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‘There will be an empty chair for you at the table every Shabbat’

‘There will be an empty chair for you at the table every Shabbat’

Father of soldier killed in training accident saluted his son after giving a moving eulogy.   The first and last letter Aharon Rosales ever wrote… Read More ›

Analysis: Fatah, Hamas pledge more violence against Israel in 2016

Analysis: Fatah, Hamas pledge more violence against Israel in 2016

Hamas, which has been in power in Gaza for almost 10 years, is reported to be preparing for a new wave of suicide bombings against… Read More ›

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

All the members of the delegation, which arrived Tuesday for a two-day visit, stood with US President Barack Obama.   An eight-person Democratic senate delegation met… Read More ›

Cheerful Olmert dines out in Tel Aviv: Nothing is over until it’s over

Cheerful Olmert dines out in Tel Aviv: Nothing is over until it’s over

Spotted at fancy restaurant weeks before jail term begins, ex-PM insists he’s not fazed at prospect of doing time, says ‘I’m not spoiled’   With… Read More ›

Hundreds pay last respects to IDF officer killed in accident

Hundreds pay last respects to IDF officer killed in accident

Over 1,000 mourners attend funeral of Cpt. Yishai Rosales at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem   Several hundred people attended the funeral of an… Read More ›

Suspected Tel Aviv gunman thought hiding in West Bank

Suspected Tel Aviv gunman thought hiding in West Bank

Mother of Nashat Milhem says security forces threatening to demolish their home; police officially accuse him of killing Lod cabbie   A manhunt for a… Read More ›

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

‘Don’t even dream of the PA collapsing,’ Palestinian leader says, adding the Authority would exist until a Palestinian state is formed to replace it. Palestinian… Read More ›

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 ›