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As Independence Day begins, Israelis move from commemoration to celebration

As Independence Day begins, Israelis move from commemoration to celebration

State ceremony fetes ‘civil heroes,’ including quake aid worker, Holocaust survivor, and the widow of Israel’s first astronaut   Israel abruptly crossed over from mourning… Read More ›

French PM to visit Israel in bid to relaunch peace process

French PM to visit Israel in bid to relaunch peace process

Manuel Valls to meet Netanyahu, who has rebuffed French initiative to create international forum for Israeli-Palestinian agreement   French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will visit… Read More ›

Israel remembers victims of terrorism

Israel remembers victims of terrorism

Memorial service commemorates the 2,576 civilians killed in terror attacks since Israel’s War of Independence; terror victim interrupted Netanyahu’s speech. The annual state memorial service… Read More ›

War orphans return to scene of Kfar Giladi disaster

War orphans return to scene of Kfar Giladi disaster

Four teenagers who lost their fathers during the Second Lebanon War are brought together to discuss their loss: ‘I may not remember his voice, but… Read More ›

French PM slams UNESCO Jerusalem resolution as ‘unfortunate, clumsy’

French PM slams UNESCO Jerusalem resolution as ‘unfortunate, clumsy’

Manuel Valls describes UNESCO’s references to Israel, vows to ‘never deny the Jewish presence and Jewish history in Jerusalem.’ French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on… Read More ›

6 ways Israel is counting its blessings on its 68th Independence Day

6 ways Israel is counting its blessings on its 68th Independence Day

In Israel’s first decades, phone access was a luxury. Now, 96 percent of Israelis own cellphones.   When Israel entered its 1948 War of Independence,… Read More ›

Israel at 68: Not isolated, but badly misunderstood

Israel at 68: Not isolated, but badly misunderstood

Israel is not isolated. What it is, however, is badly misunderstood and not universally loved, and both those conditions leave us often wringing our hands.… Read More ›

Educating the Start-Up Nation’s next generation

Educating the Start-Up Nation’s next generation

Making sure Israeli students learn math and science at the highest levels will ensure Israel can meet any threats it may face, Education Minister Naftali… Read More ›

Confidence in Iron Dome aids PTSD, shows research

Confidence in Iron Dome aids PTSD, shows research

During the conflict between Israel and Gaza, more than 4,500 missiles were fired by Palestinian terrorists on 70 percent of the Israeli population.   The… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s controversial pick for Italy envoy withdraws her candidacy

Netanyahu’s controversial pick for Italy envoy withdraws her candidacy

Fiamma Nirenstein cites ‘personal reasons’ for pulling out as Israeli ambassador-designate to Rome   Israel’s ambassador-designate to Italy has withdrawn her candidacy for the role… Read More ›

Man charged as accomplice in deadly Jaffa stabbing spree

Man charged as accomplice in deadly Jaffa stabbing spree

Muhammad Awieda of East Jerusalem allegedly drove Bashar Massalha, who killed US citizen Taylor Force, to scene of terror attack   An East Jerusalem man… Read More ›

Israel seals off West Bank for memorial, independence days

Israel seals off West Bank for memorial, independence days

IDF announces shutdown just hours before it goes into effect; exceptions to be made for ‘humanitarian cases’   Israel closed off the West Bank and… Read More ›

Teen US terror victim memorialized in musical tribute

Teen US terror victim memorialized in musical tribute

As Israel remembers its fallen soldiers and victims of terror, musician Rebecca Teplow releases song dedicated to 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz, who was murdered in November… Read More ›

LGBT community protests for equal rights for families of fallen soldiers

LGBT community protests for equal rights for families of fallen soldiers

Gay IDF reserve soldiers are protesting in front of the prime minister’s residence against the fact that Israeli law does not automatically recognize same-sex partners… Read More ›

Netanyahu backtracks on comment about 2011 Cairo embassy incident

Netanyahu backtracks on comment about 2011 Cairo embassy incident

After initially saying ‘threat of an Israeli military rescue operation’ was what brought Egyptian forces to Israeli embassy, where security staff were besieged by demonstrators,… Read More ›

IDF officer hurt in bomb explosion near Hizma

IDF officer hurt in bomb explosion near Hizma

Security forces close route 437 after finding two potential explosives at scene of attack near Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood. An IDF officer was wounded on… Read More ›

Israelis, Palestinians participate in joint Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv

Israelis, Palestinians participate in joint Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv

The ceremony was organized by Combatants for Peace Movement in cooperation with the Parents’ Circle – Families Forum.   Some 3,000 Israelis and Palestinians, including… Read More ›

Ron Dermer: Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is highlight of my DC tenure

Ron Dermer: Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is highlight of my DC tenure

Dermer rejected the criticism that Netanyahu’s decision to go ahead with the speech against the Iran deal despite US President Barack Obama’s bitter opposition was… Read More ›

Former Mossad chief: State Comptroller report on Gaza conflict ‘is very severe’

Former Mossad chief: State Comptroller report on Gaza conflict ‘is very severe’

Danny Yatom: Hamas dragged Israel into a conflict, and Israel failed to understand this   Former Mossad Director Maj.-Gen. (res.). Danny Yatom said on Tuesday… Read More ›

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Bomb sweeps, extra police and security cameras to flood town along with world’s glitterati as France, still jittery from Paris and Brussels attacks, tries to… Read More ›