Israel News

All alone in the world: The crisis of leaving Haredi life

All alone in the world: The crisis of leaving Haredi life

With no money, no education and no family, young adults who have left religion are becoming cultural immigrants in the secular world. Hillel, an organization… Read More ›

Analysis: The curious (and ongoing) case of Egypt’s anti-settlement UN resolution

Analysis: The curious (and ongoing) case of Egypt’s anti-settlement UN resolution

Cairo surprisingly proposes a text, then withdraws it. Amid the confusion, Jerusalem celebrates temporary relief. But the battle is far from over   The first… Read More ›

The perils of partisanship: J Street’s uphill battle against David Friedman

The perils of partisanship: J Street’s uphill battle against David Friedman

J Street’s alignment with progressive Democrats likely dooms its fight against appointment of David Friedman as ambassador to Israel.   When Donald Trump’s Israel adviser first… Read More ›

High Court asks Amona residents to commit to peaceful evacuation

High Court asks Amona residents to commit to peaceful evacuation

Court sets condition as it deliberates state’s request to postpone the evacuation of the illegal outpost by 45 days so alternative housing can be set… Read More ›

Analysis: Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: The good, the bad and the unpredictable

Analysis: Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: The good, the bad and the unpredictable

The move, promised by Trump and urged by Israel, could turn out well – or backfire badly and hurt the burgeoning regional ties with Arab… Read More ›

If it wanted to, Israel could have stopped the massacre in Syria

If it wanted to, Israel could have stopped the massacre in Syria

Op-ed: Israel is the strongest power in the region and could have easily saved the lives of tens of thousands of Syrians and spared the… Read More ›

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Ron Dermer says controversial move, a campaign pledge of president-elect, would be ‘great step forward’ for peace   The Israeli ambassador to the United States… Read More ›

Trump transition official: Friedman as envoy is clear message of change

Trump transition official: Friedman as envoy is clear message of change

Friedman, an Orthodox Jew, is staunchly in favor of moving the embassy to Jerusalem, and building in Judea and Samaria.   US President-elect Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel’s New Food Labeling Law Targets Obesity And Diabetes With Red Warning

Jerusalem – Israel’s New Food Labeling Law Targets Obesity And Diabetes With Red Warning

  Jerusalem – From bans on oversized sodas in New York City, to taxes on sweetened soft drinks in Mexico, to an FDA ban on… Read More ›

Through the looking glass: FSU immigrants fret about ‘survival’ of US Jewry

Through the looking glass: FSU immigrants fret about ‘survival’ of US Jewry

Addressing Russian-speaking Jews, Israeli leaders born behind the Iron Curtain say American Jewry is in more ‘danger’ than Jews in France, Iran, or Ukraine  … Read More ›

Women’s groups, MKs blast Katsav’s early release

Women’s groups, MKs blast Katsav’s early release

“Katsav used his political power to rape and now he used that same political power to win his early release.”   Women’s groups and female… Read More ›

Israeli blogger arrested in Belarus, Azerbaijan seeks extradition

Israeli blogger arrested in Belarus, Azerbaijan seeks extradition

The Israeli blogger was arrested in Belarus after visiting the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where he expressed support for independence; Azerbaijan is now seeking his… Read More ›

Trump aide: Israeli envoy pick not a rejection of two-state solution

Trump aide: Israeli envoy pick not a rejection of two-state solution

Chief of staff Reince Priebus says all nominees for top posts, including David Friedman, will ‘represent president-elect and his foreign policy’   WASHINGTON — Donald… Read More ›

Dershowitz blasts Netanyahu witch-hunts, BDS, and wants a Kotel ‘for all Jews’

Dershowitz blasts Netanyahu witch-hunts, BDS, and wants a Kotel ‘for all Jews’

The emeritus Harvard law school professor speaks to The Jerusalem Post about a number of hot-button issues.   The numerous of quasi-legal scandals raised against… Read More ›

Israel’s El Al looks to new planes to reassert dominance

Israel’s El Al looks to new planes to reassert dominance

El Al’s main advantage has long been tough security; average age of its long-haul fleet is 18 years; airline, pilots in new wage deal to… Read More ›

The last dance at Amona

The last dance at Amona

With the clock ticking, hundreds gather in the wildcat outpost, slated for evacuation by next Sunday, to protest, comfort and celebrate   The Amona outpost… Read More ›

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

Azerbaijan, located in the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, are Muslim republics. Friendly relations with both of them, and especially the strategic alliance… Read More ›

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

During the campaign, Trump made it clear he would support Israel in a number of critical areas, including moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.  … Read More ›

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

The newly enlisted man will serve ten days in a military prison; the IDF considers the posters racist and political, which it specifies as forbidden… Read More ›

Trump taps adviser Friedman to be US ambassador to Israel

Trump taps adviser Friedman to be US ambassador to Israel

In sign of president-elect’s resolve to move embassy to Jerusalem, intended envoy predicts he’ll be working from ‘Israel’s eternal capital’   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald… Read More ›