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Natalie Portman is just a symptom of US Jewry’s changing attitude towards Israel

Natalie Portman is just a symptom of US Jewry’s changing attitude towards Israel

Op-ed: It would be very dangerous to see Jewish actress’s defiant move as a passing episode or meaningless provocation. She is a symbol of dramatic… Read More ›

Macron to Tell Trump There is no ‘Plan B’ to Replace Iran Deal

Macron to Tell Trump There is no ‘Plan B’ to Replace Iran Deal

PM: Agreement must be fully fixed or fully nixed, Zarif: All or nothing   French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington on Monday to make… Read More ›

Killing of engineer a possible blow to Malaysian terror hotbed

Killing of engineer a possible blow to Malaysian terror hotbed

Analysis: While unsubstantiated, Hamas’ allegation that the Mossad is responsible for the killing of Palestinian engineer and Hamas member Fadi Albatsh is not without merit.… Read More ›

Netanyahu agrees to delay vote on court override bill

Netanyahu agrees to delay vote on court override bill

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut conditioned confab with Netanyahu on postponing ministerial decision on controversial legislation   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli Students Develop Tech To Identify Wildfires Before They Spread

Jerusalem – Israeli Students Develop Tech To Identify Wildfires Before They Spread

  Jerusalem – Israeli students have developed a special system designed to identify wildfires at an early stage before they spread, preventing damage and even… Read More ›

Analysis: Hi-Tech Hit-List

Analysis: Hi-Tech Hit-List

The Mossad has been accused by Hamas and some local Malaysians of assassinating Fadi Muhammad al-Batsh in a drive-by motorcycle shooting near a mosque in… Read More ›

Malaysia assassination: Hamas left hanging in the air

Malaysia assassination: Hamas left hanging in the air

Analysis: The professional killing of electrical engineer Fadi Albatsh in Kuala Lumpur is just another operation in a long list of assassinations, in and outside… Read More ›

Satellite photos indicate precision of raid on Iranian military base in Syria

Satellite photos indicate precision of raid on Iranian military base in Syria

Iran and Russia have blamed Israel for the strike, which Israel has not confirmed; report says attack was limited to arsenal of Iranian weapons stored… Read More ›

Gaza protest camps move closer to Israel border fence

Gaza protest camps move closer to Israel border fence

Gaza protesters prepare for demonstrations for the fourth week in a raw—planning to move the protest camps closer to the fence which might cause more… Read More ›

Netanyahu: At least six states in ‘serious’ talks to move embassies to Jerusalem

Netanyahu: At least six states in ‘serious’ talks to move embassies to Jerusalem

In Independence Day meeting with foreign diplomats, PM says first ten countries to make the relocation will get ‘preferential treatment’   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Trump decided not to fire Rosenstein after being told he wasn’t a target in the Cohen probe, reports say

Trump decided not to fire Rosenstein after being told he wasn’t a target in the Cohen probe, reports say

  Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein reportedly told President Donald Trump last week that he is not a target in the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s… Read More ›

Israeli Chutzpah for the 21st Century

Israeli Chutzpah for the 21st Century

A look at how the Jewish state’s bold and ambitious approach to life made it a high-tech superpower.   Earlier this year, Education Minister Naftali… Read More ›

Israel at 70: Looking back, looking to the future

Israel at 70: Looking back, looking to the future

In a special op-ed published simultaneously by Yedioth Ahronoth and some of the world’s leading newspapers ahead of Israel’s 70th Independence Day, President Reuven Rivlin… Read More ›

Palestinian mayor sparks BDS storm by admitting he works for Israeli company

Palestinian mayor sparks BDS storm by admitting he works for Israeli company

Social media awash with condemnation and mocking of Beit Jala’s Nicola Khamis for revelation he also works as Tnuva sales rep   The mayor of… Read More ›

Jerusalem – New York Man, 70, Moves To Israel On His Shared Birthday With The Jewish State

Jerusalem – New York Man, 70, Moves To Israel On His Shared Birthday With The Jewish State

  Jerusalem – Yisrael Helprin was named for the Jewish state because they were born on the same day 70 years ago. Before he was… Read More ›

A Hagana Fighter’s Recollections of the ‘Night of the Bridges’

A Hagana Fighter’s Recollections of the ‘Night of the Bridges’

90-year-old Chanan Rapaport recalls his days as a fighter in the pre-state era.   His mission almost failed, under the light of a full moon.… Read More ›

‘Only I didn’t get to know my father, the admired commander’

‘Only I didn’t get to know my father, the admired commander’

Sergeant Noam Belachsan was 18 months old when her father, Major Eitan Belachsan, was killed while leading his paratroopers unit on an operation in Lebanon;… Read More ›

UK Labour MPs tell Corbyn ‘enough is enough’ in heated debate on anti-Semitism

UK Labour MPs tell Corbyn ‘enough is enough’ in heated debate on anti-Semitism

Following Jewish community protests, lawmakers rail against their own party, accusing leadership of failing to tackle anti-Semitism within its ranks   British Labour lawmakers, along… Read More ›

Air Strikes Reported in Syria

Air Strikes Reported in Syria

Syrian media and eyewitnesses reported missile, anti-aircraft fire and fighter jets early Tuesday morning.   Syrian media and locals reported air strikes and Syrian air… Read More ›

Syria strikes: Trump made the bed, now Israel must lie in it

Syria strikes: Trump made the bed, now Israel must lie in it

Analysis: The US-led strike in Syria was a symbolic, cautious punishment, without risking a conflict with the Russians, who have signaled that they would defend… Read More ›