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May 23, 2026
Once Trump’s Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger
A partner in the war, Israel has been largely left out of the peace talks, a humbling setback for its prime minister with significant risks for the country.
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May 22, 2026
In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence Shocks in a New Way
A video of a Palestinian family’s dog being savagely beaten has spread widely in the days after the attack.
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May 4, 2026
With World Distracted by Iran War, Israeli Settlers Intensify Attacks in West Bank
Israel has failed to arrest a wave of violence against Palestinians, prompting military officials to urge the government to intervene.
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April 24, 2026
Netanyahu Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer and Underwent Radiation Therapy
The Israeli leader had surgery in 2024 for an enlarged prostate. More recently, follow-up care detected a tumor, his office disclosed on Friday.
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April 21, 2026
Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
A statue of the crucifixion of Christ has been replaced after one soldier photographed another swinging what looked like a sledgehammer at its head.
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April 20, 2026
Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus
The military is investigating the soldier. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed regret for any hurt caused to “believers in Lebanon and around the world.”
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April 17, 2026
Lebanon Cease-Fire Leaves Netanyahu in an Uncomfortable Spot
Most Israelis wanted the fight against Hezbollah to continue. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics say he is showing that he cannot, or will not, stand up to President Trump.
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April 15, 2026
With Iran War on Pause, Political Battle Resumes Over Israeli Democracy
A court fight over Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist who oversees the police, pits the attorney general against Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government.
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April 13, 2026
Israelis Don’t Feel Much Like Victors in War With Iran
The regime in Iran has not changed and the nuclear and missile threats have not been eliminated, leaving many Israelis to wonder what this was all for.
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April 13, 2026
Israelis Don’t Feel Much Like Victors in War With Iran
The regime in Iran has not changed and the nuclear and missile threats have not been eliminated, leaving many Israelis to wonder what this was all for.
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March 30, 2026
Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’
While detaining a CNN crew, a soldier said that Israeli troops were motivated by “revenge” against Palestinians and that all of the West Bank was “for the Jews.”
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March 18, 2026
Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers
The man said his attackers stripped him naked, beat him and zip-tied his genitalia, an account corroborated by family members and a rights activist who were also beaten.
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March 18, 2026
Netanyahu Hopes Strikes on Iran Will Lead to Uprising and Regime Change
Israeli attacks have targeted the command centers of Iran’s repressive, internal security forces in hopes that Iranians will overthrow their rulers. Some see that as wishful thinking.
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March 17, 2026
Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?
Israeli officials trumpeted airstrikes that killed Iran’s de facto leader and the commanders of a militia notorious for violently suppressing protests. But “decapitation has its limits,” an analyst...
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March 16, 2026
Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank
Plus, highlights from the Oscars.
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March 15, 2026
4 Palestinians Killed When Israeli Forces Open Fire on West Bank Family
Six members of a Palestinian family went out for a ride in the car. Only two made it back home.
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March 12, 2026
Pardoning Netanyahu Now Would Be Improper, Key Israeli Office Says
Rebuffing pressure from President Trump, a legal office says the prime minister should be pardoned only if he resigns, confesses or is convicted.
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March 8, 2026
West Bank Violence Intensifies, as Israeli Settlers Kill 3 Palestinians
A rise in settler attacks is terrorizing Palestinians in the occupied territory, at a time when global attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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March 5, 2026
Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More
Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground incursion.
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March 3, 2026
An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region
With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.
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March 1, 2026
How the Assault on Iran Unfolded
Despite warnings after an earlier wave of killings, top Iranian officials gathered in person, and Israel seized the chance to kill Iran’s supreme leader.
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February 27, 2026
In a New War, Would Israel Run Out of Missile Interceptors?
The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched.
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February 27, 2026
With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed
In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”
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February 25, 2026
U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time
Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.
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