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Despite Israeli concerns, US set to OK fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait

Despite Israeli concerns, US set to OK fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait

The sales stalled amid concerns that equipment sent to Gulf Arab states would be used against Israel.   DOHA/BERLIN – The United States is poised… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders’ new movement endorses candidates with a range of Israel views

Bernie Sanders’ new movement endorses candidates with a range of Israel views

Our Revolution issues postures close to those of ex-presidential candidate, including a call on Israel to end settlement activity, blockade on Gaza   A Florida… Read More ›

OECD finds Israel overall high on health, low on environment issues

OECD finds Israel overall high on health, low on environment issues

A new report by the OECD finds that while Israelis are overall satisfied with their life, the country’s different regions score varying degrees in a… Read More ›

Alsheikh apologizes to Ethiopian community

Alsheikh apologizes to Ethiopian community

In a meeting on Thursday night, the Israel Police commissioner apologized for his earlier comments, stating that he did not mean to offend and that… Read More ›

An Israeli and Palestinian win Student Oscars

An Israeli and Palestinian win Student Oscars

Israeli director Maya Sarfaty won the Student Academy Award for her documentary ‘the Most Beautiful Woman’; another winner in the Animation category was Ahmad Saleh,… Read More ›

Dani Dayan: The idea settlements are main obstacle to peace is ‘nonsense’

Dani Dayan: The idea settlements are main obstacle to peace is ‘nonsense’

Dayan: “I am a person who, if I may for a second take the diplomatic hat off, fully identifies with the current government. I don’t… Read More ›

School starts: Bennett stresses core, Zionism

School starts: Bennett stresses core, Zionism

Overcrowding in classes, socioeconomic and sectorial gaps, poor student performance – these are only a few of the many problems facing the education system.  … Read More ›

Why Tel Aviv is so crazy about dogs

Why Tel Aviv is so crazy about dogs

Kelaviv dog festival displays high-tech and boutique products for pooches, highlights city’s canine charms   JTA — It’s not every day you see a dog… Read More ›

School strikes feared just hours before children return from summer holidays

School strikes feared just hours before children return from summer holidays

Education Minister Naftali Bennett faces mounting pressure over numerous threats of strikes across Israel; reasons range from failure to pay teachers’ salaries to shortage of… Read More ›

Ethiopians permanent suspects

Ethiopians permanent suspects

Op-ed: In an open letter to Police Commissioner Alsheikh, Danny Adeno Abebe, an Israeli of Ethiopian descent, takes umbrage with being labelled a minority who… Read More ›

Celebrating Kedumim’s 40th, Bennett calls to annex Area C

Celebrating Kedumim’s 40th, Bennett calls to annex Area C

He told the thousands of people that he imagined how in a few short years he would be able to state: “We promised the imposition… Read More ›

Liberman: We remain committed to bringing our captives home

Liberman: We remain committed to bringing our captives home

Defense minister slams “chatter” and press reports about his stance on retrieving bodies of soldiers from Gaza Strip.   Israel is fully committed to securing… Read More ›

Police do damage control after Alsheich remarks

Police do damage control after Alsheich remarks

Many in Ethiopian Israeli community still not satisfied.   The Israel Police on Wednesday sought to hamper criticism of Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Roni Alsheich’s controversial remarks… Read More ›

EU: Women’s funding won’t go to Palestinian ICC suit against Israel

EU: Women’s funding won’t go to Palestinian ICC suit against Israel

The UN and the EU supports “advocacy” and “capacity building components” of a plan that helps Palestinian women be more involved with decision making at… Read More ›

Anti-immigrant and white supremacist, maybe. But is the alt-right anti-Semitic?

Anti-immigrant and white supremacist, maybe. But is the alt-right anti-Semitic?

Analysis: The movement is nudging its way into the American mainstream as it attaches itself to Trump’s success, and while some of its followers are… Read More ›

Alsheikh: ‘Natural’ for police to suspect Ethiopian-Israelis more readily

Alsheikh: ‘Natural’ for police to suspect Ethiopian-Israelis more readily

The Israel Police commissioner made the controversial statement at an Israel Bar Association conference Tuesday; ‘It has been proven that immigrants are more involved in… Read More ›

Who’s afraid of the Jewish state?

Who’s afraid of the Jewish state?

Op-ed: Many Israelis support the demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state; but why aren’t we demanding the same from our own… Read More ›

German gov’t: No normalized relations with Iran regime until it recognizes Israel

German gov’t: No normalized relations with Iran regime until it recognizes Israel

As human rights abuses are highlighted, trade between Tehran and Berlin jumps.   BERLIN – Germany’s normalization of relations with Iran are tied to Tehran’s… Read More ›

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Quartet’s calls to halt construction in East Jerusalem and West Bank ignored by Jerusalem, peace process coordinator says   Settlement construction has “surged” in the… Read More ›

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Both Israeli Arabs and Jews insist full-body swimwear isn’t just for religious women, and government has no place making fashion decrees   Burkinis may be… Read More ›