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Second Israeli ultra-Orthodox party to quit government in blow to Netanyahu
Yahoo News
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A key partner in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says it is quitting, dealing a major blow to the Israeli prime minister that could leave him heading a minority coalition in parliament. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party said on Wednesday that it was...
Catholic Church says 2 killed as apparent Israeli raid hits Gaza church
CBS News
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in "a raid" on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The...
Burrowing into ground, Israel’s Bedouin build makeshift bomb shelters to skirt red tape
The Times of Israel
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July 17, 2025
When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to herald an incoming missile, Ahmad Abu Ganima’s family scrambles outside. Down some steps hewn out of the dirt, one by one, they squeeze through the window of a minibus buried under 10 feet...
Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus, intervening in clashes between Syrian troops and Druze religious minority
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (SANA via AP) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials...
Iranian Jews—safe through silence
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
Silence is a strategy for Iranian Jews. They must ensure they are never suspected of being Zionists. Simply uttering the word “Israel” can be grounds for arrest. They can live openly as Jews, but their safety is conditional; they are always under...
EU becomes Israel’s largest trading partner overtaking US; China, India third and fourth
Madhyamam
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi: A report reveals that one-third of Israel’s trade in goods in 2024 was with the European Union outshining the Jewish country’s main backer the US. The report titled “Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor” by SOMO,...
Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
9News
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July 16, 2025
Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. Syria is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from...
Syrian forces withdraw from Druze city of Sweida after Israeli strikes and US demand to pull out
The National News
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Government forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday, following Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out. “Withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army...
Syria's Al Sharaa says protecting Druze a 'priority' after Israel strikes Damascus
Khaleej Times
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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority", as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria. In his first televised statement...
‘Squad’ members ‘decide to lie and twist facts’ about Israel’s history, says prominent Arab activist
97.7 WAOV - Indiana
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July 15, 2025
Members of the “Squad” are undermining coexistence between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East, Israeli-Arab activist Yoseph Haddad told Fox News Digital. “Representatives of the Squad are trying to harm the coexistence and partnership that exist in...
Quiet battle brews over site of Nvidia’s next Israel tech hub
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
A behind-the-scenes contest is underway among Israeli municipalities vying to host Nvidia’s next tech campus, as local leaders quietly pitch their cities as ideal homes for the chip giant’s expanding presence in Israel. “Haifa offers game-changing...
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
DAMASCUS – The Israeli military launched Wednesday rare airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued to flare. Israel's attack came hours after a...
Israel Strikes Syrian Capital
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
Explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday as Israel ramped up attacks on its northern neighbor. Israeli military strikes targeted the Syrian Defense Ministry’s headquarters and the presidential palace following a wave of...
Israel strips Hebron municipality of authority over Ibrahimi Mosque
Middle East Monitor
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July 16, 2025
Israel has withdrawn certain administrative powers over the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian-run Hebron Municipality, transferring them to the religious council of the Israeli Kiryat Arba settlement, an Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday....
Muslim Scholars Deem Trump ‘Enemy Against God’
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
Iranian media unveiled a letter this month written by “100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals” that declared President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “enemies against God.” In this letter, the Muslim scholars warned...
Israel strikes central Damascus as Syrian government widens attack on Sweida
The National News
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Israel attacked the main Syrian military compounds in the centre of Damascus on Wednesday, in response to an escalating Syrian government offensive on the southern city of Sweida. A Syrian military official told The National that the Army General...
Israel Attacks Syria Following Religious Persecution Of Druze
Zero Hedge
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Following formal recognition by the US of the HTS-led government which overthrew Bashar Al-Assad in December, Washington called on Israel to normalize its relations with the new Syrian regime. Although officials from Damascus and Tel Aviv appeared...
Israel strikes Syrian Defence Ministry as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on
The Malta Independent
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Associated Press Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 15:49 Last update: about 26 minutes ago The Israeli military launched Wednesday a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus, hitting the Syrian Defence Ministry headquarters as clashes in the southern Syrian...
Protest Against Muslim Mayor In New York
India Herald
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A group of protesters gathered on the steps of New York City Hall in Manhattan to voice their opposition to socialism, communism, and the mayoral candidacy of Zohran Mamdani. The rally, organized under the banner "New Yorkers Say No to Communism,"...
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Druze-Sunni clashes: Is Israel carving out a new strategic foothold in Syria?
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
The volatile Sweida province in southern Syria, home to the country’s Druze minority, has become the epicentre of deadly sectarian clashes recently, as armed confrontations between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes have escalated into a...