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    Israeli minister quits Netanyahu's unity government, saying he was sidelined

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A veteran Israeli minister who joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack said on Monday he had resigned after not being included in the highest-level war cabinet. Gideon Saar joined the unity government along with several other members of the opposition to help manage the war on Hamas in Gaza. Saar's departure, along with another of his allies, is not expected to affect the stability of Netanyahu's government, which...

  • Opinion: I'm a political scientist and I'm putting myself on a politics diet for the 2024 election

    As a political scientist, I've long believed political competition to be the keystone of representative democracy. Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I'm consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and social media app notifications on my phone. I plan to visit two or three trustworthy news websites only once a day. And I’ve unsubscribed to candidate fundraising emails. Why? Because while political competition theoretically drives efficient and...

  • Sriracha Rivals Go Head-to-Head: The Week’s Top Grocery News

    This week, we learned which U.S. state is ordering the most booze through Instacart, and whether Huy Fong’s ex-supplier of hot peppers now makes a better sriracha than Huy Fong itself. We also learned what makes Spanish potato chips superior to American ones, and why Del Monte found it necessary to develop a single-serving pineapple for solitary shoppers. Read on for all the top grocery news of the week. Huy Fong’s Ex-Supplier Now Makes Its Own Sriracha. How Does It Taste? Huy Fong recently...

  • Trudeau Government Cuts off Arms Sales to Israel

    The Canadian government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that it is ending arms sales -- such as they are -- to Israel, bowing to pressure from left-wing radicals as Israel fights against genocidal Palestinian terrorists.

    • NPR

    Trump seeks to capitalize on Biden's frustration with Israel's Netanyahu

    Support for Israel's war in Gaza has fractured along political and religious lines. But Trump's own remarks about Jewish Americans have been sharply criticized.

  • How the US government is thwarting peace efforts in Ukraine and Israel

    Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh warns of political repercussions for the Biden administration's handling of the international crises in Europe and the Middle East.

  • ‘The time is here’: the ex-government insider shaking up Hungarian politics

    Péter Magyar was a well-connected figure in the ruling Fidesz party. What prompted his transformation to Orbán critic?It is a chaotic political saga that Hungarians are following like a soap opera.A former government insider has become the talk of the country after he publicly broke with Hungary’s powerful leadership and declared he would launch a new political party. Continue reading

  • Israel defence chief to head to Washington for Gaza talks

    Yoav Gallant will leave Israel for the US on Sunday amid growing tensions between the alliesIsraeli defence minister Yoav Gallant will leave on Sunday for talks in the United States, the Israeli government said, amid growing tensions between the allies over the war in Gaza.Gallant will meet with US counterpart Lloyd Austin, US secretary of state Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan “and additional senior officials”, a statement said. Continue reading

    • UnHerd

    Israel’s victory will be Netanyahu’s downfall

    Weeks ago, the Israeli army came up with a perfectly serviceable plan to

  • Netanyahu Accuses Sen. Schumer Of 'Interference' In Israel's Democracy

    Netanyahu Accuses Sen. Schumer Of 'Interference' In Israel's Democracy Via Middle East Eye Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that calls from US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for new elections in Israel are "inappropriate". Schumer on Thursday had called for Netanyahu's government to be unseated, saying new leadership was needed in the country. "As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me [that] the Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs...

  • Schumer's Anti-Netanyahu Speech Stuns Washington and Israel

    New York Senator Chuck Schumer gave a speech that has shocked observers in both Washington and Israel.

  • Lego tells California police: stop putting our heads on your mugshots

    Toy company makes request after altered images – which hide suspects’ identities in line with state law – go viralA southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media.The Murrieta police department has been using Lego heads and emojis to cover people’s faces in posts on social sites since at least early 2023. But the altered photos went viral last...