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PA is pushing the Palestinian public into Israeli arms

PA is pushing the Palestinian public into Israeli arms

Opinion: Tightening ties between Palestinians and Israel is not only an existential nightmare for the authorities in Ramallah, but should also be seen as a… Read More ›

Virus cases surge with 532 new infections in past day

Virus cases surge with 532 new infections in past day

Jump marks highest daily total in 2 months as experts warn Israel on cusp of ‘losing control’; positive test rate climbs to 2.6%; army opens… Read More ›

Keep the Shin Bet out of Israelis’ lives

Keep the Shin Bet out of Israelis’ lives

Opinion: The security service’s chief has urged ministers to find a solution to need to track people exposed to COVID-19; the state must guarantee that… Read More ›

Jerusalem Municipality covers up LGBT pride sign at US Embassy

Jerusalem Municipality covers up LGBT pride sign at US Embassy

Far-right deputy mayor hails prevention of attempt to ‘defile Jerusalem’s sanctity,’ but city hall and embassy say banner will be put up without delay when… Read More ›

Trump set to make decision on annexation

Trump set to make decision on annexation

The peace team plans to discuss what to do if Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do not… Read More ›

Israel’s muddled virus strategy sows confusion

Israel’s muddled virus strategy sows confusion

Opinion: Israel has neglected to use of the early months of the pandemic and the reduction in COVID-19 cases to put in place a comprehensive… Read More ›

Israel’s coronavirus closure failed and now the clock is ticking

Israel’s coronavirus closure failed and now the clock is ticking

Opinion: The resurgence caused by reopening schools shows there is no coexisting with this pathogen; the government must act quickly, using all its high-tech and… Read More ›

Air Force cadets, including 3 women, to get their wings Thursday

Air Force cadets, including 3 women, to get their wings Thursday

Ceremony to be held on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish Defense Organizations   Forty Air Force cadets, including three women, from… Read More ›

In annexation, it’s maximum land, minimum Palestinians

In annexation, it’s maximum land, minimum Palestinians

Opinion: It is in our interest to annex settlements and unpopulated West Bank land, while threats from regional allies, primarily Gulf states, can be put… Read More ›

‘Giving up on Elon Moreh is like giving up on the Temple Mount’

‘Giving up on Elon Moreh is like giving up on the Temple Mount’

“The significance of this place can not be underestimated,” Hillel said. “Here the Bible played out. Here everything began.”   Eliav Hillel still carries the… Read More ›

Israel must end this coronavirus chaos

Israel must end this coronavirus chaos

Opinion: Politicians have to take a step back and let the experts dictate the necessary steps to combat COVID-19 without political considerations or pressure from… Read More ›

Cypriot president cancels Israel trip as COVID-19 cases surge

Cypriot president cancels Israel trip as COVID-19 cases surge

Nicosia says visit by Nicos Anastasiades pushed off because of coronavirus concerns, as Cyprus prepares to open tourist season after removing Israel from low-risk group… Read More ›

Coronavirus cabinet approves renewal of train services, cultural events

Coronavirus cabinet approves renewal of train services, cultural events

288 people test positive for virus in last 24 hours • Jaffa neighborhood, Rahat, Arara designated ‘red zones’   Trains will finally return to Israel’s… Read More ›

Is Netanyahu really good for the Jews?

Is Netanyahu really good for the Jews?

Opinion: The cost of unilateral annexation in the West Bank, which would mean alienating allies and partners around the world, outweighs the benefits of diminishing… Read More ›

Israel’s class system in a coronavirus world

Israel’s class system in a coronavirus world

Opinion: When one child in school tests positive for COVID-19 hundreds of students and teachers are told to quarantine but a confirmed case in the… Read More ›

Jordan’s King says Israeli annexation plans threaten regional stability

Jordan’s King says Israeli annexation plans threaten regional stability

Monarch tells US lawmakers plans to annex settlements and Jordan Valley are ‘unacceptable’ and he remains full committed to establishment of an independent Palestinian state… Read More ›

UNHRC members call for annual updates to settlement black list

UNHRC members call for annual updates to settlement black list

The list was presented to the UNHCR on Monday, following a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.   The UN database of companies doing business… Read More ›

Knesset approves so-called Norwegian Law in second and third reading

Knesset approves so-called Norwegian Law in second and third reading

Sixty-six members of parliament vote in favor of bill while 43 vote against; Netanyahu absent from plenary vote, much to the chagrin of Blue &… Read More ›

Gaza rocket strikes field in Israel as Hamas urges ‘resistance’ to annexation

Gaza rocket strikes field in Israel as Hamas urges ‘resistance’ to annexation

IDF retaliates with strikes in southern Gaza after projectile lands in open area in Eshkol region; terror groups threaten to step up clashes along the… Read More ›

Fire in Rehovot hostel for the mentally ill claims life of 45-year-old man

Fire in Rehovot hostel for the mentally ill claims life of 45-year-old man

“While searching the building, we found a man with burns, breathless and without a pulse.”   A fire that broke out on Sunday night in… Read More ›