Israel News

It’s not the flotilla, it’s Gaza

It’s not the flotilla, it’s Gaza

Op-ed: The women’s boat to Gaza is another unpleasant and inconvenient reminder that we cannot keep talking about tunnels and rockets as if that’s the… Read More ›

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt to celebrate what is considered to be the Egyptian army’s victory over Israel in 1973.   Egypt… Read More ›

Analysis: Of harsh US condemnations and domestic Israeli politics

Analysis: Of harsh US condemnations and domestic Israeli politics

It’s the proverbial dogs barking at the moving convoy.   The US has opposed Israel’s settlement policies for so long that when a senior administration… Read More ›

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

  WASHINGTON – US Vice President Joe Biden hailed Israel’s late founding father, Shimon Peres, as a symbol of optimistic leadership throughout dark times for… Read More ›

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

In an unusually strong statement, the State Department called plans to construct a ‘significant’ new settlement of up to 300 housing units and establish an… Read More ›

Obama’s message to Netanyahu during Peres’s funeral

Obama’s message to Netanyahu during Peres’s funeral

Analysis: While paying tribute to Shimon Peres, Obama employed his oratorical prowess to communicate to the PM his true feelings toward him by expressing his… Read More ›

Right-wing NGO denies working to evict Palestinians from Silwan

Right-wing NGO denies working to evict Palestinians from Silwan

Ateret Cohanim: There is “no force or coercion used in any circumstance – only free sale, free will and financial payments.”   Ateret Cohanim, a… Read More ›

Coalition chairman: No unity gov’t because Herzog can’t deliver

Coalition chairman: No unity gov’t because Herzog can’t deliver

Labor MK Rosenthal: It would be bad for the party and bad for the country.   A national unity government cannot be brokered with the Zionist… Read More ›

Analysis: Opposition to gas deal in Jordan highlights tensions over peace with Israel

Analysis: Opposition to gas deal in Jordan highlights tensions over peace with Israel

While the Jordanian government has portrayed the deal as good for Jordan economically, it has struck a nerve among the public.   On Sunday night,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Holocaust Survivor And World’s Oldest Man To Celebrate 113th Birthday With Bar Mitzvah In Israel

Jerusalem – Holocaust Survivor And World’s Oldest Man To Celebrate 113th Birthday With Bar Mitzvah In Israel

Jerusalem – The world’s oldest man, who turned 113th on Thursday, plans to mark his birthday by celebrating his bar mitzvah in the Israeli city… Read More ›

Kaine: IDF chief agrees Iran deal stopped nuclear program

Kaine: IDF chief agrees Iran deal stopped nuclear program

During vice presidential debate, Pence reprimands rival for skipping Netanyahu’s Congress speech, says accord ‘guarantees’ Tehran gets nukes   Virginia senator Tim Kaine on Tuesday… Read More ›

Israeli researchers discover genetic evolutionary signature associated to autism

Israeli researchers discover genetic evolutionary signature associated to autism

A group of genes central to the development of autism have reportedly been found by a team of scientists at Ben-Gurion University; the discovery may… Read More ›

Israel leading Europe in childhood obesity

Israel leading Europe in childhood obesity

The World Health Organization’s upcoming report on worldwide obesity has terrible data on Israel, which is only second to the USA for childhood obesity. An… Read More ›

The IDF’s active defense brings security to Hebron region

The IDF’s active defense brings security to Hebron region

The 401st has been protecting a large area of the West Bank around Hebron for the last four months.   The 401st Tank bridge controls… Read More ›

A Fatal Legacy: Clearing land mines scattered along Israel’s borders

A Fatal Legacy: Clearing land mines scattered along Israel’s borders

Approximately 92 million sq.m. of Israeli territory is laden with mine fields, laid out during the country’s various battles in the Golan Heights, Arava Valley,… Read More ›

Bank of Ireland shuts down anti-Israel BDS accounts

Bank of Ireland shuts down anti-Israel BDS accounts

The termination of the pro-BDS group’s accounts took place in Ireland and Northern Ireland in late September according to the Irish news outlet RTÉ.  … Read More ›

Low-income families cannot afford healthy food

Low-income families cannot afford healthy food

A new study by the Taub Center finds that not only is healthy food too expensve for low income families, but that the fact they… Read More ›

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 2 – Benjamin Netanyahu

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 2 – Benjamin Netanyahu

If Netanyahu finishes his current term that began last year – in fact, if he stays in office until July 5, 2019 – he will… Read More ›

Rush to rename roads for Peres

Rush to rename roads for Peres

From Dimona’s mayor to the transport minister, officials throughout Israel are considering renaming roads and sites after the recently deceased statesman Shimon Peres, including the… Read More ›

Public deeply unhappy with Israel’s religious policies, study shows

Public deeply unhappy with Israel’s religious policies, study shows

Ultra-Orthodox grip on government over issues of religious freedom and equality rankles a clear majority of Israelis   JERUSALEM (JTA) — The haredi Orthodox parties… Read More ›