Israel News

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Zehava Gal-on: Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes obstructing probe into husband’s alleged sexual harassment; Zionist Union MK calls on Shalom to suspend himself   Meretz party leader… Read More ›

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Amir Ohana, a lawyer, IDF reservist officer and Shin Bet veteran, vows to ‘do my best for the State of Israel’   As No. 32… Read More ›

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

After reporting on further development in investigation into Duma arson, Shin Bet and State Attorney to file prosecutor’s statement seeking to extend arrest beyond 30… Read More ›

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Silvan Shalom announces he is leaving politics after a week in which seven women alleged inappropriate sexual conduct. Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) is retiring… Read More ›

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Notorious terrorist was reportedly deemed a ‘ticking bomb’ by Israel and the West; rejected by Hezbollah, he planned attacks as a ‘freelancer’. Samir Kuntar, the… Read More ›

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

The army said that it sees “the Lebanese army as responsible for activities in Lebanon and will continue to act against any attempt to harm… Read More ›

Danon urges UN to condemn rocket attacks on northern Israel

Danon urges UN to condemn rocket attacks on northern Israel

Three rockets were fired from southern Lebanon and were believed to have fallen in open territory in the North. The IDF responded with artillery fire.… Read More ›

‘I’m every Israeli’s president,’ says Rivlin, defending appearance at ‘Haaretz’ conference

‘I’m every Israeli’s president,’ says Rivlin, defending appearance at ‘Haaretz’ conference

An outspoken advocate for tolerance regardless of color, creed, nationality or political ideology, Rivlin said: “We must begin to speak to each other, and not… Read More ›

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Reuven Rivlin emerges from the Right’s attacks on him as an angry society’s punching bag and therapist.   Moses’s command “You shall not revile God nor… Read More ›

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Gunman opens fire on soldiers, Border Police — first at Qalandiya checkpoint, then at patrol sent to investigate   An IDF force identified bullet marks… Read More ›

‘With inexplicable strength,’ Ra’anana woman saves family from terrorist

‘With inexplicable strength,’ Ra’anana woman saves family from terrorist

Friend of Dikla Dvir, who pushed knife-wielding Palestinian from her home, describes harrowing living-room skirmish   A friend of the woman who fought off a… Read More ›

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

PM, opposition chief spar over Breaking the Silence, anti-Rivlin comments

Netanyahu to Herzog: Condemn the NGO; Herzog to Netanyahu: Condemn the ‘terrible and awful incitement’ against president; Lapid condemns them both   A Knesset session… Read More ›

Ex-IDF general takes out ad to support Breaking the Silence

Ex-IDF general takes out ad to support Breaking the Silence

Amiram Levin backs NGO that publishes alleged abuses by soldiers, says army should encourage such groups to speak out   A retired IDF major general… Read More ›

Cheap chain sparks coffee wars in Bnei Brak

Cheap chain sparks coffee wars in Bnei Brak

After Cofix opens seven branches in ultra-Orthodox city offering all products for NIS 5, local store owners fight back with their own price reductions; battle… Read More ›

Study: Climate change to destroy Israel’s economy

Study: Climate change to destroy Israel’s economy

A new study says climate change will cause growth of Israel’s economy to slow until 2055, after which the economy will significantly shrink by the… Read More ›

Activists demonstrate against incitement

Activists demonstrate against incitement

Following inciting rhetoric against President Rivlin, hundreds of left-wing activists take to the streets to fight what they said is a delegitimization of human rights… Read More ›

Hamas leader meets Turkish president amid talk of Jerusalem-Ankara detente

Hamas leader meets Turkish president amid talk of Jerusalem-Ankara detente

“The normalization of relations between Turkey and Israel will not change Ankara’s position towards Hamas,” says senior Hamas official.     Hamas is closely following reports… Read More ›

French PM Valls condemns BDS: ‘Criticism of Israeli policies that turned into anti-Semitism’

French PM Valls condemns BDS: ‘Criticism of Israeli policies that turned into anti-Semitism’

Meyer Habib, French MP representing dual citizens in Israel and other countries, calls on his government to enforce anti-boycott laws.   The French government firmly… Read More ›

‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’

‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’

‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’   Israel and Iran have the fastest growing defense budgets in the Middle East while… Read More ›

Israeli teens take to gridiron to prep for military combat

Israeli teens take to gridiron to prep for military combat

American football is seeing a unlikely hike in interest as team values, strategic thinking gird recruits for elite army unit draft   AP — Under… Read More ›