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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The governing body for soccer in Ireland voted Saturday to call for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel from competition.  It marks the third instance of a European soccer national governing body calling for Israel’s suspension from UEFA, joining Norway and Turkey. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The body of an Israeli hostage who advocates say “fought heroically” to defend his community during a “fierce battle” Oct. 7, 2023, has been returned by terrorists for burial, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli military announced that Lior Rudaeff, 61, was given back after he “fell during battle …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israeli cycling team Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) has lost its top sponsor despite honoring the sponsor’s request to remove the word “Israel” from the team name.  The Canadian company Premier Tech announced it would be ending its partnership with the team in a statement released Friday.  “After multiple discussions with the team …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I am sitting at the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate Conference this week, listening to Van Jones, and I’m disappointed in myself because I’m not hating everything he’s saying. It starts with this:  “I work for CNN,” Jones says, “But I’m not CNN. I don’t agree with everything CNN says or does.” …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A plot by Iran to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico has been thwarted, officials revealed Friday. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly trying to kill the ambassador starting late last year, but that effort was neutralized, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official. “We thank the security and law enforcement services in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) confirmed that its national security team authorized its athletes to enter Indonesia for the World Gymnastics Championships last month, despite the Indonesian government blocking the athletes from entering the country, citing security concerns. An IGF spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that the country’s security team gave …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pro-Israel event in Toronto turned violent on Wednesday when anti-Israel activists stormed a private venue, injuring one speaker and damaging property. The attack came just days after Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow faced criticism for describing “the genocide in Gaza,” a remark that Jewish groups warned could inflame tensions in the city. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kazakhstan is expected to join the Abraham Accords, officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday. The Abraham Accords, first signed in 2020, currently include three countries that have formalized normalization agreements with Israel: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. Sudan signed a U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords declaration in January 2021 but efforts …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that it had started striking Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon. The IDF said it struck terrorist infrastructure and several weapon storage facilities that belonged to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force on Thursday. The military also alleged that the Radwan Force was working to “reestablish terrorist …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, presented a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday to partner nations aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including authorization for an international security force, according to a senior U.S. official.  Waltz recently met with representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi …