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Israel begins mapping out West Bank land for annexation after election

Israel begins mapping out West Bank land for annexation after election

Netanyahu: “We’ve been waiting since 1967, and people are making a big deal over a few weeks.”   Israel has begun preparing a precise map… Read More ›

Trump’s plan for a failed Palestinian state

Trump’s plan for a failed Palestinian state

Opinion: The plan poses as much of a danger to Israeli interests as it does to those of the Palestinians who will be left in… Read More ›

Israeli Jon Stewart uneasy over political climate, but finds fodder for ridicule

Israeli Jon Stewart uneasy over political climate, but finds fodder for ridicule

Lior Schleien says his ‘Gav HaUma’ show aims to present his opinion ‘in the most interesting and funny’ way, not to go after Netanyahu; enjoys… Read More ›

Israeli winter to return at weekend after hot spell

Israeli winter to return at weekend after hot spell

The storm is set to hit the country overnight Thursday, with most of the precipitation falling on a night between Friday and Saturday; fears of… Read More ›

Scholars urge transparency to restore Yad Vashem credibility after Putin fiasco

Scholars urge transparency to restore Yad Vashem credibility after Putin fiasco

Holocaust memorial has apologized for revisionist videos shown at World Holocaust Forum but won’t say who produced, or vetted, the pro-Russian content; Forum also keeping… Read More ›

12 pro-Iran fighters said killed in Syria strikes attributed to Israel

12 pro-Iran fighters said killed in Syria strikes attributed to Israel

UK-based group says at least 3 government and Iranian positions targeted in raids around Damascus; IDF mum on the matter   Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were… Read More ›

Khamenei calls for Palestinian jihad on Israel after Trump peace plan

Khamenei calls for Palestinian jihad on Israel after Trump peace plan

The Iranian leader called on all other Muslims to support the Palestinian war on Israel.   Palestinians start a war against Israel, Iranian Supreme Leader… Read More ›

14 Israelis among passengers quarantined on coronavirus-hit ship off Japan

14 Israelis among passengers quarantined on coronavirus-hit ship off Japan

Most of the 3,700 people travelling on Carnival’s Diamond Princess appear to be of retirement age and might not have enough medicine for their underlying… Read More ›

3 arrested in clashes with security forces as tents removed from illegal outpost

3 arrested in clashes with security forces as tents removed from illegal outpost

Rioters skirmish with Border Police as civil administration takes down two structures in Ma’ale Shlomo, in the northern West Bank   Three people were arrested… Read More ›

What happened that caused Netanyahu’s annexation blunder?

What happened that caused Netanyahu’s annexation blunder?

Analysis: Netanyahu had built up excitement throughout his political base in Israel that he was going to receive US authorization to annex Jewish communities in… Read More ›

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

Palestinian official adds, however, that ‘there will be major consequences’ if Israel annexes parts of the West Bank; adds that relations between two sides are… Read More ›

Egypt-Israel gas line attacked by unidentified assailants – report

Egypt-Israel gas line attacked by unidentified assailants – report

The pipeline has been the target of attacks in the past.   A gas line between Israel and Egypt in the northern Sinai Peninsula was… Read More ›

Abbas is bringing back the intifada

Abbas is bringing back the intifada

Analysis: Trump’s Mideast plan appears to have been the final straw for the Palestinian president, who on Saturday threw up his hands and told Israel… Read More ›

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact

Palestinian official adds, however, that ‘there will be major consequences’ if Israel annexes parts of the West Bank; adds that relations between two sides are… Read More ›

IDF service should not be a political tool

IDF service should not be a political tool

Opinion: Until the Six-Day-War, the role of the military was unquestionably to protect Israel’s citizens and borders, but since the occupation, it has become a… Read More ›

Israel strikes Gaza, suspends cement imports after rocket fire

Israel strikes Gaza, suspends cement imports after rocket fire

Army says Hamas ‘war room’ and other targets in northern Strip hit from air after fourth straight day of cross-border launches; Defense Ministry announces other… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s peace plan fails to boost Likud ahead of elections – poll

Donald Trump’s peace plan fails to boost Likud ahead of elections – poll

In addition, 53% of respondents said that indicted Netanyahu can’t be prime minister   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not succeed in using this week’s… Read More ›

Naama Issachar is not Gilad Shalit

Naama Issachar is not Gilad Shalit

Opinion: Although no one is disputing that Israeli jailed in Russia should have been brought home, Netanyahu’s attempts to parade her around in the hopes… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket attack, as region heats up

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket attack, as region heats up

Army says it carried out significant airstrikes after three missiles shot at southern Israel amid rising tensions following release of peace plan   Israeli aircraft… Read More ›

Netanyahu meets with Putin to discuss Trump’s peace plan

Netanyahu meets with Putin to discuss Trump’s peace plan

“This visit symbolizes our ties getting even closer,” the prime minister said.   Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the Kremlin and met with Russian… Read More ›