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Why Israel should talk to Iran

Why Israel should talk to Iran

Op-ed: We have a brutal, intelligent enemy looking for any way to take revenge against us for support we gave to the Shah. There’s potential… Read More ›

Netanyahu hails ‘breakthrough technology’ in discovery of Hamas attack tunnel

Netanyahu hails ‘breakthrough technology’ in discovery of Hamas attack tunnel

5 Palestinians killed, 9 wounded in operation; Liberman says tunnel proves Gaza still a ‘kingdom of terror,’ but Israel not seeking escalation of hostilities  … Read More ›

‘Package deal’ with Putin needed against Iranian expansion

‘Package deal’ with Putin needed against Iranian expansion

Op-ed: A comprehensive American-Russian agreement over Syria’s future, banning the presence of foreign forces, is the only way Israel can prevent Iran from realizing its… Read More ›

New York’s power plants now protected, using Israel’s Iron Dome technology

New York’s power plants now protected, using Israel’s Iron Dome technology

After alarming outages in 2012 and 2014, the New York Power Authority turns to the Start-Up Nation for help keeping its systems secure   NEW… Read More ›

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Bars Israel Boycotters From Doing Business With His State

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Bars Israel Boycotters From Doing Business With His State

  Madison, WI – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order that prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel.… Read More ›

Amid Spanish Sparring, Israel Unlikely to Recognize Catalonia

Amid Spanish Sparring, Israel Unlikely to Recognize Catalonia

A lot is at stake for the Jewish state when it is asked to weigh in on another people’s quest for independence.   While Israel… Read More ›

Controversial bill on absorbing settlements into Jerusalem delayed

Controversial bill on absorbing settlements into Jerusalem delayed

Move needs ‘diplomatic preparation,’ official says, indicating Netanyahu wants to discuss gambit with US administration   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to postpone a… Read More ›

‘This is Not a Religious Conflict’

‘This is Not a Religious Conflict’

Jerusalem opposition leader responds to Church’s criticism on land sales.   The Greek Orthodox Church must keep religion out of its criticism to ease the… Read More ›

Tel Aviv turns to tango to prevent immigrants waltzing out of Israel

Tel Aviv turns to tango to prevent immigrants waltzing out of Israel

The white city toasts new arrivals with a month of events, but activists say that won’t be enough to keep them here   Couples twirled… Read More ›

New York – US Rabbis To Israel: End Alleged Arms Sales To Myanmar

New York – US Rabbis To Israel: End Alleged Arms Sales To Myanmar

  New York – A group of American rabbis is demanding that Israel halt the reported sales of arms to Myanmar, where hundreds of thousands… Read More ›

Ministers to Vote on Bill to Annex 19 Settlements to Jerusalem

Ministers to Vote on Bill to Annex 19 Settlements to Jerusalem

The bill also takes the three Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem outside the security barrier – Kafr Akab, Shuafat and Anata – and makes them sub-municipalities… Read More ›

Israel’s next challenge: Precision-guided missiles in Gaza

Israel’s next challenge: Precision-guided missiles in Gaza

Analysis: As part of its expansion in the region, Iran plans to produce upgraded rockets in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. In light of the Iranians’… Read More ›

Zubin Mehta’s 5 most memorable moments with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Zubin Mehta’s 5 most memorable moments with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

A look at the legendary conductor’s greatest hits during his 50 years with the national orchestra as he launches a farewell tour starting Wednesday at… Read More ›

How can anyone blame Netanyahu for future conflict with Iran?

How can anyone blame Netanyahu for future conflict with Iran?

Op-ed: In his claim that ‘the government is dragging us to war,’ Major-General (res.) Amiram Levin crossed a dangerous red line. It’s Iran that is… Read More ›

Oswald Killed JFK, Says Veteral Israeli Reporter Whose Father Knew Assassin

Oswald Killed JFK, Says Veteral Israeli Reporter Whose Father Knew Assassin

Case closed, says former ‘Jerusalem Post’ defense correspondent Arieh O’Sullivan.   As conspiracy theorists eagerly await what they hope will be a smoking gun in… Read More ›

PM immunity bill proves there’s no shame left

PM immunity bill proves there’s no shame left

Op-ed: We knew where things were headed, but we didn’t realize how desperate and determined Netanyahu was to stop the investigations against him. All of… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Go to London Next Week for Balfour Declaration Centennial

Netanyahu to Go to London Next Week for Balfour Declaration Centennial

The Balfour Declaration was a letter sent by then-British foreign secretary Arthur James Balfour to Lord Walter Rothschild, a leader in the British Jewish community.… Read More ›

Hamas deputy hopes Iran continues aiding their ‘resistance’

Hamas deputy hopes Iran continues aiding their ‘resistance’

While leading a delegation of senior Hamas officials to the Iranian capital of Tehran, Saleh al-Arouri admits Iran acts as Hamas’s main benefactor, expresses his… Read More ›

PM appoints Shalit deal negotiator as new POW, MIA coordinator

PM appoints Shalit deal negotiator as new POW, MIA coordinator

PM announces decision to appoint former Shin Bet official Bloom as coordinator for negotiating return of POWs and MIAs; ‘I thank the PM for his… Read More ›

How extremist an Hamas leader became Egypt’s strategic asset

How extremist an Hamas leader became Egypt’s strategic asset

After being hunted by the Shin Bet for years, Yahya Sinwar has a new cause for concern. As the person leading the reconciliation process with… Read More ›