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‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’

‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’

‘Israel, Iran have fastest growing defense budgets in Middle East’   Israel and Iran have the fastest growing defense budgets in the Middle East while… Read More ›

Israeli teens take to gridiron to prep for military combat

Israeli teens take to gridiron to prep for military combat

American football is seeing a unlikely hike in interest as team values, strategic thinking gird recruits for elite army unit draft   AP — Under… Read More ›

UN recognizes Yom Kippur as official holiday

UN recognizes Yom Kippur as official holiday

Day of Atonement joins Christmas, Eid al-Fitr and Thanksgiving as Israeli, American efforts bear fruit   The United Nations on Thursday recognized the Day of… Read More ›

Mother of soldier Israel said was killed in Gaza wants him listed as MIA

Mother of soldier Israel said was killed in Gaza wants him listed as MIA

Zehava Shaul says so long as there’s any uncertainty about her son Oron’s fate, she won’t give up hope for his return   The family… Read More ›

Ministry of Defense to sue youths who faked kidnapping

Ministry of Defense to sue youths who faked kidnapping

The state is suing Niv Asraf and Eran Nagaoker, who faked Asraf’s kidnapping in Hebron last April, for NIS 625,000. The incident prompted a massive… Read More ›

Which Netanyahu should we believe?

Which Netanyahu should we believe?

Op-ed: Overseas, the prime minister voices his support for all Jewish denominations; in Israel, he appoints a chief rabbi who criticizes the education minister for… Read More ›

Czech Parliament rejects labeling of products from Israeli settlements

Czech Parliament rejects labeling of products from Israeli settlements

One Czech lawmaker says decision “may evoke awkward reminiscence of marking Jewish people during World War II.”   The Czech parliament passed a resolution on… Read More ›

Israel holds ‘substantive’ talks with Quartet delegation that included EU reps

Israel holds ‘substantive’ talks with Quartet delegation that included EU reps

The meeting is especially significant since Israel suspended contact with the EU regarding the peace process last month.   Israeli officials met with a high-level Quartet… Read More ›

Israel ranks as 18th best place in the world to live

Israel ranks as 18th best place in the world to live

The UN’s Human Development index has ranked Israel in 18th place for its list of the best countries in the world to live, putting it… Read More ›

Prime minister, opposition chief clash over incitement

Prime minister, opposition chief clash over incitement

Zionist Union Chairman Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu face off as the opposition chief demands that the PM condemn incitement against President Reuven Rivlin, while… Read More ›

US issues travel warning for Israel

US issues travel warning for Israel

Tourists should know where the nearest bomb shelter is, and the security situation ‘can change day to day’, US State Department tells potential visitors to… Read More ›

Jordan sends 800 asylum seekers back to Sudan

Jordan sends 800 asylum seekers back to Sudan

Minister says migrants, who had filed for asylum, were not refugees, just there for medical treatment   Jordan Wednesday repatriated 800 Sudanese who had sought… Read More ›

Jordanian air force pilots pay ‘working visit’ to Israel

Jordanian air force pilots pay ‘working visit’ to Israel

Amman’s military ties with Israel come under scrutiny after one airman refuses to join delegation, is booted from the service   Jordanian media reports that… Read More ›

Kuwait Airways drops New York-London route to avoid selling tickets to Israelis

Kuwait Airways drops New York-London route to avoid selling tickets to Israelis

The incident revolves around the company’s refusal in 2013 to sell a ticket to an Israeli citizen who wanted to fly from New York’s JFK… Read More ›

Home Front Command prepares for increased rocket threat from Syria

Home Front Command prepares for increased rocket threat from Syria

“I encourage individuals and families to prioritize investing in safe rooms,” senior officer tells the ‘Post.’   The IDF Home Front Command is in the process… Read More ›

Breakthrough program to enable Arab youth to serve communities may become national model

Breakthrough program to enable Arab youth to serve communities may become national model

Project is designed for Arab youth ages 18-21 who want to volunteer in their communities in educational institutions and social services 4 days a week… Read More ›

45 held as undercover cop busts ultra-Orthodox drugs, weapons ring

45 held as undercover cop busts ultra-Orthodox drugs, weapons ring

Officer, himself Haredi, buys pot, ecstasy, stolen cars, illegal firearms in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim, Ramat Beit Shemesh   The work of an undercover police agent… Read More ›

Three soldiers lightly wounded in West Bank operation

Three soldiers lightly wounded in West Bank operation

IDF says troops in Qalandiya may have been hit by friendly fire, as Palestinian assailant tries to ram soldiers with car   Three soldiers were… Read More ›

Breaking the silence? No, distorting reality

Breaking the silence? No, distorting reality

Op-ed: The organization of IDF soldiers and veterans isn’t publishing anonymous testimonies about individual cases, but a false testimony about an unbalanced army, an unbalanced… Read More ›

Israeli satellite is a ‘total loss’

Israeli satellite is a ‘total loss’

Commercial satellite valued at $158 million declared completely destroyed after four years in service; communication was lost last month. Israel’s Amos-5 commercial satellite has lost… Read More ›