Israel News

Azerbaijani official to ‘Post’: Israel must comment on Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani official to ‘Post’: Israel must comment on Nagorno-Karabakh

Jerusalem, meanwhile, is staying quiet on contested enclave.   Israel wants to remain completely out of the Azerbaijan- Armenia dispute over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory… Read More ›

Erekat: ‘We’re reporting to the ICC’ on Israeli home demolitions

Erekat: ‘We’re reporting to the ICC’ on Israeli home demolitions

Erekat spoke in the aftermath of Civil Administration demolitions of seven illegally built Palestinians structures in Area C of the West Bank on Monday.  … Read More ›

Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition

Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition

A series of challenges to the monopoly of Israel’s state rabbinate may threaten stability of government   Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must… Read More ›

Caught between White House and its critics, lawmaker pledges to renew Iran sanctions

Caught between White House and its critics, lawmaker pledges to renew Iran sanctions

  Top Democrat Ben Cardin, one of 4 who joined Republicans to oppose nuke deal, to seek reauthorization of punitive measures before year’s end  … Read More ›

At Harvard, sparks fly over Israeli-Palestinian economic ties

At Harvard, sparks fly over Israeli-Palestinian economic ties

Although a university gathering brought together business minds from both sides of the divide, some on campus condemned event for advancing ‘occupation’ and ‘daily humiliation… Read More ›

Huge leak reveals deep corruption linked to offshore accounts

Huge leak reveals deep corruption linked to offshore accounts

Israeli banks and citizens are among those implicated.   An international effort by over 100 media organizations to expose the illicit financial activities of some of… Read More ›

Meir Ettinger will not be released for his son’s circumcision

Meir Ettinger will not be released for his son’s circumcision

The radical right-wing activist’s family are planning to appeal the decision at the High Court of Justice; his wife refuses to have the ceremony in… Read More ›

Givati commanders discuss the Hebron shooting

Givati commanders discuss the Hebron shooting

Givati’s battalion commanders relate the difficulties they face out in the field dealing with disturbances from both sides as well as methods developed by brigade… Read More ›

Pathologists: Soldier’s bullet killed Hebron terrorist

Pathologists: Soldier’s bullet killed Hebron terrorist

Investigators claim that both the Israeli and Palestinian pathologist ruled that it was the bullet of the Kfir Brigade solider who shot the already-neutralized terrorist… Read More ›

Former ICC chief prosecutor talks Israel, the Palestinians and ISIS

Former ICC chief prosecutor talks Israel, the Palestinians and ISIS

The West is hypocritical for going to war with ISIS.   Luis Moreno Ocampo says that at age 32, he knew he’d just been “appointed… Read More ›

Israel – Palestinian Boat Smuggling Unknown Materials From Egypt Into Gaza, Sunk By IDF

Israel – Palestinian Boat Smuggling Unknown Materials From Egypt Into Gaza, Sunk By IDF

  Israel – ‎Israel’s Navy sunk a suspected smuggling boat that was approaching the coast of the Gaza Strip overnight on Saturday, an army spokesperson… Read More ›

Parole board to rule on release of imprisoned ex-president

Parole board to rule on release of imprisoned ex-president

Sunday decision could spell an early end to seven-year sentence for rape for former cabinet minister, lawmaker Moshe Katsav   An Israel Prisons Service parole… Read More ›

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

IDF soldier who shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif while he lay apparently helpless on the ground faces manslaughter charges   The autopsy of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif,… Read More ›

Bayit Yehudi minister accused of delaying funds

Bayit Yehudi minister accused of delaying funds

Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel allegedly has refused to transfer NIS 42 million to Israeli communities on the Gaza border because other funds have been withheld… Read More ›

Report: German intelligence spying on Netanyahu’s office

Report: German intelligence spying on Netanyahu’s office

Israeli PM is just one of the BND’s targets, which also include the interior ministers of Austria and Belgium, the British Ministry of Defense and… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Abbas says he is ready to meet Netanyahu “at any time.”   Amid an unusual public spat with a senior US senator, Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Israeli defense firm announces Indian deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Israeli defense firm announces Indian deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Announcement comes at the end of India’s Defexpo 2016 exhibition in Goa.   Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Thursday that it had concluded new… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

  Tel Aviv – Israel is looking east to China and India to help drive tourism, as visits to the country have yet to fully… Read More ›

PM tells father of Hebron shooter he ‘understands his distress’

PM tells father of Hebron shooter he ‘understands his distress’

Soldier released to supervised detention as Netanyahu tells family to trust investigation into killing of Palestinian assailant   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday urged… Read More ›

Netanyahu revives bid to appoint spokesman who called Obama anti-Semitic

Netanyahu revives bid to appoint spokesman who called Obama anti-Semitic

PM said to finally submit Ran Baratz to vetting committee, despite history of derogatory statements; calls efforts to stymie appointment ‘absurd’   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›