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More Talk on A.U.S.-Israeli Defense Treaty. But Where’s IDF Cheif Kochavi?

More Talk on A.U.S.-Israeli Defense Treaty. But Where’s IDF Cheif Kochavi?

The US is Israel’s strongest ally, giving the Jewish State over $3 billion a year in military aid and considers Israel a “major non-NATO ally.”… Read More ›

Netanyahu holds final cabinet meeting before vote in Jordan Valley

Netanyahu holds final cabinet meeting before vote in Jordan Valley

PM takes ministers out of Jerusalem to highlight pledge to annex parts of West Bank if he prevails in Tuesday elections, says Trump plan for… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving premier fights for his future

Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving premier fights for his future

After more than a decade in power, ‘Mr. Security’ seeks to shore up enough right-wing support to continue his rule in Tuesday’s elections   AFP… Read More ›

Trump: ‘I Look Forward’ To Discussing Defense Pact With Netanyahu After Election

Trump: ‘I Look Forward’ To Discussing Defense Pact With Netanyahu After Election

  Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday that he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone earlier to… Read More ›

Polls Predict a Second Stalemate

Polls Predict a Second Stalemate

Likud to remain largest party   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party will emerge the largest in Tuesday’s election, a Smith Research poll taken for Maariv found on… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Analysis: The apparent American shift in position on Iran and its nuclear aspirations, in the shape of a meeting between the two presidents and sanctions… Read More ›

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Have ‘No Choice’ But To Go To War With Gaza

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Have ‘No Choice’ But To Go To War With Gaza

  Jerusalem – Israel likely will have to go to war with Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu said. “There probably won’t be a choice but to launch… Read More ›

Is Netanyahu’s Annexation Talk Payback for Trump’s New Iran Policy?

Is Netanyahu’s Annexation Talk Payback for Trump’s New Iran Policy?

Bolton’s departure, coming on the heels of Trump’s comments about meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, is one more ominous sign for Netanyahu.   Would it… Read More ›

Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over hate speech violation

Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over hate speech violation

The social network says it had suspended the bot connected to the prime minister account for 24 hours after an inflammatory post, allegedly unauthorized, claiming… Read More ›

US believes Israel planted spy devices near White House — report

US believes Israel planted spy devices near White House — report

Netanyahu’s office denies report that Israel is surveilling Trump administration, says it’s a ‘blatant lie’; Washington refrains from rebuking Jerusalem on matter   The Trump… Read More ›

Shaked: Netanyahu will Form Govt. with Left-Wing, Gantz, If Yamina Too Small

Shaked: Netanyahu will Form Govt. with Left-Wing, Gantz, If Yamina Too Small

Shaked said that the central question of the election was whether or not Netanyahu “will form a left-wing government with Gantz and [Labor-Gesher leader] Amir… Read More ›

Netanyahu annexation pledge dims hopes for Palestinians

Netanyahu annexation pledge dims hopes for Palestinians

World leaders are denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to annex parts of the West Bank with claims it would be would be devastating… Read More ›

4,500-year-old burial artifacts chanced upon by electrician on his way to work

4,500-year-old burial artifacts chanced upon by electrician on his way to work

Ahmad Nassar Yassin, a resident of the northern Israel village of Araba, discovers remains of a previously unknown Canaanite-era settlement   A previously unknown center… Read More ›

Israel’s basic principles of democracy must be preserved

Israel’s basic principles of democracy must be preserved

Opinion: These ideals are safe from attack when shared by all branches of government, but when a leader considers his political failure as tantamount to… Read More ›

Op-Ed: The dark motivations behind Netanyahu’s bid to put cameras into polling stations

Op-Ed: The dark motivations behind Netanyahu’s bid to put cameras into polling stations

This is not an issue of left or right, but rather one of electoral integrity and the proper functioning of democracy   This isn’t about… Read More ›

Elul: Reflections And Elections

Elul: Reflections And Elections

  The Boiling Cauldron Just as Jews prepare for the coming judgment on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Israel’s politicians are preparing for their own… Read More ›

PM Expected to Meet Putin Later This Week

PM Expected to Meet Putin Later This Week

Netanyahu last met Putin in April, five days before the previous election, when he thanked the Russian president for assistance in returning the remains of… Read More ›

Violence and lies of police operation in East Jerusalem

Violence and lies of police operation in East Jerusalem

Opinion: It is the officers from the Border Police and Special Patrol Unit who instigate the violence in Issawiyah, going there in the evening and… Read More ›

Knesset legal adviser joins AG in opposing ‘unconstitutional’ Camera Bill

Knesset legal adviser joins AG in opposing ‘unconstitutional’ Camera Bill

Eyal Yinon argues that PM-backed legislation would give Likud party an unfair advantage as it already has over 1,000 cameras that it used to surveil… Read More ›

IDF Strikes Hamas Targets In Response To Armed Drone Attack From Gaza

IDF Strikes Hamas Targets In Response To Armed Drone Attack From Gaza

  Jerusalem – Israeli jets hit a Hamas naval equipment depot and two aerial operations “military centers” on Saturday, after an armed drone entered Israeli… Read More ›