Israel News

NGO calls on supporters of Israel to stand strong against Sussiya

NGO calls on supporters of Israel to stand strong against Sussiya

Regavim is a watch-dog group that monitors illegal Palestinian construction and has been one of the petitioners to the High Court of Justice against the… Read More ›

Israel, Pakistan, UAE join US Air Force exercise

Israel, Pakistan, UAE join US Air Force exercise

Countries without diplomatic relations are rarely seen in joint military exercises, but few nations would miss an opportunity to work with the US Air Force.… Read More ›

Medalists arrive back in Israel to Olympic hero’s welcome

Medalists arrive back in Israel to Olympic hero’s welcome

Hundreds throng airport to greet judokas Yarden Gerbi and Or Sasson after winning bronzes in Rio Games   Waving flags and singing songs, hundreds of… Read More ›

Will Sara Netanyahu be indicted?

Will Sara Netanyahu be indicted?

Police recommend indicting Netanyahu for fraud and breach of trust charges related to using public funds for purchasing food, paying special chefs and related costs… Read More ›

Israel offers security help as Argentina absorbs Syrian refugees

Israel offers security help as Argentina absorbs Syrian refugees

“We understand the Argentinean desire to help with the global humanitarian crisis, but it is very important that terrorists don’t use this as a way… Read More ›

EU wants halt to Palestinian demolitions; Liberman delays Sussiya opinion

EU wants halt to Palestinian demolitions; Liberman delays Sussiya opinion

Settler movements pressure government to implement its policy against illegal structures, claims the PA is behind the constructions to gain control in Area C.  … Read More ›

Proposing ‘extreme vetting,’ Trump says no entry to US for anti-Semites

Proposing ‘extreme vetting,’ Trump says no entry to US for anti-Semites

Toning down rhetoric, GOP contender also vows to work with Israel, but draws criticism from Jewish groups over test for would-be immigrants   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Florida Dems: Wasserman Schultz’s challenger flip-flopping on Iran deal

Florida Dems: Wasserman Schultz’s challenger flip-flopping on Iran deal

Tim Canova links himself to Reps. Frankel and Deutch, who opposed the pact, but they distance themselves from him   WASHINGTON — Florida Democrats who… Read More ›

Terrorist who planned to poison Israeli cafe-goers released from prison

Terrorist who planned to poison Israeli cafe-goers released from prison

Sufian Bakri Abdu received a warm welcome home after 14 years in prison for conspiring to poison Israeli dinars in Jerusalem’s popular Cafe Rimon during… Read More ›

Trump campaign in Israel targets Hebrew-speakers

Trump campaign in Israel targets Hebrew-speakers

For the first time ever, the US Republican Party is holding field activities in Israel hoping to convince the 350,000 eligible voters here to register… Read More ›

We’re not interesting anymore

We’re not interesting anymore

Op-ed: Israel’s standing in the eyes of the world depends in large part on our ability to keep the dreams of peace in the Middle… Read More ›

Trump uses graphic at rally previously pushed by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

Trump uses graphic at rally previously pushed by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

Duke’s original graphic, sent out on Twitter, includes the hashtags “#CrookedHillary,” “#RiggedSystem,” “#TrumpWasRight” and “#AmericaFirst.”   NEW YORK – Donald Trump brandished a graphic targeting… Read More ›

Why Spain is standing up to BDS — for now

Why Spain is standing up to BDS — for now

Trade and tourism from a prosperous Israel are tempting during economic crisis, but deep-rooted anti-Semitism still has strong foothold   JTA — Only last year,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Basking In Success In Its “National Sport” Of Judo

Jerusalem – Israel Basking In Success In Its “National Sport” Of Judo

  Jerusalem – Forget the handshake that wasn’t — Israel is delighted with something much more unusual: international athletic success. While an Egyptian judoka’s refusal… Read More ›

Israeli windsurfer misses out on medal at Rio Olympics

Israeli windsurfer misses out on medal at Rio Olympics

Finishing in 7th place overall, Maayan Davidovich says she ‘wanted to leave Rio in better style’; family say they are proud of her   There… Read More ›

Regev: Memorial for athletes killed in 1972 must be part of Olympics opening ceremony

Regev: Memorial for athletes killed in 1972 must be part of Olympics opening ceremony

At historic event for Israelis slain in Munich, IOC head says ‘we remember them because they are our fellows Olympians’   Culture and Sports Minister… Read More ›

Taxi driver who refused a guide dog loses NIS 10,000

Taxi driver who refused a guide dog loses NIS 10,000

A Jerusalem court has ruled that the driver broke the law when he refused to drive a blind woman and her guide dog on a… Read More ›

From grain silos to arsenals to apartments

From grain silos to arsenals to apartments

A new national project seeks to connect some 200 silos the length of Israel and repurpose them as museums, dorms etc. The old silos that… Read More ›

Attacker stabs female soldier in Northern W. Bank

Attacker stabs female soldier in Northern W. Bank

The attack comes just days after a stabbing in Jerusalem.   A female attacker stabbed a female soldier in the Northern West Bank near the Shaked… Read More ›

3 comments on the state budget

3 comments on the state budget

Analysis: Three sections of the state budget and Arrangements Bill—approved recently by the government—are of specific interest this year, as they indicate that the Israeli… Read More ›