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Palestinian on hunger strike in Israel in critical condition

Palestinian on hunger strike in Israel in critical condition

The condition of Mohammed al-Qeq, a Palestinian journalist in administrative detention who has been on hunger strike for 48 days, is in critical condition, say… Read More ›

NIS 15 billion for Arab sector – on condition of good behavior

NIS 15 billion for Arab sector – on condition of good behavior

Op-ed: The new five-year plan for the development of Arab communities would not have passed in the government had it been put to a vote… Read More ›

A-G expected to close case against Ashkenazi within weeks

A-G expected to close case against Ashkenazi within weeks

Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein is expected to close the Harpaz Affair.   Until the Harpaz Affair, Ashkenazi was rumored as a future contender for prime minister,… Read More ›

Once staunch critic, Cyprus now sees Israel as fighting for its survival

Once staunch critic, Cyprus now sees Israel as fighting for its survival

Head of the country’s center-right ruling party said that for years his country has had the “wrong perception of Israel.”   Cyprus no longer sees… Read More ›

In last State of the Union address, Arab-Israeli conflict looms over Obama legacy

In last State of the Union address, Arab-Israeli conflict looms over Obama legacy

Obama and his team remain privately skeptical that negotiations toward peace in Syria will succeed, either.   COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Barack Obama will cap his… Read More ›

Bereaved families fight parole for accomplice in bus bombing

Bereaved families fight parole for accomplice in bus bombing

Mounir Rajbi, convicted of assisting suicide bomber in March 2003 Haifa blast, set to face committee on Tuesday   Families of the victims of a… Read More ›

How social media helped free a ‘chained’ woman after 8 years

How social media helped free a ‘chained’ woman after 8 years

Following intense public pressure — and a little help from YouTube — an Ohio man provides a Jewish bill of divorce to the wife he… Read More ›

French olim despair over work barriers in Israel

French olim despair over work barriers in Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to welcome them with open arms, but French doctors and dentists are hardpressed to have their diplomas recognized and so have… Read More ›

End to separate burial for fallen soldiers whose Jewishness is in doubt

End to separate burial for fallen soldiers whose Jewishness is in doubt

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has signed off on an amendment according to which fallen soldiers whose Jewishness is in question will no longer be buried… Read More ›

Suspected arson at B’Tselem offices in Jerusalem

Suspected arson at B’Tselem offices in Jerusalem

Fire Department says source of fire at the left-wing NGO’s offices; one man taken to hospital in very light condition suffering from smoke inhalation. A… Read More ›

Ariel calls for annexation of West Bank’s Area C

Ariel calls for annexation of West Bank’s Area C

Ariel also called for building E1, where there are plans for 3,500 apartments.   Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel called on the government to annex Area… Read More ›

Galant initiates plan for increased land subsidies for Druse IDF veterans

Galant initiates plan for increased land subsidies for Druse IDF veterans

The new approach would raise the ceiling of the subsidy from NIS 190,000 to NIS 300,000.   Construction Minister Yoav Galant on Sunday announced a plan… Read More ›

Far-right protesters slam alleged Shin Bet torture

Far-right protesters slam alleged Shin Bet torture

In rally outside agency chief Yoram Cohen’s home, a Jewish terror suspect’s mother accuses him of ‘crimes against humanity’   Some 200 far-right activists protested… Read More ›

MK wants labels on goods from countries that label settlement products

MK wants labels on goods from countries that label settlement products

Legislation seeks to counter new EU guidelines that ban goods manufactured beyond 1967 lines from reading ‘Made in Israel’   The Knesset Committee for Legislation… Read More ›

US historians’ group rejects anti-Israel resolution

US historians’ group rejects anti-Israel resolution

For second year in a row, American Historical Association votes down proposal to condemn Israel by 111 to 50   WASHINGTON — For the second… Read More ›

Hamas set on carrying out attacks from West Bank

Hamas set on carrying out attacks from West Bank

Analysis: The discovery of two major Hamas terror cells in the West Bank over the past month shows the terror organization’s determination in the face… Read More ›

Gov’t promoting legislation benefitting ultra-Orthodox

Gov’t promoting legislation benefitting ultra-Orthodox

United Torah Judaism demands state to fund life insurance to yeshiva students, set to cost NIS 36 million, while Bayit Yehudi MK stonewalling reform in… Read More ›

NIS 300 million worth of medications added to health basket

NIS 300 million worth of medications added to health basket

Third of budget for medical services and drugs paid for by the state allocated to cancer treatments; other additions include emergency contraceptive for victims of… Read More ›

Israel’s expansion of Gush Etzion settlement bloc harmful to peace, US says

Israel’s expansion of Gush Etzion settlement bloc harmful to peace, US says

US State Department spokesman John Kirby warned such actions undermine the possibility of a two-state solution.   The expansion of the territorial boundaries of the… Read More ›

PA agrees to cooperate in manhunt for Tel Aviv shooting suspect, says official

PA agrees to cooperate in manhunt for Tel Aviv shooting suspect, says official

PA security official: “He’s an Israeli citizen and if we capture him we will hand him over to the Israeli authorities,”   Israel has asked… Read More ›