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Deputy IDF chief race on its way

Deputy IDF chief race on its way

Major Generals Aviv Kochavi and Sami Turgeman are the leading candidates to replace Maj. Gen. Yair Golan as IDF deputy chief of staff; will the… Read More ›

Alexander Levlovich’s murderer receives 9 years

Alexander Levlovich’s murderer receives 9 years

One year after the deadly attack, a minor involved in the death of Alexander Levlovich, whose name became synonymous with the inception of the wave… Read More ›

Political victory for Hezbollah expected in Lebanon election

Political victory for Hezbollah expected in Lebanon election

Aoun’s impending election is “a political victory for Hezbollah,” said Benedetta Berti, an analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies.   Lebanon is poised… Read More ›

UNHRC official: ‘Israel’s status at UN depends on ending the occupation’

UNHRC official: ‘Israel’s status at UN depends on ending the occupation’

“The UNHRC has been taken over by some of the worst human rights violators in the world, Israel said, adding “The council has long abandoned… Read More ›

Uzbek envoy says Israel will have more friends in Muslim states

Uzbek envoy says Israel will have more friends in Muslim states

One of the Jewish state’s longest serving ambassadors, Oybek Eshonov is proud of his country’s rich Jewish heritage.   Israeli politicians with Utopian fantasies about… Read More ›

Bennett brings ‘Regulation Bill’ to a vote

Bennett brings ‘Regulation Bill’ to a vote

Bayit Yehudi Leader Naftali Bennett announces he will bring the bill, intended to allow Amona’s settlers to remain on the land, before the Knesset’s Constitution,… Read More ›

General Michel Aoun is bad news for Israel

General Michel Aoun is bad news for Israel

Analysis: If Aoun, who is known for changing his loyalties, is elected president in Lebanon, he will be the one to select the country’s prime… Read More ›

Why is the Hamas government as stable as Netanyahu government?

Why is the Hamas government as stable as Netanyahu government?

Op-ed: The rhetoric between Jerusalem and Gaza may be filled with deep hatred, but it allows both governments to prove there is no solution; In… Read More ›

US calls for end to anti-Israel bias as it regains UN Human Rights Council seat

US calls for end to anti-Israel bias as it regains UN Human Rights Council seat

Saudi Arabia maintains membership, but Russia loses seat.   The United States reclaimed its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday and… Read More ›

Top Jewish GOP donor: I don’t care who Trump kissed or didn’t kiss

Top Jewish GOP donor: I don’t care who Trump kissed or didn’t kiss

The self-described rational-centrist says this election is a battle of good and evil.   NEW YORK- Since a dozen women came forward in recent weeks… Read More ›

Right-wing politicians call to rescind Palestinian building permits in Area C

Right-wing politicians call to rescind Palestinian building permits in Area C

The security cabinet gave the approvals at an October 5 meeting. Its deliberations and decisions are generally kept secret, but on Thursday Haaretz reported on… Read More ›

Among Cleveland’s Orthodox voters, reluctance reigns

Among Cleveland’s Orthodox voters, reluctance reigns

Both candidates will draw votes from the community, but few sound enthusiastic when discussing the people who could be their next leader   JTA —… Read More ›

Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus’ tomb site

Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus’ tomb site

Radar tests determined that cave walls are standing behind the marble panels of the chamber where Jesus’ body was laid before his resurrection; ‘What was… Read More ›

Mosul as an allegory of Gaza

Mosul as an allegory of Gaza

Analysis: The fighting taking place in the Iraqi city is a practical model for the IDF, which has yet to deal with the occupation of… Read More ›

J Street prepares for shift in approach under Clinton

J Street prepares for shift in approach under Clinton

Jeremy Ben-Ami: The hand-off of the baton is going to be very smooth.   WASHINGTON – A lobby that seeks to pressure Israel over its… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s coalition in jeopardy as Knesset winter session begins next week

Netanyahu’s coalition in jeopardy as Knesset winter session begins next week

Parties spar over public broadcasting, Amona outpost.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition will face its first tests of the Knesset’s winter session next… Read More ›

Old City voices split over UNESCO resolution

Old City voices split over UNESCO resolution

Outside a church in the Armenian Quarter, an Armenian historian in his 60s said he would not comment on the issue for fear of being… Read More ›

Meretz MKs want Oren Hazan’s immunity revoked

Meretz MKs want Oren Hazan’s immunity revoked

Following a court decision in a civil case that implicated the controversial Likud MK with hard drug use, MKs from the left-wing party demand that… Read More ›

Israel recalling UNESCO ambassador

Israel recalling UNESCO ambassador

Following another controversial resolution adopted by the UN body Wednesday, PM Netanyahu orders Israel’s ambassador to the organization to return home for consultation. Following its… Read More ›

Discrimination against Baha’is increases in Iran

Discrimination against Baha’is increases in Iran

A report published by the Special Rapporteur to the United Nations General Assembly finds that the Baha’i minority in Iran is continued to be systematically… Read More ›