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Europe lawmakers convene to help Israel

Europe lawmakers convene to help Israel

“The Israel Allies European Summit in Berlin is going to be a very decisive conference in the fight against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in Europe,” says… Read More ›

Labor convention to be held Sunday amid denials of party joining coalition

Labor convention to be held Sunday amid denials of party joining coalition

Reports say Netanyahu offered Herzog seven portfolios to join government, including foreign affairs and justice.   The Labor Party will hold its convention at Tel… Read More ›

White House closes door on Pollard aliya

White House closes door on Pollard aliya

The conditions of Pollard’s parole have not yet been released but they are expected to include a ban on him leaving the US for five… Read More ›

Netanyahu heads to US to push for $50b. military aid package

Netanyahu heads to US to push for $50b. military aid package

White House officials have previously said they are prepared to increase foreign military financing and defense aid to Israel, but have not specified to what… Read More ›

PM distances himself from aide’s ‘inappropriate’ comments on Obama, Rivlin

PM distances himself from aide’s ‘inappropriate’ comments on Obama, Rivlin

Netanyahu says he will meet next week with newly tapped media chief Ran Baratz, who called US president anti-Semitic   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on… Read More ›

Obama rules out Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before leaving office

Obama rules out Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before leaving office

US officials say president has made ‘realistic assessment’; will discuss steps to prevent further violence with Netanyahu on Monday   US officials said Thursday that… Read More ›

Haifa woman indicted, allegedly trained to build bombs in Gaza

Haifa woman indicted, allegedly trained to build bombs in Gaza

The mother of seven, who is married to a Gazan, crossed into Israel to visit family but allegedly used her time to spy on strategic… Read More ›

El Al flight cuts movie mid-screening

El Al flight cuts movie mid-screening

Flight crew stops in-flight film after passengers complain because ”most of the passengers are ultra-Orthodox.’ A movie recently screened on recent El Al flight 614… Read More ›

Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Ran Baratz apologizes to Netanyahu for not telling him about the Facebook posts prior to his appointment; PM distances himself from comments by new adviser… Read More ›

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Only 4% of Jewish Israelis own personal weapons.   Every Palestinian who has perpetrated a terror attack against Jews should be killed on the spot,… Read More ›

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

Preparing to host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, the president’s aides also cast doubt on the prospect of direct negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Baratz also referred to US Secretary of State John Kerry as someone “whose mental age doesn’t exceed 12.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s choice to… Read More ›

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Israel is a friend, but to be an effective ally, Ottawa needs to bolster ties with ‘other legitimate partners,’ new FM says   Canada will… Read More ›

US officials: Israel requesting $5 billion in annual defense aid

US officials: Israel requesting $5 billion in annual defense aid

Congressional sources say Jerusalem’s ‘shopping list’ to top $50 billion over decade; negotiations in preliminary stages   Israel is asking the United States for $5… Read More ›

Arrests of Palestinians over rioting hit ‘unprecedented’ levels

Arrests of Palestinians over rioting hit ‘unprecedented’ levels

Over 1,500 people have reportedly been detained and over 400 prosecuted since recent unrest began   Israel has seen an “unprecedented amount” of detained suspects… Read More ›

PA claims Israel harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

PA claims Israel harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

Envoy to UN says bodies returned without corneas, other organs; Israeli ambassador blasts ‘anti-Semitic blood libel’   The Palestinian Authority’s UN representative has claimed Israel… Read More ›

Snacks and swimsuits advertise Israel at London tourism fair

Snacks and swimsuits advertise Israel at London tourism fair

London’s World Travel Market, one of the largest tourism fairs in the world, opened this week; Israel has sent its representatives over to try and… Read More ›

Israel returns body of terrorist, Palestinians allege organ harvesting

Israel returns body of terrorist, Palestinians allege organ harvesting

Zigzagging, the government has returned the body of the terrorist from Hebron who ran over and critically wounded a Border Police officer; mass funeral is… Read More ›

IAI’s GroundPoint advanced target location system ready for export

IAI’s GroundPoint advanced target location system ready for export

IDF units already using version at the borders.   Israel Aerospace Industries is offering foreign buyers an advanced surface target location system, a version of… Read More ›

US-Israel defense cooperation goes both ways, Pentagon says

US-Israel defense cooperation goes both ways, Pentagon says

Congressional sources say Israel has made an initial request for its annual US defense aid to increase to as much as $5 billion.   WASHINGTON… Read More ›