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Body of 19-year-old woman found on outskirts of Jerusalem in apparent murder

Body of 19-year-old woman found on outskirts of Jerusalem in apparent murder

Victim found naked and with ‘signs of violence’ on her body; court imposes gag order on details of crime   The body of a 19-year-old… Read More ›

Hapoel Beersheba Soccer Club Owner to Join Bennett and Shaked’s New Right

Hapoel Beersheba Soccer Club Owner to Join Bennett and Shaked’s New Right

Because of Alona Barkat’s high-profile, Israeli-media speculates she will have a high spot on the candidate list for the Knesset in the upcoming elections on… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Abbas is happy with Gantz comments

Netanyahu: Abbas is happy with Gantz comments

Prime Minister Netanyahu says former IDF chief Gantz ‘said he will carry out a second disengagement in Judea and Samaria’ in Yedioth interview, ‘and Mahmoud… Read More ›

United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

  United Nations – Kuwait and Indonesia urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to call for protection of Palestinians following Israel’s decision to suspend… Read More ›

Amnesty Recruiting National Service Volunteers – Activists Upset

Amnesty Recruiting National Service Volunteers – Activists Upset

Amnesty International Israel will “definitely be removed from the list” of organizations eligible to recruit national service (sherut leumi) personnel, one expert said.   Amnesty… Read More ›

Edelstein, Katz go head-to-head for first spot on Likud list

Edelstein, Katz go head-to-head for first spot on Likud list

Former minister Gideon Sa’ar, who has been in a public political feud with Prime Minister Netanyahu, is close third in Likud primary race; Erdan, Regev… Read More ›

Merger between Gantz and Lapid said to face considerable headwinds

Merger between Gantz and Lapid said to face considerable headwinds

TV report says Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid at odds over who’ll head alliance, makeup of electoral list; ex-IDF chief Ashkenazi publicly backs tie-up  … Read More ›

U.S. Jewish Leader Asks Israeli Politicians to Look Abroad

U.S. Jewish Leader Asks Israeli Politicians to Look Abroad

“When Netanyahu comes to America ahead of the election, of course he has to meet with the president,” Malcolm Hoenlein said. “You just have to… Read More ›

The generals got it right

The generals got it right

Opinion: The IDF is in fact battle ready but the politicians’ fixation on the public’s irrational fear of casualties and potential abductions in a ground… Read More ›

Lapid: Netanyahu is running to avoid going to prison, plans to shut down probes

Lapid: Netanyahu is running to avoid going to prison, plans to shut down probes

Yesh Atid leader says PM wants elections to focus on his legal woes so he can pass laws that ‘will stop him being investigated’  … Read More ›

Over Half of Israelis Say Netanyahu Should Resign If A-G Moves to Indict

Over Half of Israelis Say Netanyahu Should Resign If A-G Moves to Indict

Despite Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit’s expected decision whether or not to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a poll found 90% of Likud members supporting the leader… Read More ›

Coalition head Amsalem sparks ire with Gantz ‘autistic’ jibe

Coalition head Amsalem sparks ire with Gantz ‘autistic’ jibe

After accusing former IDF chief of ‘throwing himself a retirement party that cost NIS 600,000 in tax payer money,’ Amsalem calls Gantz ‘autistic person’ for… Read More ›

Netanyahu steps up attacks on Likud rival Sa’ar ahead of primary

Netanyahu steps up attacks on Likud rival Sa’ar ahead of primary

In debut of Likud TV channel, PM repeats accusation that former minister wants to form government after elections; Sa’ar calls claim ‘baseless’   Prime Minister… Read More ›

In honor of grandma: Teen cancels bar mitzvah party to help cancer patients

In honor of grandma: Teen cancels bar mitzvah party to help cancer patients

The special bond between Eyal and his grandmother, who died of the illness two years ago, led the 13-year-old to forgo his coming-of-age bash and… Read More ›

Democratic Nations Ignore Cyber Threats in Same Way They Ignored Terrorism

Democratic Nations Ignore Cyber Threats in Same Way They Ignored Terrorism

Industry insiders warn that democratic nations have failed to acknowledge the extent of the danger and thus are not cooperating effectively.   Western countries are… Read More ›

Don’t put too much stock in polls

Don’t put too much stock in polls

Opinion: Begin and Peres didn’t believe in polls, as they could be misleading, especially those released immediately following the introduction of new candidates like Benny… Read More ›

Florida Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Undivided Capital

Florida Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Undivided Capital

Florida placed itself a step ahead of the Trump Administration, which recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital previously but did not mention whether it supports united… Read More ›

Gantz on par with Netanyahu in latest leadership polls

Gantz on par with Netanyahu in latest leadership polls

Polls by the three main TV channels show the gap between the prime minister’s Likud Party and the former IDF chief’s Israel Resilience Party has… Read More ›

5 soldiers charged with beating handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian suspects

5 soldiers charged with beating handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian suspects

IDF prosecutor files indictment against servicemen suspected of ‘slapping, punching, bludgeoning’ prisoners as revenge for attack that killed their comrades   Military prosecutors filed indictments on… Read More ›

‘Boycott Eurovision in Israel,’ UK Cultural Figures Appeal to BBC

‘Boycott Eurovision in Israel,’ UK Cultural Figures Appeal to BBC

Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Vivienne Westwood, Mike Leigh and others call on BBC to press EBU to relocate the competition   A predictable slate of… Read More ›