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Netanyahu to Hamas: Israel will strike with ‘greater force’ than 2014 war if attacked from tunnels

Netanyahu to Hamas: Israel will strike with ‘greater force’ than 2014 war if attacked from tunnels

PM warns Palestinian terror group against reestablishing network of underground passageways.   Israel will respond more forcefully than it did during 2014’s Operation protective Edge… Read More ›

Eight Hamas militants missing after Gaza tunnel collapse

Eight Hamas militants missing after Gaza tunnel collapse

Terror tunnel collapses on 11 members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades because of rain and flooding; 3 were able to escape, but 8 remain… Read More ›

UN chief rejects criticism from Israel: ‘Nothing justifies terrorism’

UN chief rejects criticism from Israel: ‘Nothing justifies terrorism’

After PM Netanyahu accused him of ‘giving terror a tailwind,’ Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman says the UN secretary-general stands behind remarks to the UN Security Council… Read More ›

Civilians apprehend stabber in Givat Ze’ev

Civilians apprehend stabber in Givat Ze’ev

Terrorist attacks a man about 50 years old outside a gas station restaurant, seriously wounding him; civilians tackle attacker to the ground, lightly wounding him.… Read More ›

Al Jazeera America closure marks a quieter Qatar

Al Jazeera America closure marks a quieter Qatar

Qatar’s support for the entire Al Jazeera operation is in question, diplomats say.   When Qatar announced the closure of Al Jazeera America this month,… Read More ›

Israel and Greece send message to Turkey: Our friendship is not aimed against you

Israel and Greece send message to Turkey: Our friendship is not aimed against you

“Our cooperation with Greece and Cyprus stands on its own,” Netanyahu said at a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Tsipras.   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

One Israeli in serious condition after suspected terror stabbing in West Bank

One Israeli in serious condition after suspected terror stabbing in West Bank

  A Palestinian assailant stabbed an Israeli at a gas station in the West Bank settlement of Givat Ze’ev, according to initial reports. MDA paramedics… Read More ›

Doomsday Clock stays at three minutes to midnight

Doomsday Clock stays at three minutes to midnight

  he Doomsday Clock stands unchanged at three minutes to midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which oversees the clock –a metaphor of how… Read More ›

After stabbing attacks, army ordered to rethink settlement security

After stabbing attacks, army ordered to rethink settlement security

Netanyahu directs army to prepare widespread program to protect West Bank communities following three attacks in eight days   After a third terror attack inside… Read More ›

US envoy to UN condemns recent West Bank terror

US envoy to UN condemns recent West Bank terror

Samantha Power says while US ‘strongly opposes settlement activity,’ it ‘can never in itself be an excuse for violence’   US Ambassador to the UN… Read More ›

Furious Netanyahu slams Ban Ki-moon for ‘stoking’ Palestinian terrorism

Furious Netanyahu slams Ban Ki-moon for ‘stoking’ Palestinian terrorism

UN chief: It’s ‘human nature to react to occupation’; PM: There’s no justification for terror, the Palestinians want to destroy Israel   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

How to transcend baby poop to become a spiritual parent

How to transcend baby poop to become a spiritual parent

In her long-awaited new book, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg says connecting to compassion is a muscle parents can train — with a little help from some… Read More ›

Syria still has chemical weapons

Syria still has chemical weapons

Analysis: A massacre by chemical weapons in Syria in 2013 led to Russia and the US forcing Assad to give up on his arsenal of… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Europe not doing enough to fight anti-Semitism

Netanyahu: Europe not doing enough to fight anti-Semitism

Holocaust survivor Martha Weiss to represent Israel at UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, while US President Obama will attend ceremony at Israeli Embassy. Prime… Read More ›

IDF preparing for possible war on northern, Gaza borders

IDF preparing for possible war on northern, Gaza borders

Israel isn’t expected to start a war of choice in the near future, but the IDF believes incidents on the borders with Syria, Lebanon and… Read More ›

With Hezbollah to the left, Syria to the right, and snow all over, IDF takes no chances

With Hezbollah to the left, Syria to the right, and snow all over, IDF takes no chances

The most significant threat facing Israel today sits just a few meters from the soldiers of the Armored Brigade’s 605th engineering battalion.   In one… Read More ›

Milwaukee man charged with terror plot had planned attack on Israelis

Milwaukee man charged with terror plot had planned attack on Israelis

The officials said Hamzeh had been under investigation since September and had first considered an attack on Israelis in the West Bank but decided instead… Read More ›

Report: Eight Hamas militants killed after heavy rains cause terror tunnel to collapse

Report: Eight Hamas militants killed after heavy rains cause terror tunnel to collapse

It is estimated that since the end of Operation Protective Edge last summer, Hamas has dug dozens of tunnels of varying lengths.   At least… Read More ›

Merkel calls for ‘intensive action’ against anti-Semitism

Merkel calls for ‘intensive action’ against anti-Semitism

In her weekly video podcast the German Chancellor said that particular vigilance is necessary regarding ‘young people who come from countries where hatred of Israel… Read More ›

NYT: Bloomberg may run for president as independent

NYT: Bloomberg may run for president as independent

Jewish billionaire and three-time New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told advisers to plan a run as an independent – just before the start… Read More ›