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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 ›

Decrease in attacks – how did it happen? IDF Samaria Division Commanders speak

Decrease in attacks – how did it happen? IDF Samaria Division Commanders speak

The number of terrorist attacks in Israel has marketdly decreased. A combination of preassure, incentives, and good management has led to this increase in security.… Read More ›

Hamas: ‘There will be an explosion’ unless Israel lifts Gaza blockade

Hamas: ‘There will be an explosion’ unless Israel lifts Gaza blockade

Palestinian terrorist movement makes threat at an event in Gaza that presented a model of the Israeli bus that exploded in a Hamas bombing in… Read More ›

UK Jewish backers of Muslim NUS head slam ‘Islamophobic witch hunt’

UK Jewish backers of Muslim NUS head slam ‘Islamophobic witch hunt’

‘We are…horrified at the Islamophobic campaign being waged against her, amidst opportunistic and false charges of anti-Semitism,’ the Jewish students wrote to the ‘Jewish Chronicle’.… Read More ›

Anti-BDS bill advances in Iowa

Anti-BDS bill advances in Iowa

Iowa state Senate also approves resolution “in support of the Jewish State of Israel,” as well as a negotiated two-state solution.   The Iowa state… Read More ›

Israel rejects French peace plan: ‘Direct talks are only path’

Israel rejects French peace plan: ‘Direct talks are only path’

Jerusalem appears to rule out France’s call for international summits on ending the conflict, based on Arab initiative   Jerusalem on Thursday poured cold water… Read More ›

London – UK Labour Lawmaker Suspended Over Anti-Israel Comments

London – UK Labour Lawmaker Suspended Over Anti-Israel Comments

London – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, which has faced growing criticism over perceived anti-Semitism in its ranks, suspended a lawmaker on Wednesday for making… Read More ›

Ma’ale Adumim couple dead after apparent murder-suicide

Ma’ale Adumim couple dead after apparent murder-suicide

Police suspect a terminal illness motivated the deadly shooting   Police Thursday discovered two people shot dead in a Ma’ale Adumim apartment in what is… Read More ›

‘Cowboy diplomacy’ and bloody murder

‘Cowboy diplomacy’ and bloody murder

A suspected serial killer is the talk of the press, which is largely unimpressed with Trump’s foreign policy speech   Run of the mill murders… Read More ›

Turkey’s Erdogan: Talks with Israel to resume in May

Turkey’s Erdogan: Talks with Israel to resume in May

President says new round of discussions to focus on electricity and water relief in Gaza, other humanitarian projects   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said… Read More ›

Munich massacre widow boycotts Palestinian documentary on event

Munich massacre widow boycotts Palestinian documentary on event

Ilana Romano, widow of Yossef Romano who was murdered in Munich Olympic Village in 1972, refused to collaborate on film as its director, Narsi Hajjaj… Read More ›