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‘Israeli captive Ron Arad died in 1988 after torture’

‘Israeli captive Ron Arad died in 1988 after torture’

Lebanese man claims to reveal truth of hostage after nearly 30 years, saying the young IAF navigator endured brutal treatment and was found dead by… Read More ›

Clinton e-mails reveal thoughts on Israel

Clinton e-mails reveal thoughts on Israel

New batch of communications sent on Hillary Clinton’s private server give a behind-the-scenes look at the then-secretary of state’s views on Israel, and particularly Prime… Read More ›

From hi-tech to ‘high’ tech, Israel is planting the seeds for a cannabis economy

From hi-tech to ‘high’ tech, Israel is planting the seeds for a cannabis economy

Israel has been a leader in cannabis research, compared to the United States, where heavy regulation prohibits many forms of marijuana- related research.   Spark-Up… Read More ›

Iran-backed group blames Israel for trying to kill leader in Gaza

Iran-backed group blames Israel for trying to kill leader in Gaza

Iranian-backed terror group Al-Sabireen popped up in the Gaza Strip about three years ago and has since posed a direct challenge to Hamas.   The… Read More ›

Amid concerns Syrian war may widen, Russia urges Israel to resume peace process

Amid concerns Syrian war may widen, Russia urges Israel to resume peace process

Israel’s Gold tells Russian FM Lavrov: “Regional security prerequisite for peace.”   Amid concerns the raging war in Syria may widen, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei… Read More ›

Meet the guys helping Israeli entrepreneurs make it big in the Big Apple

Meet the guys helping Israeli entrepreneurs make it big in the Big Apple

Eyal Bino and Arie Abecassis launched ICONYC Labs to connect American investors with Israeli ideas in Manhattan   NEW YORK (JTA) — The hoodie-clad millennials… Read More ›

Israeli court convicts radical right-wing activist of sedition

Israeli court convicts radical right-wing activist of sedition

Moshe Orbach faces maximum of 5 years in prison for writing pamphlet with instructions on how to firebomb Palestinian homes   The Rehovot Magistrate’s Court… Read More ›

Israel prepares to fight boycott activists online

Israel prepares to fight boycott activists online

Gov’t allots $26 million to fight BDS movement; Israel is using its world-leading expertise in cyber security to take on the growing threat of the… Read More ›

Soldier killed and another wounded in Sha’ar Binyamin stabbing attack

Soldier killed and another wounded in Sha’ar Binyamin stabbing attack

Two 14-year-old Palestinians enter a Rami Levi supermarket and stab two Israelis. 21-year-old Sergeant Tuvia Yanai Weissman died of his wounds. Two 14-year-old Palestinians carried… Read More ›

Gadi Eisenkot: a leading moral figure

Gadi Eisenkot: a leading moral figure

Op-ed: IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is only a quarter of the way through his tenure, yet is making his mark as a moral… Read More ›

Bereaved families NGO demands Netanyahu do more to stop terrorism

Bereaved families NGO demands Netanyahu do more to stop terrorism

A confidential six-point plan to better fight Israel’s war against terrorism was handed to the premier.   “There is a lot of pain in this… Read More ›

Israel, national security on the minds of South Carolina voters

Israel, national security on the minds of South Carolina voters

The state’s open-primary allows residents to vote in either the Republican or Democratic races, which creates an interesting dynamic.   CHARLESTON – All eyes are… Read More ›

TRUMP: I’ll give solving the Israel-Palestine conflict ‘one hell of a shot’

TRUMP: I’ll give solving the Israel-Palestine conflict ‘one hell of a shot’

  Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he’ll give solving the conflict between Israel and Palestine “one hell of a shot.” During an MSNBC town… Read More ›

Sparks fly as PA officials blame visiting UK MPs for entire Palestine conflict

Sparks fly as PA officials blame visiting UK MPs for entire Palestine conflict

‘It’s difficult to see that these people could be a basis for negotiation,’ says deputy head of Conservative Friends of Israel after Ramallah dust-up  … Read More ›

Chief of Staff: I don’t want soldiers emptying magazines into scissor-wielding girls

Chief of Staff: I don’t want soldiers emptying magazines into scissor-wielding girls

Lt.-Gen. Eisenkot, at a meeting with high-school students, discussed the threats facing Israel; he considers Hezbollah the main threat and stressed importance of ethics: If… Read More ›

Who’s afraid of ISIS?

Who’s afraid of ISIS?

ISIS has managed to terrify millions of people all over the world. With Europe worried and Saudi Arabia sounding its war drums- what do we… Read More ›

Report: Israel strikes Syrian army outposts south of Damascus, monitor says

Report: Israel strikes Syrian army outposts south of Damascus, monitor says

Pro-Syrian government military sources reportedly deny any armed Israeli strike in Syrian territory.   Three Israeli rockets allegedly hit Syrian army outposts south of Damascus… Read More ›

Analysis: Why did Nasrallah focus on Israel when Hezbollah is busy in Syria?

Analysis: Why did Nasrallah focus on Israel when Hezbollah is busy in Syria?

Terrorist chief vows to bomb Haifa’s ammonia storage tanks.   Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah checked off all the boxes for harsh anti-Israel rhetoric during his speech,… Read More ›

Herzog, Lapid tell US Jewish leaders PM should reach deal with Obama

Herzog, Lapid tell US Jewish leaders PM should reach deal with Obama

“We need to preserve our qualitative military edge, which requires coming to terms with the administration as fast as possible.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Ohio diner owned by Arab-Israeli reopens after machete attack

Ohio diner owned by Arab-Israeli reopens after machete attack

Defiant Hany Baransi declares: ‘We Israelis are used to this… people attacking us and wanting to kill us’   An Ohio restaurant owned by an… Read More ›