Israel News

Husband of Israeli on ‘coronavirus cruise’: Authorities were too slow

Husband of Israeli on ‘coronavirus cruise’: Authorities were too slow

Fourth Israeli tests positive, transferred to Japanese hospital   Nicole Ben David, 51, a mother of four, went on a cruise in the Far East… Read More ›

Iranian smoke and Palestinian mirrors

Iranian smoke and Palestinian mirrors

Opinion: Bennett and Netanyahu’s election propaganda oversells Israel’s might and splendor while underestimating its enemies, but this is the exact same kind of ominous hubris… Read More ›

Israelis on their way home after over 2 weeks quarantined on virus-hit ship

Israelis on their way home after over 2 weeks quarantined on virus-hit ship

Passengers greeted on dock by delegation from embassy in Tokyo, will be whisked straight to plane; 11 Israelis to be isolated for 2 weeks under… Read More ›

Many Accused Jewish Pedophiles In US Flee To Israel, CBS Report Finds

Many Accused Jewish Pedophiles In US Flee To Israel, CBS Report Finds

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Many Americans accused of sexually abusing children flee to Israel to escape justice — and bringing them back can be… Read More ›

Thailand unhappy with Israel’s entry ban over virus concerns

Thailand unhappy with Israel’s entry ban over virus concerns

Country’s ambassador i­n Tel Aviv asks Israeli government to rethink its policy of refusing entry to anyone arriving from 4 East Asian countries, saying the… Read More ›

PM says he’s lifted freeze to build Givat Hamatos neighborhood in East Jerusalem

PM says he’s lifted freeze to build Givat Hamatos neighborhood in East Jerusalem

11 days before election, Netanyahu announces approval for 3,000 homes for Jews in project that would cut off Palestinian areas in capital from West Bank… Read More ›

9,000 new Israeli homes planned for east Jerusalem

9,000 new Israeli homes planned for east Jerusalem

Most of the land involved in the plan is considered government property and as such would not be taken from private owners.   The Housing… Read More ›

Israel’s cold spell continues with thunderstorms and hail

Israel’s cold spell continues with thunderstorms and hail

As another cold front sweeps through the region, meteorologists warn of flooding due to heavy showers across all parts of the country; snowfall expected on… Read More ›

First 2 Israelis get off coronavirus ship, others to remain until Thursday

First 2 Israelis get off coronavirus ship, others to remain until Thursday

Edna and Henry Ben Shabbat are among the first to leave Diamond Princess, say they’re feeling well but will be worried for remaining 10 Israelis… Read More ›

Israeli elections should be more than about war and peace

Israeli elections should be more than about war and peace

Opinion: The lines between left and right on security and diplomacy have long since blurred, and the voters must think about issues such as the… Read More ›

Israel bans foreigners coming from East Asian countries over virus fears

Israel bans foreigners coming from East Asian countries over virus fears

Directive applies to travelers from Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore; Foreign Ministry frets over diplomatic fallout from stringent measures to prevent outbreak   As… Read More ›

White Nationalist Nick Fuentes’ YouTube Channel Is Banned For Hate Speech

White Nationalist Nick Fuentes’ YouTube Channel Is Banned For Hate Speech

  CHICAGO (JTA) — The You Tube channel of white nationalist Nick Fuentes has been banned for hate speech. Fuentes leads the Groyper Army, a… Read More ›

Gaza-area mayors to Benjamin Netanyahu: Fight Hamas terrorism

Gaza-area mayors to Benjamin Netanyahu: Fight Hamas terrorism

“The reality in which our residents live is not moral and cannot continue,” said the mayors.   The government must do more to fight terrorism… Read More ›

Bringing back Israelis on board coronavirus-hit ship is danger to public safety

Bringing back Israelis on board coronavirus-hit ship is danger to public safety

Analysis: As time goes by, more and more passengers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner test positive for the deadly virus, including 3 out of… Read More ›

Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan

Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan

Health Ministry working to extract remaining Israelis from Diamond Princess; Jerusalem chief rabbi to enter self-quarantine after Singapore visit, as Israel toughens rules   A… Read More ›

IDF stops Hamas ‘honeypots’ from trapping soldiers

IDF stops Hamas ‘honeypots’ from trapping soldiers

As part of “Operation Rebound,” the IDF has foiled the third such Hamas network foiled in three years.   The IDF has foiled a third… Read More ›

Gantz: No Arabs, no Netanyahu in my future cabinet

Gantz: No Arabs, no Netanyahu in my future cabinet

In wide-ranging interview to Ynet just days before elections, Blue & White chairman praises Trump peace plan as ‘good starting point’, predicts Likud will not… Read More ›

In first, Israelis test positive for coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship

In first, Israelis test positive for coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship

Japan tells Health Ministry 3 Israelis on Diamond Princess are among new cases; Foreign Ministry says 2 of them taken off ship for treatment; Litzman:… Read More ›

Ayelet Shaked: ‘It is our obligation to apply sovereignty’

Ayelet Shaked: ‘It is our obligation to apply sovereignty’

“The plan obviates the need for Israel to uproot communities, and it does so while avoiding any act that anyone could consider to be apartheid.”… Read More ›

Wanted: Real discourse between Arabs and Jews

Wanted: Real discourse between Arabs and Jews

Opinion: Netanyahu’s hateful campaign against Arab MKs, radical statements by Joint List lawmakers and Gantz’s decision to bar Arabs from a future government have brought… Read More ›