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Israel's president to ask Netanyahu to form new government

Israel's President Isaac Herzog will task veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a government on Sunday, the president's office said in a statement.

Reuters

For Shireen Abu Akleh, a university project became personal

Abu Akleh highlighted the plight of a young man who was denied an ID by Israeli authorities for more than 20 years.

Al Jazeera

Rightwing group pushing US states for law blocking ‘political boycott’ of firms

Lobbying group Alec wrote model legislation to protect oil companies, big ag and gunmakers from economic backlash

The Guardian - US

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Politics of Israel and Iran ensnare 1st World Cup in Mideast

Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup

Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA

The Independent UK

Israel's Netanyahu says UAE president invited him to visit

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on track to regain top office after last week's election, said he spoke on Thursday to the president of United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

Reuters

Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights to Qatar

Football fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday. Charter flights to Doha from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for soccer games starting on Nov. 20 will be open to all Palestinians,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Egyptian Comb Discovered In Israel Records Humanity’s Struggle With An Ancient Foe

Written on an ivory comb unearthed in 2017, the sentence comprises seven words—a spell against lice.

Zenger

Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup

Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said on Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz congratulates Israel's Netanyahu on election victory

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in parliamentary elections in a phone call, said a German government spokesperson on Thursday.

Reuters

Gantz Rules out Attack on Iran

After his failure in the elections, outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, delivered a speech to sum up his tenure, stressing that Israel “is capable of attacking Iran,” but expects the next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to act in a balanced manner. Speaking to military reporters, Gantz said he thinks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rare Canaanite Inscription Found on Ivory Comb in Israel

A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on an ivory comb in southern Israel, archaeologists said Wednesday. The comb was found at the Tel Lachish site in 2017, but the letters were not noticed until earlier this…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Calls for Talks with Syria to Demarcate Maritime Border

Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab has called for communicating “directly and publicly” with Damascus to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Syria, following a recent border demarcation agreement with Israel. “The Lebanese government must engage directly and publicly with the Syrian government...

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27: Israel harnessing DNA of bygone wild crops to enhance food supply

Could the key to securing the world's food supply for the future be hidden in the DNA of crops from the distant past?

Reuters

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Far-right jeers, U.S. censure for Ben-Gvir attendance at Kahane event

Far-rightist Itamar Ben-Gvir, a likely senior partner in Israel's next government, drew U.S. condemnation on Thursday for attending a memorial service for Meir Kahane, despite his having been booed at the event for disavowing the late militant leader's call for mass expulsion of Arabs.

The Independent UK

Palestinian seeks early release in case that shook Jerusalem

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy whose case became a lightning rod for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seven years ago is now a man languishing in solitary confinement and struggling with schizophrenia

Daily Mirror

Oldest known written sentence giving head lice advice is discovered

A comb dating back 3,700 years has been found by Israeli archaeologists, which has the earliest known full sentence written in the Canaanite alphabet and gives advice about head lice

The Guardian - AU

Calls for Australia to recognise state of Palestine intensify as Penny Wong refuses to commit to timeline

Penny Wong says decisions on recognising the state of Palestine are a ‘matter for government’ despite prior resolution from Labor national conferences

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Photos: UFC 281 press conference, faceoffs

Check out these photos highlighting the UFC 281 press conference in New York.

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Previously unseen photos show Nazis' Kristallnacht pogrom up close

Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938's Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection donated to Israel's Yad Vashem memorial, the organization said Wednesday.

Benzinga

A Global List Of Cannabis Operators And Executives To Keep An Eye On In 2022 And Beyond

Less than 30 years after Israel became the first nation in the world to allow its citizens to use cannabis for medical purposes, the medical and adult-use cannabis markets have spread across the globe at a dizzying rate.

The Independent UK

Palestinians say 2 killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in separate encounters with Israeli security forces in the West Bank

The Conversation

Israel election: what history can tell us about the prospects for stable government under Bibi Netanyahu

After a brief stint in opposition, Benyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and their far-right allies have bucked the pollsters’ predictions of an electoral stalemate and look set to take power with a majority in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). It will be the most right-wing government since the founding of the…

The Independent UK

Newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close

Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938′s Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection recently donated to Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lapid, Gantz Refuse Proposal to Join Netanyahu’s Govt

Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced their rejection of forming a national unity government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Informed sources said that forming a unity government is the best way out for Israel from having a far-right government, which will inevitably involve it in clashes…

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