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US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid, sign a security pledge at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem

US and Israel sign joint declaration on Iran’s nuclear program during Biden’s visit

Nuclear

During President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East, he’s signed a joint declaration with Israel to counter Iran’s nuclear program. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Sina Azodi, a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council in Washington, about what the move means.

A white ambulance is shown from the front with several people wearing military fatigues and carrying weapons standing nearby.

Gang riot in Ecuador prison leaves more than 100 dead, dozens injured

Top of The World
Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike

Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas

Top of The World
The Fernsehturm television tower, featuring Berlin's largest and most well-known disco ball.

For Israelis, Berlin is one big, alluring disco party

Arts, Culture & Media

American rabbi elected to Israeli Knesset with hopes of bridging sectarian divide

Lifestyle & Belief
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Netanyahu makes a push to shore up relations in wake of Obama’s election victory

Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama haven’t exactly gotten along over the years, but they’re inextricably linked. As Obama prepares to move into his second term, Netanyahu is trying to repair relations — to make sure bad relations between the two don’t keep him from winning his own election.

American Rabbi Elected to Israel’s Parliament

Global Politics

In Israel, most Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men are exempt from military service for religious reasons. But Israeli voters want that to change.

Yair Lapid and the New Face of Israeli Politics

One of the big surprises with Israel’s election on Tuesday was second-place finisher, Yair Lapid […]

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How US Election Could Affect Vote in Israel

Global Politics

The World’s Matthew Bell reports on how the outcome of the presidential vote in the US could impact Israel’s own elections early next year.

Israeli Pol Pledges Multi-Partisanship

Centrist Israeli politician Yair Lapid, cruising for right-wing voters, calls Prime Minister Netanyahu’s work on peace a failure […]

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