Israel assesses Iran strike unlikely this week as US weighs next steps

The prevailing assessment in Israel did not point to immediate US action, with officials speaking in terms of weeks rather than days.

IDF chief makes secret DC visit, talks Iran military options with US officials

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, flanked by two F-22 Raptor fighter jets, flies over Washington, D.C., during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 2025.
Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel's waves of strikes against Iran, on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Smoke rises from a location allegedly IRGC's Sarallah Headquarters in north of Tehran, Iran after being targeted by Israel on June 23, 2025.

Jews, Hindus react more passively in hate incidents, Muslim responses broader, UK study finds

Participants described their immediate reactions in one of four ways: outward inaction, seeking some form of recourse, verbally confronting the perpetrator, or retaliating with violence.

Demonstrators wave Israeli flags at a march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.
US DOJ site following removal of several files released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Files containing Trump's name removed from second release of Epstein Files

The full documents were screenshot and saved by internet users following the release, who uploaded them to multiple online archives.

REPORT
People walk out of the West Wing of the White House with "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" binders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025

Mamdani's mother, Elon Musk among names listed in newly released Epstein Files

Encyclopedia Britannica amends website after complaint about Israel erasure from maps, history

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Joe Biden in the Oval Office last July. Throughout much of 2024, Netanyahu bravely resisted US pressure, eventually fighting hard enough to crush Hamas, smash Hezbollah, humiliate Iran, and watch Syria’s regime collapse, says the writer

The Netanyahu-Biden arms dispute, explained

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Nickolay Mladenov, the former UN Middle East envoy.

'Deeply concerned': NCAG, Board of Peace head denounce Gaza Strip ceasefire breaches

A police officer wearing a bulletproof vest with a plate carrier marked POLICE stands in Rillieux la Pape in Lyon in France on November 10 2025.

Trial begins against French murderer who threw elderly Jewish neighbor off Lyon balcony

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama seen during a special plenum session held in his honor at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Albania’s PM Edi Rama to ‘Post': Antisemitism starts with Jews but threatens all humanity

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Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch

Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years'

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A woman with tears of blood demonstrates in Paris on January 18 in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic Republic. Despite years of indoctrination, Iranians in the country and beyond are pushing back against the regime.

From Cyrus to today: Iranian resistance outlasted regime indoctrination

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Good Deeds Day is underway - Twenty years of doing from the heart

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Gov’t approves multi-year plan to rehabilitate Kiryat Shmona, northern cities impacted by war

The decision was made in the weekly government meeting, which was convened in Kiryat Shmona. It was led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who vowed to invest billions of shekels in the area.

Sexual minority Israelis report higher depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, study finds

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The government approved a multi-year plan to rehabilitate northern communities along the Lebanon border.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Police spokesman barred from commissioner's office, excluded from meetings amid rift

Police Spokesperson Aryeh Doron visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, March 7, 2025.

Ex-Mossad chiefs revealed too much about Israel's spy agency, lawmaker says

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Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A state of war: Belaboring Trump’s Iran policy or Tehran’s dictator

OPINION
Pallbearers from the Israeli Police sit in the hearse with the casket of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last captive held by Hamas in Gaza, on January 28, 2026.

The last hostage's return: Why this moment calls for gratitude, not just relief

OPINION
Israelis pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on January 28.

Gvili: ‘First to leave – last to return’

OPINION
IRAN’S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani.

The command room of repression: The Larijanis’ return to Iran’s inner circle of power

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Qatar’s takeover of Georgetown University should be investigated

OPINION

A new investigation details how Qatari funding transformed Georgetown from campus to curriculum.

Yoram Hazony’s antisemitism speech sparks pushback from former aide, Jewish conservatives

Healy Hall at Georgetown University with the Qatari flag above it

Maryland man who tried joining IS pleads guilty to planning attacks against Jews, Israel supporters

A Shia Muslim waves a giant black flag in protest against ISIS and the use of terrorism in the name of Islam during a religious procession of US Shia Muslims at Lafayette Square, outside the White House in Washington, DC on December 06, 2015.
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Josh Shapiro: Return of America’s oldest antisemitic trope

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seen speaking to suppporters. The Harris campaign’s suspicions of Shapiro’s loyalty is nothing new for Jewish Americans, the writer says.
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Time for a Muslim Nostra Aetate: Reflections on 60 years of Catholic rapprochement toward Jews

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for first time in a year to pedestrians only

Only a handful of crossings are expected on Sunday, according to Walla, allowing operators to ensure that all identification screening systems are functioning properly.

Khamenei warns Trump: An American attack on Iran will lead to regional conflict

The Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, January 29, 2026.

IDF discovers living quarters, weapons inside 100-meter-long tunnel in Gaza's south

Iranian parliament members dressed in IRGC uniforms in session to protest against the EU's decision to designate the IRGC as a 'terrorist organization'. Feburary 1.

Iran designates EU armies as terror groups while MPs don IRGC uniforms

An Iranian flag is seen on a computer's CPU (illustrative)

Islamic regime targeting dissidents, Israelis in new wave of advanced phishing attacks

All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king

An all-women musical brings King David’s epic journey from outcast to servant king to life on stage in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh.

Message for Netanyahu: Let Ethiopian Jews represent Israel, not just clean its offices

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Goliath is dead!
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When Arab society fights back, everyone looks away

Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.
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Building bridges through music: Hanna Yaffe’s life of faith and dialogue

Hanna Yaffe sings and plays guitar.
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How Khamenei turned protest into slaughter

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The ground loyal wingman and the future of manned-unmanned combat

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If the skies have become dangerous, the ground battlefield has become a truly lethal trap. So instead of adding more and more soldiers or additional manned combat platforms, we add robots.

Former CIA chief tech officer warns: ‘AI needs security now to avoid the Internet's fate’

Elbit System's Rook unmanned ground vehicle

US approves $3.8 billion sale of advanced Apache helicopters to Israel

US Army 1st Lt. Tony Gosser with Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, views a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system. October 26, 2017.

Lockheed Martin to quadruple THAAD anti-missile interceptor production

A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

A wake-up call for Jerusalem: Space superiority is a security and economic imperative

OPINION

Trump plans world’s biggest arch to commemorate 250 years since US independence

REPORT

Trump reportedly intends the 250-foot-tall arch to stand on Memorial Circle, between the Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

Indian PM Modi visited Israel at suggestion of Jeffrey Epstein, released files imply

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.

US inaction would ‘embolden’ Iran after denial of airspace access, Saudi defense minister warns

Chief of Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, welcomes Saudi Defence Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.

Zelensky says a new round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia to take place in Abu Dhabi

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.

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KLM resumes flights to Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia after announcing it would avoid Middle East

KLM, the Dutch arm of the Air France-KLM group, added that it had already resumed flights to other destinations in the region, including Riyadh and Dammam.

Elon Musk’s Tesla halts production of Model X, Y to focus on ‘autonomous future’ in 2026

KLM Dutch airline planes

NVIDIA announces investment in Israel's 'Space City' at Mitzpe Ramon along private, public funds

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Wharton School hosts a new bid to rebuild trust in polarized societies

Irina Nevzlin and Bruno Roche Propose a New Vision in an Age of Polarization.

Moody’s upgrades Israel’s credit outlook from 'negative' to 'stable'

KKL-JNF increases funding for communities affected by October 7, educational budget

In Kiryat Shmona, left largely empty after the recent war with Hezbollah, KKL-JNF will purchase up to 120 apartments for “mission-driven groups, educators, and community professionals.” 

Israel’s untapped power: Sun, water, and true energy security - opinion

OPINION
KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem
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Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain

A man searches through piles of garbage in Gaza City.

Gaza’s rubble problem: How 60 million tons of war debris threaten an environmental collapse

FEATURE
An employee of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority inspects a burnt tree following a rocket attack from bordering Lebanon, at the Tel Dan nature reserve in northern Israel in November 2024.

The land still burns: Israel’s damaged forests face long road to recovery after war

FEATURE

War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds

A study conducted by the Maccabident Research Institute found that ongoing national security tensions led to significant changes in the dental and skeletal development of children and teens.

History in Israel: Rabin Medical performs countries 1,000th lung transplant

MACCABIDENT’S DR. Doron Haim: Anxiety alters hormonal regulation, which can affect how and when teeth emerge.

Anchored in the Earth: The theraputic farm helping Israel's combat veterans

Teva Israel, Health Ministry issue recall for Nutrilon Phase 1, Nutrilon AR baby formula

Low risk of deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, World Health Organization reassures

Any solution but the obvious: Israel can't rely on aliyah to fill IDF manpower shortage

OPINION

The Israeli government and the army should never look to aliyah and the military service of young olim as a solution to a numerical or political problem.

IDF unveils ‘Olim Al Bet’ program for fast-track immigrant reserve enlistment

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

Aliyah from Denver to Jerusalem: ‘One picture wasn’t enough’

Sample of Tami Ellison’s figure-ground visual illusion photography.

Aliyah to Israel: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

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Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah now

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.
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Renderings of Noga 1 in Jaffa.

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Massive urban renewal plan approved in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa under “evacuation & reconstruction”

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Ritchie Torres challenger takes aim at Bronx 'Zionist millionaires' in campaign video

US issues sanctions on six Iranian officials for crackdown on protesters as rial hits record low

Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE

Diaspora   

FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Over half of Europeans believe antisemitism is a problem in their country

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PEOPLE PLANT trees ahead of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat on January 31, 2026.

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If our olives had eyes: Root & Branch brings Christians to connect with Israel

‘Freedom is God’s idea,’ pastor says, casting Iran showdown as a moral mandate

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The Pauker Red made in memory of winemaker Gideon Pauker, murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Wine Talk: Wine on the edge

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Ancient Roman tombs, shrine to Hercules discovered in Rome suburb dig

Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall

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An illustration of a young girl looking at a computer screen, warning STOP! in large lettering.

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

AI swarms could invade social media, threaten democracy

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More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

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Kai Höss at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. January 27, 2026.

Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: 'My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history'

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