House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes bi-partisan bill to help advance normalization agreements between Israel and Arab countries - must also pass the Senate

The opposition claims Netanyahu's decision to postpone voting on lawmakers for the panel to select judges, is a ploy to appease proponents of his judicial legislation and say negotiations to find agreements will end

War-torn Syria has become the region's main site for a multi-billion-dollar drug trade, with Jordan a main transit route to the oil-rich Gulf states for a Syrian-made amphetamine known as captagon

Aiming to combat rising antisemitism, a group of Jewish comedians are setting up a show to make fun of it, writing original material for their respective acts, including taking a jab at 'Jews will not replace us' chants ; 'Replace you? We want to represent you in the divorce, when she replaces you'

In 2022, there was a jump in the sales of blue-and-white weapons, mainly to European countries, due to the war in Ukraine; Abraham Accords countries also contributed to the jump. Next target: the Japanese army. A quarter of the sales - drones and UAVs. A senior official in the Ministry of Defense: 'Selling military equipment abroad makes it possible to supply it to the IDF more cheaply'

Amichai Chikli vehemently criticized the left-wing J Street group, saying it undermines Israel's interests; Nadav Tamir, CEO of J Street Israel, responded, 'I'm proud of Israel and ashamed of Chikli, whose accusations amount to serious slander against a Zionist organization at its core'

Yair Lapid says Netanyahu knows the implication of delaying the selection of judges and until a panel is seated there is no point in negotiations; accuses the prime minister of being a liar; Netanyahu: opposition wanted talks to fail from the moment go