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Pedestrians in bike lanes also to be fined

Pedestrians in bike lanes also to be fined

The responsible Knesset committee has authorized a government bill to widen municipal enforcement of all sidewalk-related offenses, affecting cyclists, scooter-riders, and pedestrians. The Knesset’s Economic… Read More ›

PM claims that he will let go of some portfolios

PM claims that he will let go of some portfolios

Netanyahu personally holds four ministries in addition to leading the government; asked by a Knesset committee if running the foreign affairs was distracting from his… Read More ›

The illegal car trade of the West Bank

The illegal car trade of the West Bank

PA security forces say 50,000 Palestinians own stolen vehicles.   The road from Eizariya to Abu Dis, located in the largely IDF-controlled areas B and… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel’s Diplomatic Strategy Shift Towards Africa Seems to Be Gaining More Allies

Jerusalem – Israel’s Diplomatic Strategy Shift Towards Africa Seems to Be Gaining More Allies

Jerusalem – The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Sunday that Director General Dore Gold met with the president of the Republic of… Read More ›

Philadelphia – Kaine One Of Few Senators Not To Sign Letter To Obama Urging Aid Package To Israel

Philadelphia – Kaine One Of Few Senators Not To Sign Letter To Obama Urging Aid Package To Israel

  Philadelphia – Presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine was one of only 17 senators in April not to sign a letter urging US… Read More ›

Father who forgot daughter in car: ‘My heart is broken into pieces’

Father who forgot daughter in car: ‘My heart is broken into pieces’

Yedidya, the father of 1-year-old Hannah Feldman, who died after being forgotten in a vehicle, says ‘the feelings of guilt are unbearable.’ He met with… Read More ›

Kaine one of few senators not to sign letter to Obama urging increased MoU

Kaine one of few senators not to sign letter to Obama urging increased MoU

Clinton, meanwhile, suggested support for a robust defense package during a speech in March to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.   Presumptive Democratic vice… Read More ›

Analysis: Legal dramas of the IDF intrinsically linked to Israeli society

Analysis: Legal dramas of the IDF intrinsically linked to Israeli society

Commanders have been told that any sexual offense will result in an appearance in military court, dishonorable discharge and a disgraceful end to their career… Read More ›

‘In choice between territories and peace, I prefer peace,’ Ben-Gurion said in 1968

‘In choice between territories and peace, I prefer peace,’ Ben-Gurion said in 1968

Lost interview uncovered in Jerusalem archive shows Israel’s founding premier exhorting a victorious nation to cleave to ‘the moral virtue of our undertaking’   A… Read More ›

Prosecutors, witnesses in Hebron soldier trial given extra security

Prosecutors, witnesses in Hebron soldier trial given extra security

Panic button installed on phones of those involved in case amid mounting threats; defendant gets first weekend furlough   Military prosecutors trying the case of… Read More ›

Online fundraiser for Hebron soldier raises over NIS 300,000

Online fundraiser for Hebron soldier raises over NIS 300,000

Campaign aims to fund a newly formed organization set to provide legal assistance to Elor Azaria, others ‘caught in similar situations’   An online fundraising… Read More ›

Battalion commander says Hebron soldier ‘didn’t tell the truth’ after shooting

Battalion commander says Hebron soldier ‘didn’t tell the truth’ after shooting

In testimony, Lt-Col. David Shapira also tells court that Elor Azaria had been under great stress over new role as company medic   The battalion… Read More ›

Tel Aviv’s healthful foods program begins in summer camps

Tel Aviv’s healthful foods program begins in summer camps

The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, implementing the Milan Charter, has run a pilot program overhauling the menus in Israeli Scouts’ summer camps before starting with schools… Read More ›

From Nice to Israel: ‘I feel at home; it’s my place’

From Nice to Israel: ‘I feel at home; it’s my place’

59-year-old Rabbi Lanker and his wife immigrated to Israel from Nice recently, joining three of their children and preceding a fourth in the country; their… Read More ›

Secular patience wearing thin

Secular patience wearing thin

Op-ed: Religious Zionists hold many views that are abhorrent to the secular, though their response to these views varies based on their potential closeness to… Read More ›

Clinton VP choice Tim Kaine a Democratic leader on Mideast issues

Clinton VP choice Tim Kaine a Democratic leader on Mideast issues

He skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 2015 speech to Congress against the emerging deal, saying Netanyahu had not acted in good faith in… Read More ›

The first Hebrew tank battalion switches to Merkava MK 4 tanks

The first Hebrew tank battalion switches to Merkava MK 4 tanks

Deputy Commander of Battalion 82: In asymmetric warfere era, the tank is what gives us the advantage.   In recent days, the IDF’s Battalion 82… Read More ›

The prosecution rests, Hebron shooter takes the stand

The prosecution rests, Hebron shooter takes the stand

Can Azaria save his case after six weeks of being hammered by the IDF prosecution and every officer over him and his unit in the… Read More ›

Police arrest 30 protesters amid unprecedented security at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Police arrest 30 protesters amid unprecedented security at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Record 25,000 march in annual procession 1 year after murder of Shira Banki * 2 knives seized, no injuries reported.   One year after the… Read More ›

In leaked speech, Trump bemoans Mideast wars, blames Clinton

In leaked speech, Trump bemoans Mideast wars, blames Clinton

Prepared text for Thursday night address mentions Israel only in passing, slams Iran deal, doubles down on controversial ‘America First’ slogan   CLEVELAND — Republican… Read More ›