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Michael Horovitz

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Protesters chant ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America’ at Michigan Quds Day rally

Speakers call to bring down ‘entire system of the United States’ over support for Israel, call Israel Nazis, ISIS, fascists and racists;...

09.04.2024 20

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Ben Gvir names Deputy Commissioner Avshalom Peled as next Israel Police chief

Internal investigations said to have probed candidate for breach of trust in 2015, advised he not be promoted; coalition sources say announcement...

08.04.2024 10

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France decries ‘unacceptable acts’ after boar head placed at mosque

Interior minister announces probe into ‘incitement to racial hatred’ at site, says two other mosques in northern France...

31.03.2024 40

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Shani Louk’s father defends award for photo of daughter’s abduction as ‘good thing’

Nissim Louk equates image with past historical images ‘that symbolize an era,’ but activists and friend of Nova massacre victim decry move...

31.03.2024 40

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Hostages’ families, anti-government protesters to set up tent city outside Knesset

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid set to address Sunday evening rally alongside several activists, in protests calling for new elections and a deal for...

31.03.2024 20

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Israel said to complain of slowdown in US arms deliveries amid growing rift

US officials deny assertion by senior Israeli source that rapidity of shipments waned since start of war, say there’s no purposeful delay and...

17.03.2024 50

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NY art museum surprised to find hidden ‘Free Palestine’ message on artwork

Piece at Whitney Biennial, conceived prior to current war, speaks of ‘genocide’ and ‘liberation’

15.03.2024 20

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‘Look me in the eye’: IDF general who rapped politicians had urged PM to unify country

In recordings aired Thursday, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus recounts to troops meeting with Netanyahu after October 7, telling him soldiers must return to a...

15.03.2024 40

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In Ramadan message, Biden says suffering of Palestinian people is ‘front of mind’

Saudi king calls for end of ‘heinous crimes’ in Gaza, entry of aid; Australian PM acknowledges holiday marred by tragedy of war;...

11.03.2024 20

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Google sacks employee for protesting during speech by company’s Israel chief

Engineer interrupts Barak Regev’s talk at New York tech conference, says he refuses to build tech powering ‘genocide, apartheid, or...

10.03.2024 40

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Record 40,000 run in 13th annual Jerusalem marathon, with spotlight on hostages

Israeli Melkamu Jember wins 42.2km race; some participants demonstrate for release of captives held by Hamas; Nova Rave DJ performs musical set at...

08.03.2024 40

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‘A game changer’: Israeli based firm’s foldable EV to hit roads in July

City Transformer’s CT-2 aims to transform urban travel; constructed from sustainable materials, running on a smaller battery, the innovative...

28.02.2024 30

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Police launch massive manhunt to find 9-year-old Safed girl missing since Sunday

Haymanut Kasau last seen outside absorption center handing out election leaflets; canine unit chief says case ‘extremely unusual,’ lack of...

27.02.2024 20

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Ex-deputy IDF chief Yair Golan enters Labor party leadership race

Former Meretz lawmaker says he wants to unify left-wing camp under a ‘new political framework,’ after incumbent leader Merav Michaeli...

27.02.2024 20

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Probe announced into alleged police violence at stormy anti-government protest

Incident of man being smacked with reins by mounted cop to be investigated; cousin of hostage doused by water cannon speaks out against police

25.02.2024 30

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Protesters rally outside lawmakers homes to demand elections, return of hostages

Demonstrations yell ‘shame,’ demand hostage deal now, blame government for October 7 massacre; Eisenkot’s urged to ‘be a...

23.02.2024 10

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Report: Iran cautioned Hezbollah not to spark full-scale war with Israel

Washington Post says Tehran warned it does not want to give Netanyahu cause for war, hopes to preserve achievements of Oct. 7

18.02.2024 30

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Head of elite commando unit recounts ‘all or nothing’ operation to free hostages

In TV interviews, Yamam commander says need for operation to succeed ‘rested heavily’ on his shoulders, hails courage of captives; member...

16.02.2024 30

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‘My heart is whole’: Families of rescued hostages ‘stunned’ by their return from Gaza

Rinat, Louis Har’s daughter, says they went hungry for days, spoke about soccer in captivity; Fernando Marman’s niece says they argued...

13.02.2024 20

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Man held over TikTok content expressing ‘serious incitement to murder’ PM

40-year-old Beersheba resident questioned about material posted on social media; will be brought before court for remand hearing

11.02.2024 20

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Cabinet said to pan police chief for ‘selective enforcement’ of Gaza aid protests

Levin, Ben Gvir claim police harsher on Kerem Shalom protesters than anti-overhaul demonstrators; Shabtai: ‘You’re making the decisions,...

03.02.2024 20

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30 protesters detained amid clashes at Kerem Shalom over aid to Gaza

Some 300 demonstrators try to block vehicles at crossing; IDF declares Nitzana crossing closed military zone over protests; 120 aid trucks manage to...

31.01.2024 10

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Netanyahu lawyer quits defense team due to declining health of family member

Boaz Ben Zur, who represents PM in Case 4000 — the most serious of the three — will hand over role to Amid Hadad when prosecution’s...

29.01.2024 10

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Netanyahu tells troops there’s ‘no substitute for complete victory over our enemies’

Prime minister marks Tu Bishvat with visit to Gaza Division base, plants tree to honor fallen soldiers and vows to eliminate Hamas: ‘We will be...

25.01.2024 20

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Woman detained for allegedly assaulting Minister Silman in Rehovot

Police say 52-year-old activist knocked phone out of environmental protection minister’s hands and slapped her at shopping center; suspect...

24.01.2024 30

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Russia downplays Holocaust’s impact on Jews, pans German defense of Israel at ICJ

Moscow’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Berlin ignores Third Reich’s massacres of non-Jewish minorities during WWII, criticizes...

22.01.2024 60

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Two killed after being hit by passing truck in north, likely while repairing vehicle

Medics declare man and woman dead at scene in Krayot area near Haifa; police investigate, question truck driver

21.01.2024 10

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Jewish extremist Bentzi Gopstein found guilty of incitement to anti-Arab racism

Lehava chair cleared of incitement to violence and to terror, convicted over 2014 remark casting Arabs as ‘cancer’; he says Oct. 7 proved...

14.01.2024 20

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Police arrest suspect over roommate’s death after hours of binge drinking

Tatyana Krasymenko, 53, declared dead at scene; suspect’s lawyer denies suspicion of ‘reckless homicide,’ notes he called paramedics

04.01.2024 50

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Ben Gvir extends Israel Police chief’s term, resolving war coalition dispute

National security minister agrees to give Shabtai another six months in the post, having insisted last week on firing Prisons Chief Katy Perry

04.01.2024 30

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Jailed terror convict Marwan Barghouti petitions against poor prison conditions

Serving multiple life terms for murder, potential successor to Mahmoud Abbas seeks transfer from new facility, where he says he was moved after...

03.01.2024 30

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Expulsion of Hamas leaders from Gaza on the table, PM said to tell hostage families

Netanyahu reportedly says talks ongoing, terror group ‘eased’ conditions for deal; during meeting, representatives were unaware of killing of...

03.01.2024 30

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University of Haifa suspends 8 Arab students for alleged praise of Oct. 7 massacre

Rector says students hailed incursion, posted images of Hamas onslaught; students to be barred from campus until end of hearings as rights group...

02.01.2024 40

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42 survivors of the Nova rave massacre sue defense establishment for negligence

NIS 200 million suit says party should not have been approved so close to border and should have been dispersed immediately, when military discovered...

01.01.2024 20

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Cabinet set to vote Sunday on replacing Eli Cohen with Israel Katz as FM

Per internal Likud agreement, foreign minister will swap roles with energy minister; Cohen says rotation is ‘strange’ during a war, but...

28.12.2023 20

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Ben Gvir taps aide Kobi Yaakobi as interim prison service chief, amid coalition rift

It remains unclear whether nomination will go through amid criticism of move in the cabinet, which must okay choice; Likud: PM working on the issue,...

28.12.2023 20

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Evacuees ask Biden to back Israeli military op if Lebanon doesn’t rein in Hezbollah

Lobby 1701, group representing northern residents, blasts ‘false sense of security’ provided by UN peacekeepers; says Oct. 7 should serve...

27.12.2023 30

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Stephen Fry decries antisemitism in Christmas video, is pilloried online

British Jewish actor urges UK citizens to speak out against Jew hatred; wave of commentators accuse him of playing ‘victim’ while not...

26.12.2023 50

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US professor who denies Oct. 7 rape cases up for top role at campus diversity office

University of Minnesota’s Sima Shakhsari tells panel she has not seen evidence of sexual violence by Hamas-led terrorists, says such accusations...

23.12.2023 10

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Parents arrested after 7-year-old daughter dies weighing only 18 pounds

Emaciated girl admitted to hospital without vital signs; police suspect neglect and abuse; parents give conflicting accounts of her treatment, have no...

19.12.2023 20

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Pushing to again delay municipal elections, Smotrich urges Netanyahu to get involved

Far-right Religious Zionism leader asks PM to convene meeting of coalition party chiefs to decide issue; vote was previously postponed by three months...

19.12.2023 30

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‘The best of the best’: Officers, soldiers killed in deadly Gaza ambush laid to rest

Top IDF brass attend funerals, with Col. Ben Basat, highest ranking officer killed in ground incursion, Lt. Col. Grinberg, head of Golani’s 13th...

13.12.2023 30

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Arab leaders reject international force in post-war Gaza, but offer no alternative

At Doha Forum, Qatari PM says Palestinians don’t need a ‘guardian,’ vows Arab countries won’t send troops; PA’s Shtayyeh says Hamas...

12.12.2023 10

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Advertising firm pulls hostage images screened across London due to threats

Hostages forum signed deal to have posters shown for two weeks, but company pulls out early over threats directed at employees — some by local...

12.12.2023 10

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Crowds of 1,000 to be allowed at soccer matches for first time since war erupted

Sports Ministry says opening of stadiums will begin gradually in line with IDF instructions; Minister Zohar says without spectators, games...

11.12.2023 30

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Autopsy finds bullet in body of hero civilian shot by reservist, proving police wrong

M16 slug, shrapnel found in exhumed corpse of Yuval Castleman, week after police said procedure unnecessary; police chief orders probe into results,...

10.12.2023 10

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Ex-IDF chief Eisenkot’s nephew dies in Gaza fighting, day after Eisenkot’s son killed

Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, killed by explosive inside Khan Younis mosque Friday; war cabinet minister’s son, Gal Meir, was killed Thursday; both...

10.12.2023 70

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Report: Jewish TikTok staff reveal rampant antisemitism, Israel hate in workplace

Employees for video platform say colleagues openly express Jew hatred on internal chat, moderators allow antisemitic, anti-Israel misinformation to...

08.12.2023 10

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World leaders mark Hanukkah in shadow of Gaza war, soaring antisemitism

Germany’s Scholz becomes first chancellor to light Brandenburg Gate Menorah, calls for immediate release of hostages; Canada’s Trudeau notes...

07.12.2023 10

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Patient dies in fire at Kaplan hospital in Rehovot

Staff extricates man before firefighters arrive to put out blaze, but he later dies of injuries; initial probe suggests electrical fault caused...

04.12.2023 20

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