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Amelie Botbol is a diplomatic correspondent for JNS. Originally from Casablanca, Morocco, she made aliyah in 2014. Her reporting focuses on major international developments and the Israeli political arena, including weekly coverage from the Knesset. She also produced one of the world’s most extensive bodies of reporting on Israel’s hostage crisis following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attacks.

The joint move “shows the strength of our relationship and its ability to adapt to changing circumstances,” the PMO said.
An Israeli law professor who released a report about Hamas’s heinous crimes is leading the international expert team to develop the guide.
“The real genocide is against the people of Israel. If we didn’t have the Iron Dome, Israel would be gone and we would all be dead,” Elle Aviv, founder of Global Peace for Israel, told JNS.
Bereaved parents, former security chiefs, hostage relatives and social activists are among dozens of first-time lawmakers.
‘Kicking Forward’ provides participants with a team-based framework combining sport, social connections and a sense of belonging, as part of their rehabilitation and return to everyday life.
“Today, there is nothing I can’t do,” Boris Shtonda tells JNS.
Arab parties, haredi conscription and Trump complicate his coalition bid.
The Israeli diplomat drew parallels between Nazi and Soviet antisemitic propaganda.
The inspection process included 78% more polling-station examinations than during the review of the previous Knesset election.