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Leonard Cohen, soul-stirring musician, dies at 82

Leonard Cohen, soul-stirring musician, dies at 82

Jewish singer-songwriter and poet, best known for ballad ‘Hallelujah,’ dies month after releasing last album; ‘We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific… Read More ›

New Israeli invention to standardize diamond grading

New Israeli invention to standardize diamond grading

The new machine, which is currently in advanced testing and meant to be marketed toward mid-2017, is meant to instantly assess the clarity of polished… Read More ›

Lone soldiers battling for their homes

Lone soldiers battling for their homes

A 25-year-old lone soldier from an ultra-Orthodox background struggles to make ends meet after his IDF service; MK Itzik Shmuli: ‘Israel removes in one stroke… Read More ›

Will Migron be evacuated once again?

Will Migron be evacuated once again?

Four years have passed since the West Bank settlement was relocated to a nearby hill, and its residents still live in caravans despite a government… Read More ›

Trump victory could give new hope to Jonathan Pollard

Trump victory could give new hope to Jonathan Pollard

Lawyers appealing decision on ‘arbitrary’ parole conditions.   Figure close to Jonathan Pollard have spoken with advisers to US President-elect Donald Trump about allowing the… Read More ›

Abbas adviser: We aren’t worried Trump will change US policy

Abbas adviser: We aren’t worried Trump will change US policy

A number of Israeli officials congratulated Trump on his election on Wednesday.   Top Mahmoud Abbas adviser Ahmad Majdalani said on Thursday that the Palestinian… Read More ›

Analysis: The lesson of Trump and Netanyahu – Fighting against the media works

Analysis: The lesson of Trump and Netanyahu – Fighting against the media works

The more modern political strategy – that enemies must be created to strengthen a candidate, and alliances must be avoided because they weaken a candidate… Read More ›

Head of Jewish Republican Coalition calls out ADL for anti-Trump bias

Head of Jewish Republican Coalition calls out ADL for anti-Trump bias

Matt Brooks says anti-hate organization ‘put their thumb on the scale’ in criticizing anti-Semitism related to Trump campaign   WASHINGTON — Republican Jewish Coalition Executive… Read More ›

American Jews voted 70%-25% in favor of Clinton over Trump, poll shows

American Jews voted 70%-25% in favor of Clinton over Trump, poll shows

But Republicans say president-elect got second-highest total vote among Jews in past 30 years, outpaced only by Romney   WASHINGTON – Jewish voters overwhelmingly voted… Read More ›

Israeli Apaches modified to use Israeli-made missiles

Israeli Apaches modified to use Israeli-made missiles

US refusal to supply the IAF with helicopter missiles during Operation Protective Edge necessitated that Israel adapt its Apaches to fire Israeli missiles, enabling a… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump election will take Middle East from bad to worse

Analysis: Trump election will take Middle East from bad to worse

Israel’s position will be harmed by decreased US involvement in region and growth of Russian influence, Tel Aviv University Mideast specialist predicts.   With the… Read More ›

BDS in Israel is a dangerous phenomenon, says Im Tirtzu

BDS in Israel is a dangerous phenomenon, says Im Tirtzu

Peleg said that at the beginning of the century there was an increase in the number of foreign-funded organizations operating in Israel.   The Boycott,… Read More ›

US elections as a symptom of Western fracture

US elections as a symptom of Western fracture

Op-ed: Western democracies are struggling with questions of national identity, solidarity, a shared ethos, the place of religion, etc. In European countries, the battle is… Read More ›

Israel-Albania soccer game moved due to terror threats

Israel-Albania soccer game moved due to terror threats

After four suspects affiliated with ISIS arrested in Albania on a tip from the Mossad, Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau issues travel warning concerning the World Cup… Read More ›

Experts: Over 200 US-approved textbooks teach Palestinians to kill Jews

Experts: Over 200 US-approved textbooks teach Palestinians to kill Jews

The violent curriculum can be found in 240 books – ranging from civics to mathematics – in over 400 UNRWA schools in the West Bank,… Read More ›

How key US Senate races are shaping up for Israel

How key US Senate races are shaping up for Israel

A number of important US Senate races are also up for grabs, and they could have a huge impact on the Jewish community in general… Read More ›

Erdan admits government discriminates against Jews on Temple Mount

Erdan admits government discriminates against Jews on Temple Mount

Public security minister says their safety comes first.   The government discriminates against Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount out of concern for their safety,… Read More ›

Trump: Obama ‘worst thing that ever happened to Israel’

Trump: Obama ‘worst thing that ever happened to Israel’

Republican presidential candidate says Iran deal paved a path for Tehran to get a nuclear bomb   Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called President Barack… Read More ›

Anti-Semitism unleashed by Trump followers chills Jewish voters

Anti-Semitism unleashed by Trump followers chills Jewish voters

For many Americans who thought bigotry and prejudice against Jews were ailments of the distant past, the 2016 race has been a bitter wake-up call… Read More ›

Sde Dov control tower nearly causes mid-air collision

Sde Dov control tower nearly causes mid-air collision

According to a report by the Minister of Transportation and the Israeli Air Force, lack of supervision on the part of an administrator nearly led… Read More ›