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Ya’alon: Gaza war quarrel must not repeat itself

Defense minister welcomes reconciliation between IDF, Shin Bet security service, says episode was ‘bad for Israel’

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Netanyahu campaign ad says left will benefit Islamic State

In response, PM slammed by ex-Shin Bet head, Zionist Union for Palestinian prisoner releases, ‘colossal failure’ on security matters

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Netanyahus said to keep real kitchen off-camera

Video showed dismal cooking facilities in PM’s residence, but report says there’s a modern kitchen on the second floor

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Committee permits Likud ad linking left, Islamic State

Judge says he doesn’t have jurisdiction to ban campaign spots, ‘even if they leave one feeling uncomfortable’

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Ex-security chief knocks Netanyahu, backs Herzog

Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin says last, failed round of peace talks were ‘conducted with astonishing ineffectiveness’

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Civil servant commits suicide after Facebook accusations of racism

Before taking his own life, population authority manager who was ‘shamed’ on social media says he spent whole life championing equality

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After suicide, Israel mulls laws against online defamation

Lawmakers says libel laws lag behind technology, in debate over man who killed himself in wake of accusatory Facebook post

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Former Shin Bet chief mulls political run

Yuval Diskin, Netanyahu critic and vocal supporter of two-state solution, says he’s averse to politics but wants to make a mark

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Tel Aviv mayor considering run for Labor leadership

Ron Huldai says he received calls from ‘many quarters,’ will make decision by fall, ahead of May 2016 primaries

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Palestinians giving up on statehood, ex-security chief says

Yuval Diskin, who headed the Shin Bet agency, waxes nostalgic about the streets of Nablus, but warns a single state will be ‘unsustainable’ for Israel

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Jewish terror state already upon us, ex security chief warns

Yuval Diskin says crackdown too little too late to stop ‘State of Judea,’ fed by rabbis no longer in control of their charges and years of weak efforts by Shin Bet

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Survey shows Gantz preferred to Netanyahu as PM… except he can’t run

Where other challengers would fail, poll finds the ex-chief of staff would sweep into office. Problem is, the law says he has to wait 3 years

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Ex-Shin Bet chief, -top cop support Breaking the Silence

Ami Ayalon and Elik Ron join other former defense officials backing controversial NGO’s efforts to highlight alleged IDF abuses

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Ashkenazi’s loose lips on military secrets reportedly left PM fuming

A-G report into so-called Harpaz affair includes two incidents in which former IDF chief revealed classified information

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The end of Israeli democracy?

In the cacophony of grandstanding over Israelis’ endangered liberties, one of the most profound debates in the country’s history is being missed

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Coalition chair: Security chiefs ‘all become leftists’ on the job

Likud MK David Bitan says ‘there’s a problem’ with officials that lead Mossad, Shin Bet, as their positions take them left over time

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Former Shin Bet head, diplomat, deny role in VW scandal

Yuval Diskin and Avi Primor deny tipping off senior figure in automotive firm about developments in the ‘Dieselgate‘ test emissions scandal

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Netanyahu suspected of obstructing Bezeq probe, report says

PM said to have instructed his media adviser to delete incriminating text messages; his son Yair also reportedly a suspect

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Former Mossad, Shin Bet heads call Netanyahu ‘a danger’ who puts country at risk

In video, six ex-security chiefs say prime minister has lost right to lead country, uses sensitive classified information for personal gain

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Nearly 600,000 watch virtual protest against PM, Likud’s shuttering of Knesset

Former Shin Bet, Mossad heads and ex-Supreme Court deputy chief address Facebook event, urge Gantz to refrain from joining coalition led by Netanyahu over his indictments

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