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When the left turns into a radical right

When the left turns into a radical right

Op-ed: When it comes to hate crimes committed by Jewish individuals, everything the radical right says about Arabs is said by part of the left… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

  Jerusalem – Palestinian accountant Ahmed Oweisat last saw his son Moataz in October — hours before Israeli police say the 16-year-old boy tried to… Read More ›

French Jews leaving in record numbers – but not for the reason you think

French Jews leaving in record numbers – but not for the reason you think

Most Jewish emigres come from middle-class areas with little anti-Semitism. Only 15% are from poor, heavily Muslim areas that see frequent anti-Jewish attacks   Last… Read More ›

Arab-Israeli offers money for information on Dizengoff shooter

Arab-Israeli offers money for information on Dizengoff shooter

With the chase still ongoing for Nashat Melhem, the suspect in the Dizengoff shooting that killed two, the head of the merchants’ committee in the… Read More ›

New Druze town approved

New Druze town approved

Israel’s National Council for Building and Planning approves the establishment of a new Druze town that will initially comprise 400 apartments in the Naftaly Estate… Read More ›

IDF officer killed in training accident at Tze’elim base

IDF officer killed in training accident at Tze’elim base

Mortar shell falls in open area near another training drill that was in process, killing 1st.-Lt. Yishai Rosales and lightly injuring another soldier. An IDF… Read More ›

IDF officer to Saudi paper: Israel has ‘common language’ with moderate Arab states

IDF officer to Saudi paper: Israel has ‘common language’ with moderate Arab states

Second time an Israeli official gives interview to news outlet in recent weeks.   A senior IDF officer told Saudi news outlet Elaph in a… Read More ›

Analysis: Is the Duma case full of holes or does Ben-Uliel face jail time?

Analysis: Is the Duma case full of holes or does Ben-Uliel face jail time?

Ben-Uliel apparently confessed to the Shin Bet, but retracted before the police.   A list of questions remain unanswered about the future of the Duma… Read More ›

Netanyahu denies placing conditions on aid package for Arabs

Netanyahu denies placing conditions on aid package for Arabs

But minister confirms he and colleague were asked to draw up list of demands for community to get billions of earmarked funds   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Tel Aviv, Israel – Unusual Shooting Attack Sets Off Panic In Israeli Heartland

Tel Aviv, Israel – Unusual Shooting Attack Sets Off Panic In Israeli Heartland

  Tel Aviv, Israel – For all its years of strife, Israel has rarely seen anything quite like this: an armed, wanted Arab killer on… Read More ›

Shooter does not represent Israel’s Arabs

Shooter does not represent Israel’s Arabs

Op-ed: While there may be incitement in the Arab sector, only few of its members have turned to hostile activity. The unequivocal condemnation issued by… Read More ›

Chinese man arrives in Israel by boat – without meaning to

Chinese man arrives in Israel by boat – without meaning to

Chinese national sets out from Greece and is blown off course by the strong winds, finding himself on a beach in Israel without knowing how… Read More ›

UN rights envoy resigns, accuses Israel of denying access

UN rights envoy resigns, accuses Israel of denying access

Makarim Wibisono says repeated requests to access West Bank and Gaza Strip have gone unanswered for 18 months; Israel says decision to prevent access came… Read More ›

Dragnet for fugitive Tel Aviv gunman passes its fourth day

Dragnet for fugitive Tel Aviv gunman passes its fourth day

Israelis urged to stick to normal routine, send kids to school despite jitters.   Security remained high in and around Tel Aviv on Monday as… Read More ›

Netanyahu slams MKs for differentiating between attacks

Netanyahu slams MKs for differentiating between attacks

PM condemns Joint List MK Osama Sa’adi and Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich for refusing to equate all acts of terror.   Terrorism is terrorism,… Read More ›

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli angle

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Israeli angle

Former head of Military Intelligence says the reverberations from the diplomatic crisis will be felt around the region.   Jerusalem on Monday was closely monitoring… Read More ›

Reporter’s Notebook: Sending your kids to school amid hunt for an armed gunman

Reporter’s Notebook: Sending your kids to school amid hunt for an armed gunman

My phone started buzzing with countless text messages from parents in my son’s preschool WhatsApp group. It seemed most of the parents were facing the… Read More ›

Hamas releases new footage of Shalit, barbecuing in captivity

Hamas releases new footage of Shalit, barbecuing in captivity

Video includes images of abducted soldier making coffee with his captors; family castigates ‘godless’ Hamas for skewed propaganda   The Palestinian terror group Hamas on… Read More ›

Anticipating Hezbollah action, Israel shells Lebanon border

Anticipating Hezbollah action, Israel shells Lebanon border

IDF fires artillery for fourth successive day amid concerns terror group will take advantage of poor weather to ‘avenge’ death of Samir Kuntar   The… Read More ›

Father, sister of on-run Tel Aviv gunman questioned

Father, sister of on-run Tel Aviv gunman questioned

Detention of alleged killer’s brother reduced by court; police warn public to be alert as hunt for ‘dangerous’ suspect continues   The father of the… Read More ›