Netanyahu disputes report that fired NSC chief Mike Waltz coordinated extensively with him on Iran

When President Donald Trump removed Mike Waltz from his position as national security adviser last week, the most logical explanation was that Trump was penalizing Waltz for adding a journalist to an unsecured government group chat about military operations. But a report this weekend said Trump’s frustration with Waltz had begun far earlier — over […]

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Israel strikes near Damascus to signal defense of Syrian Druze, who are facing violence

Israel announced that it had “attacked near the Presidential Palace in Damascus” in order to warn the new Syrian government against harming the country’s Druze population. The Syrian government condemned the strike, which is Israel’s latest military action in Syria. After the fall of dictator Bashar Assad last year, Israel occupied a strip of territory […]

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The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause

The wildfires that erupted outside Jerusalem, burning vast swaths of forest and blighting Israel’s Independence Day, have been brought under control. But as the fires were contained, discourse in Israel focused on who or what was responsible for them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, publicly suggested that […]

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Betar USA founder banned from World Zionist Congress over feud with Israeli firebrand Shai Davidai

The body governing the World Zionist Congress election in the United States took the unusual step this week of barring an individual from running, citing his behavior during the campaign period. Ronn Torossian, a combative Jewish public-relations executive and founder of the upstart militant Zionist group Betar USA, can no longer run as a delegate […]

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