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US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan responds to US-Israel defense talks with vow to inflict an ‘unforgettable lesson’   Iran’s defense minister warned Saturday that his country… Read More ›

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

In pre-recorded speech to Tel Aviv rally, US president pays tribute to PM, says ‘a bullet can take a man’s life, but his dream of… Read More ›

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Participants at memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin say Israeli society has grown more divided, and more extreme, since he was assassinated   TEL AVIV —… Read More ›

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Israeli Judokas Yarden Gerbi and Sagi Muki win bronze in important tournament, bringing them closer to qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics. Two Israeli athletes medaled… Read More ›

Israeli investors flock to Greece

Israeli investors flock to Greece

The current Greek recession and plummeting real estate prices attract Israelis looking to buy villas, assets for investment or businesses. Israeli investors looking for investment… Read More ›

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Recent wave of violence has had a negative impact on Jerusalem’s bars and restaurants, with people too scared to go to crowded venues. The current… Read More ›

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Dr. Alexander Brenner, 90, a tireless defender of the State of Israel and one of the most remarkable Jews in post-Holocaust Germany, served as a… Read More ›

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Former enemies who are now friends joined together on Friday in paying tribute to courageous soldiers who fought and fell.   Former enemies who are… Read More ›

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

The official’s comments came as New Zealand met with National Security Council head Yossi Cohen to discuss the country’s draft UN resolution calling on the… Read More ›

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

Proposal includes settlement freeze, would require Palestinians to drop ICC bid; Israeli envoy condemns ‘destructive’ efforts   UNITED NATIONS — A proposed UN resolution aimed… Read More ›

Jerusalem – El Al Inks Deal For Nine New Boeing Dreamliners

Jerusalem – El Al Inks Deal For Nine New Boeing Dreamliners

  Jerusalem – El Al on Thursday inked a deal to add 15 new aircraft from Boeing, including its 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners, in a… Read More ›

Eilat stabbing likely nationalist attack, police say

Eilat stabbing likely nationalist attack, police say

Woman lightly hurt in attack on street of Israel’s southernmost city; Arab teen taken in for questioning   A stabbing attack that left an Israeli… Read More ›

2 Israeli women hurt in separate stone-throwing attacks

2 Israeli women hurt in separate stone-throwing attacks

Security forces come under fire, are targeted by stones and Molotov cocktails in Jerusalem and West Bank; no injuries   Two Israeli women were injured… Read More ›

BDS calls for culinary boycott of Israel

BDS calls for culinary boycott of Israel

After the cultural and academic boycotts of Israel, it’s time for the culinary boycott: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has launched an international… Read More ›

Bomb found at central Tel Aviv intersection: ‘We were lucky’

Bomb found at central Tel Aviv intersection: ‘We were lucky’

Explosive device found in trash bin on busy corner of Bograshov and Ben Yehuda Streets on Tuesday could have caused mass casualties, say police. “If… Read More ›

High court to state: Why haven’t you destroyed terrorists’ homes

High court to state: Why haven’t you destroyed terrorists’ homes

Judges order the state to submit details of all demolition orders approved since 2013 by Monday to determine why the houses were not destroyed. The… Read More ›

India – Israel relationship emerges from the closet

India – Israel relationship emerges from the closet

Leaders’ visit represents most visible sign of change.   Long believed to hold the potential to become natural allies and trading partners, the predicted mutually-beneficial… Read More ›

Israeli envoy to Chile says local Palestinians threaten Jews with violence

Israeli envoy to Chile says local Palestinians threaten Jews with violence

The Federacion Palestina de Chile demanded that Rafi Eldad, Jerusalem’s ambassador to Santiago, be officially shunned by the government.   Israel’s top diplomat in Chile… Read More ›

Jewish activists emboldened in volatile Temple Mount

Jewish activists emboldened in volatile Temple Mount

Once a fringe group, third temple proponents are stepping up activities as Jewish visits to site rapidly multiply   JERUSALEM (AP) — A new Israeli… Read More ›

Palestinian town names street for killer of 2 Israelis

Palestinian town names street for killer of 2 Israelis

Surda-Abu Qash honors Muhannad Halabi, who murdered Nehemia Lavi and Aharon Bennett in October 3 Jerusalem stabbing attack   The West Bank hometown of a… Read More ›