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A look at the US military’s Mideast buildup, technically the region’s largest since 2003
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (1042+ words) The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as US President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its…...
Schakowsky retracts congressional race endorsement over candidate’s AIPAC funding
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (739+ words) JTA " Rep. Jan Schakowsky withdrew her endorsement of a congressional candidate in a neighboring Illinois district on Thursday, citing the AIPAC pro-Israel lobby as a reason. Schakowsky endorsed Donna Miller, the Cook County commissioner, in the 2nd Congressional District last month....
Waving off the skeptics, US feeling bullish after Board of Peace inaugural confab
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (948+ words) WASHINGTON " US President Donald Trump's administration notched some significant wins on Thursday at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington. Washington secured some $7 billion in pledges toward Gaza's recovery from key Mideast allies; five countries agreed to…...
Israeli Druze leader says Syrian community remains ‘besieged’ months after clashes
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (668+ words) Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government'backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighboring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril. "They're still besieged " completely encircled. They aren't allowed to…...
Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (613+ words) Eric Dane, the celebrated actor best known for his roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" and who later in life became an advocate for ALS awareness, died Thursday. He was 53. His representatives said Dane died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also…...
Michael Oren: Israel’s historic Iran moment
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (403+ words) Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter Dr. Michael Oren is a Member of Knesset in the Kulanu Party, former ambassador to the US, and a historian and author. Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each…...
After wartime slump, Israel’s housing market is ready for a reset in 2026, agents say
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (1613+ words) After a challenging 2025 for Israel's housing market, real estate professionals are cautiously optimistic for 2026, predicting a gradual recovery that will play out differently in various parts of the country. Israel's historically red-hot real estate market cooled through much of last…...
Security and antisemitism loom large in JFNA’s first ‘State of the Jewish Union’ address
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (456+ words) JTA " Speaking from Washington, DC, on Thursday, the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, Eric Fingerhut, laid out his assessment of the state of Jewish life in America. "The state of the Jewish union in America…...
Settler activists, including far-right MK, illegally cross into Gaza
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (346+ words) A group of settler activists, among them far-right MK Limor Son Har-Melech, illegally breached into the Gaza Strip Thursday evening, prompting the Israel Defense Forces to dispatch troops to the scene. "We were privileged, with thanks to the blessed God,…...
Radical online content derails students hungry for info on Middle East conflict, study finds
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (644+ words) The report, titled "Coming of Age in Polarized Times: Teaching Civil Discourse in a Digital Era," paints a portrait of a generation that is technologically sophisticated but exhausted from misinformation, frequently concluding that "nothing is true" amid a sea of…...