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Israeli FM Praises MLK’s Vision For Mideast Peace

Israeli FM Praises MLK’s Vision For Mideast Peace

  JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a Twitter post highlighting the late civil… Read More ›

Israel’s tourism industry looks to put pandemic behind it

Israel’s tourism industry looks to put pandemic behind it

Tourism Ministry says that Israel’s hotels are experiencing growth despite slow down in activity; calls on businesses to improve their services and make the tourism… Read More ›

Ex-AGs and state attorneys issue unprecedented warning reforms may destroy judiciary

Ex-AGs and state attorneys issue unprecedented warning reforms may destroy judiciary

Legal advisers and top prosecutors since 1975 assail planned overhaul; current AG Baharav-Miara says PM spreading false claim she sought to fabricate probes into coalition… Read More ›

Living ‘Fauda’: Women from Israeli undercover units share their ‘crazy’ experiences

Living ‘Fauda’: Women from Israeli undercover units share their ‘crazy’ experiences

From grueling training to missions deep within enemy territory, women who served in Border Police’s undercover Yamas unit tell us about their dramatic operations and… Read More ›

Gallant could be the one to talk Netanyahu out of a risky Iran strike

Gallant could be the one to talk Netanyahu out of a risky Iran strike

Opinion: The newly minted defense minister is as much of an Iran hawk as his boss, but from his new vantage point, he could be… Read More ›

AG said set to tell High Court she opposes Deri’s appointment as minister

AG said set to tell High Court she opposes Deri’s appointment as minister

Gali Baharav-Miara to reportedly argue that it’s ‘unreasonable’ for thrice-convicted Shas party head to hold cabinet post, though she will defend new law that allowed… Read More ›

Two Syrian soldiers killed in alleged Israeli strike

Two Syrian soldiers killed in alleged Israeli strike

The strikes hit an outpost controlled by Iran’s Quds Force and associated militias, according to Reuters.   Two Syrian soldiers were killed and two others… Read More ›

Israeli national dies at New Year’s Eve party in Mexico

Israeli national dies at New Year’s Eve party in Mexico

The 23-year-old reportedly began feeling ill during the party for reasons still unknown, and was taken to local hospital where he was pronounced dead; Foreign… Read More ›

Analysis: Israel has claimed some wins in UN vote — but the ICJ process is a serious threat

Analysis: Israel has claimed some wins in UN vote — but the ICJ process is a serious threat

Hague court could use ‘apartheid’ label and call for expanded probes, just as Israel’s new hardline government pledges to press what it believes to be… Read More ›

Religious Givat Shmuel Parents Form Separate Class After 8-Year-Old Pupil Revealed As Transgender

Religious Givat Shmuel Parents Form Separate Class After 8-Year-Old Pupil Revealed As Transgender

JERUSALEM — In a move which received the approval of leading Religious Zionist rabbis, parents in a Givat Shmuel school have moved their children into… Read More ›

Apartheid slander is latest verbal weapon against Israel – opinion

Apartheid slander is latest verbal weapon against Israel – opinion

Two reports, one by Amnesty International and the other by Human Rights Watch add to the slander accusing Israel of apartheid.   The word “apartheid,”… Read More ›

Top rabbi calls gay Knesset speaker Ohana ‘infected,’ blames him for Meron disaster

Top rabbi calls gay Knesset speaker Ohana ‘infected,’ blames him for Meron disaster

Meir Mazuz, affiliated with several senior members of new government, calls Pride parade-goers ‘animals walking on 2 legs’; he has previously blamed LGBTQ marches for… Read More ›

The top ten worst antisemitic incidents of 2022 – SWC

The top ten worst antisemitic incidents of 2022 – SWC

In a year filled with antisemitic rhetoric and attacks, the Shimon Wiesenthal Center ranked their ten most prominent antisemitic incidents of 2022.   The Simon… Read More ›

From Palestinians to economy: Main challenges of new Netanyahu government

From Palestinians to economy: Main challenges of new Netanyahu government

In-depth: While Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have become poster boys of unruliness of new coalition, Netanyahu has host of other concerns as he reenters the premier… Read More ›

Who is Amichai Chikli, the incoming Diaspora Affairs Minister?

Who is Amichai Chikli, the incoming Diaspora Affairs Minister?

Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Chikli late Wednesday night and informed him of the new role he will begin on Thursday.   MK… Read More ›

New government’s proposed IDF reforms pose existential threat to Israel

New government’s proposed IDF reforms pose existential threat to Israel

Opinion: Incoming coalition’s demands to de-facto dismantle the ‘army of the people’ model will rid the military of its brightest minds and trample on motivation… Read More ›

Likud agrees to split entire Border Police from police force, hand Ben Gvir control

Likud agrees to split entire Border Police from police force, hand Ben Gvir control

Surprise clause in coalition deal says move to make the gendarmerie force ‘an independent service,’ subject it to authority of national security minister, to occur… Read More ›

Mahmoud Abbas comes under barrage of curses from potential ‘heir’

Mahmoud Abbas comes under barrage of curses from potential ‘heir’

The recordings led to a political storm in the PA, where there is already high tension amid a security situation and a struggle between various… Read More ›

Israel’s new government would make Herzl roll over in his grave

Israel’s new government would make Herzl roll over in his grave

Opinion: Haters of Israel insist the Jewish state is a fascist country, while Netanyahu’s return to power, coupled with outrageous statements by his coalition partners,… Read More ›

Netanyahu taps veteran Iran hawk Tzachi Hanegbi to lead National Security Council

Netanyahu taps veteran Iran hawk Tzachi Hanegbi to lead National Security Council

Longtime ally and former minister recently said incoming PM would strike Islamic Republic if US failed to stop Tehran’s nuclear program   Incoming prime minister… Read More ›