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Times of Israel

Turkey nabs 115 suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting Christmas attacks

Authorities say terror group issued call to action against non-Muslims during festivities; police seize weapons in raids at 124 locations The post Turkey nabs 115 suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting Christmas attacks appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Times of Israel

Turkey nabs 115 suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting Christmas attacks

Times of Israel

3 Palestinians arrested for torching Christmas tree at West Bank Catholic church

Palestinian Authority police say arson was attempt to incite sectarian and religious tensions; Holy Redeemer Church of Jenin hastily finds replacement in time for Christmas Mass The post 3 Palestinians arrested for torching Christmas tree at West Bank Catholic church appeared first on The Times of ...

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Times of Israel

3 Palestinians arrested for torching Christmas tree at West Bank Catholic church

Times of Israel

In 1st Christmas mass, Pope Leo laments 'rain, wind, cold' facing displaced Gazans

Drawing parallels to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem tent, pontiff asks: 'How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza?' The post In 1st Christmas mass, Pope Leo laments 'rain, wind, cold' facing displaced Gazans appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Times of Israel

In 1st Christmas mass, Pope Leo laments 'rain, wind, cold' facing displaced Gazans

Jerusalem Post

Sponsored Times Square billboard claims 'Jesus is Palestinian,' wishes a 'Merry Christmas'

Climate activist Greta Thunberg and social justice nonprofit Slow Factory also declared in a collaborative social media post on Wednesday that "Jesus was a Palestinian born under occupation."

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Jerusalem Post

Sponsored Times Square billboard claims 'Jesus is Palestinian,' wishes a 'Merry Christmas'

Jerusalem Post

Melbourne rabbi's Hanukkah-decorated vehicle firebombed on Christmas morning

The car’s interior was extensively damaged, and multiple windows appeared to be smashed. No one was inside the vehicle at the time of the attack.

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Jerusalem Post

Melbourne rabbi's Hanukkah-decorated vehicle firebombed on Christmas morning

Jerusalem Post

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

Christmas was celebrated by Christian communities across the region, including in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.

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Jerusalem Post

Christmas passes peacefully in the Middle East

Jerusalem Post

Israel’s mixed messaging on Christmas draws controversy - analysis

The messaging shows the challenges Israel faces and also raises the question of whether it is better to use the holiday to draw contrasts with the region or to celebrate unity.

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Jerusalem Post

Israel’s mixed messaging on Christmas draws controversy - analysis

Haaretz

Nazareth's Christmas parade reminds Palestinians that even their celebrations remain under surveillance

The Israel Police's message was unmistakable: Israel decides for Palestinians how and when to celebrate, and whether joy is permitted at all. Israel can empty holidays of substance, and then walk beside us once the optics are right

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Haaretz

Nazareth's Christmas parade reminds Palestinians that even their celebrations remain under surveillance

Haaretz

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

The new pope has lamented the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza several times recently and told journalists last month that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state

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Haaretz

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

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Christmas Celebrations Muted at Bondi as Australians Grieve After Deadly Shooting

Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed...

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Christmas Celebrations Muted at Bondi as Australians Grieve After Deadly Shooting

Times of Israel

Katz again vows Israel 'will never fully withdraw' from Gaza Strip, eyes outposts

Days after walking back remarks on establishing settlements in Palestinian enclave, defense minister asserts he didn't 'reverse' his position, still wants military pioneer sites The post Katz again vows Israel 'will never fully withdraw' from Gaza Strip, eyes outposts appeared first on The Times of ...

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Katz again vows Israel 'will never fully withdraw' from Gaza Strip, eyes outposts

Jerusalem Post

Norway Social Party lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Palestinians in Gaza

Socialist Left Party leader said at the candle lighting ceremony that it was conducted "for the people of Palestine and the victims, but also those who were killed because they were Jews in Sydney.

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Norway Social Party lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Palestinians in Gaza

Jerusalem Post

Israel 'will never withdraw from Gaza,' Katz stresses despite US anger on settlement rhetoric

"A large area of Gaza will be surrounded to protect settlements," Defense Minister Israel Katz said. "In my vision and in due time, Nahal nucleus groups will be established in the northern part."

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Israel 'will never withdraw from Gaza,' Katz stresses despite US anger on settlement rhetoric

Jerusalem Post

IDF: Four km. of Gaza tunnels destroyed, dozens of terrorists killed over recent months

IDF forces also located approximately 10 mortar bombs hidden inside a children’s blanket in a residential building in the Beit Hanoun area.

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IDF: Four km. of Gaza tunnels destroyed, dozens of terrorists killed over recent months

Jerusalem Post

Hamas's low-quality, 'harmless' manifesto should raise the alarm for all of us on Gaza - comment

Full of false statistics, odd errors, and AI-like repetitions, the new document can easily be written off as a joke. However, it contains some red flags for the future of the Gaza ceasefire.

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Hamas's low-quality, 'harmless' manifesto should raise the alarm for all of us on Gaza - comment

Haaretz

Neither functioning nor collapsing, Hamas reasserts control of Gaza amid fears of anarchy

Even as many hold Hamas responsible for Gaza's ruin, Gazans say its limited ability to fix roads, curb looting and restrain war profiteers, alongside a quieter religious presence, is preferable to a violent vacuum

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Neither functioning nor collapsing, Hamas reasserts control of Gaza amid fears of anarchy

Haaretz

Defense minister again vows Gaza settlements, says Israel 'de facto' annexing West Bank

Israel Katz said IDF bases and a yeshiva should be established in northern Gaza, despite a flip-flop on the issue earlier this week after a similar statement. Katz also hailed Israel's West Bank policy as 'de facto annexation' – expanding settlements while expelling Palestinians from 'terror camps'

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Defense minister again vows Gaza settlements, says Israel 'de facto' annexing West Bank

Haaretz

Source: Netanyahu team knew PM's pick for Mossad chief may be nixed over role in influence operation involving a minor

According to the source, Netanyahu's appointment of his military secretary as the next Mossad chief was a calculated move, allowing time to find an alternative if he is disqualified over his role in recruiting a teenager for an IDF influence operation who was later imprisoned for more than a year

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Source: Netanyahu team knew PM's pick for Mossad chief may be nixed over role in influence operation involving a minor

Haaretz

Israel's culture minister says all Israelis, not just Netanyahu, share responsibility for Oct. 7

In a Thursday interview, Culture Minister Miki Zohar said that 'all Israelis were complacent' in the run-up to the October 7 Hamas massacre, and that any investigation into the disaster would have to go back to the Oslo Accords

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Israel's culture minister says all Israelis, not just Netanyahu, share responsibility for Oct. 7

Haaretz

Smotrich: Qatargate must be investigated, 'Even if Netanyahu didn't know – that's a problem'

The far-right minister became the second in Netanyahu's government to call for a full probe into alleged business ties between the prime minister's aides and Qatar, saying 'corrupt officials should be pilloried and sit behind bars for many years'

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Smotrich: Qatargate must be investigated, 'Even if Netanyahu didn't know – that's a problem'

Haaretz

Key panel to examine Netanyahu's tapped Mossad chief's handling of teen for influence operation

The government appointments committee to investigate Roman Gofman, who is Netanyahu's current military secretary, over his role in authorizing a covert operation that led to the wrongful 18-month detention of an Israeli teenager

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Key panel to examine Netanyahu's tapped Mossad chief's handling of teen for influence operation

Haaretz

Netanyahu's opponents smell blood in the water over Qatargate. Will his Likud base follow?

Some members of Israel's ruling coalition still claim that allegations of business ties and a PR campaign by Netanyahu's closest aides on Qatar's payroll are not affecting his standing, but the scandal is part of his soft underbelly on the right – alongside the Haredi draft-evasion law

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Netanyahu's opponents smell blood in the water over Qatargate. Will his Likud base follow?

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Netanyahu Coalition Pushes Contentious Oct. 7 Attack Probe, Families Call for Justice

Israel's parliament gave the initial go-ahead on Wednesday for a government-empowered inquiry into the surprise October 7, 2023 attack by...

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Netanyahu Coalition Pushes Contentious Oct. 7 Attack Probe, Families Call for Justice

Times of Israel

Syria says its forces killed senior ISIS leader, nabbed operative near Damascus

Syrian authorities say prominent terrorist Mohammad Shahada killed, another cell leader arrested in coordination with US-led coalition in wake of attack on Americans in Palmyra The post Syria says its forces killed senior ISIS leader, nabbed operative near Damascus appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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Syria says its forces killed senior ISIS leader, nabbed operative near Damascus

Times of Israel

Dan Elkayam, 27, French national killed in Bondi attack, laid to rest in Ashdod

Semi-professional soccer player lived in Sydney suburbs, loved to travel and wanted to teach poor kids abroad; his mother mourns: 'You are gone because you were Jewish' The post Dan Elkayam, 27, French national killed in Bondi attack, laid to rest in Ashdod appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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Dan Elkayam, 27, French national killed in Bondi attack, laid to rest in Ashdod

Times of Israel

Israel says top commander in Iran's Quds Force killed in Lebanon strike

IDF and Shin Bet say Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari plotted against Israel in recent years; Lebanese media report two killed in strike on road to Syrian border The post Israel says top commander in Iran's Quds Force killed in Lebanon strike appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Israel says top commander in Iran's Quds Force killed in Lebanon strike

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Palestinian Terrorist Was Killed Throwing Grenades; PA Said He Was 'Young Boy' 'Delivering a Package'

The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues its hypocrisy about terrorists who are killed trying to murder Jews. The "successful" terrorists are...

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Palestinian Terrorist Was Killed Throwing Grenades; PA Said He Was 'Young Boy' 'Delivering a Package'

Times of Israel

82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial

DNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over China The post 82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial

Jerusalem Post

Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre

A previous version of Hamas's manifesto, "Our Narrative: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," was spread online, and in some cases distributed on college campuses.

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Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre

Jerusalem Post

Five years after killing Maya Vishniak, her partner Amit Almog gets convicted

Under the agreement, prosecutors will seek a 26-year prison term, with a suspended sentence and compensation for Vishniak’s family.

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Five years after killing Maya Vishniak, her partner Amit Almog gets convicted

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'Poles Watching Can Be Proud': Director Defends Holocaust Film 10-Years in the Making Sparking Backlash in Poland

A documentary that addresses the historic and well-documented murder of hundreds of Holocaust survivors by local Poles in the aftermath...

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'Poles Watching Can Be Proud': Director Defends Holocaust Film 10-Years in the Making Sparking Backlash in Poland

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Years of Ignored Antisemitism Led to Terror in Australia &8212; and the Media Helped Normalize It

Years of hatred and antisemitism that was swept aside or outright denied led to one of the most horrific attacks...

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Years of Ignored Antisemitism Led to Terror in Australia &8212; and the Media Helped Normalize It

Times of Israel

Knesset passes law allowing IDF, Shin Bet to hack into civilian security cameras

Security agencies allowed to access civilian systems without a judicial warrant. Bill 'disproportionately violates human rights, first and foremost the right to privacy,' says ACRI The post Knesset passes law allowing IDF, Shin Bet to hack into civilian security cameras appeared first on The Times ...

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Knesset passes law allowing IDF, Shin Bet to hack into civilian security cameras

Jerusalem Post

WATCH: IDF, Shin Bet kill key operative in IRGC's Quds Force in southern Lebanon strike

Hasin Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawahiri was a central figure in the elite Quds Force intelligence unit which managed much of the terror against Israel emanating from Lebanon and Syria.

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WATCH: IDF, Shin Bet kill key operative in IRGC's Quds Force in southern Lebanon strike

Haaretz

IDF says it downed two drones used for smuggling from Egypt into Israel

An air force official described the operation as the first of its kind to use a combat helicopter. Shin Bet chief David Zini described smuggling operations as an 'ongoing catastrophe,' warning that they constitute a 'strategic threat to Israel'

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IDF says it downed two drones used for smuggling from Egypt into Israel