank settlements.

AFP

Ben & Jerry's Israel business sold; sales to resume

Unilever says it has reached a new business arrangement in Israel that will effectively end Ben & Jerry’s policy of not selling ice cream in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel heads towards snap election, Lapid poised to be PM

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's parliament is expected to dissolve Wednesday, ending Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's year-long tenure and triggering a fifth election in less than four years that could see ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu reclaim power.

AFP

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Israeli parliament passes vote to dissolve, hold new elections

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to dissolve parliament, a key legislative step that pushes the country closer towards its fifth election in less than four years.

AFP

Rodge Glass on growing up Jewish in Manchester and coming to Glasgow

ALASDAIR Gray once famously – or notoriously – referred to incomers to Scotland as “settlers” or “colonists” and his biographer,

The National (Scotland)

Israel's Bennett thanks cabinet with end of tenure looming

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hosted what was almost certainly his final cabinet meeting Sunday, commending his government as "short-lived with great achievements", ahead of parliament's expected dissolution this week.

AFP

Suriname backtracks on building Jerusalem embassy

The Latin American country had said it does not have the funds to build the controversial embassy.

Al Jazeera

US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy

The U.S. envoy to Israel has moved into a new rental property in Jerusalem

The Independent UK

Christian-born female rabbi shakes up Jewish Orthodoxy

Jerusalem (AFP) - A woman born in France to a Christian family was not an obvious candidate to become a trailblazing Orthodox rabbi in Israel, but 40-year-old former journalist Eliora Peretz has done just that.

AFP

Suriname backtracks on Jerusalem embassy citing budget

Suriname's president said on Thursday the South American country did not have the funds to build an embassy in Israel, reversing an announcement made last month.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

ICESCO Stresses Keenness to Preserve Jerusalem's Heritage, Identity

Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr.

AFP

Israel's 'change' government brought down by Palestinian conflict

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's unlikely coalition government, the first ever backed by an Arab party, was forged a year ago to oust right-wing premier Benjamin Netanyahu, but ultimately collapsed over the Palestinian conflict.

AFP

Israel's 'change' govt brought down by Palestinian conflict

AFP

Israeli coalition to dissolve parliament, force new elections

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday his governing coalition will dissolve parliament next week, a shock announcement that will give power to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in days and force new elections.

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Israel's Bennett says Lapid 'will soon take over as prime minister'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday that Foreign Minister Yair Lapid 'will soon take over' as premier, after the pair agreed to dissolve their fraught governing coalition and trigger new elections.

AFP

Israeli coalition to submit bill to dissolve parliament, force polls

Jerusalem (AFP) - The leaders of Israel's governing coalition said Monday they will submit a bill next week to dissolve parliament, legislation that would force new elections if approved.

AFP

Israel says warplanes hit Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli warplanes hit Hamas military sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in retaliation for rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave run by the Islamist movement, the Israeli army said.

AFP

Israel warplanes hit Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli air strikes hit Hamas military sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave run by the Islamist movement, the Israeli army said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Police Close Probe into Shireen Abu Akleh Funeral Violence

Israeli police said Thursday they had concluded an internal investigation into violence at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh -- without however releasing any findings. The police launched the probe following an international outcry after the veteran reporter's coffin was almost dropped when police attacked…

AFP

Israel announces new permits for Gaza workers

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel announced an extra 2,000 entry permits for Palestinians in Gaza Thursday, bringing the total number of permits for workers from the blockaded enclave to 14,000.

AFP

Israel police close probe into Shireen Abu Akleh funeral violence

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli police said Thursday they had concluded an internal investigation into violence at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh -- without however releasing any findings.

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