Nitsan Keidar

Nitsan Keidar

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Netanyahu

Netanyahu: 'We'll remain in Lebanon, I won't let Iran get nuclear weapons'

Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke at the memorial marking 50 years since the fall of his brother Yoni. “We have achieved tremendous accomplishments, and we will not give them up."

Netanyahu: 'We'll remain in Lebanon, I won't let Iran get nuclear weapons'

Huckabee backs Israel’s strikes in Lebanon

US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, backed IDF strikes in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah violations and attacks on IDF soldiers.

Huckabee backs Israel’s strikes in Lebanon

Netanyahu:

Netanyahu: 'We've removed the threat to annihilate Israel'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference and responds for the first time to the US-Iran agreement and its implications.

Netanyahu: 'We've removed the threat to annihilate Israel'

Graham in message to Trump

Graham in message to Trump: We must understand who we are dealing with

Senator Lindsey Graham expresses hope for a diplomatic deal to halt Iran's nuclear program, but warns that its proxy Hezbollah remains committed to destroying Israel.

Graham in message to Trump: We must understand who we are dealing with

Israel estimates:

Israel estimates: Iran to respond to strike on Dahieh

IDF says it is preparing for potential launches toward Israel in the coming hours following an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah command center in the Dahieh suburb.

Israel estimates: Iran to respond to strike on Dahieh

Netanyahu to Lebanese

Netanyahu to Lebanese: 'Hezbollah is weak, don't let it dictate your future'

The PM addressed a direct message to the citizens of Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah and Iran of dragging the country into conflict and saying that Israel seeks peace.

Netanyahu to Lebanese: 'Hezbollah is weak, don't let it dictate your future'

Defense Minister

Defense Minister: 'Dahieh will suffer the same fate as northern Israel'

Minister Israel Katz rejects Iran’s condition for halting fire toward Israel and declares that the IDF will respond forcefully to any Hezbollah violation in southern Lebanon.

Defense Minister: 'Dahieh will suffer the same fate as northern Israel'

Report:

Report: Israel’s secret bases established near Iran

CNN reports that Israel secretly deployed selected military and intelligence units in Azerbaijan during its military campaign against Iran.

Report: Israel’s secret bases established near Iran

Pittsburgh:

Pittsburgh: Man sentenced for antisemitic attack on Jewish students

Pittsburgh man sentenced to five years in prison for attacking two visibly Jewish students with a glass bottle in what prosecutors describe as an assault fueled by antisemitism and a hostile climate toward Jewish students on campus.

Pittsburgh: Man sentenced for antisemitic attack on Jewish students

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar opens new embassy in Fiji

Embassy in Suva to serve as a regional mission for 10 countries in the Pacific Ocean. Prime Minister of Fiji: 'Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism.'

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar opens new embassy in Fiji

Boycott in Paris

Boycott in Paris: France excludes Israel from defense expo

France Notifies Defense Ministry of Prohibition on Setting Up a Pavilion at the Show. "A disgraceful decision that reeks of political and commercial calculation.'

Boycott in Paris: France excludes Israel from defense expo

The man behind Arrow 3

The man behind Arrow 3 | Shmuel Ben-Ezra appointed as National Security Council head

Prime Minister Netanyahu appointed Shmuel Ben-Ezra, a former Shin Bet division chief and Arrow 3 project leader, to head the National Security Council.

The man behind Arrow 3 | Shmuel Ben-Ezra appointed as National Security Council head

Numbers revealed

Qatar invested $65 million in anti-Israel education in the US

Qatar has infiltrated curricula with pedagogy that normalizes terrorism. Congressmen from both parties demand an urgent investigation.

Qatar invested $65 million in anti-Israel education in the US

Grunis Committee reapproves Mossad chief appointment

The Grunis Committee again determined it supports the appointment of Major-General Roman Gofman as Mossad chief.

Grunis Committee reapproves Mossad chief appointment

President Trump:

President Trump: 'The clock is ticking'

The U.S. president posted a message after his conversation with the prime minister in which he made a blunt threat to Iran.

President Trump: 'The clock is ticking'

Poll reveals:

Poll reveals: Losing elections 'intolerable' to vast majority of leftists

New poll indicates around half of right-wing voters see losing elections as 'upsetting but manageable,' while only negligible percentage of left-wing voters will respect results not in their favor.

Poll reveals: Losing elections 'intolerable' to vast majority of leftists

'Historic breakthrough'

'Historic breakthrough': Netanyahu visited UAE during Iran war

PM's Office officially confirms that during Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, Prime Minister Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates and met with President Mohammed bin Zayed.

'Historic breakthrough': Netanyahu visited UAE during Iran war

US ambassador shocked

US ambassador shocked as teenagers reveal: We are forced to hide our Judaism

Within the halls of the official residence in Paris, nine teenagers sat down and revealed to Ambassador Charles Kushner how they cope with hatred and stigmatization in their schools.

US ambassador shocked as teenagers reveal: We are forced to hide our Judaism

German leaders came to strengthen the Jewish community in Berlin

A historic visit by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the President of the Bundestag, ministers and governors of the regions was held at the Chabad House campus in the city, following an unusual wave of anti-Semitism.

German leaders came to strengthen the Jewish community in Berlin

Netanyahu's powerful warning to Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responds to elimination of Hezbollah terrorist who planned Galilee invasion, warns 'no terrorist has immunity.'

Netanyahu's powerful warning to Hezbollah

Haredi NCO receives new recruits at enlistment base

'Military service can strengthen religious identity rather than weaken it,' says Sergeant Reuven, a squad commander in the Hashmonaim Brigade, who enlisted as a combat soldier a year ago and now trains new recruits.

Haredi NCO receives new recruits at enlistment base

The Israeli campaign causing a stir in New York

A campaign launched by the Israeli Consulate in New York City and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken over Times Square, with giant billboards displaying the flags of Israel and Lebanon side by side.

The Israeli campaign causing a stir in New York

Commission report reveals:

Commission report reveals: Australian police were warned ahead of massacre

Local security group warned New South Wales police of 'high' risk to local Jewish community, interim report reveals.

Commission report reveals: Australian police were warned ahead of massacre

'Child hurt by shattered glass'

'Child injured by shattered glass' | Drone strikes near home of Chabad emissary in Dnipro

Drone strikes near the residence of Rabbi Zelig Brez, head of the local community in Dnipro. One of his children sustains minor injuries from glass fragments and treated at the scene.

'Child injured by shattered glass' | Drone strikes near home of Chabad emissary in Dnipro

Kfir Brigade:

Kfir Brigade: Bereaved brother who became a fighter follows his brother's path

Emmanuel, the brother of Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, of blessed memory, who fell during operational activity, recently enlisted in the IDF in order to continue his brother’s path.

Kfir Brigade: Bereaved brother who became a fighter follows his brother's path

Alan Dershowitz joins Republican party

After more than six decades in the Democratic party, senior Jewish‑American jurist Alan Dershowitz announces he is switching to the Republican party.

Alan Dershowitz joins Republican party

Netanyahu dons tefillin of lone soldier who fell in Operation Protective Edge

On Memorial Day morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu donned the tefillin that belonged to IDF Golani Brigade soldier First Sgt. Sean Carmeli, who fell in Operation Protective Edge.

Netanyahu dons tefillin of lone soldier who fell in Operation Protective Edge

Watch:

Watch: Netanyahu draws with fallen soldier's son

Ahead of Memorial Day, the Prime Minister shared his personal pain in a meeting with bereaved families and delivered a message of Hope for the future.

Watch: Netanyahu draws with fallen soldier's son

Netanyahu holds first phone call with new Hungarian Prime Minister-elect

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungary’s incoming leader Peter Magyar agree to maintain close ties, exchange visits, in first phone call.

Netanyahu holds first phone call with new Hungarian Prime Minister-elect

Netanyahu reveals: This is why the Iran-US negotiations failed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses Iran negotiations, Lebanon strikes at government meeting, says US 'could not tolerate Iran's blatant violation' of agreement to negotiate.

Netanyahu reveals: This is why the Iran-US negotiations failed

Former intelligence officer:

Former intelligence officer: 'Israel is stalling in Lebanon because of US pressure'

Col. (res.) Jacques Neriah argues that diplomatic contacts with the Lebanese government are futile as long as Hezbollah maintains its military power.

Former intelligence officer: 'Israel is stalling in Lebanon because of US pressure'

Spanish official rebuked following Netanyahu effigy display

Director General of the Foreign Ministry clarifies to Madrid’s representative that the burning of a Netanyahu effigy in Spain is a “direct result of systematic incitement" by Prime Minister Sanchez’s government.

Spanish official rebuked following Netanyahu effigy display

Appointment Approved:

Appointment Approved: Roman Gofman to be next head of the Mossad

The advisory committee approved the appointment of the prime minister’s military secretary as head of the Mossad for Intelligence and Special Operations. Gofman will begin his five-year term on June 2.

Appointment Approved: Roman Gofman to be next head of the Mossad

Netanyahu in Lebanon:

Netanyahu in Lebanon: 'The war continues, there is still work to do'

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited southern Lebanon today with the Defense Minister and the Chief of Staff and announced that there was far more to do against Hezbollah.

Netanyahu in Lebanon: 'The war continues, there is still work to do'

White House:

Senior White House official: 'A proposal for a 45-day ceasefire is being considered'

A senior official at the White House confirmed to the US network NBC that the possibility of a 45-day ceasefire with Iran is being examined.

Senior White House official: 'A proposal for a 45-day ceasefire is being considered'

Argentina designates IRGC as terrorist organization

Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, continues his hardline stance against Tehran, making his country the 41st in the world to declare the organization a terrorist entity.

Argentina designates IRGC as terrorist organization

Putin's message to Russian Jews for Passover

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his annual official Passover greeting to the country's chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar.

Putin's message to Russian Jews for Passover

Persona non grata:

Lebanon expels Iranian ambassador

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut has declared the new Iranian ambassador 'persona non grata' and ordered him to leave the country by Sunday.

Lebanon expels Iranian ambassador

Infuriating comparison

Minister Sa'ar, German Ambassador clash online following infuriating comparison

Sa'ar rebukes German envoy after he links Hezbollah, Iranian attacks and teen's murder with 'settler violence,' calling comparison unacceptable.

Minister Sa'ar, German Ambassador clash online following infuriating comparison

New terror group threatens Europe's Jewry

Diaspora Ministry reveals new terror group attacking synagogues in Belgium and Holland, suspicion attacks are revenge for elimination of Iraqi official acting in service of Iran.

New terror group threatens Europe's Jewry