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Suddenly, Abbas wants democracy

Suddenly, Abbas wants democracy

Op-ed: Mahmoud Abbas is insisting on holding democratic municipal elections in October, despite the devastation this move is set to cause if forecasts prove accurate… Read More ›

We shouldn’t get carried away by Egyptian FM’s pro-Israel comment, says ex-envoy

We shouldn’t get carried away by Egyptian FM’s pro-Israel comment, says ex-envoy

Shoukry sparked an uproar on Sunday by saying, in answer to a question at a meeting he held with Egyptian students, that Israel’s actions against… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls Putin to discuss diplomatic process

Netanyahu calls Putin to discuss diplomatic process

Egypt’s Sisi said Russian leader wants to host PM, Abbas in Moscow for peace talks.   Just two days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi… Read More ›

Merkel party politician: Green Party minister ignored anti-Semitism at university

Merkel party politician: Green Party minister ignored anti-Semitism at university

Israel’s Foreign Ministry told The Jerusalem Post in July that HAWK “is not a university, it is a hatred factory.”   BERLIN – A leading… Read More ›

Turkish Foreign Minister: Turkey and Israel to appoint ambassadors in coming days

Turkish Foreign Minister: Turkey and Israel to appoint ambassadors in coming days

After two days of mounted tensions between the two sides following Hamas attacks against Israel and Israeli reprisals, statement indicates that the recently signed reconciliation… Read More ›

Rivlin at Gaza border: ‘Israel ready to face any threat, above or below ground’

Rivlin at Gaza border: ‘Israel ready to face any threat, above or below ground’

President tours Hamas terror tunnel recently uncovered by the IDF, saying that while ‘on both sides of the border there are civilians who want to… Read More ›

Opinion: Fight Islamism intelligently and ban the burkini ban

Opinion: Fight Islamism intelligently and ban the burkini ban

Violence must be fought strategically, militarily, cooperatively. Europeans should learn from Israelis while allying with Israel to fight terrorism more effectively.   In a move… Read More ›

Netanyahu pushes for haredi compromises on controversial social issues

Netanyahu pushes for haredi compromises on controversial social issues

The premier reportedly said haredim must compromise on issues such as Shabbat in the public realm, the status of the progressive Jewish streams and prayer… Read More ›

IvoteIsrael refuses to share voter data with Republicans

IvoteIsrael refuses to share voter data with Republicans

IvoteIsrael national director Eitan Charnoff responded that his campaign has no interest in taking a side.   The non-partisan IvoteIsrael campaign rejected a request from… Read More ›

Rep. Steny Hoyer: Trump as president would be ‘dangerous’ for Israel

Rep. Steny Hoyer: Trump as president would be ‘dangerous’ for Israel

House minority whip also says he thinks Hillary Clinton would be more constructively ‘assertive’ on Israel than President Obama   WASHINGTON — Veteran congressman Steny… Read More ›

How Israeli women are gaining in the fight for Jewish divorce

How Israeli women are gaining in the fight for Jewish divorce

Facing mounting public pressure, rabbinical courts are moving toward more aggressive action to help ‘chained’ women   JERUSALEM (JTA) — In this case, the sins… Read More ›

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

Thousands of undisclosed Clinton emails being reviewed with the first batch expected to be released in October just before elections; new emails reveal further details… Read More ›

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

The founder and former CEO of the Israeli-American company Comverse Technology, Kobi Alexander escaped to Namibia in 2006 ahead of being indicted on charges of… Read More ›

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

After day of escalating violence with Gaza, Israel turns its gaze to the northern border after mortar shells land in Israeli territory, prompting IAF to… Read More ›

Jerusalem-Astana ties on upswing as Kazakhstan poised to join Security Council

Jerusalem-Astana ties on upswing as Kazakhstan poised to join Security Council

The central Asian nation is interested, the officials said, in tapping into Israel’s experience with homeland security and border vigilance.   Kazakhstan Defense Minister Imangali… Read More ›

Turkey, Israel in war of words despite normalization

Turkey, Israel in war of words despite normalization

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a harshly worded statement that condemned the “disproportionate attacks” in Gaza.   Jerusalem and Ankara enganged in a nasty public… Read More ›

Analysis:From Ya’alon-Weinstein to Liberman-Mandelblit

Analysis:From Ya’alon-Weinstein to Liberman-Mandelblit

Of U-turns and flips on the return of terrorists’ bodies.   There has been a split in the security establishment about whether to return terrorists’… Read More ›

Hamas threatens to abuse Israeli hostages, renew fighting

Hamas threatens to abuse Israeli hostages, renew fighting

Parading rockets through Rafah and threatening new fighting, Gaza terror group says Israelis held in Strip will receive same treatment as Hamas members in Israeli… Read More ›

Putin said willing to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Putin said willing to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Comments by Egypt’s president el-Sissi made to newspaper editors after Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss peace push   Amid speculation over a developing… Read More ›

Seinfeld star lands in Israel

Seinfeld star lands in Israel

Wayne Knight, who starred as Newman in award-winning ‘Seinfeld’ Television comedy series arrived in Israel Sunday morning for 4-day trip; actor to be photographed for… Read More ›