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First Israeli ballots cast as diplomats vote abroad from New Zealand to New York

Once cast and collected, the physical ballots will be transferred to Israel to be counted as a standard part of the upcoming elections.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.
A device, which the US Justice Department says is a hidden audio recording device installed in an OpenAI executive conference room by Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an engineer at the AI company, at a location given as San Francisco, California, US. Photo released Oct. 13, 2026.

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

Pro-Israel activists hold signs highlighting the October 7 Hamas attacks during an Israeli American Council (IAC) protest against screenings of the documentary NAZA in the US.

Israeli American Council leads nationwide protests against controversial Gaza documentary 'NAZA'

Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2026.

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli start-up, AI model that can edit live videos in real-time


Israeli law firm demands California uni. drop PLFP hijacker as speaker

Plane hijacker Leila Khaled is due to address San Francisco State University's Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas study program on September 23.

PFPL plane hijacker Leila Khaled in South Africa

SFSU to host PLFP hijacker Leila Khaled as part of 'resistance' event

The PLFP was heavily involved in terrorist attacks and suicide bombings during the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005.

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SF Giants’ first home game blessed by seafaring ‘Rally Rabbi’

Rabbi Yosef Langer blew his shofar to bless the Giants, who faced off against the San Diego Padres.

Rabbi Yosef Langer on a yacht before the San Francisco Giants’ home opener, July 28, 2020.

Facebook ad shows Jewish California senator clutching Monopoly money

Jeremy Russell, a spokesperson for the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, called the ad “cringeworthy,” CalMatters reported.

Woman holds a tablet displaying WhatsApp's logo in front of the screen with the Facebook logo.

San Francisco health dept. confirms giving drugs to homeless in hotels

The health department handed out controlled substances to at least 43 homeless individuals staying in the hotels, in order to deter them from leaving the premises.

Tents set up by homeless people are seen on a corner street as people walk by amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California, U.S. March 27, 2020

Cruise ship 'in limbo' off San Francisco awaiting coronavirus tests

It's still unclear what would occur should anyone now aboard the Grand Princess test positive for the respiratory virus, which terrorized the passengers of a different Princess cruise not long ago.

Passengers on board the Grand Princess cruise ship off San Francisco watch while a U.S. military helicopter hovers above the deck

'Phallic fish' wash up on California shore

The worms are described to be approximately 25 centimeters in length and "pulsing."

Live gaebul (AKA 'phallic' fish) sold at a fish market at Busan, South Korea

Former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudis pleads not guilty

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered him to be released next week, but prosecutors are appealing that decision.

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013.

Fliers accusing Jews of being behind 9/11 attacks appear in San Fran

At the bottom of the page it says, “Wake up USA!”

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San Francisco-area synagogue fire destroys building

Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Chabad of the Tri-Valley in Pleasanton rushed to the site in order to save the Torah scrolls housed there.

California's Golden Gate Bridge, near San Francisco