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US seeks ‘new Israel’ in region, Khamenei says of Iraq Kurd referendum

US seeks ‘new Israel’ in region, Khamenei says of Iraq Kurd referendum

Iran supreme leader meets with Turkish president, claims Washington, Jerusalem benefit from vote   Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that the… Read More ›

How Baghdad is Punishing the Kurds Post-Referendum

How Baghdad is Punishing the Kurds Post-Referendum

Iraq has not been discouraged by the US State Department’s call for calm.   In the wake of the Kurdistan independence referendum, Iraq’s central government took… Read More ›

There’s no need for further politicization of the court

There’s no need for further politicization of the court

Op-ed: Someone in the government has got it all wrong. The public media isn’t a mouthpiece for political announcements, and the judicial authority shouldn’t have… Read More ›

For Israel’s real clowns, ‘sick counterfeit’ pranksters no laughing matter

For Israel’s real clowns, ‘sick counterfeit’ pranksters no laughing matter

The thousands of medical clowns in hospitals across Israel fear a spate of ‘It’-inspired clown spookings by roguish scamps is giving them a bad name… Read More ›

‘Who is a Jew?’ Can Now be Answered by Genetic Testing

‘Who is a Jew?’ Can Now be Answered by Genetic Testing

The mass immigration of Jews from the FSU to Israel was seen as a welcome blessing, but many have experienced difficulties proving their Jewish identity.… Read More ›

Supreme Court justice attended settlement celebration event

Supreme Court justice attended settlement celebration event

Justice Sohlberg—who resides in West Bank settlement Alon Shvut—privately attended Gush Etzion golden jubilee ceremony with his family; Chief Justice Naor prohibited judiciary from officially… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority government meets in Gaza in first since 2014

Palestinian Authority government meets in Gaza in first since 2014

Cabinet session is seen as symbolic step in PA’s return to power in the Strip   The Palestinian cabinet met in Gaza on Tuesday for… Read More ›

Government Anxious to Rush Through Haredi Military Service Exemption Law

Government Anxious to Rush Through Haredi Military Service Exemption Law

The High Court struck down Israel’s policy on haredi recruitment, deeming it to be discriminatory.   The cabinet appointed Tourism Minister Yariv Levin Sunday to… Read More ›

When Israel’s government celebrates controversy

When Israel’s government celebrates controversy

Op-ed: It is in our hands to decide whether to create a reality in which a state ceremony in Gush Etzion is a unifying event… Read More ›

Israel must not let Arab states hijack UNESCO

Israel must not let Arab states hijack UNESCO

Op-ed: Instead of fighting specific resolutions adopted by the UN organization, we must wake up and try to change its agenda by promoting the election… Read More ›

Quiet on Settlement Activity, Mideast Quartet Calls for PA Control of Gaza

Quiet on Settlement Activity, Mideast Quartet Calls for PA Control of Gaza

The statement omitted any reference to Israeli settlement activity – a rarity for the Quartet.   WASHINGTON — The Middle East Quartet, a working group… Read More ›

US Ambassador: Settlements are part of Israel proper

US Ambassador: Settlements are part of Israel proper

David Friedman says Israel is ‘only occupying 2 percent of the West Bank,’ adding ‘there is important security considerations to those settlements, there’s important nationalistic,… Read More ›

Washington rebuffs own envoy for saying ‘settlements are part of Israel’

Washington rebuffs own envoy for saying ‘settlements are part of Israel’

State Department spokeswoman says David Friedman’s statement should ‘not be read as a shift in US policy’   WASHINGTON — For the second time since… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Yad Vashem Showcases Handmade Yom Kippur Prayer Book From Holocaust

Jerusalem – Yad Vashem Showcases Handmade Yom Kippur Prayer Book From Holocaust

  Jerusalem – Ahead of the Jewish Day of Atonement, Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center is showcasing pages of a mimeographed copy of a Yom Kippur… Read More ›

Netanyahu vows ‘not to uproot Jews or Arabs’

Netanyahu vows ‘not to uproot Jews or Arabs’

During ceremony marking 50 years to Jewish settlement in West Bank, the prime minister boasts of a return home ‘to our ancestral land,’ adding ‘We’ve… Read More ›

Will Israel Revamp its Process for Vetting Palestinian Workers

Will Israel Revamp its Process for Vetting Palestinian Workers

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan stated at the scene of the attack that the policy of providing Palestinians with permits should be examined, “but no… Read More ›

Israel’s missed opportunity with North Korea

Israel’s missed opportunity with North Korea

Former Foreign Ministry Director-General Eytan Bentsur reveals Pyongyang’s repeated attempts to strike a deal with Jerusalem more than 20 years ago and how talks were… Read More ›

UN: Israeli, PA Incitement Violates Resolution 2334

UN: Israeli, PA Incitement Violates Resolution 2334

Such activity is “making the twostate solution increasingly unattainable and undermining Palestinian belief in the international peace efforts.”   Israelis and Palestinians have engaged in… Read More ›

Envoy: Israel ignoring UN demand to halt settlements

Envoy: Israel ignoring UN demand to halt settlements

UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov says in the three months since Security Council resolution on settlements, Israel’s settlement activity ‘continued at a… Read More ›

Wife of Har Adar terrorist left him weeks before shooting

Wife of Har Adar terrorist left him weeks before shooting

In final message to mother of his children, Nimer Jamal said she was ‘good’ and admitted to being a bad husband   Nimer Mahmoud Ahmad… Read More ›