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Israeli mixed judo team wins bronze, defeating Russia 4-1 at Tokyo Olympics
Israeli judokas Gili Sharir, Tohar Butbul, Timna Nelson-Levy, Peter Paltchik, Sagi Muki, and Raz Hershko gave an impressive performance and snatched Israel's 11th Olympic medal overall
Iran is expanding its maritime operations, Israeli intel official tells NYT
Israeli official's comments come after an Israeli-linked oil tanker came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board
U.S. approves potential $3.4 billion helicopter sale to Israel
The State Department gave the go-ahead for the package which will include engines, navigation systems, weaponry, and more, but no contract has yet been signed
U.S. condemns attack on UN compound in Afghanistan by militants
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said that at least one security guard was killed by 'anti-government elements'
Israel’s attorney general considers plea deal for Netanyahu ally Dery
Avichai Mendelblit, who is stepping down in February, is also expected to keep Arnon Mozes out of prison if the newspaper publisher confesses to bribery in one of the Netanyahu cases
The political compromise that saved Tunisia is now tearing it apart
The Tunisian president's decision this week to fire the prime minister and suspend parliament marks a new age in the country's politics – or the end of its relative calm
'A crime': Israel's Education Minister opposes COVID vaccinations in schools
Yifat Shasha-Biton argued that inoculating kids against COVID in schools would create 'social pressure,' but others in her ministry believe she is fanning anti-vaxxers' fears
French intelligence confirms findings of NSO investigation
The Israeli company's Pegasus spyware has been found on a senior France 24 journalist's phone, in the first external and official corroboration of the massive investigation into NSO's targets
Ohio Democratic primary showcases party's divide over Israel
In recent polls for the upcoming primary in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, centrist Shontel Brown is closing the gap with progressive Nina Turner. The contest represents a larger battle for the party's direction
Israel loses 8-1 to the U.S. baseball team
After a strong start Israel loses to U.S. baseball team, but still has a chance at a medal
COVID delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, CDC report says
The COVID delta variant is also more infectious and highly transmittable, even more so than viruses such as SARS and Ebola, a CDC internal document obtained by The New York Times says
Israeli president Herzog and wife get third COVID vaccine dose, kicking off world's first campaign
Serious COVID cases rise as Israel launches third jab campaign to curb delta variant
Mohammed was looking for his little brother when Israeli soldiers shot him dead at close range
The door of an Israeli army jeep that had entered the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh for no apparent reason suddenly opened and a soldier shot 17-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, while his cousin looked on in shock
Israeli-owned ship attacked off Oman, U.K. Defense Ministry says
The report comes amid attacks on Israeli- and Iranian-owned ships in recent months, which the countries attribute to each other
Biden to tap Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism envoy
Lipstadt rose to prominence in the 1990s after she was sued by author David Irving for accusing him of Holocaust denial; she won the case
The problem with Bennett's COVID approach: It's still just a wish
Israel's young coalition has already sustained serious damage from the country's fourth COVID wave – as Netanyahu works manically to tighten his grip on Likud
Bennett’s COVID gamble, and the price he could pay
The prime minister seems to have opted to risk more coronavirus cases without taking steps that would hinder Israelis’ lives ? Why the current dilemma is reminiscent of the second intifada