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Netanyahu offers unity talks without preconditions; Eisenkot calls it spin
Netanyahu urged Eisenkot into unity talks without preconditions, citing Iran; the Yashar leader said a Likud meeting was already set for Sunday.
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Trump to meet Xi and Putin together in Shenzhen, White House says
Almost a week into his mandate, Eisenkot says coalition talks are moving
Eisenkot backs MK Peretz, accuses Netanyahu of racist campaign against Arabs
Eisenkot says coalition talks are progressing a week into his mandate
France's foreign minister calls Israel's entry ban on Melenchon 'demagogic'
IAEA says it cannot rule out diversion of Iranian nuclear material
Zelensky welcomes European role in next Russia-Ukraine talks as swap pursued
Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin, say Europe will join next Ukraine talks
Witkoff says Putin talks made progress and Europeans will join next round
Arab party leaders and UTJ in regular contact over Eisenkot bloc talks
Hasidic leaders seek signed draft exemption pledges from 48 lawmakers
Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin, with Zelensky talks still ahead
Miriam Peretz says son Elyasaf would quit Knesset over coalition with Arab parties
Likud delays Liberman's confirmation as Knesset defense committee chair to Monday
Israel summons ambassador to the Netherlands home over Ben Gvir, Smotrich remarks
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of stalling Knesset security committee meeting
Eisenkot asks attorney general to get him security briefings from Netanyahu
Netanyahu's office says US aid will end gradually, unlike Trump's timeline
Alexander Darchiev, Russia's ambassador to the US, dies at 66
Insults and a removal at the first Knesset Arrangements Committee session
Knesset votes 63-50 to approve Arrangements Committee led by Roi Folkman
Attorneys general from 13 US states warn UK and Netherlands over Israel sanctions
Eisenkot calls off Likud talks, says Netanyahu unfit to stay in office
US House turns back bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth, 211-204
Ayala Hasson quits Kan, saying the broadcaster silences large parts of Israel
Knesset to vote on replacing Speaker Amir Ohana after 67 lawmakers sign request
Bennett and Kariv heckle Netanyahu over Qatar; Democrats walk out of Knesset
Eisenkot bloc and Lapid file bills on the 26th Knesset's opening day
Eisenkot calls Netanyahu's Knesset swearing-in speech 'hate-filled' and shameful
Netanyahu tells new Knesset to form unity government, warns of Iran pressure
Amir Ohana opens 26th Knesset with call for unity and a line on Hamas
Shas says it still backs Netanyahu and is holding no talks with rivals
Eisenkot's Yashar files 61-plus signatures to replace Knesset Speaker Ohana
Smotrich urges Matan Kahana to refuse Knesset speaker post over votes
Eisenkot says bloc agreed on Matan Kahana as its Knesset speaker pick
Iranian security council secretary denies any negotiations with Washington
Eisenkot and Lieberman agree on Knesset speaker and Haredi outreach, reports say
Trump tells Reuters Abu Dhabi talks could bring Russia-Ukraine breakthrough
Trump questions honesty of US midterms; Schumer calls him a crybaby
Trump and Qatari prime minister end closed-door White House talks on Iran
Netanyahu renews unity government call after Herzog gives mandate to Eisenkot
Iran's security council chief Rezaei expected to meet JD Vance in Qatar
Hasidic newspaper ties support for any government to a draft exemption law
French ministry report says Israeli accounts amplified riot narratives
Iran says IAEA inspectors visited its Bushehr nuclear facility in recent days
Trump to host Qatar's prime minister in the Oval Office on Iran mediation
Trump's Israel aid cutoff remark jolts defense officials as talks continue
Liberman calls anyone with other Knesset priorities 'simply an idiot'
Netanyahu names Ofir Katz to chair Likud's faction in the 26th Knesset
Liberman denies sabotaging Eisenkot, defends Haredi draft compromise talk
France says it will join US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi
Ra'am would back an Eisenkot government even without a coalition deal
Dana White says he will meet Trump to discuss press secretary offer
Security stepped up for Deputy Minister Almog Cohen after threats to his family
Netanyahu calls for a unity government, and Eisenkot's party calls it spin
Netanyahu calls for a unity government, but only with all his coalition allies
Trump says US is talking to Iran as Qatar-mediated talks show progress
Rubio denies reports he will quit Trump administration ahead of 2028
Houthis seek $51 billion and recognition from Saudi Arabia in truce talks
Trump tells ABC he intends to keep Hegseth as impeachment push builds
El-Sayed, Michigan's senator-elect, backs Trump's plan to end Israel aid
Eisenkot's Yashar! finishes first round of talks with three change-bloc parties
Entry resumes at President's Residence; foreign journalist still held
Lapid rules out Netanyahu unity government, citing Zini and US midterms
Likud says opposition talks with Arab parties are a 'knife in the back'
Israel asks Lebanon, via US mediators, to set up Hezbollah roadblocks
Vance says US feels good about Iran deal as Qatari mediators leave Tehran
US to mediate Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11
Americans vote in US midterms as Israel weighs stakes of a hostile Congress
Qatari mediators return to Tehran with draft of a possible US-Iran deal
Jewish Democrats push back as Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers
US-Iran talks show 'some progress' as nuclear gaps persist, reports say
Iran's foreign minister says Doha talks on track but no final deal yet
Araghchi calls Vance letter a positive step, says Iran sent delegation to Qatar
Iran's Rezaei ties Hormuz and nuclear talks to US accepting Iran's conditions
Eisenkot sets four coalition conditions, leaves door open to any lawmaker
Avigdor Liberman says he has no desire to become Knesset speaker
Qatari mediators spend 12 hours in Tehran pressing for a US-Iran deal
Trump says Iran wants to talk and the US has time to negotiate
Czech diplomat, 30, killed by minibus on Jerusalem's Agrippas Street
Netanyahu and Ben Gvir meet on blocking a change-bloc minority government
Qatari mediators back in Tehran to pursue a US-Iran deal, reports say
Vance writes to Iran's Rezaei on talks as Trump denies directing outreach
Israel's opposition weighs replacing Knesset speaker Ohana, with Lapid floated
Trump denies Netanyahu pressured him into a second endorsement
Iranian official tells Reuters nuclear file is off the table at regional talks
Trump administration eyes Viktor Orban as next UN Secretary-General
Report says Netanyahu told diplomats to back Argentina on Falklands talks
Paris shops board up and the Louvre shuts as France braces for weekend protests
US memo on Iranian plots against officials informs Mideast embassy staffing
US orders families out of Saudi Arabia and trims embassy staff, CNN says
Bottle thrown toward Netanyahu's convoy at Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market
US moves to pull some embassy staff and families from Gulf posts, citing Yemen
Herzog visits Budapest, meets President Baka as Hungary vows stable ties
Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner after Sa'ar's Fiji visit
Netanyahu unveils security doctrine with 450 billion shekels more for defence
EU condemns settler attack on European diplomats near Taybeh in the West Bank
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after 5 days in the job
Colombia opens its embassy in Jerusalem, the tenth in the city, says Sa'ar
Netanyahu tours eastern barrier near Kibbutz Massada, tells enemies 'do not test us'
Five bodies deny meeting Kamel as scrutiny turns to Netanyahu's alibi ceremony
Israel and the Czech Republic sign space cooperation declaration in Tel Aviv
One year on, Israel and a US envoy mark return of last 20 living hostages
Justice Department confirms search of Ilhan Omar's home; Trump denies role
Netanyahu aide Urich asked ChatGPT how to improve Qatar's image, Channel 12 says
Trump picks Trump Media adviser Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
Sa'ar ties British consulate closure to UK's 'hostile steps' toward Israel
Israel says British Consulate in Jerusalem has closed after 12 UK officials barred
UK consulate in East Jerusalem loses its signs as 20 British diplomats leave
Israel's US envoy rebukes Mamdani over his October 7 anniversary statement
Ahead of October 7 anniversary, Israel warns citizens abroad to stay alert
Government releases Mount Herzl speeches by Netanyahu and Herzog after heckle
Netanyahu, Herzog and US envoy honour passengers who subdued flydubai pilot
Netanyahu warns of a heavy price if anyone sent the flydubai co-pilot
Trump credits Israeli plumber after Netanyahu call on flydubai FZ1073
Herzog congratulates Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's new prime minister
Other Gulf states joined Netanyahu's Abu Dhabi talks on Iran, reports say
Israel summons Spain's chargé d'affaires over minister's 'river to the sea' remark
Egypt's spy chief phoned Netanyahu days before October 7, WSJ reports
Netanyahu's office denies Egypt warned Israel before the October 7 attack
Netanyahu tells UN of brother Yoni's 1967 vow, 'We have no other choice'
Netanyahu urges Paraguay, Panama and Bolivia leaders to join Isaac Accords
Netanyahu meets Argentina's Milei at the UN, praises his economic overhaul
Qatar, Turkey and Mamdani answer Netanyahu's UN speech, 33 days before Israel votes
Abbas addresses UN General Assembly by video after US visa refusal
Netanyahu thanks Slovenia's Janša for Israel's new embassy in Ljubljana
Reuters: US drafted Rubio statement against UK settlement import ban, never issued
Pezeshkian holds up Khamenei image in UN General Assembly address
French source says Macron's Hamas remark was a translation error
Witkoff says US and Iran talked through mediators at the UN, not face to face
Netanyahu tells Mamdani "shame on you" and vows UN speech reply
Israeli PM's office rejects Macron UN claim on Hamas in the West Bank
Israel launches "UN's Lie Industry" video ahead of Netanyahu speech
Networks suspend White House pool as Trump speaks with no audio
US prepares sweeping sanctions to cut ICC off from dollar transactions
Trump cuts short Camp David weekend, returns to White House early
UAE official disputes report that bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before October 7
US officials say no Trump-Netanyahu meeting planned at UN assembly
Trump says US has struck 'permanent' security deal over Greenland
Ex-Palestinian minister says he carried Sinwar message to Israel before Oct. 7
US officials met Houthi representatives in Oman, Reuters reports
Israel, Morocco and US agree steps to upgrade ties at New York summit
Netanyahu to fly to New York next week for UN General Assembly address
Swedish center-left edges ahead as count narrows to a few seats
Bahrain says no Hormuz talks with Iran until ties are restored
Israel's Foreign Ministry calls UN rapporteur Albanese a Hamas "spokesperson"
Herzog tells Cypriot leader he dreams of meeting Lebanon's president in Nicosia
Herzog calls UK settlement sanctions a grave miscalculation
Netanyahu tells cabinet at Rosh Hashanah toast Iran's regime is faltering
Putin tells US envoys Russia will achieve its aims in Ukraine
Israel's Foreign Ministry and Huckabee criticise UK's Miliband over Gaza video
Some 120 ambassadors shown Israel's science agenda at Tel Aviv conference
Israel and DR Congo signal embassy moves to Jerusalem and Kinshasa
Netanyahu calls new Israel-Greece security agreement one of the largest ever
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Netanyahu Hosts Europe's Patriots and a New Jerusalem Branch
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Netanyahu Calls the Israeli Freed From a Venezuelan Jail
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A Documentary on UNRWA Opens Days Before the UN Votes
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Israel Opens an Embassy in Tallinn as Iran Targets Its Diplomats
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Rabbi Lando Orders His Party to Vote Down the Death Penalty Bill
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Douglas Murray and Charlie Kirk Honoured at a Jerusalem Summit
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A Veteran Lawyer Is Israel's Pick for Ambassador to Athens
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Cabinet Blocks the One October 7 Inquiry That Can Compel Testimony
