Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief
The Israeli prime minister’s effort to remove the Shin Bet chief is raising concerns about whether he was seeking to undermine the agency’s independence.
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Benjamin Netanyahu says he will sack Israel’s domestic spy chief
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Netanyahu’s Move to Fire Shin Bet Chief Reflects Wider Push for Control
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Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss head of Israel’s internal security service
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Netanyahu seeks to dismiss Israel's internal security chief as power struggle boils over
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Netanyahu faces backlash over plan to fire internal security chief
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Israel’s renewed siege of Gaza
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Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine
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Chiefs' Worthy arrested on family violence charge
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German intelligence chief says Russia wants to test West
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FirstFT: OECD cuts global growth forecast
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US and Russian spy chiefs speak amid Ukraine war talks
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Xavier Worthy of Chiefs released from jail, won't face domestic assault charges
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Firing the Watchdogs | Sunday on 60 Minutes
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Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas
Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaotic. Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Gardner Minshew agrees to one-year deal with Chiefs
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Fire Damages 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle
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Maritime regulator says ‘fight fire with fire’ and levy China ships at US ports
Federal Maritime Commission chair says taxes on Chinese vessels docking in US should be used to create domestic championsFinancial Times - 12h -
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NC State fires Keatts a year after Final Four run
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Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again
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Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program
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Everton Want To Sign 25-Year-Old Israel Player: Will The Move Go Through?
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Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria's deal with Kurdish-led group
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Reuters beclowns itself, to Hamas’s benefit
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Airline CEOs warn domestic travel demand is slowing
Airline CEOs say economic uncertainty and a drop in government travel is driving down domestic travel demand.CNBC - 5d -
Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market
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Among American Jews, a Schism Over Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest
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Democracy Is on the Line in Israel and America
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Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox
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Altera launches Agilex 3 FPGAs for the intelligent edge
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