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Canaan Lidor

Canaan Lidor

Canaan Lidor is an award-winning journalist and news correspondent at JNS. A former fighter and counterintelligence analyst in the IDF, he has over a decade of field experience covering world events, including several conflicts and terrorist attacks, as a Europe correspondent based in the Netherlands. Canaan now lives in his native Haifa, Israel, with his wife and two children.

Pauline Hanson, center, with Robert Gregory and Teneille Murray. Photo courtesy of the Australian Jewish Association.
World News
Australian Jewish group receives mailbox death threat
The letter, whose author claimed to “work with Hezbollah,” ended with the words: “Kill and fumigate all Jews.”
May 3, 2026
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The Villa Grande, which houses the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo, Norway. Credit: Courtesy of the Municipality of Oslo.
World News
Holocaust center in Oslo sparks outrage over ‘Nakba’ lecture
The center, which was created with reparations money over Norway’s complicity, plans to host a scholar who decried Western concern for Israel’s security.
April 30, 2026
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A general view of Haifa, Oct. 14, 2007. Photo by Oren Fixler/Flash90.
Israel News
Israeli firm rejects Russian grain shipment after Ukraine protest
The Zenziper Company declined the delivery, flagged as “stolen,” amid diplomatic tensions with Kyiv.
April 30, 2026
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The hall of the lower house of the Swiss Parliament. Photo courtesy of the Federl Council of Switzerland.
World News
Swiss parliament votes against recognizing Palestinian state
The lower house in Bern followed the example of upper one last year, and rejected a motion by a large majority.
April 29, 2026
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Kazakhstan's president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, second from left, walks with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at the presidential residence in Astana, Kazakhstan on April 27, 2026. Photk by Haim Zach/GPO.
Israel News
Herzog’s Kazakhstan trip bolsters Israel’s eastward shift
Israel deepens Central Asia ties as Western relations strain and regional alliances gain urgency.
April 29, 2026
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Isaac Herzog, second from left, and Yoav Bistritsky meet with Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen and other rabbis in Astana, Kazakhstan on April 28, 2026. Photo by Canaan Lidor.
World News
Herzog warns Iran may use Kyrgyzstan as smuggling route
The Israeli president raised concerns during his Kazakhstan visit, citing an Iranian defense official’s trip to Bishkek.
April 28, 2026
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Two Israeli Air Force F-15 "Baz" fighter jets during operational activity. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.
Israel News
Israeli F-15 technicians charged with spying for Iran
The affair is a rare case where the Islamic Republic is believed to have recruited agents with access to highly sensitive material.
April 24, 2026
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Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Araz Yaquboglu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
World News
40 passengers from Israel briefly detained at Moscow airport
The Israeli Foreign Ministry called the incident “utterly unacceptable.”
April 22, 2026
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A boat sails in the port of Hội An, Vietnam on March 23, 2025. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ryan Milani. Https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
World News
Tourists filmed calling Israelis in Vietnam ‘rats’
A local rabbi says antisemitic incidents by foreign visitors are “unheard of” in the country, as three filmed confrontations sparked global outrage.
April 22, 2026
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Peter Magyar answers reporters' questions during a press conference in Budapest, April 20, 2026. Photo by Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Hungary’s PM elect invites Netanyahu, warns of possible arrest
Peter Magyar confirmed his invitation of the Israeli leader, while saying ICC membership could require his detention, creating confusion over Hungary’s stance.
April 21, 2026
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Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern, wearing a black shirt, protests with other residents of his city against the ceasefire with Hezbollah outside the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Northern Israelis rally in Jerusalem against ceasefire
“For over two years, our children have suffered without any security solution on the horizon,” said Mayor Avichai Stern.
April 19, 2026
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Gadi Taub speaks at a conference in Beersheva, Israel on May 28, 2025. Photo by Canaan Lidor.
Israel News
Israeli court rejects NYT writer’s libel suit
Gadi Taub’s criticism of Ronen Bergman’s reporting on the Mossad’s pager operation against Hezbollah was not defamatory, a judge ruled.
April 16, 2026
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