Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot continues to trend upward in the polls following Sunday's announcement of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding , while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former PM Naftali Bennett lose ground, a poll conducted by KAN News found on Tuesday. 

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with pollster Jeremy Saltan.

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Haredi anger after police break up anti-draft demo. Settlers torch West Bank mosque. Police want Eli Cohen indictment.

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Israel on Tuesday officially declared Route 60 the Biblical Highway.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yishai Fleisher , Efrat council member and the spokesperson for the Jewish community in Hebron.

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Most analysts in Israel and the West believe the memorandum of understanding, which it is expected will be signed in Switzerland on Friday,  is terrible for Israel , involves significant concessions by president Trump and represents a strategic victory for the regime in Iran. 

But is this is what they are saying in Iran ?

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Iran analyst Natty Tobian.

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Iran says IDF presence in south Lebanon will be considered a ceasefire violation. VP Vance says IAEA inspectors in Iran is part of the deal. PM admits he doesn't know what is in the MoU.

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Iran and US announce deal to end war. Israel says it will stay in a Lebanon security zone. Iran says Israeli attacks in Lebanon must stop.

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The World Cup has never been free of politics, yet this year’s event may be in a league of its own.

Part of the tension comes from the relations between the three host nations. Since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he has levied tariffs on both the U.S. and Canada as part of his broader trade war. 

And then there is the ongoing Gulf war.

This is the first time that a World Cup host nation has been actively at war with a participating nation. 

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Ofir Muktar , a senior criminology lecturer at the Ashkelon Academic College.

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Israel hits Beirut after 3 drones land in Israel. Iran says no deal yet with US. Lapid; deal is a complete failure.

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Former Labor MK Dr Einat Wilf is now the head of a new party, Oz, that will stand in the upcoming election.

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with her about her new book  entitled  Peace Not Now.

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The World Cup gets underway on Thursday night when co-hosts Mexico face South Africa in the opening Group A game at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City.

This tournament has 3 host countries – the US, Mexico and Canada and has been expanded to 48 countries with no less than 104 matches. The final will be on Sunday July 19th.

Alan Wigman, Wiggi, from Beit Shemesh, operates a World Cup blog.  KAN's Mark Weiss spoke to him ahead of the start of the tournament.

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