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Arab alliance embraces potential kingmaker role after breakup of Joint List

Ayman Odeh predicts Hadash-Ta’al ‘will be the most important party’ after election if neither side has majority, though split from Balad largely seen as boon to Netanyahu’s bloc

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Trump Pick Raymond Dearie Appointed as Special Master – The Daily Beast

Trump Pick Raymond Dearie Appointed as Special Master  The Daily Beast Judge names special master to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago  CBS News Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search; DOJ request to resume criminal probe rejected  CNN In Legal Fight

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These photos follow the career of tennis great Roger Federer

Roger Federer announced he is retiring from tennis. Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight at Wimbledon. (Image credit: Toussaint Kluiters/AFP via Getty Images)

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Podcast: 2 years post-Abraham Accords signing, who’s got Israel’s back against Iran?

In this EXTRA Daily Briefing episode, editor David Horovitz and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman assess successes and failures, and how the region’s alliances have shifted

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Veterans Affairs’ New Policy to Provide Abortions Sets Off Battle With Conservative States

A new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule is setting up a major clash between conservative states and the federal government, as Republican lawmakers vow to fight the policy that the VA will provide abortion services even in states that

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Israel belatedly looks to green construction for concrete fix to polluting buildings

Reducing carbon emissions is a national priority, but that means reinventing the way structures are built and occupied; several Israeli companies are innovating new solutions

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Defying ministry, rabbis tell school to put transgender boy in female-only class

Religious figures wade into case that has roiled religious elementary school in Givat Shmuel, claiming that Jewish law forbids cross-dressing

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Special Masters and the Trump Records Investigation, Explained

An independent arbiter’s review of government documents seized at the former president’s home could significantly delay the criminal inquiry.

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Joint List breakup deepens Lapid’s nightmare of anti-Netanyahu votes going to waste

While ex-PM united key factions of his bloc to minimize risk of wasted votes, caretaker PM failed to do likewise for those opposed to Netanyahu. Then came a Joint List hammer blow

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