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US congressmen call on Kerry to probe Israeli ‘extrajudicial executions’

US congressmen call on Kerry to probe Israeli ‘extrajudicial executions’

In letter, Dem. Senator Patrick Leahy urges State Department to investigate allegations of ‘gross violations of human rights’ by Israel and Egypt, and reexamine military… Read More ›

NGO to A-G: Spill the beans on new Deri scandal to High Court

NGO to A-G: Spill the beans on new Deri scandal to High Court

Movement for Quality of Government wants the interior minister fired.   An NGO wrote to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit demanding that he reveal evidence from the… Read More ›

Settler leader: IDF to raze outpost synagogue

Settler leader: IDF to raze outpost synagogue

The synagogue was constructed in memory of Naftali Fraenkel, 16, Gil-Ad Shaer, 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped and murdered on June… Read More ›

Quartet envoys in Jerusalem to work toward restarting peace talks

Quartet envoys in Jerusalem to work toward restarting peace talks

Group expected to release report in coming months.   Envoys from the Middle East Quartet, made up of the US, Russia, EU and UN, met… Read More ›

Theater director: Take ‘Israel’ off my name on int’l festival program

Theater director: Take ‘Israel’ off my name on int’l festival program

Ofira Henig’s Arabic-language ‘manmaRo’ project will be showing at the Festival of International New Drama in the Schaubühne theater in April.   A prominent Israeli… Read More ›

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Visiting Jerusalem, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Jindong announces start of talks over free-trade zone with Israel   Israel and China have signed seven academic cooperation… Read More ›

Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil

Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil

Croatá Laguna Ecopark, a high-tech city for low-income Brazilians, will boast Israeli solutions for security, landscaping and engineering   RIO DE JANEIRO — Three Israeli… Read More ›

ADeri names self as politician at center of ‘severe’ corruption probe

ADeri names self as politician at center of ‘severe’ corruption probe

Attorney general approves preliminary investigation into interior minister and an associate in two separate cases   Authorities have been investigating two senior Israeli politicians in… Read More ›

Channel 2 newscasters feud on-air

Channel 2 newscasters feud on-air

A discussion on Channel 2 News’ flagship Friday evening newscast slipped into controversy, leading to journalist Dana Weiss accusing veteran Arab affairs analyst Ehud Yaari… Read More ›

See Jerusalem from 100 years ago

See Jerusalem from 100 years ago

A new archive full of pictures of Jerusalem from over 100 years ago has been reopened. Here is a selection of some of them. Not… Read More ›

Soldier to stay in remand for two days

Soldier to stay in remand for two days

After popular protests and a prosecution which could not come up with any clear charges, the soldier who killed a neutralized terrorist in Hebron on… Read More ›

Lindsey Graham in Israel: Trump’s foreign policy worse than Obama’s

Lindsey Graham in Israel: Trump’s foreign policy worse than Obama’s

As for Hillary Clinton, Graham said: “I’m not excited about a third term of Barack Obama, and I think in many ways that is what… Read More ›

Right-wingers rally for release of IDF soldier outside military court

Right-wingers rally for release of IDF soldier outside military court

  Soccer hooligans and rightwing MKs joined hundreds of supporters who rallied outside the military court in Kastina, near Kiryat Malachi, calling for the release… Read More ›

Soldier held for Hebron shooting to be questioned amid major political uproar

Soldier held for Hebron shooting to be questioned amid major political uproar

PM orders Ya’alon to halt return of terrorists’ bodies.   The IDF soldier who shot a neutralized Palestinian in the head Thursday will be questioned by… Read More ›

After Hebron shooting, Palestinians ask UN to probe ‘executions’

After Hebron shooting, Palestinians ask UN to probe ‘executions’

PA official Saeb Erekat says 207 Palestinians have been ‘executed’ by Israel in six months of violence; UN envoy condemns Hebron killing   A senior… Read More ›

International mediators said working on Hamas, Israel prisoner swap

International mediators said working on Hamas, Israel prisoner swap

Gaza source says release of prisoners rearrested after Shalit deal is a precondition to talks on Israelis believed held by Palestinian group   International mediators… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to halt return of Palestinian attackers’ bodies

Netanyahu said to halt return of Palestinian attackers’ bodies

Debate over controversial policy has led to inconsistent implementation for attackers within Israel and those who act in the West Bank   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

At Israel’s mikvehs, women claim verbal abuse, unwanted touching

At Israel’s mikvehs, women claim verbal abuse, unwanted touching

The rabbinate’s underpaid, often uneducated attendants can turn a religious ritual into an often jarring ordeal, say critics   JTA — Without warning, the ritual… Read More ›

Deri mulling revoking resident status of BDS founder

Deri mulling revoking resident status of BDS founder

Interior minister says Omar Barghouti uses rights given to him by Israel to act against it around the world; Intelligence Minister Katz calls for ‘targeted… Read More ›

Illegal construction in the territories: no oversight, no enforcement

Illegal construction in the territories: no oversight, no enforcement

The State Comptroller’s report states that the Civil Administration does not conduct oversight and enforcement in the C areas; defense systems company Rafael was found… Read More ›