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Military aid, but at what price?

Military aid, but at what price?

Op-ed: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin analyzes the fundamental disparities between the US and Israel that are holding up negotiations on the aid deal. A… Read More ›

Analysis: The upside of the British Labor Party’s anti-Semitism furor

Analysis: The upside of the British Labor Party’s anti-Semitism furor

The sheer number of British politicians using anti-Semitic imagery, therefore, must concern Israel, because it indicates there are many, many constituents out there receptive to… Read More ›

NGO tells UN: Israeli torture of Palestinian, Ethiopian, migrant detainees continues

NGO tells UN: Israeli torture of Palestinian, Ethiopian, migrant detainees continues

Representatives of the state are expected to address some of the issues before the committee on Tuesday.   The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel… Read More ›

Meet Steven Wilson, the anti-Roger Waters

Meet Steven Wilson, the anti-Roger Waters

The founder of British prog rock greats Porcupine Tree and friend to Aviv Geffen and Ninet muses on his solo career, his ‘second home’ Tel… Read More ›

Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Midhat bin-Fauzi Abu Snima faces 18 state security endangering charges, including firing rockets and mortar shells at IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, planting explosives on… Read More ›

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

‘The guidelines of German Middle East policy have not changed,’ says German gov’t official in the wake of report Berlin was mulling to end its… Read More ›

A life in denial

A life in denial

Op-ed: There is no difference between denying Jews individual rights, which is the definition of anti-Semitism, and denying Jews the right to define themselves as… Read More ›

Gang releases kidnapped Israeli medical students in Turkey

Gang releases kidnapped Israeli medical students in Turkey

Kidnappers reportedly threatened to sell the 2 students – who were originally from the Beduin town of Rahat – to ISIS if their families failed… Read More ›

Israeli missing in Hungary found dead in forest

Israeli missing in Hungary found dead in forest

Authorities in the country believe the mechanical engineering student was murdered   Hungarian authorities reported Sunday that they had located the corpse of Israeli tourist… Read More ›

London – Britain’s Labour Party Launches Anti-semitism Inquiry

London – Britain’s Labour Party Launches Anti-semitism Inquiry

  London – Britain’s opposition Labour party has launched an inquiry into how to tackle anti-semitism after suspending former London mayor Ken Livingstone days before… Read More ›

Israeli envoy to UK: Labour ‘in denial’ about anti-Semitism

Israeli envoy to UK: Labour ‘in denial’ about anti-Semitism

In jab at party leader Corbyn, Mark Regev says those who fail to condemn anti-Jewish hatred should themselves be condemned   Israel’s new ambassador to… Read More ›

Katsav to seek pardon due to waning mental health — report

Katsav to seek pardon due to waning mental health — report

Attorneys for former president, in prison for rape, said set to appeal to Rivlin, claiming that his condition now borders on insanity   The attorneys… Read More ›

Israelis leave behind 1,000 tons of litter at end of Passover holiday

Israelis leave behind 1,000 tons of litter at end of Passover holiday

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis take advantage of the warm weather to go out into nature on the last day of Passover holiday, filling up… Read More ›

Report: Germany considering stopping ‘unconditional support’ of Israel

Report: Germany considering stopping ‘unconditional support’ of Israel

Der Spiegel reports senior officials in the German government believe Netanyahu is ‘instrumentalizing’ Berlin’s friendship, while the magazine quotes Merkel as saying she understands ‘why… Read More ›

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

The Moroccan tradition for the day after Passover has become popular among all ethnic groups in Israeli society; the Jews of Northern Africa open their… Read More ›

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, police received a call from the couple’s son, who told them he found his parents badly wounded and lying… Read More ›

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Halevy, Norman warn that the country could lose its Jewish majority within decades.   Unless the State of Israel changes its policy on converting immigrants from… Read More ›

Israel treads carefully with claim to Golan

Israel treads carefully with claim to Golan

After PM says territory will remain under state’s sovereignty permanently, expert stresses situation on the ground has not changed and that annexation never took place… Read More ›

Israeli Embassy attack in Rome foiled by Italian authorities

Israeli Embassy attack in Rome foiled by Italian authorities

Italian authorites have thwarted an ISIS attack in Italy. Amongst the targets were the Israeli Embassy in Rome and the Vatican. Two members of the… Read More ›

Israeli goes missing in Hungary

Israeli goes missing in Hungary

Ofir Gross has gone missing in Hungary, and the last contact had with him was a week ago. His last known whereabouts were in Debrecen.… Read More ›