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The promotions, from commander to deputy chief, were the largest round of appointments since Roni Alsheich was sworn in as National Police commissioner in December.

The promotions, from commander to deputy chief, were the largest round of appointments since Roni Alsheich was sworn in as National Police commissioner in December.

  Cmdr. Einat Gil Tzubari was confirmed as the head of the police security branch and promoted to deputy chief, as part of more than… Read More ›

Biden to arrive in Israel with US election in the backdrop

Biden to arrive in Israel with US election in the backdrop

Visit comes 6 years to day after his last visit, marred by Jerusalem housing flap.   US Vice President Joe Biden will arrive on Tuesday… Read More ›

Terrorist duo stabs, wounds two soldiers; manhunt underway

Terrorist duo stabs, wounds two soldiers; manhunt underway

Terrorists believed to have infiltrated settlement and are on the run. Two terrorists stabbed and wounded two soldiers, before fleeing in Har Brakha in the… Read More ›

IDF Brig. Gen. denies second sexual harassment accusation

IDF Brig. Gen. denies second sexual harassment accusation

Former Golani commander Ofek Buchri hit with second harassment claim in two days; he denies charges, saying both accusers are friends and that circumstances are… Read More ›

Snitches, sex, and blackmail: Hamas execution remains a mystery

Snitches, sex, and blackmail: Hamas execution remains a mystery

Military wing member was executed last month after it was supposedly discovered that he had led Israel to Mohammed Deif’s location, but investigations suggest Hamas… Read More ›

In rare move, IDF returns over 1,700 dunams to Palestinian landowners in Area C

In rare move, IDF returns over 1,700 dunams to Palestinian landowners in Area C

“Using territories under military occupation is permitted only for imperative military purposes and is the exception to the obligation of upholding the right to property.”… Read More ›

Bus flips over on Lower Galilee roadway, killing 1 and injuring 19

Bus flips over on Lower Galilee roadway, killing 1 and injuring 19

The accident occurred near Zarzir Junction in the Jezreel Valley region.   A bus carrying upwards of 30 passengers flipped over on a roadway in… Read More ›

Israel says Syria used chemical weapons during ceasefire

Israel says Syria used chemical weapons during ceasefire

Ya’alon made allegation at conference near Tel Aviv.   Israel said on Tuesday that Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons against civilians since the… Read More ›

Fighters For Life volunteer in honor of fallen lone soldier

Fighters For Life volunteer in honor of fallen lone soldier

25 IDF veterans head to northern Ethiopia to teach English and music and work on the refurbishment of orphanages in memory of Golani soldier Nissim… Read More ›

Hebrew University peace event cancelled amid threats to Abbas aide

Hebrew University peace event cancelled amid threats to Abbas aide

Senior PA official Dr. Mahmoud al-Habbash was supposed to hold a public discussion with Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah, but Palestinian security forces refused to… Read More ›

IDF brigadier general suspected of sexual assault

IDF brigadier general suspected of sexual assault

High ranking IDF official faces serious charges of rape, indecent acts and sodomy; judge says there is enough evidence to establish suspicions against him; his… Read More ›

Maliki: ICC prosecutor to visit with PA officials

Maliki: ICC prosecutor to visit with PA officials

Nothing has been confirmed yet – court’s office.   Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki announced Tuesday that a group from the International Criminal Court… Read More ›

Analysis: Kalandiya may be the wild west, but doesn’t mean an intifada is upon us

Analysis: Kalandiya may be the wild west, but doesn’t mean an intifada is upon us

These raids have increasingly turned into urban gun battles in recent months.   It does not send its forces into this area, even though it… Read More ›

Netanyahu tells African envoys: This will mark Israel’s return to continent

Netanyahu tells African envoys: This will mark Israel’s return to continent

Among the countries that Netanyahu plans to visit in Africa are Kenya and Uganda.   A prime ministerial trip to Africa will illustrate clearly Israel’s coming… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Blasts Ariel Sharon At Memorial Marking Former PM’s Death

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Blasts Ariel Sharon At Memorial Marking Former PM’s Death

  Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip at a memorial ceremony marking two… Read More ›

Elkin: Palestinain Authority collapse is imminent

Elkin: Palestinain Authority collapse is imminent

‘The collapse of the PA is not a question of if but when,’ says immigration absorption minister, claiming ‘most of the candidates to succeed Abbas… Read More ›

Netanyahu slams Gaza disengagement during Sharon memorial

Netanyahu slams Gaza disengagement during Sharon memorial

While the prime minister slams the late leader’s unilateral move, saying it only served to bolster the terror groups in the Strip, Herzog praises the… Read More ›

Two soldiers come under attack after accidentally entering Qalandiya

Two soldiers come under attack after accidentally entering Qalandiya

IDF, Shin Bet and Special Forces swam into refugee camp in large number in search of the two soldiers, who were able to escape the… Read More ›

‘Architecture will play critical role in any proposal to divide Jerusalem’

‘Architecture will play critical role in any proposal to divide Jerusalem’

Specialist in connection between planning and conflict resolution says model of unified Jerusalem is ‘urban legend’   Amid increasingly talk of the prospect of dividing… Read More ›

Large German university cancels BDS event with Palestinian official

Large German university cancels BDS event with Palestinian official

The university notified the Post in German and English tweets about the cancellation.   Ruhr University Bochum – one of Germany’s largest public academic institutions—informed the… Read More ›