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Rivlin slams bill allowing MKs to vote out lawmakers who express support for terrorism

Rivlin slams bill allowing MKs to vote out lawmakers who express support for terrorism

President: Bill allowing MKs to oust colleagues oversteps and undermines Knesset’s purpose.   President Reuven Rivlin on Monday condemned legislation that would allow MKs to vote… Read More ›

Home made guns add to Israeli security

Home made guns add to Israeli security

Security Woes Improvised attacks are a growing challenge to stemming “popular terror.”   The gun that killed Hadar Cohen was not carried into the Palestinian territories… Read More ›

Britain to issue anti-boycott regulations

Britain to issue anti-boycott regulations

Matthew Hancock, the British government’s Cabinet Office Minister, is scheduled to visit Israel early this week and unveil details of the regulations.   In what… Read More ›

Who’s for destroying democracy?

Who’s for destroying democracy?

Op-ed: The prime minister’s ‘big plan’ is to weaken the political system, debilitate the civil servants and gatekeepers and destroy free press. This is not… Read More ›

Israel – Former Prime Minister Olmert ‘Strong, Stable’ As He Enters Jail Share Tweet Share Mail

Israel – Former Prime Minister Olmert ‘Strong, Stable’ As He Enters Jail Share Tweet Share Mail

  Israel – Former prime minister Ehud Olmert was feeling “good, strong and stable” Sunday on the eve of his entrance into Ma’asiyahu Prison to… Read More ›

Border Police officer filmed shoving Palestinian out of wheelchair

Border Police officer filmed shoving Palestinian out of wheelchair

Bystander films incident, which occurred after Palestinian girl tried to stab troops Sunday; Police to investigate the case   A Border Police officer was filmed… Read More ›

Time for Arab states to publicize their Israel ties, Netanyahu says

Time for Arab states to publicize their Israel ties, Netanyahu says

Most moderate countries in region see Israel as ally, not enemy, PM tells visiting US Jewish leaders, urging more openness about covert contacts   Prime… Read More ›

Netanyahu defends natural gas plan at Supreme Court

Netanyahu defends natural gas plan at Supreme Court

Prime minister appears in court in unprecedented move, saying Israel had to act on its gas fields now, and arguing that ‘any further delay could… Read More ›

Six killed, 10 injured in bus accident on Highway 1

Six killed, 10 injured in bus accident on Highway 1

Bus 402 from Jerusalem to Bnei Brak collides with truck at Latrun Interchange; children among the fatalities. Six people, including children, were killed and 10… Read More ›

Bennett: Give Palestinians ‘autonomy on steroids’

Bennett: Give Palestinians ‘autonomy on steroids’

Slew of politicians visit Ynet’s new studio for its debut broadcast; Tibi: ‘Holding onto bodies amounts to necrophilia’; Lieberman: ‘Gov’t has no clear policies’; Lapid:… Read More ›

Shultz warns of religious war led by Islamic State, Iran

Shultz warns of religious war led by Islamic State, Iran

“You can’t tear religion and war apart from each other, and now with ISIS and I might say Iran, war has a religious background to… Read More ›

Border Police kill two armed terrorists at Damascus Gate

Border Police kill two armed terrorists at Damascus Gate

Two terrorists were shot and subdued by security forces at the scene.   Police killed two Palesitinian terrorists late Sunday night who opened fire on… Read More ›

Peace Now: PM okayed 20 outposts since 2009

Peace Now: PM okayed 20 outposts since 2009

Last year, construction began on 265 homes in West Bank outposts. Out of those, 32 were built on private Palestinian property in the outposts.  … Read More ›

Quartet eyes peace push, warns chances for 2-state solution fading

Quartet eyes peace push, warns chances for 2-state solution fading

Mideast peacemakers say status quo is not sustainable; urge Israel, Palestinians to take concrete action to calm situation   The chances for a two-state solution… Read More ›

UN rights observer charges Israel with excessive force against Palestinians

UN rights observer charges Israel with excessive force against Palestinians

Outgoing rapporteur Makarim Wibisono calls Gaza blockade ‘stranglehold’ and ‘collective punishment’; Israel dismisses report as biased   The UN’s human rights rapporteur in the Palestinian… Read More ›

Netanyahu denies EU claim he backs new peace push

Netanyahu denies EU claim he backs new peace push

European Union foreign policy chief Mogherini says PM, Abbas agreed to new report on reinvigorating two-state process   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Saturday… Read More ›

Balad MK defends visit to terrorists’ families

Balad MK defends visit to terrorists’ families

‘They (the terrorists) did not go out to murder with criminal intent,’ claims Bassel Ghattas in interview with Arabic language channel Hala TV. Balad MK… Read More ›

Expert recommends education, rehabilitation for teenage terrorists

Expert recommends education, rehabilitation for teenage terrorists

“The push factors can be negative conditions such as poverty, despair, lack of education and having nothing better to do,” says Dr. Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen.… Read More ›

On Valentine’s Day, Israeli flowers are smelling better than ever

On Valentine’s Day, Israeli flowers are smelling better than ever

Local research improves floral scents, color, and saves lives.   As a young physics student in the Soviet Union, Prof. Alexander Vainstein never could have… Read More ›

US Jewish delegation meets Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo

US Jewish delegation meets Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo

The delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations met with Sisi for two hours in Cairo.   A delegation of American… Read More ›