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Azeri envoy to US explains why world ignores Nagorno-Karabakh, focuses on Israel

Azeri envoy to US explains why world ignores Nagorno-Karabakh, focuses on Israel

“It does appear that the world feels more comfortable ignoring the conflict.”   The world rewards violence and uncivilized behavior and ignores those asserting their rights… Read More ›

New York – New York Politician’s Anti-BDS Law Would Penalize German/Austrian Banks

New York – New York Politician’s Anti-BDS Law Would Penalize German/Austrian Banks

New York – A prominent Democratic New York state assemblyman, who introduced an anti-Boycott Israel bill in the state legislature, urged on Tuesday a group… Read More ›

Family of Hebron attacker shot by soldier threatens to sue state

Family of Hebron attacker shot by soldier threatens to sue state

Relatives of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif to seek compensation for ’emotional distress’ over killing last month   The family of the Palestinian attacker in Hebron who… Read More ›

Electric company reaches deal with Palestinians to halt cuts

Electric company reaches deal with Palestinians to halt cuts

PA to hand over NIS 20 million toward NIS 1.7 billion chit, buying week’s time to negotiate a final settlement   Israel’s state-owned electric company… Read More ›

Rivlin asks Putin to bring back remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen

Rivlin asks Putin to bring back remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen

In a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, President Reuven Rivlin asked the former to use his influence in Syria to bring back… Read More ›

Ministry of Defense: Istanbul attack directed against Israelis

Ministry of Defense: Istanbul attack directed against Israelis

The Ministry of Defense officially recognizes victims of Istanbul terror attack as victims of hostile enemy activity, and that attack was against Israelis specifically. Victims… Read More ›

Will former president Katsav get early release or remain in jail?

Will former president Katsav get early release or remain in jail?

Parole board is expected to make decision on plea by Israel’s eighth president for early release from 7-year sentence for rape, of which he has… Read More ›

Report: ISIS threat spurs US to weigh pull of troops in Sinai

Report: ISIS threat spurs US to weigh pull of troops in Sinai

According to CNN, the Obama administration is examining the relocation of US and international peacekeeping forces from a base in the volatile northern Sinai to… Read More ›

Police chief: We don’t want to be like the US, with masses of people in prison

Police chief: We don’t want to be like the US, with masses of people in prison

Police chief Alsheich lays out his plan to win back the public’s faith in speech to Israel Bar Association.   National Police Commisioner Roni Alsheich… Read More ›

Are French millionaires really flocking to Israel? There are reasons to be skeptical

Are French millionaires really flocking to Israel? There are reasons to be skeptical

A new report indicates, implausibly, 2,500 extremely wealthy French emigrants headed to Israel in 2015, and that more than 10 of the 31,013 new immigrants… Read More ›

Trump denies scolding Jewish son-in-law over scuttled Israel trip

Trump denies scolding Jewish son-in-law over scuttled Israel trip

GOP front-runner said to reprimand Jared Kushner for proposing visit that was nixed after Netanyahu slammed comments on Muslims   Donald Trump’s campaign denied a… Read More ›

Netanyahu dares Abbas to meet: ‘I’ve cleared my schedule for the week’

Netanyahu dares Abbas to meet: ‘I’ve cleared my schedule for the week’

Following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ declaration to Israeli journalist of his willingness to meet Netanyahu ‘at any time’, the latter states ‘any day he can… Read More ›

Expired meat from Palestinian territories sold in Israeli restaurants

Expired meat from Palestinian territories sold in Israeli restaurants

After a lengthy investigation, a smuggling network consisting of nine Israelis and Palestinians was caught; the meat was smuggled into Israel by forging expiration and… Read More ›

Why are they afraid of criticism?

Why are they afraid of criticism?

Op-ed: ‘It is doubtful whether there is another civilized country where the court assumes such authority and violates the separation of powers as Israel does…In… Read More ›

Azerbaijani official to ‘Post’: Israel must comment on Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani official to ‘Post’: Israel must comment on Nagorno-Karabakh

Jerusalem, meanwhile, is staying quiet on contested enclave.   Israel wants to remain completely out of the Azerbaijan- Armenia dispute over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory… Read More ›

Erekat: ‘We’re reporting to the ICC’ on Israeli home demolitions

Erekat: ‘We’re reporting to the ICC’ on Israeli home demolitions

Erekat spoke in the aftermath of Civil Administration demolitions of seven illegally built Palestinians structures in Area C of the West Bank on Monday.  … Read More ›

Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition

Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition

A series of challenges to the monopoly of Israel’s state rabbinate may threaten stability of government   Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must… Read More ›

Caught between White House and its critics, lawmaker pledges to renew Iran sanctions

Caught between White House and its critics, lawmaker pledges to renew Iran sanctions

  Top Democrat Ben Cardin, one of 4 who joined Republicans to oppose nuke deal, to seek reauthorization of punitive measures before year’s end  … Read More ›

At Harvard, sparks fly over Israeli-Palestinian economic ties

At Harvard, sparks fly over Israeli-Palestinian economic ties

Although a university gathering brought together business minds from both sides of the divide, some on campus condemned event for advancing ‘occupation’ and ‘daily humiliation… Read More ›

Huge leak reveals deep corruption linked to offshore accounts

Huge leak reveals deep corruption linked to offshore accounts

Israeli banks and citizens are among those implicated.   An international effort by over 100 media organizations to expose the illicit financial activities of some of… Read More ›