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JERUSALEM | December 16, 2025

How the biblical Temple’s 7-branched menorah became the 9-branched hanukkiah

by Jo Elizabeth

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U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of President Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Trump affirms good relations with PM Netanyahu but says US is 'looking into' whether Israel broke Gaza ceasefire

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Rare Hasmonean-era oil lamp discovery near Jerusalem revealed on first night of Hanukkah

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A pro-Iranian Hezbollah flag flutters over replica of missiles pointed towards Israel in the southern Lebanese village of Burj Qalaway. November 17, 2025 Photo: Marwan Naamani by Reuters Connect

Fearing 'new regional explosion,' US continues pressure on Israel to grant more time for Hezbollah disarmament

by All Israel News Staff

In Santiago, Chile, Republican Party presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast greets a supporter after winning Chile's presidential election December 14, 2025 Photo: Reuters Connect by Reinaldo Ubilla

Israel congratulates Chile’s President-elect Kast, pro-Israel son of Nazi-era German soldier

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Ahmed al Ahmed, the bystander who charged at one of the gunmen and seized his rifle during the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, at St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. Photo: Prime Minister's Office via Reuters Connect

Jewish donors push crowdfunding for Muslim 'hero' who fought Sydney terrorists to over $1.4 million

by All Israel News Staff

The German Air Force presents the initial capability of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters Connect by Alex Schmidt

Former IDF air defense chief notes Israeli Arrow protects German skies 80 years after Holocaust

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Israeli embassies, Jewish communities around the world raise alarm levels after Bondi Beach massacre

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Israel’s Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon places flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Photo: Reuters Connect by Mick Tsikas

‘Proud to be enemies of evil’: Israel’s diaspora minister visits Australia, slams gov’t for inaction against antisemitism

by All Israel News Staff

Surprising Bondi massacre hashtag: Iranians standing in solidarity with the Jewish people

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President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus October 12, 2025 Photo: Omar Rashidi/Flash 90

Former Syrian President Assad wants to return to practicing ophthalmology while living in isolation in Russian exile

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Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90

OECD report highlights gap between education and job quality in Israel

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Wikipedia: 'We don’t write entries about soldiers,' removes pages authored by brother of murdered Israeli hostage

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Connecting the Bible to modern Judaism: From Jesus’ time to today

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