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Netanyahu Pledges to Deport African Migrants

Netanyahu Pledges to Deport African Migrants

Prime Minister Netanyahu took a shot at the High Court of Justice about the status of most of the migrants.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Former minister questioned in submarine affair

Former minister questioned in submarine affair

Former senior National Security Council official also questioned Monday morning, a day after six suspects were arrested in the case, including a former Shayetet 13… Read More ›

Former minister grilled in submarine affair as police probe intensifies

Former minister grilled in submarine affair as police probe intensifies

Interrogation of ex-cabinet member and a senior National Security Council official follows 6 arrests as part of investigation into naval vessel purchases from Germany  … Read More ›

Ex-IDF Intelligence Chief: Trump Should Strike Preemptively in N.Korea

Ex-IDF Intelligence Chief: Trump Should Strike Preemptively in N.Korea

Trump should attack in North-Korea, but only if he knows there will not be a retaliation, warns IDF former Intelligence Chief.   United States President… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Most African migrants in Israel ‘not refugees’

Netanyahu: Most African migrants in Israel ‘not refugees’

As Israel steps up efforts at deportation, prime minister asserts majority of the mostly Eritrean and Sudanese nationals came here to ‘look for jobs’  … Read More ›

Netanyahu Vows to ‘Give Back’ South Tel Aviv to Israelis

Netanyahu Vows to ‘Give Back’ South Tel Aviv to Israelis

Residents accuse the prime minister of scapegoating African asylum-seekers.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Thursday to “give back” south Tel Aviv to Israeli residents… Read More ›

Why shouldn’t Meni Naftali be allowed to sue the prime minister?

Why shouldn’t Meni Naftali be allowed to sue the prime minister?

Op-ed: The current law shields elected officials from being sued for libel, in order to allow them to do their jobs. But when someone as… Read More ›

UN atomic energy agency: Iran complying with nuclear deal

UN atomic energy agency: Iran complying with nuclear deal

IAEA rejects Tehran’s assertion its military sites are off-limits to inspectors, demands access to all ‘relevant locations’   The top UN official monitoring Iran’s nuclear… Read More ›

Pilot season

Pilot season

Op-ed: Netanyahu can’t have it both ways. He either isn’t powerful enough to have prevented the potentially dangerous MK visit to the Temple Mount, or… Read More ›

Israeli-American Family Escapes Houston Floods

Israeli-American Family Escapes Houston Floods

Jewish organizations sent out boats to help evacuate victims of torrential rains.   Ramit Plusnik-Masti and Rafael Masti woke up at 4:30 on Sunday morning… Read More ›

Following court ruling, migrant says ‘I want my freedom’

Following court ruling, migrant says ‘I want my freedom’

Illegal Eritrean migrant says after High Court ruling limiting detention periods to 60 days, ‘I never came here to commit crimes. I don’t know why… Read More ›

UN chief said to meet families of Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah

UN chief said to meet families of Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah

Spokesperson: Antonio Guterres was confronted by mothers of jailed minors; quotes attributed to secretary-general expressing sympathy are ‘fabricated’   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with… Read More ›

Berlin Mayor May be Included on Top-10 List of Antisemitic/Anti-Israel Cases

Berlin Mayor May be Included on Top-10 List of Antisemitic/Anti-Israel Cases

The Wiesenthal Center will make public its top 10 list of antisemitic and anti-Israel cases in December.   The international human-rights organization the Simon Wiesenthal… Read More ›

The more things change, the more they stay the same

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Op-ed: Don’t let the warmer attitude of US Pres. Trump fool you: the US is no more sensitive to Israel’s security needs under him than… Read More ›

Netanyahu vows he will never evacuate another settlement

Netanyahu vows he will never evacuate another settlement

At event celebrating 50 years of settlements in the northern West Bank, thousands cheer PM as he speaks of the area’s strategic importance   BARKAN,… Read More ›

US Policy in Israel Remains Unclear After Envoys’ Visit

US Policy in Israel Remains Unclear After Envoys’ Visit

After ‘Team America’ peace envoys’ visit, attention shifts toward formulation of US policy.   They came, they saw, they left – and to little fanfare… Read More ›

Rivlin to consider clemency for IDF soldiers with prior convictions

Rivlin to consider clemency for IDF soldiers with prior convictions

President Rivlin urges soldiers with criminal records to file pardon requests, citing desire to provide youngsters, whose ‘personalities have not yet solidified,’ with best chances… Read More ›

Iran says S-300 air defense system now ‘fully integrated’

Iran says S-300 air defense system now ‘fully integrated’

Senior air force commander tells state media the missile units are now deployed nationwide, ready for ‘practical operations’   Iran’s advanced S-300 air defense system,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Discovery Believed To Be Second Temple Coin Is Actually Israel Museum Souvenir, Report Says

Jerusalem – Discovery Believed To Be Second Temple Coin Is Actually Israel Museum Souvenir, Report Says

Jerusalem –  A coin that was believed to be a rare artifact from the Second Temple period found by an 8-year-old girl in a West… Read More ›

Abbas to Meet Erdogan in Ankara Tuesday

Abbas to Meet Erdogan in Ankara Tuesday

Erdogan will a “be a positive factor in ending the division,” said a senior Fatah official of recent tension between Hamas and Fatah.   Palestinian… Read More ›