Likud Reportedly Preparing to Challenge Election Results if Netanyahu Loses

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has reportedly discussed challenging Israel’s election results if he loses, with party operatives preparing allegations of possible voter fraud in Arab communities. Likud was preparing complaints concerning polling stations in Arab towns, while Haaretz reported that party figures had discussed claiming the election was “stolen” if Netanyahu failed to […]
Israel Election Day: Turnout Reaches 16.7% by 10 a.m., Highest at That Hour Since at Least 1996

Israelis turned out in higher numbers than in the last election during the first hours of voting for the 26th Knesset on Tuesday, with turnout at 16.7% as of 10 a.m. Israel time, according to Israel’s Central Elections Committee. That compares with 15.9% at the same hour in the 2022 election. About 1.2 million votes […]
FBI Arrests CIA Contractor Accused of Leaking Top Secret Middle East Intelligence to a Journalist

The FBI has arrested a CIA contractor accused of leaking classified defense and Middle East intelligence to a person who then published it online, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, The Jerusalem Post reported. Ian Brinksman, 42, was arrested on Friday. According to the Justice Department, he has worked at a Virginia-based U.S. government […]
Port Discovery Children’s Museum to Open Baltimore-Inspired ‘B’More You’ Exhibit in Summer 2027

Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore will open a new exhibit called B’More You in the summer of 2027, the museum announced. The museum said the exhibit draws on the “energy, creativity, and connection of Baltimore neighborhoods.” B’More You will cover 4,500 square feet and will include a park and a rowhome modeled on Baltimore’s […]