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==Part 2==
 
==Part 2==
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'Iran is completely collapsing'.
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US President says Iran is "compltely collapsing" in social media post.
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Israel National News
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Aug 24, 2026, 3:50 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432161 INN]
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‘Hamas stops at nothing’:
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Drugs found hidden in Gaza aid supplies.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 24, 2026, 4:22 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432164 INN]
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Over draft status:
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Tax Authority tightens rules for haredi yeshivas.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 24, 2026.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432160 INN]
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IDF Strikes Multiple Locations in Southern Lebanon.
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Aug 24, 2026
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[https://www.jfeed.com/latest-news/idf-strikes-multiple-locations-in-southern-lebanon-50164 JFeed]
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IDF Chief Lauds Air Force Covert Missions
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Chief of Staff tells elite airborne. commandos their classified missions will be written into military history, revealing they operated "farther than ever before".
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Gila Isaacson.
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Aug 24, 2026
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[https://www.jfeed.com/latest-news/idf-chief-praises-air-force-special-units-for-unprecedented-covert-operations-50169 JFeed]
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Haredi protesters plan demonstration on Highway 4 following arrest of draft dodger.
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A Haredi protest is expected to disrupt traffic near Bnei Brak as demonstrators protest the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox individual over failure to enlist in the IDF.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906414 JPost]
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The Jerusalem Post
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@Jerusalem_Post.
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Controversy is growing in Israeli circles about the extent to which Iran is smuggling weapons to Hezbollah through Syria.
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@JeremyBob1 reports.
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August 24 2026
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[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091821889127690701 on X]
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Israeli strike on Syrian airbase sparks tension with Turkey, exposes post-war friction - analysis.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani rejected claims that Turkey intended to establish a military base at Abu al-Duhur, saying the site was being restored for use by the Syrian Air Force.
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August 24 2026
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[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091834196742250632 on X]
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Strait of Hormuz traffic plunges as Iran, US blockades restrict energy shipments.
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By Reuters.  Aug 24, 2026
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A total of 89 vessels exited the strait while 103 entered over the seven-day period, the report, based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, showed.
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906376 JPost]
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Syria to dismantle Assad regime's chemical weapons legacy 13 years after deadly attack - analysis.
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On August 21, 2013, rockets carrying a chemical sarin nerve agent struck areas of Eastern and Western Ghouta outside Damascus.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906377 JPost]
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Nolte: Democrat Michigan Senate Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Suggested U.S. Creates Terrorism.
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Breitbart. 8/24/2026
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Democrat Michigan Senate nominee Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (aka Abdul El-Sayed) suggested to a group of supporters last year that America creates terrorism.
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Here is the pertinent part of his insane comments:
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I think the approach that we’ve often taken with terrorism has been to figure out how to leverage the might of the U.S. military to go in and root out, right, certain terrorist organizations, et cetera. And where that’s necessary, that’s necessary. But I also think we need to be curious about why those things happen in the first place. Like, what drives somebody to want to commit such a heinous act?..
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[https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2026/08/24/nolte-democrat-michigan-senate-nominee-abdul-el-sayed-suggested-u-s-creates-terrorism/ Breitbart]
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Israel strike in Syria may push US to broker deal between Jerusalem and Damascus - analysis.
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“The negotiations were frozen after the Iranian-Israeli war, and we hope they will resume in the near future so that we can complete this process,” al-Shaibani said.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906379 JPost]
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Iraq appears to delay militia disarmament as Iran-backed factions pressure Baghdad - analysis.
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Now Iraq is indicating that it actually wants to wait until the US leaves, to disarm the militias. This bait and switch on timing shows how Iraq will slow play its obligations.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906380 JPost]
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US treasury secretary says economic D-day against Iran 'begins at dawn,' IDF strikes Lebanon.
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Less than 20 ships transit Hormuz over weekend.
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• Greece moves Patriot system to key base amid rising US-Iran tensions.
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• Israel warns Hamas of intensified strikes over Gaza kite launches.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-08-24/live-updates-906375 JPost]
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The Jerusalem Post
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@Jerusalem_Post:
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The IDF killed a Hamas Nukhba commander who had entered Israel during the October 7 massacre, the military announced.
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August 24 2026
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[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091739490549186842 on X]
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Omani foreign minister to visit Tehran, continue negotiations on Strait of Hormuz.
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On Sunday, Baghaei said the army chief of Pakistan, which has mediated between the United States and Iran, will visit Tehran on Monday.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906382 JPost]
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Police arrest eight Palestinian West Bank residents illegally residing in Beersheba apartment.
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Following their arrest, Southern District Police Commander Haim Bublil signed an administrative order closing the property for 30 days.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-906384 JPost]
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'Where to kill Barron?' Iran airs video offering $10m. reward to kill US president's son - report.
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The video, linked on X/Twitter by anti-regime London-based journalist Niyak Ghorbani, showed various locations Barron had been at specific points in the past, including Trump Tower.
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August 24 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906386 JPost]
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US Southern Command strike kills two alleged narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific.
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"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed two narco-terrorists," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X/Twitter.
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August 24 2026.
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[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906385 JPost]
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Netanyahu:
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'Iran tried to assassinate one of my children'.
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Netanyahu revealed this evening that Iran has attempted to assassinate one of his children, after Iranian state TV threatened President Trump's son.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 24, 2026, 7:32 PM.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432174 INN]
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Victim of attack by PA forces recounts ordeal to Arutz Sheva: 'They kicked me in the face'.
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IDF reservist Yisrael Rosenthal recounts to Arutz Sheva his assault and detention by Palestinian Authority security forces in Area C and calls for action.
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Itzik Brandwein. Aug 24, 2026, 10:36 PM (GMT+3).
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Yisrael Rosenthal, the IDF reservist who was attacked on Sunday night by Palestinian Authority security forces in Area C, spoke with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News and recounted the frightening incident.
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He opens by disproving the reports that he entered PA-controlled territory, was attacked, and that the PA security forces were rescuing him. "That's a total lie," Rosenthal clarifies. "I left my home on a farm near Haresha toward Jerusalem, and I drove on the 'Strongholds Route,' which is completely within Area C. This is not my first time driving on this road. I got to the Beitunia Junction, where I saw a police car and a roadblock. At this point, I thought it was an Israeli police car. The moment I approached in my vehicle, they blocked my way, opened my door, and shouted: 'Palestinian police.'"
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He says that at first, he tried to understand what the PA officers wanted from him. "I grabbed my gun [that I have from being in] the rapid response team, and they said, 'No guns.' I explained where I was driving, and in the meantime, they continued to surround me, got closer, and shut off my vehicle. At a certain point, one of them grabbed my arm, and when I was unable to defend myself, they all jumped on me, sprayed a can and a half of pepper spray at me, and kicked me in the face. At one point, after they broke my glasses and took my phone and car keys, they also managed to take my gun. They removed me from the car, cuffed me, and put me in the police car."
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According to Rosenthal, "While the Palestinian officers were attacking me, there was no gathering, and they even distanced people. There were only Palestinian officers there. After that, we drove for half an hour deep into Ramallah, quickly and erratically, until we reached the police station. Luckily, they did not bring me into the station."
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Later, he was given the option to contact an Israeli official. "When I was in the car, I tried to contact emergency authorities, but there was no reception, and I couldn't reach anyone. Near the station, the officers switched; we drove some more, and they let me speak with someone from COGAT who told me that they would bring me to the IDF at some point, and then they took me to the police."
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When he was handed over to the Israelis, Rosenthal was shocked by the story the PA security forces told the Israeli police. "I heard that the Palestinian police reported to the IDF that I was in Area A, which was a total lie. After that, the IDF also announced that I was in Area C, but the Palestinian police said that it rescued me from a gathering, which never happened."
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He calls on law enforcement and diplomatic officials to enable safe travel on the roads in Area C. "It is very important that they understand the need to stop this conduct by the Palestinian police and to secure this road, which is completely in Area C, so that Israelis can travel on it freely. Many residents use this road."
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During the day, Rosenthal appealed, through the Crime Victims Department at the Honenu organization, to Defense Minister Israel Katz and Central Command Major General Avi Bluth, demanding that the Palestinian Authority security forces who attacked and detained him be arrested.
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In the letter, attorney Chaim Bleicher stressed that beyond the harm caused to the reservist, the incident constituted an infringement on the sovereignty of the IDF and Israeli security forces. He called for action to prevent armed enemy forces from entering areas under IDF control.
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“This is an extremely serious incident in which armed Palestinian police officers entered Area C in violation of the law, endangered regional security, assaulted and abducted an Israeli citizen. This constitutes a serious and dangerous attack both on the individual soldier and on the sovereignty of the IDF and the security forces. On behalf of the crime victim, we call for the Palestinians who attacked and beat him to be arrested as soon as possible.
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“We also request that every available measure be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring, including securing the route and opening it to unrestricted Jewish traffic. This should be accompanied by IDF action to prevent armed enemy forces from entering territory under IDF responsibility," the letter stated.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432179 INN]
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NYPD Releases Footage of Suspects in Two Hate Crime Attacks on Synagogues
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Aug. 24, 2026
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The New York City Police Department released video footage on Monday of two suspects in hate crime attacks on Queens synagogues on July 16.
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The NYPD asked the public to help identify the two, who are suspected of throwing bags of motor oil at two Orthodox synagogues: Young Israel of Jamaica Estates and Young Israel of Holliswood.
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The suspects in the video are wanted “in connection with two hate crime criminal mischief incidents,” the department said. Attackers damaged property at both synagogues, the NYPD said.
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The video footage is from the incident at Young Israel of Jamaica Estates.
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Rabbi Moshe Taub of Young Israel of Holliswood previously told JNS that the community would continue to worship and be “proud Americans.”
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“We are also aware that until our city’s mayor shows the same passion in visiting the victims of crimes as he does its perpetrators, at Rikers, his words seem hollow to us and uninspiring to his denizens,” he told JNS, of city Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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The rabbi also said that his synagogue had been vandalized with feces.
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Adam Orlow, president of Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, previously told JNS that “while this incident is disturbing, it will not intimidate us or change who we are.”
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Rabbi Dov Lerner of the synagogue said, “acts of hatred seek to create fear and division, but they will achieve the opposite.”
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“We will continue to gather proudly, pray together and strengthen our community with dignity, faith and resilience,” he said.
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[https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/nypd-releases-footage-of-suspects-in-two-hate-crime-attacks-on-synagogues JNS]
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Trump says Iran ‘completely collapsing’ amid sanctions push.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-33d3-d95e-afb1-fff7e3230000 JNS]
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US Treasury Department launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ against Iran.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-34c6-d714-a5aa-34e6e47a0000 JNS]
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‘Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria here to stay,’ Danon says.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-34ef-df63-afbd-37efb0330000 JNS]
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Hasan Piker a ‘hack who thrives on hate,’ Michigan Dem says.
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Aug. 24, 2026.
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Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) stated that the antisemitic streamer “lacks substance” and is “dangerous for everyone.” She also said that it was “unacceptable” that Piker targeted an elected state official.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-34ca-d9b3-abb3-fcdb322f0000 JNS]
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Major Canadian Jewish groups calls for justice after ‘blatant antisemitism’ over weekend.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-351d-d5f0-a3ab-b59f061d0000 JNS]
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CENTCOM: 70 ships redirected in Strait of Hormuz.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-323b-d5ed-a1ef-be3f72cf0000 JNS]
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IDF humanitarian delegation completes Colombia rescue mission.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-3249-d9e6-a3bc-bf5bfec60000 JNS]
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Three-quarters of Israeli Jews think 15-point Gaza plan will fail.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-3360-d11b-a1ae-b3e8dbe70000 JNS]
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IDF strikes two Hamas terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-339f-d433-a5b7-779f7e5d0000 JNS]
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Swiss police probe ‘death to Zionism’ rally in Basel.
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Canaan Lidor.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/news/world/swiss-police-probe-death-to-zionism-rally-in-basel JNS]
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‘Felt like a lynch mob,’ mom of 4-year-old says of NYC-funded festival, in which performer accuses Israel of ‘war crimes’.
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Debra Nussbaum Cohen. Aug. 24, 2026.
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...she found herself and her son listening to a recitation of Israel’s “war crimes” and keffiyah-clad performers taking part in a Gaza flotilla during a show billed as being about the quirks of living in New York City.
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[https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/felt-like-a-lynch-mob-mom-of-4-year-old-says-of-nyc-funded-festival-in-which-performer-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes JNS]
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US removes Syria from state terror sponsors list.
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Aug. 24, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/us-removes-syria-from-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-list JNS]
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'US not ruling out military strikes against Iran'.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says Washington is not ruling out military strikes against Iran despite its new campaign of economic pressure.
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Elad Benari.
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Aug 25, 2026, 12:22 AM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432182 INN]
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Mike Rogers @MikeRogersForMI:
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More calls for violence coming out of the El-Sayed campaign…
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Here is his running mate, Hasan Piker, saying that if AMERICAN JEWS support Israel, they will be violently targeted because of it.
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This is all in reaction to Michigan Democratic Congressional candidate Jeremy Moss, who happens to be Jewish, saying he is unsure if he will be able to support Abdul for these very reasons.
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Absolutely DISGUSTING. If Abdul El-Sayed had any courage at all, he would call this out and disavow Hasan Piker once and for all. We’re waiting, Abdul.
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Aug 24, 2026
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[https://x.com/MikeRogersForMI/status/2091637803595763806 on X]
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Abdul El-Sayed distances campaign from Hasan Piker after antisemitic remarks.
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distances his campaign from Hasan Piker after the streamer’s remarks about Jewish Americans spark renewed controversy.
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Israel National News.
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Published: Aug 25, 2026, 4:13 AM (GMT+3)
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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to distance his campaign from prominent supporter Hasan Piker following remarks by the controversial streamer that drew renewed criticism.
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El-Sayed, who will face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the November election, issued a statement Monday stressing that he alone speaks for his campaign.
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“I want to be crystal clear, nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople," he said, as quoted by Fox News.
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The statement followed comments Piker made during a livestream last week in which he displayed an image of state Sen. Jeremy Moss, the Democratic nominee in Michigan's 11th Congressional District. Moss, who is Jewish, has said a recording circulating online is fabricated and falsely portrays him as saying his sole reason for seeking Congress is to preserve American support for Israel.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432186 INN]
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Long Hours After Being Called Out by GOP's Rogers: Abulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed Finally Distances Himself From Infamous Islamic hater Hasan Piker.
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That point too | Aug 25, 2026.
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Only Long Hours After Being Called Out by GOP's Rogers: Abulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed Finally Distances Himself From Infamous Islamic hater Hasan Piker.
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A Long-Overdue Disavowal.
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It is telling that only after Mike Rogers publicly called him out did Abdul El-Sayed finally feel compelled to issue a statement distancing his campaign from Hasan Piker.
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For the record: Abdul El-Sayed released his statement distancing himself from Hasan Piker about 8 to 12 hours after Mike Rogers called him out (Google AI estimate).
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For months, Piker, the Turkish immigrant notorious "Americans deserved 911" guy (cofounder with his uncle Cenk Uygur: TYT), has been a prominent supporter and campaign surrogate, while his rhetoric about Jews and Israel has repeatedly crossed deeply disturbing lines. Now, after Piker’s latest remarks targeting American Jews who support Israel, El-Sayed, fearing a crushing defeat,  says that only he and his campaign spokespeople speak for his campaign.
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That is a start—but it comes late. Jewish voters deserve more than carefully worded distancing after public pressure. They deserve unequivocal opposition to antisemitism, regardless of who expresses it or how politically inconvenient it is.
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No Jewish American should have to wonder whether supporting Israel makes them a target. Calling that out should never require a Republican opponent to force the issue.
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[https://thatpointtoo.blogspot.com/2026/08/only-long-hours-after-being-called-out.html That Point Too]
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Northern Jerusalem:
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IDF and police evacuate UNRWA compound.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 25, 2026, 11:21 AM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432205 INN]
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Sledgehammer in hand.
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MK Sukkot demolishes terrorist monuments.
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Hezki Baruch.
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Aug 25, 2026, 1:02 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432200 INN]
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Trump:
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All mines in Strait of Hormuz removed.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 25, 2026, 5:45 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432222 INN]
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'A clear warning'
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Watch: IDF strikes Hamas weapons sites in mosques.
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Israel National News.
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Aug 25, 2026, 1:30 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432209 INN]
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First step in psychological warfare.
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Dr. Schleifer, expert in psychological warfare, says the seemingly innocent kites launched from Gaza are the beginning of a planned and systematic Hamas effort to condition Israel.
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Shimon Cohen.
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Aug 25, 2026, 7:22 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432225 INN]
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SCOOP: Dominican Republic adopting IHRA working definition of Jew-hatred.
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The announcement on Monday night places the country seventh on the list of Latin American states adopting the widely used working definition.
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Mike Wagenheim.
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[https://www.jns.org/news/world/scoop-dominican-republic-adopting-ihra-working-definition-of-jew-hatred JNS]
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Gaza-border residents protest aid, reconstruction before Hamas disarms.
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Activists and residents of Israeli towns near the Gaza border protested at the Kerem Shalom crossing Tuesday morning against continued aid to Gaza and reconstruction of the Strip before Hamas disarms.
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The protesters, including members of Tzav 9 and the Otef Israel Forum, later demonstrated near the U.S.-led International Stabilization Force base adjacent to Kerem Shalom. They also oppose the deployment of foreign forces to the Strip before Hamas gives up its weapons.
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“What unites us is the agreement that only the security forces of the State of Israel protect us. Not foreign entities, not Turks or Qataris,” said Danny Rahamim, a resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-3892-da15-afbf-78fbffc60000 JNS]
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New Gaza nutrition data from UNICEF shows ‘truth always prevails,’ Akunis says.
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“All the American media put me and the State of Israel under pressure to admit that there is starvation in the Gaza Strip,” Ofir Akunis told JNS. “I insisted there was no starvation, because that was the truth.”
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Rebecca Szlechter, Rikki Zagelbaum.
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(Aug. 25, 2026 / JNS) A new nutrition survey led by the United Nations Children’s Fund shows relatively low levels of acute malnutrition among children in accessible areas of Gaza, which confirms Israel’s repeated rejection of claims that the Strip was experiencing widespread starvation, according to Ofir Akunis, Israeli consul general in New York.
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“The truth is always stronger than their lies,” Akunis told JNS in an interview in his office on Monday.
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Akunis recalled facing intense pressure in August 2025 to acknowledge claims of widespread starvation in Gaza.
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“All the American media put me and the State of Israel under pressure to admit that there is starvation in the Gaza Strip,” he told JNS. “I insisted there was no starvation, because that was the truth.”
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The envoy described the charges that the Jewish state was deliberately starving Palestinians as “Turkish, Qatari and Hamas propaganda” and “just a blood libel against the State of Israel and our brave soldiers.”
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UNICEF published a new population-based nutrition survey based on data that it said it collected between May 31 and June 15, 2026. The survey found low rates of acute malnutrition among children in accessible areas of Gaza, and 12.2% of children were affected by stunting and 4% were overweight.
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The U.N. agency stressed that the survey does not describe conditions in areas that researchers could not access. About 17% of Gazans were excluded from the sampling frame due to access and security constraints, the global body said.
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Still, the findings represent an important acknowledgment of the position Israel had maintained, according to Akunis.
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“Now, if you will read it in the future, you can see that that was the truth,” he told JNS. “As I always say, ‘The truth always prevails over lies.’”
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Of the timeline upon which the U.N. agency released the findings, Akunis said that “it’s better than nothing.”
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The envoy added that the delay reflects what he sees as a broader pattern in the international system when dealing with the Jewish state.
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“Usually, the United Nations position toward the State of Israel is automatic,” he told JNS. “Unfortunately, nothing new.”
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He described previous cases, in which initial accusations against Israel were later challenged or disproven. “There’s a lot of examples about the lies,” he said.
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The new survey should prompt those who accepted earlier starvation claims to reconsider, according to Akunis. He added that the new data could change the minds of “the honest people.”
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“Unfortunately, the people who are actually involved in this will not,” he said. “The industry lies.”
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[https://www.jns.org/news/world/new-gaza-nutrition-data-from-unicef-shows-truth-always-prevails-akunis-says JNS]
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14 Mizrahi, Sephardic Jewish orgs pen letter criticizing ‘New York’ magazine’s ‘Habibi City’ article.
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A coalition of 14 organizations representing Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish communities, which the Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa nonprofit convened, called on New York magazine to acknowledge that its Aug. 10 article excluded “the Jews of the Middle East and North Africa except on ideological terms, and renders the region’s other non-Muslim peoples nearly invisible.”
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The letter states that the article, among other things, uses the term “Arab Jew,” though the letter states that most Mizrahi Jews reject the label. The article references Oct. 7 multiple times “as a calendar marker for what came after it, never as an event with victims of its own,” per the letter.
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“We are not asking to be tolerated as exceptions to an ideological rule,” the letter states. “We are asking to be recognized as what we are: peoples of the region.
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Aug. 25, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-39f9-da83-aba5-fbffe66e0000 JNS]
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Philadelphia dem socialists to host workshop on history of ‘weaponizing’ Jew-hatred, run by frequent partner of teacher unions.
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Aug. 25, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-3a04-d877-afac-7b5446bc0000 JNS]
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StandWithUs to offer Jew-hatred training to Haverford as part of settlement.
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The Pennsylvania liberal arts college and the Deborah Project announced the agreement on Aug. 9, settling the Deborah Project’s 2024 suit alleging that the school fomented a hostile environment against Jewish students.
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Peggy Shapiro, executive director of the center for combating antisemitism at StandWithUs, stated on Monday that “faculty, administrators and students need the knowledge and skills to recognize antisemitism when they encounter it.”
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“We are pleased to work with Haverford to help ensure that its faculty, staff and students have the tools to recognize anti-Jewish hatred and discrimination in all of its forms and to know what to do when they encounter it,” she said.
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Aug. 25, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-39f4-d138-abf4-39fd75600000 JNS]
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Suspect who said ‘settlers’ set her home on fire recants, Israel police says.
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The 53-year-old woman, who made the claim last Thursday, told investigators in Judea and Samaria that “I dreamed it, and then I took revenge,” per Israeli authorities.
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“Among the offenses attributed to her is incitement, after she spread the false allegation around the world through the media,” the police service said. Investigators found that the fire was caused by a short circuit rather than arson, it added.
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Aug. 25, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-39c1-d5a3-a1e5-fded33b00000 JNS]
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State should remove Tom Barrack as US envoy to Turkey, ‘insubordination, extreme hostility to ally Israel,’ ZOA head says.
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Aug. 25, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-391c-d2ad-afb0-b9bc3afe0000 JNS]
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