Israel News

Let the Palestinians make lemonade of Trump’s lemons

Let the Palestinians make lemonade of Trump’s lemons

Op-ed: US cutting its aid to the Palestinians and funding to UNRWA are welcomed steps, but they must be done gradually and alongside supplementary economic… Read More ›

Abbas backs demilitarized Palestinian state, says funds better spent on schools

Abbas backs demilitarized Palestinian state, says funds better spent on schools

Palestinian leader tells Israeli academics: ‘I want unarmed police forces with batons, not guns’   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said he believed… Read More ›

Hundreds Flock to Commemorate Clandestine Jewish Immigration in Tel Aviv

Hundreds Flock to Commemorate Clandestine Jewish Immigration in Tel Aviv

Hundreds of thousands of Jews made their way to the British Mandate of Palestine despite a strict quota imposed on Jewish immigration by the British.… Read More ›

Reimagining Gaza while recognizing reality

Reimagining Gaza while recognizing reality

Op-ed: While Hamas may wish to cynically cling to resistance against the State of Israel, some Israelis are ready, willing and able to dramatically improve… Read More ›

Police to be deployed along coast amid fears of Hamas infiltration — TV report

Police to be deployed along coast amid fears of Hamas infiltration — TV report

Increased troop deployment aims to secure Ashkelon amid fears Gaza’s ruling terror group may try to attack from the sea   Border Police will be… Read More ›

Arab MKs and Palestinians Jointly Seek to Censure Israel at U.N.

Arab MKs and Palestinians Jointly Seek to Censure Israel at U.N.

“Anyone who cooperates with the Palestinian Authority against Israel should ask themselves whether their rightful place is in the Palestinian or Israeli parliament,” Edelstein said.… Read More ›

Nasrallah: Israelis lack motivation to fight

Nasrallah: Israelis lack motivation to fight

Speaking on anniversary of battle against Syrian rebels in Lebanon, Hezbollah leader ridiculed condition of IDF manpower, took credit for ISIS defeat, warned against dependence… Read More ›

With violence ‘significantly reduced,’ Israel to reopen Erez crossing to Gaza

With violence ‘significantly reduced,’ Israel to reopen Erez crossing to Gaza

Despite some violent protests, arson kites, defense minister announces sole pedestrian passage, closed for a week, will be reopened Monday   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman… Read More ›

Syrian Regime Cracks Down on Former Rebel Areas Near Golan

Syrian Regime Cracks Down on Former Rebel Areas Near Golan

Former Syrian rebels agreed to serve with regime forces, but some locals have protested in Daraa amid renewed raids on former rebel areas.   In… Read More ›

Police detain suspect of attack on Arabs at Haifa beach

Police detain suspect of attack on Arabs at Haifa beach

After 3 Arabs from Shfaram were attacked at Kiryat Haim beach, police detain 29-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in crime; two suspects detained so… Read More ›

US slashes aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million

US slashes aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million

State Department says decision came following Trump-ordered review meant to ensure funds were ‘spent in accordance with US national interests’   WASHINGTON — The Trump… Read More ›

Fatah Leader: Israel Is Offering Hamas an Airport near Eilat

Fatah Leader: Israel Is Offering Hamas an Airport near Eilat

The Israeli offers are part of US President Donald Trump’s yet-to-be-unveiled plan for peace in the Middle East.   Israel has offered Hamas a seaport in… Read More ›

Hit-and-run Yisrael Katz-style

Hit-and-run Yisrael Katz-style

Op-ed: If Minister Katz was truly alert to the suffering of the ‘general public’ on the weekend, he would’ve ordered the immediate operations of public… Read More ›

Despite honors for collaborators, PM praises Vilnius for Holocaust remembrance

Despite honors for collaborators, PM praises Vilnius for Holocaust remembrance

Netanyahu thanks Lithuanian counterpart for ‘great steps’ to commemorate Holocaust, but Jewish community figures say country continues to honor nationalist figures who killed Jews  … Read More ›

Bill Proposal: Ban on Palestinian Flag at Events

Bill Proposal: Ban on Palestinian Flag at Events

The bill, which will be presented when the Knesset returns from its summer recess, was a response to a protest two weeks ago at Tel… Read More ›

Erdan’s happy trigger finger

Erdan’s happy trigger finger

Op-ed: Sane countries—that are not the US—seek to disarm citizens, because a gun in the hands of an unskilled citizen could be dangerous both to… Read More ›

Netanyahu Angers Settlers by Only Advancing 1,400 New West Bank Homes

Netanyahu Angers Settlers by Only Advancing 1,400 New West Bank Homes

“A nationalist government should be expanding construction and not reducing it,” the YESHA Council said.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered settlers and right-wing politicians… Read More ›

Tel Aviv mayor: Bridge works cannot be done at night

Tel Aviv mayor: Bridge works cannot be done at night

Minister Katz comes under fire over decision not to carry out construction work on a new bridge over the Ayalon Highway during the weekend and… Read More ›

Abbas aide: As price for embassy move, Trump must make E. Jerusalem our capital

Abbas aide: As price for embassy move, Trump must make E. Jerusalem our capital

After US president says Israel will now pay ‘higher price’ in talks, Majdi al-Khaldi says Washington needs to recognize State of Palestine, back two-state solution… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Bolton: U.S. not discussing recognition of Israel’s Golan hold

Jerusalem – Bolton: U.S. not discussing recognition of Israel’s Golan hold

  Jerusalem – The Trump administration is not discussing possible U.S. recognition of Israel’s claim of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, U.S. National Security Adviser… Read More ›