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Israel's military chief vows continued action against Iran

Israel's military chief on Tuesday vowed to step up actions, including covert operations, against Iran and its nuclear program.   Speaking in Tel Aviv, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said Israel and its intelligence community “is working against Iranian regional entrenchment throughout the...

UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees is facing an “existential” budget crisis and appealing for urgent funding of $120 million to keep essential education, healthcare and other services running, the agency's chief said Friday. “We keep struggling,...

'Anti-feminist' vandals in Israel deface images of women

JERUSALEM (AP) — The joyful glint in Peggy Parnass' eyes is so sharp it can be seen from the walls of Jerusalem's bustling Old City. Posted across the street at the gateway to City Hall, twin images of the Holocaust survivor and activist gaze out at the ancient warren of holy monuments of...