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timesofisrael. com > arab-parties-urge-raam-to-join-efforts-to-revive-joint-list-ahead-of-elections

Arab parties urge Ra'am to join efforts to revive Joint List ahead of elections

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (198+ words) Hadash, Ta'al, Balad acknowledge 'significant gaps' between their stance and that of the Islamist party that once sat in coalition, but seek unity due to 'existential dangers' to Arab public...

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timesofisrael. com > haredi-parties-reject-latest-draft-exemption-bill-setting-course-for-sept-elections

Haredi parties reject latest draft exemption bill, setting stage for Sept. elections

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (248+ words) Spiritual leader of ultra-Orthodox faction believes Netanyahu has no intention of letting the bill pass into law, is instead trying to use it for a larger electoral maneuver...

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timesofisrael. com > us-official-iran-deal-to-be-signed-in-coming-days-wording-still-being-finalized

US official: Iran deal to be signed in coming days, wording still being finalized

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (777+ words) The United States is expected to sign an agreement to end the war with Iran "in the coming days," a senior US official reportedly told reporters on Sunday, after the broad framework of the deal was approved by Iranian Supreme…...

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timesofisrael. com > thousands-protest-in-bilbao-over-spanish-polices-abuse-of-gaza-flotilla-activists

Thousands protest in Bilbao over Spanish police's abuse of Gaza flotilla activists

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (129+ words) Some 2, 000 march in Basque city after cops filmed beating returning activists at airport; Israel summons Spanish diplomat for explanation of Madrid's 'hypocrisy'...

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timesofisrael. com > high-court-pleads-with-justice-minister-to-appoint-district-court-judges

High Court pleads with justice minister to appoint district court judges

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (757+ words) The High Court of Justice requested on Sunday that Justice Minister Yariv Levin consider filling judicial vacancies on the Beersheba and Haifa district courts in cooperation with the rest of the members of the Judicial Selection Committee. Levin's representative, Zion…...

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timesofisrael. com > herzog-slams-brutish-settler-violence-appears-to-pan-ben-gvir-over-prisoner-abuse

Herzog slams "brutish" settler violence, appears to pan Ben Gvir over prisoner abuse

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (484+ words) President Isaac Herzog on Sunday sharply condemned Israeli settler violence in the West Bank as "brutishness" carried out by an "anarchist mob," while appearing to take a shot at far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir over the treatment of…...

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timesofisrael. com > as-us-moves-to-end-war-iranians-tell-toi-they-fear-regime-clampdown-just-starting

As US moves to end war, Iranians tell To I they fear regime clampdown just starting

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (1731+ words) Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent. Things have been bad for Arash, a storekeeper in Bandar Abbas, since Israel and the US began bombing his country in late February. "I can barely even cover the rent…...

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timesofisrael. com > idf-draws-up-lebanon-plans-amid-concern-iran-deal-could-curb-fighting-with-hezbollah

IDF draws up Lebanon plans amid concern Iran deal could curb fighting with Hezbollah

6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (660+ words) The Israel Defense Forces has been preparing for the possibility that an emerging deal between the US and Iran would force it to rein in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to Hebrew media reports on Sunday. It was…...

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timesofisrael. com > west-bank-gaza-antiquities-bill-breaks-israels-international-obligations-legal-official

West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill breaks Israel's international obligations " legal official

7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (727+ words) A controversial bill seeking to extend Israeli civilian control over antiquities in the West Bank and Gaza would violate Israel's international commitments and reinforce claims of "creeping annexation," according to a position paper by the Knesset Education, Culture and Sports…...

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timesofisrael. com > arab-school-counselor-says-police-arrested-and-beat-him-for-honking-at-cop-car

Arab school counselor says police arrested and beat him for honking at cop car

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (730+ words) An Arab high school counselor says he was unjustly arrested and beaten by police in northern Israel earlier this month, after he honked his horn at an officer whose cruiser was blocking the street. Issam Sharif, from the northern Arab…...

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