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After Chad ties restored, Israel set to host Mali’s PM in coming weeks

After Chad ties restored, Israel set to host Mali’s PM in coming weeks

Upon his return from N’Djamena, Netanyahu said to be gearing up to normalize ties with another Muslim-majority country in Africa   Israel is preparing for… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Knesset Celebrates 70 Years With Planting Trees

Jerusalem – Knesset Celebrates 70 Years With Planting Trees

  Jerusalem – The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on Monday celebrated its 70th birthday, marked every year on the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, the date… Read More ›

Rivlin: We Will Not Show Patience in the Face of Any Breach of the Security of the Citizens of Israel

Rivlin: We Will Not Show Patience in the Face of Any Breach of the Security of the Citizens of Israel

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israel is taking the Iranian threats very seriously.   President Reuven Rivlin warned on Monday morning that Israel “will not… Read More ›

Netanyahu is no longer campaigning on the issues

Netanyahu is no longer campaigning on the issues

Opinion: The prime minister is no longer talking about Iran, Hamas or Arabs going in droves to the polls; instead, his 2019 campaign focuses on… Read More ›

Iranian air chief: ‘We’re ready for war that will destroy Israel’

Iranian air chief: ‘We’re ready for war that will destroy Israel’

IDF says rocket attack on Hermon, which prompted airstrikes on Iranian installations, was planned ‘months ago’ and approved by Syria   Amid fears of escalation,… Read More ›

Israeli military tweets that a missile attack on Iranian elite forces in Syria is underway

Israeli military tweets that a missile attack on Iranian elite forces in Syria is underway

  Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) have tweeted that they have begun striking Iranian targets inside Syria. Israel’s powerful military tweeted that they are targeting elite… Read More ›

Knesset to Celebrate Its 70th ‘birthday’ on Tu Bishvat

Knesset to Celebrate Its 70th ‘birthday’ on Tu Bishvat

The Agriculture Ministry will decorate the Knesset in the spirit of the holiday, with fruit.   The Knesset will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its… Read More ›

Israel’s delicate dance between the US and China

Israel’s delicate dance between the US and China

Opinion: No one believes that Jerusalem must abandon all ties to Beijing, but it must take into account the warnings that are coming from American… Read More ›

In Jerusalem’s Old City, conflict means buyer and seller beware

In Jerusalem’s Old City, conflict means buyer and seller beware

Selling property to Jews in East Jerusalem is a lucrative but dangerous game when many Palestinians consider such deals treason   In an alley in… Read More ›

EU Parliament Calls to Recover Art Looted by Nazis in Holocaust & WWII

EU Parliament Calls to Recover Art Looted by Nazis in Holocaust & WWII

Resolution calls for comprehensive database for Jewish-owned artworks seized by the Nazis.   The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on the European… Read More ›

After oil: Mideast states developing renewable energy

After oil: Mideast states developing renewable energy

Wind turbines, hydroelectricity and solar power are on the agenda in Morocco, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but experts say region still lags far behind… Read More ›

Rep. Ilhan Omar defends 2012 tweet accusing Israel of ‘hypnotizing the world’

Rep. Ilhan Omar defends 2012 tweet accusing Israel of ‘hypnotizing the world’

Newly elected lawmaker tells CNN there’s a ‘difference between criticizing a military action by a government and attacking a particular people of faith’   US… Read More ›

Israeli Jets to Take Part in First Ever Air Drill in the UK

Israeli Jets to Take Part in First Ever Air Drill in the UK

IAF jets to take part in Cobra Warrior in September and RAF jets to take part in Blue Flag 2020   The Israeli Air Force… Read More ›

Israel Bar Association head is main suspect in sexual bribery probe

Israel Bar Association head is main suspect in sexual bribery probe

Attorney Effi Naveh, who sits on the Judicial Selection Committee, is suspected of receiving sexual bribes in return for judicial appointments; female judge, female lawyer… Read More ›

Netanyahu to head to Chad Sunday to renew diplomatic ties

Netanyahu to head to Chad Sunday to renew diplomatic ties

During one-day trip to N’Djamena, PM and African Muslim-majority nation’s longtime ruler Déby will formally declare resumption of relations after 47 years Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Ukrainian President Scheduled to Visit Western Wall During Upcoming Visit

Ukrainian President Scheduled to Visit Western Wall During Upcoming Visit

In 2016 country voted for Security Council resolution that said Kotel is ‘occupied’ territory.   Just over two years after Ukraine infuriated Israel by supporting… Read More ›

Kochavi’s new challenges as chief of staff

Kochavi’s new challenges as chief of staff

Analysis: The new IDF chief of staff will need to find a way to keep the army outside the political game amid the April 9… Read More ›

Florida governor goes after Airbnb over West Bank decision

Florida governor goes after Airbnb over West Bank decision

Ron DeSantis calls for sanctions against the company to ‘make them feel the heat,’ saying their policy of delisting homes in settlements deliberately targets Jews… Read More ›

By breaking its ambiguity on Syria, Israel backed its enemies into a corner

By breaking its ambiguity on Syria, Israel backed its enemies into a corner

Opinion: When Netanyahu and Eisenkot decided to end Israel’s plausible deniability regarding its airstrikes in Syria, they damaged the country’s deterrence, and there is no… Read More ›

Did the Shin Bet Catch the Wrong Suspects?

Did the Shin Bet Catch the Wrong Suspects?

Though there is an ongoing debate over whether the minors were mistreated, no one has claimed that the Shin Bet used enhanced interrogation techniques on… Read More ›