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Defense Minister Declares Slain Gaza Photojournalist ‘Terrorist’

Defense Minister Declares Slain Gaza Photojournalist ‘Terrorist’

Murtaja was shot by IDF forces while covering protests in Gaza and wearing a clearly-marked “Press” flak jacket.   Gazan photo journalist Yaser Murtaja was… Read More ›

Prepared for a conflict with Russia, Israel is pushing Trump to take action in Syria

Prepared for a conflict with Russia, Israel is pushing Trump to take action in Syria

Analysis: The Foreign Ministry’s statement that Assad did use chemical weapons against his citizens on Sunday, despite the Kremlin’s strong denial, is aimed at drawing… Read More ›

Israeli military on high alert amid Iran threats to avenge Syria strike

Israeli military on high alert amid Iran threats to avenge Syria strike

Top Iranian official blames Israel, says Monday’s missile barrage ‘will not remain unanswered’ after at least seven IRGC fighters are said killed on air base… Read More ›

Can Israel Thread the Diplomatic Needle in Syria?

Can Israel Thread the Diplomatic Needle in Syria?

Israel cannot afford to rely totally on the US when it comes to the Syrian conflict or the wider Iranian threat.   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Israel signals Russia and Iran: We’re not scared of military conflict

Israel signals Russia and Iran: We’re not scared of military conflict

Analysis: The attack on the T-4 base in Syria, which was attributed to Israel, raises the tensions between Jerusalem and Moscow and sends a message… Read More ›

Israel: Alleged Syrian chemical attack a ‘crime against humanity’

Israel: Alleged Syrian chemical attack a ‘crime against humanity’

Jerusalem accuses Assad regime of ‘mass murder’ in rebel-held towns, says Damascus violating international disarmament agreements   Israel on Monday accused Syria of committing “crimes… Read More ›

Tegucigalpa – Honduras President Cancels Participation In Torchlighting Ceremony For Israel’s 70th

Tegucigalpa – Honduras President Cancels Participation In Torchlighting Ceremony For Israel’s 70th

  Tegucigalpa – The president of Honduras canceled a trip to Israel and his participation in the torchlighting ceremony at the annual Independence Day ceremony… Read More ›

IDF officer: Our activity on Gaza border is preventing war

IDF officer: Our activity on Gaza border is preventing war

The Israeli army scored a significant achievement in the last two Fridays’ clashes: It stopped Palestinian protestors from breaking through the fence, it prevented the… Read More ›

Israel and Hamas may both be violating international law at Gaza fence, ICC says

Israel and Hamas may both be violating international law at Gaza fence, ICC says

International court’s chief prosecutor says anyone who engages in or incites to violence ‘is liable to prosecution’   The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on… Read More ›

German Diplomats Defend Kuwait Airways’ No Israelis Allowed’ Policy

German Diplomats Defend Kuwait Airways’ No Israelis Allowed’ Policy

A court in Frankfurt ruled in November that Kuwait Airways was within its rights to refuse service to an Israeli citizen.   German diplomats have… Read More ›

Lieberman: ‘Anyone flying drone over IDF soldiers is endangering himself’

Lieberman: ‘Anyone flying drone over IDF soldiers is endangering himself’

After death of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja in Gaza border clashes, defense minister says there were dozens of cases in which Hamas members dressed up… Read More ›

Israeli Lawyer Gets Irish Gov’t to Push Bill for Postmortem Parenthood

Israeli Lawyer Gets Irish Gov’t to Push Bill for Postmortem Parenthood

Ireland’s recent move would break with prevailing approaches to issue, which are basically either to prohibit it or deal with it on an ad hoc… Read More ›

KKL to invest NIS 50 million in shielding Ziv, Poriya hospitals

KKL to invest NIS 50 million in shielding Ziv, Poriya hospitals

As part of overarching plan by KKL, Treasury to invest in northern region, organization to invest NIS 20 million in Tiberias’s Poriya Medical Center, NIS… Read More ›

Arabs ask UN chief to launch investigation of Gaza killings

Arabs ask UN chief to launch investigation of Gaza killings

Palestinian UN Ambassador says Guterres’s response ‘positive,’ parties debating between an independent investigation and a fact-finding mission   UNITED NATIONS — Arab ambassadors urged the… Read More ›

After Erdogan Spat, PM Speaks with Greek, Cypriot Leaders

After Erdogan Spat, PM Speaks with Greek, Cypriot Leaders

Turkey, keen on diversifying its energy sources, has in the past expressed an interest in Israel laying a pipeline to Turkey.   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

PM Netanyahu absolutely right in annulling migrant deal

PM Netanyahu absolutely right in annulling migrant deal

Op-ed: The deal with the UN’s refugee agency was a bad one, which would have provided ample incentives for economically-minded migrants to infiltrate Israel in… Read More ›

Hundreds protest in Jerusalem after Netanyahu axes UN migrant deal

Hundreds protest in Jerusalem after Netanyahu axes UN migrant deal

Under scrapped agreement, a minimum of 16,250 African migrants would have been resettled in Western nations, and a similar number allowed to stay   Hundreds… Read More ›

Flip-Flop Nation: Jerusalem’s Endless ‘Crisis Management’ Policy

Flip-Flop Nation: Jerusalem’s Endless ‘Crisis Management’ Policy

Prime minister Netanyahu’s sudden cancellation of the asylum seekers deal is the latest in a long series of reversals.   It should have been no… Read More ›

Israel once again without an immigration policy

Israel once again without an immigration policy

Op-ed: A policy of limiting immigration and deporting infiltrators is a necessity. Neither emotion nor criticism and pressure should drive the decision on Israel’s immigration… Read More ›

Florida middle school teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast resigns

Florida middle school teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast resigns

Dayanna Volitich, using a pseudonym, bragged about secretly injecting her anti-Semitic and Islamophobic beliefs into the classroom   A Florida middle school teacher who hosted… Read More ›