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Jerusalem’s Arab population growth slowly decreases

Jerusalem’s Arab population growth slowly decreases

Researchers at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies now say that Jerusalem’s population per capita growth has remained steady since 1967, and that due to… Read More ›

Israel Conducts ‘Experimental’ Rocket Test Over Heart of the Country

Israel Conducts ‘Experimental’ Rocket Test Over Heart of the Country

Images shared on social media showed a projectile streaking through the sky.   The Defense Ministry said Monday that it conducted a successful experimental test… Read More ›

Left in the provincial dust: A summary of Trump’s visit to Israel

Left in the provincial dust: A summary of Trump’s visit to Israel

Op-ed: It was enough to hear about the heartbreaking shabbiness of the Prime Minister’s Residence’s kitchen or watch Sara Netanyahu’s hyperactivity during the US president’s… Read More ›

Deri and his wife interrogated as police arrest 14 in probe

Deri and his wife interrogated as police arrest 14 in probe

Ex-convict interior minister questioned over suspected real estate and tax offenses; top officials among detainees   Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and his wife, Yaffa, were… Read More ›

Israel in 2017: More People Working, Living Longer

Israel in 2017: More People Working, Living Longer

Taub Center cites government’s failure to reduce poverty through taxes and welfare system   Israel’s long-term economic growth is not sustainable and the country has… Read More ›

Trump: The seller of dreams

Trump: The seller of dreams

Op-ed: The US president used his Mideast visit to sell stuff—and he was very successful. He turned Saudi King Salman into his personal hero, and… Read More ›

Trump’s Envoy Returns Amid Push to Renew Direct Talks

Trump’s Envoy Returns Amid Push to Renew Direct Talks

PMO denies reports US pushing Netanyahu to transfer parts of Area C to Palestinian control.   US Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt returned to Israel on… Read More ›

Between words and ancient stones: A loving yet realistic look at Jerusalem

Between words and ancient stones: A loving yet realistic look at Jerusalem

Op-ed: Fifty years after its liberation, Jerusalem needs people who will live in it, rather than politicians who adorn themselves with the capital through dresses… Read More ›

Terror Victim’s Mother Decries PA Payments to Terrorists at UN

Terror Victim’s Mother Decries PA Payments to Terrorists at UN

Ruth Schwartz made her remarks at the United Nations during a special forum on the glorification of terrorism, organized by the Israeli Mission to the… Read More ›

Erdan to ‘Post’: New Opportunity for Anti-Terrorism Coalition

Erdan to ‘Post’: New Opportunity for Anti-Terrorism Coalition

“Even if the relationships are not good enough, it will never be a justification to kill a woman or a child.” Israel faces new prospects… Read More ›

Abbas tells Trump he’s ‘ready to begin negotiating immediately’ with Israel

Abbas tells Trump he’s ‘ready to begin negotiating immediately’ with Israel

US president and Palestinian leader agree to ‘continue discussions’ on PA’s payments to families of terrorists, White House says   WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority President… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Settler Leader Calls Invitation To Trump Event Significant Event

Jerusalem – Settler Leader Calls Invitation To Trump Event Significant Event

  Jerusalem – The US Embassy invited a settler leader to President Donald Trump’s keynote speech at the Israel Museum on Tuesday. “Dear Guest: You… Read More ›

An Historic Day at the Western Wall

An Historic Day at the Western Wall

Its location over the pre-1967 lines makes such a visit potentially complicated, because it could be seen as a sign of US acceptance of Israeli… Read More ›

Analysis: Bereft of meat, Trump declarations leave Israel with much to chew on

Analysis: Bereft of meat, Trump declarations leave Israel with much to chew on

Heavy on symbolic gestures, short on substance, US president’s baffling first day in Jewish state deepens mystery of how he’ll achieve his stated goal of… Read More ›

Berlin Social Democratic Party Declares BDS Antisemitic

Berlin Social Democratic Party Declares BDS Antisemitic

Politicians engulfed in anti-Israel hatred.   Members of Berlin’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) passed a resolution on Saturday in support of Israel, condemning the boycott,divestment,sanctions… Read More ›

Israeli national hero and undercover spy laid to rest

Israeli national hero and undercover spy laid to rest

Shulamit Cohen-Kishik was an Israeli Mossad spy code named ‘The Pearl’ who operated undercover in Lebanon for 14 years. She passed away Sunday at the… Read More ›

Report: Lebanon Allegedly Detains Iraqi Citizen Accused of Gathering Intel for Israel

Report: Lebanon Allegedly Detains Iraqi Citizen Accused of Gathering Intel for Israel

An Iraqi citizen was recently arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of spying on the Lebanese military and forming an espionage ring at Israel’s behest, Lebanese… Read More ›

A better solution for Jerusalem

A better solution for Jerusalem

Op-ed: Trump has a way of keeping his promise to move the US embassy without declaring that Jerusalem is Israel’s united capital: A US embassy… Read More ›

Is Softwre of Israel’s New F-35 Fighter Jets Susceptible to Hacking?

Is Softwre of Israel’s New F-35 Fighter Jets Susceptible to Hacking?

F-35 can be hacked but adapted hardware can prevent it, says military expert at Jerusalem cyber conference.   The software of Western aircraft such as… Read More ›

Israelis send medicine and other medical aid to Syrian children

Israelis send medicine and other medical aid to Syrian children

The group Just Beyond Our Border raised over NIS 2 million in crowd funding campaigns to buy medical supplies for children suffering in Syria’s civil… Read More ›