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Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire

Military says aircraft bomb two underground sites, after missile shot from enclave lands in open area in Israel   The Israeli military carried out airstrikes… Read More ›

Palestinians in West Bank on Verge of Revolt Against Social Security Law

Palestinians in West Bank on Verge of Revolt Against Social Security Law

Weekly protests raising the heat on Mahmoud Abbas’ Ramallah-based government.   For nearly 100 hundred days Palestinians have been staging protests against a widely-detested social… Read More ›

Gantz was an island of sanity during the Gaza war

Gantz was an island of sanity during the Gaza war

Opinion: As IDF chief during the 2014 round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, Gantz understood that he was responsible for the civilian population as… Read More ›

Pompeo promises ‘Every last Iranian boot’ will be expelled from Syria

Pompeo promises ‘Every last Iranian boot’ will be expelled from Syria

Secretary says troop pullout from Syria will go ahead, US ‘will use diplomacy’ while working with partners in anti-Iran front; Israel will have military capacity… Read More ›

Moshe Arens, defender of the state

Moshe Arens, defender of the state

Analysis: From engaging with Saddam to trying to build the first Israeli fighter jet, the late engineer-turned-politician doggedly devoted his life to preserving the Jewish… Read More ›

IDF officer, 4 soldiers arrested for allegedly beating Palestinian suspects

IDF officer, 4 soldiers arrested for allegedly beating Palestinian suspects

Servicemen from religious Netzah Yehuda battalion suspected of attacking detainees as revenge for terror attack in which two comrades were killed   Military Police on… Read More ›

A Six-Point Guide to Understanding Netanyahu’s Indictment Case

A Six-Point Guide to Understanding Netanyahu’s Indictment Case

What might happen next?   Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit is expected to announce an intent to file an indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sometime in… Read More ›

Report: Despite Netanyahu, Hamas to Get Qatari Funds in 48 Hours

Report: Despite Netanyahu, Hamas to Get Qatari Funds in 48 Hours

UN Special Coordinator of the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov allegedly assured Hamas that Qatari funds will be sent to Gaza on Wednesday.  … Read More ›

Israel’s left wing must have the courage to tackle the big issue

Israel’s left wing must have the courage to tackle the big issue

Opinion: The left must clearly state, without obfuscating in the name of political correctness, what it believes is the long-hungered solution for good relations between… Read More ›

Israeli scientists say they found flower that can hear approaching bees

Israeli scientists say they found flower that can hear approaching bees

Using petals as ears, the evening primrose sweetens its nectar in minutes when it hears sounds at the frequency of bees’ wing-beats   Israeli scientists… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Man Permitted To Marry Second Wife After First Wife Absconds With Child

Tel Aviv – Man Permitted To Marry Second Wife After First Wife Absconds With Child

  Tel Aviv – The Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court gave permission to a man to marry a second wife after his first wife absconded with… Read More ›

Danon: Palestinians won’t Try to Gain Full Membership in UN This Month

Danon: Palestinians won’t Try to Gain Full Membership in UN This Month

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said last week he planned to submit a request to the Security Council for full UN membership in January.… Read More ›

Netanyahu is playing with fire

Netanyahu is playing with fire

Opinion: The prime minister is waging a reckless and dangerous campaign against the justice system because he knows the AG will eventually decide to indict… Read More ›

Parting Shot: The Walls Have Been Closing Around Netanyahu

Parting Shot: The Walls Have Been Closing Around Netanyahu

Meanwhile, Netanyahu was garnering impressive B-roll video in Brasilia for the upcoming Likud campaign ads – attending the inauguration of new Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.… Read More ›

Analysis: Amona’s Third Fall Opens Door for West Bank Settlement Approvals

Analysis: Amona’s Third Fall Opens Door for West Bank Settlement Approvals

When Amona fell in 2017, Netanyahu rode the wave of anger by authorizing a completely new settlement, the first in more than 20 years.  … Read More ›

‘Comedy in the Middle East is an antidote to extremism’

‘Comedy in the Middle East is an antidote to extremism’

Stand-up comedians in the region weigh in on the role of humor amid Netflix controversy over censorship in Saudi Arabia. Comedians in the Middle East… Read More ›

Egyptian president confirms Israel helping fight Sinai jihadists

Egyptian president confirms Israel helping fight Sinai jihadists

Sissi says cooperation closer than ever in CBS interview Cairo has subsequently attempted to quash   Egypt’s president has confirmed that Israel is helping Egyptian… Read More ›

Brasilia – Brazil Wants To Move Its Israel Embassy, But No Date Yet: Presidential Aide

Brasilia – Brazil Wants To Move Its Israel Embassy, But No Date Yet: Presidential Aide

  Brasilia – The national security adviser to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the leader wants to move Brazil’s embassy in Israel… Read More ›

Trump: Iran can do whatever it wants in Syria

Trump: Iran can do whatever it wants in Syria

A day after Netanyahu and Pompeo discussed ‘how to intensify even further Israel’s intelligence and operations cooperation in Syria,’ U.S. president appears to change course… Read More ›

Court Nixes Jewish Teen’s Confession in Arson of Dormition Abbey

Court Nixes Jewish Teen’s Confession in Arson of Dormition Abbey

The Lod District Court nixed the confession earlier Tuesday of the Jewish minor accused of involvement in the arson the Dormition Abbey in February 2016.… Read More ›