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Israeli authorities face questions over failure to thwart Jerusalem terrorist

Israeli authorities face questions over failure to thwart Jerusalem terrorist

Killer was supposed to be in prison for assaulting officer, had served time, and was reportedly detained five times in past two weeks   As… Read More ›

After deadly terror attack, police chief urges ‘return to normal’

After deadly terror attack, police chief urges ‘return to normal’

Roni Alsheikh hails resilience of Jerusalemites, assures residents law enforcement is ‘densely’ deployed in capital   Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh on Sunday urged Jerusalemites… Read More ›

Abbas’s Fatah party honors Jerusalem killer as ‘martyr’

Abbas’s Fatah party honors Jerusalem killer as ‘martyr’

PA leader’s faction declares day of mourning for terrorist who shot dead two Israelis; Hamas leader congratulates his parents in phone call   The political… Read More ›

Lieberman calls for boycotting Joint List

Lieberman calls for boycotting Joint List

Campaign to boycott Knesset speeches by members of the Joint List following their refusal to partake in Shimon Peres’s funeral approved by Prime Minister Netanyahu;… Read More ›

Shaked’s ‘Jewish revolution’ raises MK uproar

Shaked’s ‘Jewish revolution’ raises MK uproar

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi)recently laid down her vision for a libertarian, hands-off government and judicial system over the weekend, arousing respect but also… Read More ›

Sara Netanyahu’s appeal rejected

Sara Netanyahu’s appeal rejected

Like an earlier ruling by the same court for a different employee, the court ruled that she had no basis to appeal.   The National… Read More ›

Activists in Jerusalem insist Trump still fit to be President

Activists in Jerusalem insist Trump still fit to be President

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there were no women among the volunteers, although several women passing by expressed their opposition to Trump and the campaign stand itself.  … Read More ›

Bennett: Pardon Hebron shooter immediately if found guilty

Bennett: Pardon Hebron shooter immediately if found guilty

Leader of nationalist Jewish Home party says Elor Azaria ‘shouldn’t sit a single day in prison’ for killing disarmed Palestinian assailant   Jewish Home party… Read More ›

The Mossad needs a tailor

The Mossad needs a tailor

The Israeli Mossad has put out a request for an experienced master tailor to come work for the secretive spy agency; this is not the… Read More ›

Large dip in number of French immigrants to Israel

Large dip in number of French immigrants to Israel

Despite fears of terrorism and anti-Semitism in the country, a 42% drop in French Jewish people making aliyah has occurred this year; one major factor… Read More ›

Israeli wines gain international recognition

Israeli wines gain international recognition

Editors from the US magazine Wine Spectator visited Israel to take a taste of wines produced in the holy land, and were surprised by what… Read More ›

The game with Hamas has changed

The game with Hamas has changed

Analysis: Hamas high value targets were hit following the rocket attack on the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Wednesday; hit with heavy, precision munitions,… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: In Israel, careers have ended over far less than Trump’s tape

ANALYSIS: In Israel, careers have ended over far less than Trump’s tape

When it comes to vile comments and violent actions against women, the buck – and the shekel – stops here.   American Republican presidential candidate… Read More ›

US-born Israeli MK to Trump: Enough is enough

US-born Israeli MK to Trump: Enough is enough

“When at every corner you see that the man is a savage, I tried to ignore and believe despite it all. I was wrong!”  … Read More ›

Analysis: Hezbollah’s drug trail

Analysis: Hezbollah’s drug trail

The unholy world combining drug smuggling, intelligence operations and terrorist plots is neither new nor surprising.   The Shin Bet and Israel Poice’s thwarting of… Read More ›

Pink Floyd ‘reunites’ to support Gaza flotilla

Pink Floyd ‘reunites’ to support Gaza flotilla

The three living members of the band posted on Facebook their support for the Zaytouna-Oliva flotilla and decried the Israel Navy’s intervention as ‘illegal.’ Thursday… Read More ›

It’s not the flotilla, it’s Gaza

It’s not the flotilla, it’s Gaza

Op-ed: The women’s boat to Gaza is another unpleasant and inconvenient reminder that we cannot keep talking about tunnels and rockets as if that’s the… Read More ›

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt to celebrate what is considered to be the Egyptian army’s victory over Israel in 1973.   Egypt… Read More ›

Analysis: Of harsh US condemnations and domestic Israeli politics

Analysis: Of harsh US condemnations and domestic Israeli politics

It’s the proverbial dogs barking at the moving convoy.   The US has opposed Israel’s settlement policies for so long that when a senior administration… Read More ›

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

  WASHINGTON – US Vice President Joe Biden hailed Israel’s late founding father, Shimon Peres, as a symbol of optimistic leadership throughout dark times for… Read More ›