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IDF to cut number of civilian guards in Israeli settlements in West Bank

IDF to cut number of civilian guards in Israeli settlements in West Bank

In a letter sent to heads of several communities, including those subjected to terror attacks in the past, the military says although the decision is… Read More ›

After alleged Syria strike, PM says Israel acting against ‘enemy in vicinity’

After alleged Syria strike, PM says Israel acting against ‘enemy in vicinity’

In apparent acknowledgment of missile attack on sites in southern Syria, Netanyahu says IDF is constantly working to prevent foes from establishing bases along the… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

  Jerusalem – The Israeli military says it has overhauled its air-raid warning system in order to minimize disruptions to the general population. The army… Read More ›

Washington Not Asking Friedman to ‘Walk Back’ Comments About Annexation

Washington Not Asking Friedman to ‘Walk Back’ Comments About Annexation

“Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank,” Friedman said in the interview.  … Read More ›

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Opinion: Uniting all the territory to the east and west of the Jordan River is not contrary to Palestinian aspirations, it is what they want… Read More ›

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Kan reports terror group later attempted to move its explosives stockpiling efforts to other countries, which were also notified by the spy agency   Israel’s… Read More ›

The arrogance of Israel’s Military Intelligence

The arrogance of Israel’s Military Intelligence

Opinion: Maj. Gen. Tamir Heyman would be better off repairing the disarray of his department and spending less time making clearly ill-advised if not inflammatory… Read More ›

38 years later, pilots recall how Iran inadvertently enabled Osiraq reactor raid

38 years later, pilots recall how Iran inadvertently enabled Osiraq reactor raid

Surviving participants in Israeli air strike that destroyed Saddam’s nuclear site gather to retrace mission that ‘remade the Middle East’   Thirty-eight years after Operation Opera —… Read More ›

Trump Administration Official: Our Policy Has Not Changed

Trump Administration Official: Our Policy Has Not Changed

US ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in a Friday interview to the New York Times he thinks “Israel has the right to retain” some… Read More ›

High food prices leave Israel’s elderly without traditional Shavuot fare

High food prices leave Israel’s elderly without traditional Shavuot fare

78-year-old Sol is this year forfeiting her usual cheese biscuits, while 74-year-old David worries that he and his wife are not getting enough vitamins and… Read More ›

Is the ‘Carmel’ the Future of Israeli Rifles?

Is the ‘Carmel’ the Future of Israeli Rifles?

The Carmel may be the next revolution. A stable, reliable weapon, it could be a replacement for units using M-16s or other similar rifles abroad,… Read More ›

What Israel can learn from its June wars

What Israel can learn from its June wars

Opinion: The country was defensive in the 1967 Six-Day War and offensive in the 1982 First Lebanon War; both were very different and should be… Read More ›

Washington – Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Decrying Israeli Annexation Plans

Washington – Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Decrying Israeli Annexation Plans

  Washington – Five Democratic senators, including the party’s deputy leader in the chamber and two leading presidential candidates, introduced a resolution decrying any Israeli… Read More ›

Greenblatt Rejects Shtayyeh’s Warning of a Collapsing Palestinian Authority

Greenblatt Rejects Shtayyeh’s Warning of a Collapsing Palestinian Authority

“Shtayyeh is wrong,” Greenblatt tweeted. “The Palestinian Authority isn’t ‘in a collapsing situation.’”   WASHINGTON – Jason Greenblatt, Special Representative for International Negotiations, rejected on… Read More ›

Israel’s intelligence giant deployed to thwart Hezbollah

Israel’s intelligence giant deployed to thwart Hezbollah

Iranian-backed terror group is attempting to build infrastructure for operations on Israel-Syria border, worrying Israelis who understand that while they are still in early stages,… Read More ›

Israel said trying to block bipartisan Senate two-state resolution

Israel said trying to block bipartisan Senate two-state resolution

Israeli diplomats working to remove term from text being crafted by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen   Israeli diplomats in… Read More ›

Trump dances with danger in Middle East by deploying aircraft carrier and Kushner’s peace plan

Trump dances with danger in Middle East by deploying aircraft carrier and Kushner’s peace plan

In the Persian Gulf, a US aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, lurks off the Iranian coast, sending out a message of aggression. Meanwhile, in… Read More ›

The Inside Story of How PM’s Mossad-Iran Archives Speech Came About

The Inside Story of How PM’s Mossad-Iran Archives Speech Came About

The PMO official said that the assigned staffers went through dozens of versions of the prime minister’s slide show “to achieve the largest impact.”  … Read More ›

Israel bids farewell to First Lady Nechama Rivlin with prayers and song

Israel bids farewell to First Lady Nechama Rivlin with prayers and song

Wife of President Reuven Rivlin being laid to rest Wednesday afternoon at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on what would have been her 74th birthday;… Read More ›

Trump mourns Nechama Rivlin, says she represented Israel ‘with grace, stature’

Trump mourns Nechama Rivlin, says she represented Israel ‘with grace, stature’

US president sends condolences to Israeli counterpart on what would have been first lady’s 74th birthday; funeral to be held later Wednesday   US President… Read More ›