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West Bank – Palestinians Ponder Succession After 11 Years Of Abbas Share Tweet Share Mail

West Bank – Palestinians Ponder Succession After 11 Years Of Abbas Share Tweet Share Mail

  West Bank – Unpopular after 11 years in power, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is starting to face some open machinations from would-be successors, as… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says South Korea Pays ‘Peanuts’ For U.S. Troop Presence

Washington – Trump Says South Korea Pays ‘Peanuts’ For U.S. Troop Presence

  Washington – South Korea should pay the United States “very substantially” for maintaining 28,000 troops there to help defend it from the North, Republican… Read More ›

Shooter does not represent Israel’s Arabs

Shooter does not represent Israel’s Arabs

Op-ed: While there may be incitement in the Arab sector, only few of its members have turned to hostile activity. The unequivocal condemnation issued by… Read More ›

Chinese man arrives in Israel by boat – without meaning to

Chinese man arrives in Israel by boat – without meaning to

Chinese national sets out from Greece and is blown off course by the strong winds, finding himself on a beach in Israel without knowing how… Read More ›

UN rights envoy resigns, accuses Israel of denying access

UN rights envoy resigns, accuses Israel of denying access

Makarim Wibisono says repeated requests to access West Bank and Gaza Strip have gone unanswered for 18 months; Israel says decision to prevent access came… Read More ›

Dragnet for fugitive Tel Aviv gunman passes its fourth day

Dragnet for fugitive Tel Aviv gunman passes its fourth day

Israelis urged to stick to normal routine, send kids to school despite jitters.   Security remained high in and around Tel Aviv on Monday as… Read More ›

Netanyahu slams MKs for differentiating between attacks

Netanyahu slams MKs for differentiating between attacks

PM condemns Joint List MK Osama Sa’adi and Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich for refusing to equate all acts of terror.   Terrorism is terrorism,… Read More ›

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli angle

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli angle

Former head of Military Intelligence says the reverberations from the diplomatic crisis will be felt around the region.   Jerusalem on Monday was closely monitoring… Read More ›

Government approves Mandelblit appointment as AG

Government approves Mandelblit appointment as AG

The ministers approved the Cabinet Secretary’s appointment as the new Attorney General in a unanimous vote. The appointment is, however, expected to be challenged in… Read More ›

Flag with ‘Islamic State’ written on it found in Tel Aviv penthouse

Flag with ‘Islamic State’ written on it found in Tel Aviv penthouse

The flag was found in the balcony of a northern Tel Aviv apartment belonging to a family that has been staying abroad lately. Police are… Read More ›

Telephone of Tel Aviv shooter found in north of city

Telephone of Tel Aviv shooter found in north of city

On Friday afternoon a student found the telephone of the shooter who murdered three people in Tel Aviv on the same day, lying in a… Read More ›

Sights of a dystopian wasteland

Sights of a dystopian wasteland

“Obviously it’s Jerusalem’s responsibility to take care of its citizens, but at the same time it’s the country’s responsibility.”   Less than three days after… Read More ›

US Defense Department: Navy security clearance does not discriminate against Jews

US Defense Department: Navy security clearance does not discriminate against Jews

Gershon Pincus was denied because his family lives in Israel.   NEW YORK – US Defense Department spokesman Mark Wright told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric’s death escalates

Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric’s death escalates

Iran’s diplomatic mission and related entities in Saudi Arabia had been given 48 hours to leave.   DUBAI/RIYADH – Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran… Read More ›

Elbit upgrading IAF’s ‘next generation’ of Hermes 900 drones

Elbit upgrading IAF’s ‘next generation’ of Hermes 900 drones

The Hermes 900 upgrades will help the IDF quickly monitor disappearing guerrilla-terrorist targets.   The Israel Air Force’s fleet of Hermes 900 drones are undergoing… Read More ›

Groom, three others arrested over ‘hate wedding’ video

Groom, three others arrested over ‘hate wedding’ video

Yakir Ashbel has said he was unaware guests at his marriage were celebrating murders of Palestinian family   Israel Police on Tuesday arrested the groom… Read More ›

Ehud Barak won’t be investigated for revealing Iran strike tapes

Ehud Barak won’t be investigated for revealing Iran strike tapes

In recordings released in August, ex-PM and defense minister describes 2010-12 debates on plans to attack Islamic republic   Atttorney General Yehuda Weinstein said on… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Israel in ‘world war’ with Islamic extremists

Netanyahu: Israel in ‘world war’ with Islamic extremists

Following Hezbollah threat to avenge Kuntar assassination, PM warns Jewish state will react forcefully to any attack   Israel is involved in a “world war”… Read More ›

US spied on Netanyahu’s anti Iran deal lobbying — report

US spied on Netanyahu’s anti Iran deal lobbying — report

Despite promising to curb eavesdropping on foreign leaders, White House had NSA listen in on conversations between Israeli leaders and US lawmakers, according to Wall… Read More ›

Olmert family vows to seek pardon

Olmert family vows to seek pardon

“A man who did so many great things for Israel should be pardoned,” Olmert’s brother says.   Members of former prime minister Ehud Olmert’s family… Read More ›