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US blames ‘Post’ Pollard interview in ’86 for strict incarceration, parole

US blames ‘Post’ Pollard interview in ’86 for strict incarceration, parole

The interview Pollard gave in 1986 to Post correspondent Wolf Blitzer was claimed at the time of sentencing to be in violation of a plea… Read More ›

Netanyahu and the German submarines: The unanswered questions

Netanyahu and the German submarines: The unanswered questions

Analysis: Why was the prime minister so eager to finalize such an expensive submarine deal with Germany, which would only be implemented at least 10… Read More ›

US Jews grapple with election-year eruption of anti-Semitism

US Jews grapple with election-year eruption of anti-Semitism

After Trump’s election, donations to ADL jump 50-fold, while many Jews express anxiety over spike in anti-Jewish vitriol and abuse   NEW YORK (AP) —… Read More ›

Trump team urges Israeli right to tone down jubilation at win

Trump team urges Israeli right to tone down jubilation at win

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says aides of president-elect have asked rightist politicians to stop with the public enthusiasm   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday… Read More ›

When Israel banned Nazi-inspired ‘Stalag’ porn

When Israel banned Nazi-inspired ‘Stalag’ porn

As the Knesset prepares a bill to ‘filter’ Internet pornography, a peek at the Jewish state’s 1963 show-down with Holocaust-infused comics   To view the… Read More ›

Sayeret Matkal awarded 2nd military decoration in one year

Sayeret Matkal awarded 2nd military decoration in one year

For the second time this year, the Special Forces unit receives an honorary decoration from the IDF chief of staff; ‘The link between intelligence, technology… Read More ›

Settler leaders to Lieberman: Government that freezes settlement construction will fall

Settler leaders to Lieberman: Government that freezes settlement construction will fall

Samaria regional council leader Yossi Dagan calls on the defense minister to renounce his assertion that Israel should only build in the major settlement blocs;… Read More ›

Some in Arab world look forward to Trump’s presidency

Some in Arab world look forward to Trump’s presidency

Under Trump, Egypt can restore its leadership position in the Arab world, Alam wrote.   After sharing in the world’s shock at the election of… Read More ›

Obama mulling support of UN resolution against Israeli settlements

Obama mulling support of UN resolution against Israeli settlements

White House official says the outgoing US president is considering a last minute move vis-à-vis the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; ‘The two-state solution is dying. There’s a… Read More ›

Security expert: Pressure social media to block terrorist incitement

Security expert: Pressure social media to block terrorist incitement

The initiative is part of a larger multifaceted plan for addressing the challenge of terrorists’ brilliant use of online propaganda to hound Israel and the… Read More ›

Jerusalem Municipality orders demolition of 14 illegal Arab homes

Jerusalem Municipality orders demolition of 14 illegal Arab homes

Order follows High Court’s Amona ruling; Move would displace 40 families.   Following the High Court’s ruling on Amona, the Jerusalem Municipality has approved the immediate… Read More ›

Rafael seeks to bring Iron Dome technology to civilian market

Rafael seeks to bring Iron Dome technology to civilian market

Now, with the increased threats posed by terrorism, including cyber terrorism, mPrest is hoping to use Iron Dome technology to protect government buildings and civilian… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls on Obama not to back any new peace moves as term ends

Netanyahu calls on Obama not to back any new peace moves as term ends

PM tells US Jewish leaders he hopes outgoing president will stick to policy of leaving resolution of conflict up to Israelis, Palestinians   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Swimmers prove their salt in 7-hour crawl across shrinking Dead Sea

Swimmers prove their salt in 7-hour crawl across shrinking Dead Sea

Using protective masks and snorkels, multinational activists complete ‘historic and iconic’ journey in ‘global call to save this amazing sea’ EIN GEDI (AP, AFP) —… Read More ›

Trump era must not be wasted on ‘two-state’ solution

Trump era must not be wasted on ‘two-state’ solution

Op-ed: The government can either determine that there is no solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and continue to ‘manage’ it, or it can launch a… Read More ›

Ultra-Orthodox minister blocks ‘Muezzin Bill’

Ultra-Orthodox minister blocks ‘Muezzin Bill’

As Arab MKs plan to protest a bill aiming to stop muezzin calls that are reported to be a public nuisance, Health Minister Yakov Litzman… Read More ›

Four-year-old girl meets soldiers who caught terrorists that harmed her

Four-year-old girl meets soldiers who caught terrorists that harmed her

One year after the Sofer family was attacked in their car with a Molotov cocktail that wounded their young daughter, they meet with the soldiers… Read More ›

Who is Walid Phares, Trump’s Mideast adviser?

Who is Walid Phares, Trump’s Mideast adviser?

The extent to which Phares’s views have changed over the years remains to be seen. But his current worldview appears to dovetail with that of… Read More ›

Analysis: No crying wolf for Netanyahu

Analysis: No crying wolf for Netanyahu

Bennett learned to get away with defying Netanyahu and even mocking him, as evidenced by Sunday night’s vote on the bill in the Ministerial Committee… Read More ›

Bennett says Trump election means time to ‘reset’ policies

Bennett says Trump election means time to ‘reset’ policies

Speaking to a group of foreign reporters, the Bayit Yehudi party leader said that the changes in Europe and the US ‘provide Israel with a… Read More ›