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Mandarin quintuples in popularity as school subject

Mandarin quintuples in popularity as school subject

From 600 in 2012 to 3,200 come the fall, the number of Israeli pupils who are choosing to learn China’s official language are on the… Read More ›

Hamas set to take majority of West Bank cities in local elections

Hamas set to take majority of West Bank cities in local elections

As part of its efforts to take over the Palestinian Authority, Hamas unexpectedly decided to run in the West Bank municipal elections; this led Israel… Read More ›

‘Explosives found at Lebanon border were part of Hezbollah terror plot’

‘Explosives found at Lebanon border were part of Hezbollah terror plot’

Authorities originally believed that the explosives found in Metullah last month belonged to local criminals.   A bag full of explosives located in a wooded… Read More ›

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel’s Sderot; none injured

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel’s Sderot; none injured

IAF strikes terrorist infrastructure targets in Gaza following the rocket attack in Sderot.   A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in the southern… Read More ›

Nablus’s Kingmaker

Nablus’s Kingmaker

In Nablus municipal elections, Fatah makes moves to support the list of Adly Yaish, who Hamas backed in 2005 municipal elections.   In 2005, Hamas… Read More ›

Clinton campaign attacks Breitbart News as ‘anti-Semitic’

Clinton campaign attacks Breitbart News as ‘anti-Semitic’

In fundraising letter, Trump slammed for hiring conservative site’s former CEO   WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign described Breitbart News as anti-Semitic in attacking Donald… Read More ›

Senior police official criticizes new recording law

Senior police official criticizes new recording law

Criticizing the new ‘Recording Law’ that PM Netanyahu is pushing forward, senior police official says, ‘The law could harm the practice of reporting complaints to… Read More ›

Surprise, surprisky

Surprise, surprisky

Op-ed: With Russia deploying its planes in Iran, Israel must ask itself how greater Russian influence in the Middle East could affect its own security.… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: Does delayed burial hurt or help the cause of terrorism?

ANALYSIS: Does delayed burial hurt or help the cause of terrorism?

“As time passes, it becomes more and more obvious that the Palestinians learned from Israel that the return of the bodies causes the country to… Read More ›

Police arrest terrorist responsible for Jerusalem stabbing attack

Police arrest terrorist responsible for Jerusalem stabbing attack

“After reviewing intelligence, undercover police units searched the area and arrested the suspect who carried out the attack and lives in A-Tur.”   Less than… Read More ›

Young Israelis in no hurry to get married, new data shows

Young Israelis in no hurry to get married, new data shows

According to Central Bureau of statistics, percentage of single men and women aged 25-29 on the rise   Israeli men and women in their mid-… Read More ›

Barak slams PM for bungling US ties, ‘directing discourse of hatred’

Barak slams PM for bungling US ties, ‘directing discourse of hatred’

Former defense minister says Israel would have received more in military aid, if not for Netanyahu’s attempts to meddle in American affairs   Former prime… Read More ›

Israeli buys Palestinian girl a new bike after border guards broke hers

Israeli buys Palestinian girl a new bike after border guards broke hers

Sami Jolles says he felt prompted to help because incident reminded him of anti-Semitic encounter his father suffered in 1920s   A Palestinian girl whose… Read More ›

This year’s Hillary Clinton is last year’s Benjamin Netanyahu

This year’s Hillary Clinton is last year’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Analysis: In terms of the messages they send to voters about themselves, their policies and their opponents, the Democratic nominee and Bibi have a lot… Read More ›

Man weds ten months after being stabbed by terrorist

Man weds ten months after being stabbed by terrorist

Meir Pavlovsky, who was stabbed repeatedly in the back by a Palestinian terrorist when he was walking to synagogue, returned to the place of his… Read More ›

Lieberman unveils ‘carrot and stick’ plan against terror

Lieberman unveils ‘carrot and stick’ plan against terror

Defense minister divides carrot and stick based on number of terrorists hailing from villages; seeks to stop return of terrorists’ bodies to families, promises to… Read More ›

Keeping your finger in the dyke and on the pulse

Keeping your finger in the dyke and on the pulse

As understandable as shutting out the current dangers facing Israel’s security, we as a people do not have the luxury to draw back from reality.… Read More ›

Analysis: Russian jets in Iran change Mideast game

Analysis: Russian jets in Iran change Mideast game

The spectacle of Russian planes taking off from bases inside Iran on Tuesday to attack targets in Syria shows, indeed, that the deal was a… Read More ›

UN: Israel may ’forcibly transfer’ 46 West Bank Beduin communities

UN: Israel may ’forcibly transfer’ 46 West Bank Beduin communities

The Civil Administration is working on a plan to relocate the communities and offer them alternative housing sites, but is far from completing the process.… Read More ›

Israel should not be treated as an exceptional US ally, Green Party candidate says

Israel should not be treated as an exceptional US ally, Green Party candidate says

“I don’t think we’re doing Israel a favor by condoning a policy that makes Israel very insecure.”   WASHINGTON – Washington should halt its aid… Read More ›