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Gilad Erdan  credit: Inbal Marmari Gilad Erdan expected to be next IAI chair

Former ambassador to the UN Erdan is believed to be the candidate favored by Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to head the state-owned aerospace company..

Norway wealth fund CEO Nicolai Tangen credit: Reuters Norway fund under growing pressure over Israel

Norway's sovereign wealth fund is considering toughening the ethical criteria for its investments, and disinvesting from more global companies connected to Israel's war in Gaza, "Reuters" reports.

Israel Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft credit: IAF UK forced to limit arms export embargo on Israel

Former US national security advisor Robert O'Brien warned that a full arms embargo on Israel could threaten UK company BAE's participation in F-35 aircraft production.

UK Foreign Minister David Lammy credit: Rasid Necati Aslim Reuters UK suspends some arms exports to Israel

A two month legal review by the new Labor government has found that some British defense exports, "might be used in violation of international law in Gaza."

Eyal Waldman credit: Eyal Izhar Eyal Waldman: You cannot make hostages a political issue

Israeli tech entrepreneur, who lost his daughter in the Supernova music festival, says that according to all indications a hostage deal is on the table and for political reasons has not been closed.

Philadelphi Corridor credit: IDF Spokesperson Can Israel afford to withdraw from Philadelphi Corridor?

"Globes" talks to experts about the 14 kilometer Egypt-Gaza Strip border, which is at the heart of the hostage deal dispute.

Arnon Bar David and Bezalel Smotrich credit: Histadrut Spokesperson, Noam Moskovich Knesset Spokesperson Court instructs Histadrut to end strike

The Ministry of Finance petitioned the Labor Court for an injunction to end what it says was a blatantly political strike.

The scene in the baggage hall at Ben Gurion Airport, September 2, 2024  credit: Histadrut spokesperson Histadrut mulls extending strike

The general strike in support of the families of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip may continue for another day, unless the courts intervene.

Arnon Bar David credit: Histadrut spokesperson Histadrut calls general strike for Monday over hostage deal

Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David: I came to the conclusion after talking with the heads of the security forces that the deal is not progressing due to political considerations.

Cedar of Lebanon sculpture at entrance to Beirut Port  credit: Reuters/Laurent Perpigna Iban Knock out Lebanon's power supply? It doesn't exist

Attacking Lebanese infrastructure is seen as a way for Israel to pressure Hezbollah. The problem is that there's not much to attack.

Murdered Israel hostages (clockwise) Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Godlberg-Polin, Almog Seroussi, Alexander Lubanov, Ori Danino IDF: Hostages were murdered shortly before being found

An initial IDF probe indicates that six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip were killed by Hamas between one and three days beforehand.

Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan al-Qadi Israel rescues hostage in daring Gaza raid

Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, who is from the Negev Bedouin town of Rahat, was held hostage for 326 days.

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin credit: Marc Israel Sellem Jerusalem Post Judges instruct Levin to allow vote for Supreme Court president

Justice Minister Yariv Levin had proposed that hard line conservative Justice Yosef Elron would serve as Supreme Court president for one year.

Hezbollah weapons dump in Lebanon hit by Israel Air Force  credit: Reuters/Aziz Taher Israel hits Hezbollah targets in pre-emptive strike

The strike followed signs that Hezbollah was preparing to launch a massive aerial attack on Israel. Ben Gurion Airport has reopened after being briefly closed.

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen credit: Reuters EYEPRESS Denmark opposes Israel arms embargo as UK wavers

Denmark and the UK are two of the few major European countries still exporting weapons to Israel.

Kasim Hafeez credit: CUFI The jihadist who became a Zionist

Born into a Pakistani immigrant family in the UK, Kasim Hafeez discusses his journey from Islamic extremism to public diplomacy for Israel, and the emergence of antisemitism into the US mainstream.

Yoram Hazony  credit: Rafi Kutz The Israeli behind a global conservative movement

Yoram Hazony campaigns for traditional values to fill the vacuum left by what he sees as the inevitable failure of the liberal elite.

F-15 Photo: PR US approves $20b weapons deal for Israel

The lion’s share of the package is advanced F-15IA fighter jets worth $18.82 billion.

Tehran market credit: Reuters Morteza Nikoubazl Iranian officials: Gaza ceasefire would avert reprisals - report

Three senior Iranian officials have told “Reuters” that only a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas would hold them back from retaliating against Israel.

Attorney General Gali Bahrav Miara, current Civil Service Commissioner Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  credit: Yoav Dudkevich (Yedioth Aharonoth), Haim Zach (GPO), Noam Moskowitz (Knesset Spokesperson's Office) Netanyahu to choose Civil Service Commissioner

Overriding the Attorney General, the government decided that the prime minister will select the next Commissioner, a vital watchdog, with vetting by an ethics committee only.

Mersin Port, Turkey credit: Shutterstock Turkish exports to "Palestine" skyrocket

Palestinian businesses are standing in for Israeli importers to bypass the Turkish ban on exports to Israel.

Test of LRAD interceptor  credit: Israel Aerospace Industries Israel Navy tests new interceptor; US upgrades readiness

The LRAD interceptor could see action for the first time in an Iranian attack. Meanwhile, the US has deployed more ships and aircraft in the region.

Amos Yadlin credit: Alan Chapelski “Prepare for an escalation”

“Globes” talks to former IDF Head of military intelligence Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin about the impact on Hamas and Hezbollah of the assassinations attributed to Israel and the Iranian axis’s likely response.

Ismail Haniyeh credit: Reuters Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran

Hamas has blamed Israel for the death of Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for yesterday’s swearing in of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The building targeted in Beirut credit: Reuters Ahmad Al-Kerdi Israel kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike

The IDF spokesperson said, “The IDF undertook a targeted attack on Beirut on the commander responsible for the murder of children in Majdal Shams."

Handguns  credit: Shutterstock Police make arrests in gun license probe

Four people, among them a Ministry of Internal Security employee, are suspected of obtaining licenses for all comers in exchange for bribes.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan   credit: Reuters/Bernd von Jutrczenka dpa Should Israel take Turkey's invasion threat seriously?

Since the start of the Swords of Iron War, Turkey has turned completely hostile to Israel, but President Erdogan's latest declaration is still extraordinary.

Mohammed Dahlan with the late Shimon Peres credit: Reuters US sees Mohammed Dahlan as Gaza leader - report

In recent talks between Hamas and Fatah, Dahlan presented himself as someone who could lead the assistance to establish a new administration in Gaza, “The Wall Street Journal” reports.

Palestinian Authority chairperson Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)  credit: Shutterstock Palestinian factions agree on unity

At the end of a conference in China, fourteen Palestinian factions issued a declaration on "national unity", but similar past events have not healed the rift between Hamas and Fatah.

New York Stock Exchange  credit: Shutterstock How will markets respond to Biden's withdrawal?

The only precedent is Lyndon Johnson dropping out of the presidential race in 1968, but the two events are very different in themselves and in their contexts.

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