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Will Netanyahu call snap elections?

Will Netanyahu call snap elections?

Analysis: While the prime minister has no interest in giving Lieberman what he wants—early elections in which he’ll use the political capital he got from… Read More ›

Outcry as top minister calls largest-ever daily Hamas rocket onslaught ‘minor’

Outcry as top minister calls largest-ever daily Hamas rocket onslaught ‘minor’

Netanyahu condemns remarks by Tzachi Hanegbi, who said it would have been ‘a different story’ had Gaza terrorist groups fired rockets at Tel Aviv, not… Read More ›

Lieberman resigns from defense minister post

Lieberman resigns from defense minister post

In protest of Gaza ceasefire and efforts to reach an arrangement with Hamas, Defense Minister Lieberman resigns and quits the government; Israel is ‘buying short-term… Read More ›

Netanyahu defends Gaza ceasefire amid rumors Liberman set to quit over it

Netanyahu defends Gaza ceasefire amid rumors Liberman set to quit over it

PM says public isn’t privy to considerations behind heavily criticized deal with Hamas that headed off military campaign   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday… Read More ›

Israel Suspends Ceasefire Contacts with Egypt and U.N. Official Says

Israel Suspends Ceasefire Contacts with Egypt and U.N. Official Says

Egypt and U.N. Mideast Nickolay Mladenov have been involved for weeks in trying to restore quiet to Gaza and were reportedly on the verge of… Read More ›

Egypt demands Israel halt ‘escalation’ as sides scramble for Gaza ceasefire

Egypt demands Israel halt ‘escalation’ as sides scramble for Gaza ceasefire

UN mediator says he is working with Cairo and others to end massive breakout of border violence as both sides threaten to ratchet up fighting… Read More ›

Classes Canceled in Southern Israel as Rockets Fired from Gaza

Classes Canceled in Southern Israel as Rockets Fired from Gaza

The IDF confirmed that three projectiles were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, with two intercepted by the Iron Dome system.   Classes were… Read More ›

Palestinian report: 6 Hamas members killed in IAF strike in Gaza

Palestinian report: 6 Hamas members killed in IAF strike in Gaza

Hamas’s military wing brigade commander killed and 7 wounded during an Israeli Air Force (IAF) airstrike in southern Gaza on Sunday, according to Palestinian sources;… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: Israel and Hamas cheer Qatar’s Gaza cash infusion, but Abbas could spoil party

ANALYSIS: Israel and Hamas cheer Qatar’s Gaza cash infusion, but Abbas could spoil party

While Gazans ascribe influx of money to weekly protests, and Israel buys some time, the PA could yet cut its own funding for the coastal… Read More ›

Israel – Jerusalem Flash Mob Leads Global ‘Dance For Kindness’

Israel – Jerusalem Flash Mob Leads Global ‘Dance For Kindness’

  Jerusalem – Around 500 dancers all dressed in orange took over the Jerusalem First Station on Sunday as they kicked off the Dance for… Read More ›

Abbas Vows to Continue Paying Prisoners and Their Families

Abbas Vows to Continue Paying Prisoners and Their Families

Abbas said the Palestinians were capable of facing “all liquidationist schemes and conspiracies that are being concocted against their national cause.”   Palestinian Authority President… Read More ›

Abbas: Trump’s peace plan will fail, Balfour Declaration is a ‘conspiracy’

Abbas: Trump’s peace plan will fail, Balfour Declaration is a ‘conspiracy’

PA chief vows to reject US leader’s ‘deal of the century,’ but says ‘occupation will end’; Israeli TV report: US envoy says peace plan to… Read More ›

US Jews Feel More Positively Towards Israel Despite Religious Pluralism Rift

US Jews Feel More Positively Towards Israel Despite Religious Pluralism Rift

A survey found that 81 percent of American Jews feel same or more positively towards Israel over last 5-10 years, and that 65 percent are… Read More ›

What will happen in our region?

What will happen in our region?

Opinion: Israelis were ecstatic over the renewal of sanctions on Iran, meanwhile, some measures taken by Washington seem to mitigate the negative effects. Ultimately, what… Read More ›

Gaza – Wintry Weather, Diplomacy Cool Down Israel Gaza Border Protests

Gaza – Wintry Weather, Diplomacy Cool Down Israel Gaza Border Protests

  Gaza – A seasonal shift in the weather and intensified international diplomacy are prompting Palestinians mounting protests along Gaza’s border with Israel to rethink… Read More ›

Mirror, Mirror: Regev Thanks Artist for Loyalty Bill Protest Statue

Mirror, Mirror: Regev Thanks Artist for Loyalty Bill Protest Statue

The event apparently came in protest against “loyalty bill” that passed this week in the Knesset’s first reading, initiated by Regev.   A statue of… Read More ›

Report: Abbas agrees to Gaza ceasefire understandings

Report: Abbas agrees to Gaza ceasefire understandings

Palestinian sources tell London-based Al Hayat that the PA president agreed to accept the arrangement between Israel and Hamas, which was mediated by Egypt, after… Read More ›

PM, Knesset chair rebuke lawmakers who tarnish public discourse

PM, Knesset chair rebuke lawmakers who tarnish public discourse

Speaker Yuli Edelstein implores voters to register to vote in party primaries and keep provocative politicians out of parliament   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and… Read More ›

Inglorious parliamentarians

Inglorious parliamentarians

Op-ed: How is it possible that in 2018 we have MKs like Oren Hazan, who calls a disabled fellow lawmaker ‘half a person,’ and Elazar… Read More ›

Moscow – Edward Snowden: Israeli Software Tracked Saudi Journalist Khashoggi

Moscow – Edward Snowden: Israeli Software Tracked Saudi Journalist Khashoggi

  Moscow – Technology made by an Israeli company was used to target groups of journalists in Mexico and other problematic areas, including slain journalist… Read More ›