Israel News

Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other armed Palestinian groups are thought to possess very few weapons in the West Bank.   Weapons used by Palestinian groups… Read More ›

Op-ed: In response to Trump’s Mideast peace initiative, Israel has good reason to demand a stabilization of its northern border as part of a preliminary… Read More ›

Interior Minister Deri seeks authority to cancel municipal bylaws, particularly in Tel Aviv, allowing the opening of businesses on Shabbat, while UTJ’s Gafni wants to… Read More ›

Antonio Guterres says in report that allegations of arms transfers to Lebanese terror group continue ‘on regular basis’   UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres… Read More ›

“As winter arrives, the imminent demolition will leave 100 people, half of them children, without shelter,” Mishriqi-Assad said.   The Civil Administration in Judea and… Read More ›

AG Mandelblit, former AGs Zamir, Weinstein and former chief justice Barak criticize recent spate of legislation against gatekeepers; bills are ‘slippery slope, should worry everyone,’… Read More ›

In a more perfect universe, at least from Israel’s vantage point, the Americans would be a fourth party around that negotiation table, and, as such,… Read More ›

Op-ed: Assuming its investigation was completely unbiased, why did the State Attorney’s Office announce that Dean Issacharoff had lied about beating a Palestinian during his… Read More ›

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is pulling no punches, how will Israel be effected?   ANALYSIS – From the Israeli perspective, there is both some… Read More ›

PM Netanyahu and Russian Pres. Putin speak on Tuesday for half an hour, as Netanyahu warns against Iran’s attempts to establish itself in Syria; their… Read More ›

‘In our view, communications are not frozen,’ State Department spokeswoman says, hours after Abbas orders closing down line with US   WASHINGTON — The Trump… Read More ›

“Our primary goal is to prevent the next war.”   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is seeking an extra NIS 4.8 billion over the next three… Read More ›

Nickolay Mladenov says failure of Fatah-Hamas deal could lead to breakdown of law and order in Gaza, ending in ‘devastation and suffering for all’  … Read More ›

Case 3000 is a police corruption investigation into Israel’s purchase of German-made naval vessels.   The Israel Police offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s confidant, cousin… Read More ›

Analysis: The rare and unusual interview Gadi Eisenkot gave a Saudi news website was part of an ongoing process to prepare the Saudi public opinion… Read More ›

  Jerusalem – An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a… Read More ›

Netanyahu was discussing an initiative announced last week by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Interior Minister Arye Deri to close Holot, an “open” detention… Read More ›