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5+ min ago (45+ words) Real time news brief - Al Jazeera sponsors press freedom event - and receives award - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Al Jazeera sponsors press freedom event - and receives award Al Jazeera sponsors press freedom event - and receives award...

5+ min ago (1187+ words) Last week, the Association and Club of Foreign Press Correspondents USA held their annual gala dinner in Washington DC. A night designed to celebrate bravery, truth, and a profession committed to safeguarding freedom and justice against tyranny. And yet, in one of the most astonishing ironies imaginable, a gala dedicated to press freedom allowed itself to be co-sponsored by Al Jazeera, the state broadcaster of Qatar, a nation whose media landscape is the antithesis of free, whose network routinely functions as a megaphone for extremists, and whose journalistic "standards" are dictated entirely by political agenda. It raises the obvious question: Why would an organisation created to defend the integrity of journalism take money from any news network at all, let alone one of the least impartial news sources on earth? Whether the influence is explicit or subtle, the conflict of interest…...

12+ min ago (80+ words) Reuters reports that the European Union is considering how to help strengthen Lebanon's internal security forces.The goal is to enable the Lebanese army to free itself from internal security duties and focus on the mission of disarming Hezbollah. Reuters reports that the European Union is considering how to help strengthen Lebanon's internal security forces. The goal is to enable the Lebanese army to free itself from internal security duties and focus on the mission of disarming Hezbollah....

18+ min ago (117+ words) [US UN ambassador Michael Walz meets with Talik and Itzik Gvili, the parents of slain Gaza hostage Ran Gvili, Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon, and Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch. (photo credit: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)]During the meeting, Ambassador Waltz affirmed the US's obligation to ensure the completion of the return of all hostages taken during Hamas's brutal October 7 massacre." Family of slain Gaza hostage Ran Gvili met with US UN ambassador to discuss return efforts During the meeting, Ambassador Waltz affirmed the US's obligation to ensure the completion of the return of all hostages taken during Hamas's brutal October 7 massacre....

28+ min ago (176+ words) The Florida chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced they plan to file a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in response to what they called his "defamatory and unconstitutional" order baselessly smearing the group as a foreign terrorist organization."From the moment Ron DeSantis took office as Florida governor, he has prioritized serving the Israeli government over serving the people of Florida. He hosted his very first official cabinet meeting in Israel. He diverted millions in Florida taxpayer dollars to the Israeli government's bonds. He threatened to shut down every Florida college's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, only to back off when CAIR sued him in federal court," the organization stated. CAIR to file lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis The Florida chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)…...

50+ min ago (39+ words) US judge dismisses Yoav Segev's lawsuit against Harvard, ruling he failed to prove "severe and pervasive harassment" or antisemitic intent in a 2023 campus assault during an anti-Israel protest. Judge rejects Harvard antisemitism suit by Israeli graduate...

50+ min ago (479+ words) Richard Stearns, a judge on the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ruled last week that Yoav Segev, a Harvard Business School graduate, failed to prove in his lawsuit that he had experienced "severe and pervasive racial harassment" at Harvard University, JNS reported. Segev filed the suit in July, alleging that he was assaulted for being Jewish on campus and that Harvard rewarded his attackers while obstructing investigations into the incident. Stearns ruled that there was no evidence the attack was motivated by anti-Jewish hate. The assault occurred in October 2023, when Segev was filming an anti-Israel "die-in" protest on campus, the same month Hamas terrorists carried out their massacre in southern Israel. "At best, Segev notes that he was overtly wearing a blue bracelet symbolizing his support for Israel," Stearns wrote in his ruling. "But it is not…...

58+ min ago (619+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 BUENOS AIRES (JTA) " As 127 newly elected Argentine lawmakers took the oath of office in Buenos Aires last week, several departed from the standard formula to pledge allegiance to a "free Palestine." The demonstration by the left-wing elected officials transformed what is typically a boilerplate ceremony into a political showdown over Israel, with shouting on the floor of the legislature as well as a wave of criticism from both pro-government and opposition voices. Argentina's main Jewish umbrella organization filed a formal complaint over the incident, which took place on Wednesday. At least four lawmakers participated. When left-wing deputy Nicol's del Ca'o was called to the podium, he used his brief time to swear on behalf of "the boys and girls massacred in Gaza." Another leftist lawmaker, Nestor Pitrola, took the oath wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh draped like…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (113+ words) [Irit Bahar Director, Prof. Yona Kosashvili, Prof Noa Eliakim-Raz Director, ex-hostage Alon Ohel, Pinhas Cohen - Chair of the Friends of Rabin Medical Center. (photo credit: Yam Lavi)]Performing in front of an audience is a moment of joy for me and a crucial part of my rehabilitation. I want to thank everyone involved. Taking the stage tonight is my victory." Ohel said. Freed hostage Alon Ohel gives a musical performance at Rabin Medical Center gala Performing in front of an audience is a moment of joy for me and a crucial part of my rehabilitation. I want to thank everyone involved. Taking the stage tonight is my victory." Ohel said....

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (322+ words) "Byron" has arrived: Following an evening of lightning, thunder, and intense rainfall and primarily in the north and along the coast. Precipitation expected to intensify throughout Tuesday. The storm will strengthen gradually. Rains that began overnight will intensify in the north and reach the central region by Tuesday night. On Wednesday, high-intensity rainfall is expected, raising serious concerns for flooding along the coast and in the Shefela (lowlands). The system will peak between Wednesday night and Thursday, delivering tens of millimeters of rain within hours. The forecast warns of gale-force winds reaching 80100 km/h (5062 mph), urban flooding, disruptions to daily life, and flash floods in the streams of the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea area. Rain will persist into Friday, focusing primarily on central Israel. Officials at the Israel Meteorological Service emphasize that "Byron" is expected to bring "abnormal…...