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Netanyahu: Netanyahu's Likud party plummets in local news poll
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Netanyahu: Netanyahu’s Likud party plummets in local news poll

JERUSALEM: Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has plummeted, according to a poll showing it would lose more than a third of…

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Lebanon Still Proxy Battleground: Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid
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Lebanon Still Proxy Battleground: Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

BEIRUT: It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh…

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Western Wall: After tense night, thousands pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall
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Western Wall: After tense night, thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

JERUSALEM: Dawn Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ended peacefully on Sunday after days of heightened tension at the flashpoint Jerusalem site, as a…

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Al-Aqsa Mosque Attack: Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
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Al-Aqsa Mosque Attack: Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

JERUSALEM: Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at…

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Israel: Israel starts calling up reservists after deadly attacks
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Israel: Israel starts calling up reservists after deadly attacks

JERUSALEM: Israel began calling up police and army reservists Saturday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the…

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Israel Palestinian Tensions High: Israel Palestinian tensions high after deadly attacks
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Israel Palestinian Tensions High: Israel Palestinian tensions high after deadly attacks

TEL AVIV: An Italian tourist was killed and five people were wounded in a car-ramming in Tel Aviv on Friday that came hours after two…

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China to promote early, proper settlement of Palestinian issue

BEIJING: China will continue to work hard to promote early and proper settlement of the Palestinian issue, the foreign ministry quoted China’s special envoy for…

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Israel: Israel stages rare strikes in Lebanon, also hits Gaza Strip

LEBANON: Israel launched rare strikes in southern Lebanon early Friday and pressed on with bombing targets in the Gaza Strip, marking a widening escalation in…

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Israel'S Political Divisions Redrawn: Israel's political divisions redrawn by protest movement
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Israel’S Political Divisions Redrawn: Israel’s political divisions redrawn by protest movement

JERUSALEM: A new political camp putting the rule of law above traditional divisions is emerging in Israel‘s protest movement, which has united an array of…

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Syria: What's behind the uptick in Israeli strikes on Syria?
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Syria: What’s behind the uptick in Israeli strikes on Syria?

Beirut: Israel has stepped up its strikes on Syria with four raids on government-held areas in less than a week, targeting positions of Syrian government…

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