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Police, municipality dig in as snow starts in Jerusalem

Police, municipality dig in as snow starts in Jerusalem

Route 443 open for now but capital preparing for gridlock as forecasters predict heavy snowfall overnight   The Jerusalem municipality and the city’s emergency services… Read More ›

Fearing return to jail, freed spy Pollard aborts first speech in 30 years

Fearing return to jail, freed spy Pollard aborts first speech in 30 years

Address to US Jewish leaders on ‘draconian’ parole conditions nixed after word leaks to media and lawyers warn of possible repercussions   Recently released Israeli… Read More ›

Goocha: Seafood delight in Tel Aviv’s financial district

Goocha: Seafood delight in Tel Aviv’s financial district

Review: The third branch of the popular Goocha seafood chain in downtown Tel Aviv offers a falafel-shaped version of crab cakes, a rarity dish in… Read More ›

Canada to send ‘tough message’ on violence to ally Israel

Canada to send ‘tough message’ on violence to ally Israel

Remarks by new Liberal government in Ottawa come after expressing concern about Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israeli settlements and unilateral Palestinian moves.     OTTAWA – Canada’s… Read More ›

Clinton: “Very deep connection” to Israel

Clinton: “Very deep connection” to Israel

Speaking to Jewish Federation of Greater des Moines, Clinton drums up support before the Iowa primary.   Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton voiced her strong… Read More ›

Paris remembers Rabin with glittering ceremony marking two decades since assassination

Paris remembers Rabin with glittering ceremony marking two decades since assassination

Guests included French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog.   PARIS – Security was especially tight around… Read More ›

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 ›