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‘Post’ poll: Majority backs Katz in dispute with PM over Shabbat work

‘Post’ poll: Majority backs Katz in dispute with PM over Shabbat work

Transportation minister still has job after train shutdown, but Netanyahu maintains threat to fire him amid turmoil with haredim.   Only a quarter of Israelis support… Read More ›

Israel shells Syria in retaliation for mortar hitting Golan

Israel shells Syria in retaliation for mortar hitting Golan

Opposition media report barrage in village in demilitarized zone; Syrian state news says planes caused ‘material damage’   Israel targeted Syrian Army artillery in the… Read More ›

Pro-Israel Dems who backed Iran deal feel the heat in 2016 races

Pro-Israel Dems who backed Iran deal feel the heat in 2016 races

Prominent supporters of Jewish state are being attacked for not ‘standing with Israel,’ while some in Jewish community warn against using the deal as a… Read More ›

Palestinian killed in apparent ramming attempt in East Jerusalem

Palestinian killed in apparent ramming attempt in East Jerusalem

Another is moderately wounded as car tries to run over Border Police in Shuafat, officials say; no Israelis hurt   A Palestinian assailant was killed… Read More ›

Ultra-Orthodox press praises Netanyahu, criticizes Katz

Ultra-Orthodox press praises Netanyahu, criticizes Katz

The controversy over Shabbat work on train lines has led the ultra-Orthodox media in Israel to berate the transportation minister, who supported the Shabbat renovations,… Read More ›

Australian FM: Palestinians share blame for impasse

Australian FM: Palestinians share blame for impasse

During visit to Israel, Julie Bishop tells ‘Post’ that BDS is anti-Semitism   Unilateral actions toward statehood and violence by Palestinians – not only Israeli settlement… Read More ›

Netanyahu-Katz fight puts interim-PM post in doubt

Netanyahu-Katz fight puts interim-PM post in doubt

With Erdan, Liberman and Steinitz abroad, who will fill in?   The ongoing dispute between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz has created… Read More ›

Top researcher: Israel must ‘finally set national space policy’

Top researcher: Israel must ‘finally set national space policy’

Space expert tells ‘Post’: Amos-7 possible in two years.   The Israeli government must finally lay out a clearly defined national space policy, based on… Read More ›

Traffic jams, canceled trains as Likud rail row begins to be felt

Traffic jams, canceled trains as Likud rail row begins to be felt

Some 150,000 passengers expected to be affected by closure Sunday of Tel Aviv-Haifa train line after political standoff over Sabbath repair work   Israelis began… Read More ›

Supreme Court orders outpost demolished, Justice minister tries to bypass it

Supreme Court orders outpost demolished, Justice minister tries to bypass it

Supreme Court President Miriam Naor decreed Thursday that the structures in the Way of the Patriarchs outpost, set up on private Palestinian land, be torn… Read More ›

Husband of terror victim urges people to adopt

Husband of terror victim urges people to adopt

In a Facebook post about how Natan Meir’s family is coping with the murder of his wife in a terror attack last January, Natan Meir… Read More ›

Opinion: Civil war on the horizon?

Opinion: Civil war on the horizon?

Pardo didn’t specify who his comments were aimed at, but it is safe to assume that he was referring to the settler movement.   Tamir… Read More ›

Netanyahu may allow ICC reps into West Bank

Netanyahu may allow ICC reps into West Bank

Officials: Trip’s aim would be PR, not investigating alleged war crimes.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a request by the International Criminal Court… Read More ›

Public Defender slams police for brutality, rights abuses

Public Defender slams police for brutality, rights abuses

The report notes a number of deficiencies in the country’s criminal justice system, including too many indictments, police brutality and the violation of suspects’ rights.… Read More ›

Despite Israeli concerns, US set to OK fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait

Despite Israeli concerns, US set to OK fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait

The sales stalled amid concerns that equipment sent to Gulf Arab states would be used against Israel.   DOHA/BERLIN – The United States is poised… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders’ new movement endorses candidates with a range of Israel views

Bernie Sanders’ new movement endorses candidates with a range of Israel views

Our Revolution issues postures close to those of ex-presidential candidate, including a call on Israel to end settlement activity, blockade on Gaza   A Florida… Read More ›

OECD finds Israel overall high on health, low on environment issues

OECD finds Israel overall high on health, low on environment issues

A new report by the OECD finds that while Israelis are overall satisfied with their life, the country’s different regions score varying degrees in a… Read More ›

Alsheikh apologizes to Ethiopian community

Alsheikh apologizes to Ethiopian community

In a meeting on Thursday night, the Israel Police commissioner apologized for his earlier comments, stating that he did not mean to offend and that… Read More ›

An Israeli and Palestinian win Student Oscars

An Israeli and Palestinian win Student Oscars

Israeli director Maya Sarfaty won the Student Academy Award for her documentary ‘the Most Beautiful Woman’; another winner in the Animation category was Ahmad Saleh,… Read More ›

Dani Dayan: The idea settlements are main obstacle to peace is ‘nonsense’

Dani Dayan: The idea settlements are main obstacle to peace is ‘nonsense’

Dayan: “I am a person who, if I may for a second take the diplomatic hat off, fully identifies with the current government. I don’t… Read More ›