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PM charges justice minister with expediting demolition of terrorists’ homes

PM charges justice minister with expediting demolition of terrorists’ homes

After security cabinet approves punitive measure, Netanyahu tasks Ayelet Shaked with setting up mechanism to speed up legal process   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on… Read More ›

Palestinian hackers take over Radio TLV website

Palestinian hackers take over Radio TLV website

Radio broadcasts undisturbed as ‘Anoncoders’ replace website with message targeting ‘Zionisme and Israhell.’ Palestinian hackers who identified themselves as “Anoncoders,” broke into Radio Tel Aviv’s… Read More ›

Israeli judokas fight for Abu Dhabi visas

Israeli judokas fight for Abu Dhabi visas

The Persian Gulf state is refusing to allow the Israeli national team entry ahead of a major tournament that could determine participation in the 2016… Read More ›

Why PM stays quiet on Russian policy

Why PM stays quiet on Russian policy

Netanyahu tells CNN Israel does not support Russian policies, but stays silent to avoid unnecessary conflicts; Bibi, Putin share ‘mutual respect’. WASHINGTON – Israel has… Read More ›

Likud ministers to right wing rally: Abbas’ UN speech responsible for terror attacks

Likud ministers to right wing rally: Abbas’ UN speech responsible for terror attacks

Settler leaders plan to camp out by Netanyahu’s house.   There is a direct connection between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ United Nations speech and… Read More ›

Terrorist attacks cause tension inside Netanyahu’s coalition

Terrorist attacks cause tension inside Netanyahu’s coalition

Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett hinted ahead of Monday night’s security cabinet that he would use the meeting to issue his displeasure with Netanyahu’s policies.… Read More ›

Israel to fast-track demolitions of Palestinian homes, Netanyahu says

Israel to fast-track demolitions of Palestinian homes, Netanyahu says

The decision was made at the conclusion of an emergency cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his justice minister, Ayelet Shaked,… Read More ›

Responding to UN speech, opposition encourages Netanyahu to stay silent

Responding to UN speech, opposition encourages Netanyahu to stay silent

Zionist Union chairman Isaac Herzog said that if he were prime minister he would deliver messages of hope, not despair.   Knesset members in the… Read More ›

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Clashes break out between troops and Palestinian protesters after settlement security coordinator fires in air   A woman and her 6-month-old baby were lightly wounded… Read More ›

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

Military deploys 4 battalions to West Bank, closes off Palestinian village near site where Israeli couple was gunned down in their car in front of… Read More ›

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

With her own thriving business and fashion brand and dreams of opening a store at the Champs-Élysées, Bracha Benhaim has become one of the most… Read More ›

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Thirty-five years after immigrating to Israel, Elvira Billman still prepares the traditional dishes that were served at her parents’ home in Istanbul. Here are a… Read More ›

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Op-ed: It’s time to give Saudi Arabian authorities an ultimatum: Either you cease exporting religious extremism or you will be served the fare of boycott,… Read More ›

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

No matter where you stand on the Iran debate or what you think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, coming together to fight the Boycott, Divestment and… Read More ›

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Terror cell purchased weapons, gathered intelligence and planned to carry out attacks near Nazareth, Shin Bet says   Israeli security forces arrested three people in… Read More ›

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

At NY meeting, EU foreign policy chief urges PM to renew talks, calls Abbas’s threat to cancel Oslo Accords ‘an alarm’   NEW YORK —… Read More ›

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

On sidelines of UN, foreign ministers say envoys will engage directly with Israel, PA to find ‘concrete actions’   NEW YORK – Representatives of the… Read More ›

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

ADL says Palestinian leader ‘long on complaints, short on solutions’; dovish Americans for Peace Now calls on PA to maintain security coordination   NEW YORK… Read More ›

US: Kuwait Airways discriminated against Israeli

US: Kuwait Airways discriminated against Israeli

US Department of Transportation finds Kuwait Airways in violation of the law due to discriminatory nature of the airline’s online booking system, which prevents customers… Read More ›

Two Israeli firms sign cumulative $923 million deals

Two Israeli firms sign cumulative $923 million deals

Israel-based MediWound signs $112 million contract while Mellanox buys tech firm EZchip for $811 million, seeking to become leader in interconnect solutions. From medical ingenuity… Read More ›