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Australia’s government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Jerusalem’s status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians (Image credit: AP)

Rabbi Ammi Hirsch and Shalom Hartman Institute’s Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer examine how the success of assimilation has made negotiating our modern Jewish identities more complex.

Washington promises to take action against companies, nations working with Iran’s drone program following Russia’s use of deadly kamikaze strikes in Ukrainian capital

Cedillo and De León removed from L.A. City Council committees  Los Angeles Times LA City Hall scandal: Protesters continue to demand de León, Cedillo’s resignations  FOX 11 Los Angeles Los Angeles council tries to get back to business after leaked tape scandal  POLITICO

EU official says East Mediterranean gas can wean the bloc off Russian energy; Cypriot president hails ‘historic’ day

Canberra, led by center-left Labor Party, reverses 2018 decision by previous government to offer formal recognition after first denying policy change

More than 100 Ukrainian women have been released from Russian captivity as part of what is thought to be one of the biggest prisoner swaps in the war so far.

Authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Tehran have in common international isolation, domestic crisis and conflict with the West.

The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon, of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign after a private meeting sparked a scandal. (Image credit: Stefanie Dazio/AP)

Palestinian computer programming expert said to have been abducted by local operatives trained by Israeli spy agency, questioned over suspected ties to Hamas