
Lahav Harkov
Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider
Writer at Lahav’s Newsletter
Senior Political Correspondent @j_insider covering Israeli politics & diplomacy. @MisgavINSen Fellow. Proud Jew & Zionist. עם הנצח לא מפחד מדרך ארוכה 🇮🇱
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1 week ago |
jewishinsider.com | Lahav Harkov
When Israelis held hostage by terrorists in Gaza are released, there is a flurry of attention. Members of the media descend on the hospitals to which the newly freed hostages are sent. Dozens of photos of the former hostages and their families are disseminated from the hospitals. Siblings and other relatives give interviews about the returnees’ medical conditions and what they said about their treatment in Gaza. Soon after, however, the public no longer hears much from most of them.
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1 week ago |
jewishinsider.com | Lahav Harkov
With the Middle East in flux from Gaza to Lebanon, Syria and Iran, any week in the last 600 days would have been a busy one in Jerusalem. Still, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) arrived in Israel on Monday at a particularly significant moment, with nuclear talks with Iran reaching a critical juncture and the U.S. and Israel moving forward with a plan to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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1 week ago |
jewishinsider.com | Lahav Harkov
One of Hamas’ top three sources of funding is the U.K., where it is a banned terrorist organization, an investigation from Israel’s Channel 12 found. That funding includes 25% of Hamas’ donors from non-state actors, as well as tens of millions of dollars from the government of the U.K. to a UNICEF program whose beneficiaries are determined by Hamas.
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1 week ago |
jewishinsider.com | Lahav Harkov
Yaron Lischinsky was laid to rest on Sunday in Beit Zayit, a moshav outside of Jerusalem, after he was killed alongside his partner, Sarah Lynn Milgrim, by a shooter who shouted “Free Palestine” at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday. Hundreds attended the funeral, according to sources present. The funeral was closed to the media at the family’s request.
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2 weeks ago |
jewishinsider.com | Lahav Harkov
The United Kingdom, France and Canada threatened on Monday “concrete actions” and sanctions against Israel if it does not change its policies on humanitarian aid and the war in Gaza, as well as settlements in the West Bank. The statement from the three countries came in response to Israel’s announcement that it had begun an escalation in the fighting in Gaza, while allowing in a limited amount of food, 11 weeks after blocking all aid in an attempt to pressure Hamas to free more hostages.
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