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More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

At the end of 2013 the Ethiopian population in Israel stood at some 135.5 thousand people – 85.9 thousand who were born in Ethiopia and… Read More ›

Israel approves construction of new homes in capital, as violence flares

Israel approves construction of new homes in capital, as violence flares

Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two Jerusalem neighborhoods over the Green Line, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a… Read More ›

Tel Aviv are scared after Jerusalem massacre

Tel Aviv are scared after Jerusalem massacre

Panic gripped a stretch of Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night, when a series of callers told police dispatchers they heard shouts… Read More ›

Air pollution in Israel dropped significantly

Air pollution in Israel dropped significantly

The country’s air pollution levels underwent a dramatic drop between 2012 and 2013, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on Tuesday. An examination of emissions data… Read More ›

Four Jewish Victims

Four Jewish Victims

JERUSALEM — The car crawled slowly through the streets of Har Nof, a loudspeaker on its roof, broadcasting psalms and announcing the funeral at 2… Read More ›

Israel is to ease controls on carrying weapons for self-defence

Israel is to ease controls on carrying weapons for self-defence

Israel is to ease controls on carrying weapons for self-defence in the wake of a deadly Palestinian attack on a Jerusalem synagogue, Public Security Minister… Read More ›

Attack at Jerusalem synagogue

Attack at Jerusalem synagogue

At least four people were killed Tuesday morning in a terror attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem, according to Magen David Adom. Eight other people… Read More ›

Israeli Economy Shrinks For The First Time In Five Years

Israeli Economy Shrinks For The First Time In Five Years

Tel Aviv – Israel’s government says the country’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the first time the… Read More ›

Inagural conference of the Israeli-American Council

Inagural conference of the Israeli-American Council

WASHINGTON — There were bagel breakfasts, a Friday night kiddush in English and Hebrew, and plenty of talk about how to keep the grandkids Jewish.… Read More ›

Bloody brawl in the Galilee

Bloody brawl in the Galilee

One person remains critically injured and 8 others badly wounded after a brawl between Druse and Muslims in the village of Abu Snan Friday night… Read More ›

Herzog confronts Arab Protestors in Israel

Herzog confronts Arab Protestors in Israel

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor) blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for remarks he made challenging Israeli Arab protestors to go live under Palestinian rule in… Read More ›

Analysis: Egos clash between the IDF and Shin Bet

Analysis: Egos clash between the IDF and Shin Bet

It was a silly and unnecessary battle about ego, credit and public relations that ended Thursday morning with a face-saving clarification by the Shin Bet… Read More ›

Israeli NGO helped US convict Palestinian activist in US immigration fraud case

Israeli NGO helped US convict Palestinian activist in US immigration fraud case

An NGO claimed that it assisted the US Attorney’s Office in Detroit in convicting a prominent Palestinian activist on Monday of lying to the US… Read More ›

Kerry: Calm must be restored in Jerusalem

Kerry: Calm must be restored in Jerusalem

Calm must be restored in Jerusalem before direct or regional Israeli-Palestinian peace talks can commence, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, following… Read More ›

Spain to vote November 18 on Palestinian state recognition

Spain to vote November 18 on Palestinian state recognition

Spain’s parliament will hold a symbolic vote on November 18 over recognition of a Palestinian state, according to a report in Spanish newspaper El País.… Read More ›

France’s Ruling Party Pushes Country To Recognize Palestinian State

France’s Ruling Party Pushes Country To Recognize Palestinian State

The Socialist party ruling in France wants parliament to follow in the footsteps of Sweden and Britain and recognize a Palestinian state, an attempt to… Read More ›

Israel’s Future May Hinge On Midterm Election Results, Says Netanyahu

Israel’s Future May Hinge On Midterm Election Results, Says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is most likely happy with the results of Tuesday’s Midterm elections. Ron Dermer, Israel’s diplomatic envoy to the US, has… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton Implies Israel An Intruder

Hillary Clinton Implies Israel An Intruder

In her recently released memoirs “Hard Choices,” Hillary Clinton referred to Israel as an occupying force.  She states that Israeli presence in the West Bank… Read More ›

Obama Sends Secret Letter To Iranian Leader

US President Barack Obama urged Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and join the US against Islamic State… Read More ›