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Hamas prisoners allowed to watch Euro Cup final

Hamas prisoners allowed to watch Euro Cup final

The parents of soldier Oron Shaul, who’s body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, requested that Hamas members in Israeli custody be prevented… Read More ›

German news network accuses Israel of teaching children to hate

German news network accuses Israel of teaching children to hate

A documentary titled ‘teaching to hate?’ will be broadcasted on German mainstream network ZDF. The documentary aims to show how children are educated to kill,… Read More ›

AG confirms initial probe of PM; Calls reports incorrect, does not disclose allegations

AG confirms initial probe of PM; Calls reports incorrect, does not disclose allegations

In practical terms, now that the probe is confirmed it will function like a criminal investigation other than Netanyahu and others, if questioned, will not… Read More ›

Analysis: 10 years after latest Lebanon War, next one will be far more brutal

Analysis: 10 years after latest Lebanon War, next one will be far more brutal

Expert: Destruction during the next war with Hezbollah promises to be even greater than in 2006   As the 10th anniversary of the July 2006 Lebanon… Read More ›

ADL lauds Dems’ platform backing two states, opposing BDS

ADL lauds Dems’ platform backing two states, opposing BDS

Group’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt urges GOP to use similar language to reflect bipartisan consensus on Israel   The Anti-Defamation League commended the Democratic National Convention’s… Read More ›

Jerusalem sisters play it ‘slow and quiet’ and straight to the soul

Jerusalem sisters play it ‘slow and quiet’ and straight to the soul

Eden and Shai-li Djamchid pluck the cello, strum the guitar and harmonize to create an entirely new sound   When Djamchid (pronounced Jam-shid) Sisters Eden… Read More ›

How do Palestinian kids spend the summer?

How do Palestinian kids spend the summer?

From UN camps in Gaza to local camps in east Jerusalem and even a camp on the beaches of France, Palestinian kids have a lot… Read More ›

Israeli trauma center Natal overworked, asks government for assistance

Israeli trauma center Natal overworked, asks government for assistance

The organization, which offers psychosocial services to victims of terror attacks and war, is struggling to offer support to those who need it as an… Read More ›

Shooting attack near Tekoa, one civilian wounded

Shooting attack near Tekoa, one civilian wounded

No update on whether any suspects have been identified or captured.   A Palestinian gunman shot and wounded an Israeli man in the lower leg… Read More ›

It was ‘hurry up and wait,’ but there’s a decade of quiet in North

It was ‘hurry up and wait,’ but there’s a decade of quiet in North

Three foot soldiers look back on 2006’s Second Lebanon War.   For Gabriel Avner, the Second Lebanon War was a formative experience, if one that’s… Read More ›

Possible wreckage from EgyptAir crash washes up in Israel

Possible wreckage from EgyptAir crash washes up in Israel

  Debris apparently from the crash of EgyptAir MS804 was found on a beach north of Tel Aviv on Thursday, an official in Israeli Prime… Read More ›

Grief strikes again at the settlement of Otniel

Grief strikes again at the settlement of Otniel

The small settlement of Otniel has seen more than its fair share of deadly terror attacks; last Friday, another tragedy was added to its history,… Read More ›

Commission recommends inclusion of Sephardic, Mizrahi Jewish history in school curriculum

Commission recommends inclusion of Sephardic, Mizrahi Jewish history in school curriculum

Recommendations include taking students on school trips to Morocco, Spain and the Balkans; introducing topics relating to Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry in history, literature and… Read More ›

Amnesty: Israel and Palestinians need to own up to war crimes

Amnesty: Israel and Palestinians need to own up to war crimes

Rights group says IDF investigations ‘lack independence and impartiality’   Two years following Operation Protective Edge, Amnesty International is disappointed with the lack of serious… Read More ›

Analysis: Southern border as explosive as ever

Analysis: Southern border as explosive as ever

Two years after Operation Protective Edge, Israel and Hamas ready for next round.   On this day two years ago, one of Israel’s longest wars erupted,… Read More ›

Pollard to US court: ‘Vindictive’ parole conditions because he wants to live in Israel

Pollard to US court: ‘Vindictive’ parole conditions because he wants to live in Israel

Lawyers: US offers to trade spy in prisoner deal proves strict parole conditions unwarranted.   The conditions for Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard’s parole from prison are… Read More ›

Report: Israel ‘handled’ French PM’s phone during Jerusalem visit

Report: Israel ‘handled’ French PM’s phone during Jerusalem visit

French magazine report raises the possibility that Israel tampered with the secure phones belonging to Valls during a closed-door meeting with Netanyahu.   When French… Read More ›

NGOs fume over lack of Gaza rebuilding, call for war crimes charges

NGOs fume over lack of Gaza rebuilding, call for war crimes charges

2 years after conflict broke out, Amnesty International says it’s ‘indefensible’ no criminal cases brought against Israel, Hamas   Two years after Gaza’s last conflict… Read More ›

Israel forbids mixed-gender prayer service at Western Wall

Israel forbids mixed-gender prayer service at Western Wall

In a letter to Reform and Conservative Jews, government cites rule against hosting ‘religious ceremonies’ in holy site’s plaza   Israel will not allow non-Orthodox… Read More ›

Despite heckles, pluralistic services at Western Wall pass ‘quietly’

Despite heckles, pluralistic services at Western Wall pass ‘quietly’

Reform, Conservative Jews comply with attorney general order not to pray at holy site, but still draw protests from small group for singing and dancing… Read More ›