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Close cabinet vote expected in final okay of Turkey deal

Close cabinet vote expected in final okay of Turkey deal

Three ministers still undecided, PM holds tiebreaking vote.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not have an easy job on Wednesday convincing his security cabinet… Read More ›

ANALYSIS: Turkey deal – Just enough ambiguity for both sides to claim victory

ANALYSIS: Turkey deal – Just enough ambiguity for both sides to claim victory

Even Turkey will be hard pressed to present this accord as bringing Israel to its knees.   In 2013, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned… Read More ›

Jewish Home ministers to vote against Turkey reconciliation

Jewish Home ministers to vote against Turkey reconciliation

Bennett and Shaked say paying compensation to the families Turks killed in the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid sets a ‘dangerous precedent’   Jewish Home ministers… Read More ›

Jewish groups decry fresh Presbyterian divestment efforts

Jewish groups decry fresh Presbyterian divestment efforts

ADL, B’nai B’rith say series of measures protesting Israel’s West Bank policies serve to ‘demonize’ the Jewish state   Two major US Jewish groups have… Read More ›

In the face of all the risks

In the face of all the risks

Analysis: Testimonies from the commandos who fought in Entebbe shed new light on the great mystery surrounding the operation. The book “Operation Yonatan in the… Read More ›

Erdogan: Israel agreed to all of Turkey’s conditions

Erdogan: Israel agreed to all of Turkey’s conditions

Turkish president says he spoke to Palestinian President Abbas and Hamas leader Mashal and both were ‘favorable’ to Ankara’s reconciliation agreement with Jerusalem. Turkish President… Read More ›

PMO: Netanyahu didn’t promise to tie Turkey deal with return of soldiers’ bodies

PMO: Netanyahu didn’t promise to tie Turkey deal with return of soldiers’ bodies

Several family members who lost sons during war with Hamas showed their solidarity with the Goldin and Shaul families in their bid to secure their… Read More ›

New Jersey passes legislation prohibiting anti-Israel BDS

New Jersey passes legislation prohibiting anti-Israel BDS

The bipartisan bill in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel passed the state’s General Assembly by a vote of 69-3 with… Read More ›

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors

Move follows 2 days of rioting against Jews on contested site during final days of Ramadan.   Following two days of rioting by Arab youths… Read More ›

Bayit Yehudi ministers to oppose Turkey deal in Security Cabinet vote

Bayit Yehudi ministers to oppose Turkey deal in Security Cabinet vote

The security cabinet is expected to approve the deal in a vote on Wednesday.   The Bayit Yehudi pary announced on Tuesday night that its… Read More ›

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

The infrastructure is inadequate to meet the increasing demand, the Water Authority said.   The responsibility for the shortage in the West Bank’s water supply, which… Read More ›

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

With dark narrative and male frontal nudity, Avishai Sivan’s latest release ‘Tikkun’ is a surprise success — even for the filmmaker   The Kabbalistic idea… Read More ›

Israeli university cancels prize to Breaking the Silence

Israeli university cancels prize to Breaking the Silence

Ben-Gurion University leadership says IDF-critiquing NGO beyond the pale of ‘national consensus’   The president of Ben-Gurion University recently cancelled a decision to award a… Read More ›

Oron Shaul’s family raises protest tent in front of PM’s residence

Oron Shaul’s family raises protest tent in front of PM’s residence

The fallen soldier’s family is demanding that Netanyahu include a provision about returning their son’s remains to them from Hamas in the upcoming reconciliation deal… Read More ›

Finance Ministry: Brexit may be good for Israel

Finance Ministry: Brexit may be good for Israel

Britain’s withdrawal from the EU is not likely to cause an actual worldwide crisis, says the Finance Ministry in a report; it may even be… Read More ›

Terms of surrender

Terms of surrender

Op-ed: Years of kowtowing to Erdoğan’s demands have not repaired our relationship with Turkey; it is time Israel puts a premium on its national dignity.… Read More ›

Build inside settlement blocs, not beyond – Ross

Build inside settlement blocs, not beyond – Ross

Former top US mediator advises judging presidential candidates on how they see America’s position in the world.   An Israeli initiative to build only in… Read More ›

Israel and Turkey set to announce normalized relations Monday

Israel and Turkey set to announce normalized relations Monday

A senior diplomatic source said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce the agreement, and explain its elements, at a press conference at noon in… Read More ›

As Israel becomes more nationalistic, liberal US Jews become more distan

As Israel becomes more nationalistic, liberal US Jews become more distan

The report presented to the Israeli cabinet also focuses on the demographics of Israel’s capital, concluding that the government should consider new measures to ensure… Read More ›

Fighting for the future of religious life in Israel

Fighting for the future of religious life in Israel

MK Elazar Stern discusses the future of religious life in Israel, the importance of its liberalization, and the dangers of alienating Diaspora Jewry.   For… Read More ›