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Netanyahu fails to quell all coalition rebellion threats over Hebron homes

Netanyahu fails to quell all coalition rebellion threats over Hebron homes

At the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu promised to update ministers on the progress toward authorization of the two Hebron homes.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Teen stabber had ‘urge’ to act, says relative

Teen stabber had ‘urge’ to act, says relative

Roqaya Abu-Eid, 13, who tried to stab guard was influenced by other deaths, funerals; father says there was no need to kill her   A… Read More ›

Israeli jets bomb targets in Gaza after rocket hits south

Israeli jets bomb targets in Gaza after rocket hits south

No injuries or damage reported in retaliatory strikes after rocket hits open area near border with Palestinian enclave   Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip… Read More ›

Report: 61% rise in London anti-Semitism; most French Jews considering emigrating

Report: 61% rise in London anti-Semitism; most French Jews considering emigrating

Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett presented the government with a report of anti-Semitic statistics in Europe. According to figures, over 40% of EU citizens… Read More ›

Shimon Peres taken to hospital

Shimon Peres taken to hospital

The former Israeli president complains of feeling pressure in his chest, but remains conscious. An ambulance was summoned to the home of former Israeli President… Read More ›

Netanyahu: US-Israel relationship is strong and solid

Netanyahu: US-Israel relationship is strong and solid

The prime minister defends the relationship between Israel and the US at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, saying that ‘special relationship is reflected in… Read More ›

Poll: Israeli Arabs could support government more if treated better

Poll: Israeli Arabs could support government more if treated better

CEO of Statnet polling institute said results found more than 100,000 Arabs do not have the ability to buy medicine, clothing or food.   A… Read More ›

IDF expands missile fortification of strategic sites

IDF expands missile fortification of strategic sites

Home Front Command is working with all Israeli defense industries in the research and development and production of reinforcement materials for sites crucial to keeping… Read More ›

Emergency services across Israel prepare for storm to hit

Emergency services across Israel prepare for storm to hit

Jerusalem pruning tree branches to prevent power outages; snow forecast from the North to the Negev.   Emergency services and municipal crews were preparing across… Read More ›

3-day storm to hit Israel starting Sunday night

3-day storm to hit Israel starting Sunday night

Three days of rain, wind gusts of 80 kph, and snow in the north and central regions are expected; Magen David Adom, the Electric Corporation… Read More ›

Merkel calls for ‘intensive action’ against anti-Semitism

Merkel calls for ‘intensive action’ against anti-Semitism

In her weekly video podcast the German Chancellor said that particular vigilance is necessary regarding ‘young people who come from countries where hatred of Israel… Read More ›

Terrorist killed by own bomb during attempted attack on security forces

Terrorist killed by own bomb during attempted attack on security forces

The terrorist approached the military outpost holding a bomb in his hand which, according to reports, exploded prematurely.   A Palestinian terrorist was killed by… Read More ›

Hebron settlers’ purchase of buildings likely illegal, Ya’alon aides say

Hebron settlers’ purchase of buildings likely illegal, Ya’alon aides say

In a surprise move, 20 Jewish families took possession of two abandoned adjacent buildings in Hebron, saying they had purchased the stone structures from the… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli Holocaust Survivor, 112, Likely Oldest Man In The World

Jerusalem – Israeli Holocaust Survivor, 112, Likely Oldest Man In The World

  Jerusalem – The oldest man in the world is most likely an Israeli Holocaust survivor aged 112. A grandson of Yisrael Kristal was contacted… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Nespresso Sues Israeli Coffee Company Over Clooney Lookalike

Jerusalem – Nespresso Sues Israeli Coffee Company Over Clooney Lookalike

Jerusalem – A George Clooney doppelganger is brewing up tensions between two coffee companies in Israel. Nespresso is suing the Israeli Espresso Club for using… Read More ›

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

US-Israel alliance is ‘rock-solid’ despite differences on Iran, PM says in Switzerland; adds Islamic State ‘can be defeated’   Israel is working to prevent Palestinian… Read More ›

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Netanyahu slams European ‘double standards’; says more Swedes joined IS than Arab Israelis   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday told the European Union’s foreign… Read More ›

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

The law, which led to the convictions of multiple public figures, has been criticized for years, with complaints accusing it of being too vague. After… Read More ›

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Speaking to Israeli reporters, the Palestinian president claimed that his office in Ramallah communicated with the PM’s office several times, sans American mediation, even trying… Read More ›

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

He is the ‘star’ of the aggressive Im Tirzu campaign against Breaking the Silence, but has so far preferred to keep quiet. Now, Avner Gvaryahu… Read More ›