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Israel’s judokas explain circumstances behind lack of flag on uniforms in UAE

Israel’s judokas explain circumstances behind lack of flag on uniforms in UAE

Israel Judo Federation chairman Moshe Ponte claimed he was forced to accept the request made by the organizers due to security concerns.   Israel’s delegation… Read More ›

US sends warning to Kuwait Airways over discrimination against Israelis

US sends warning to Kuwait Airways over discrimination against Israelis

The case is a test of existing US anti-boycott laws.​   WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation is preparing legal action against Kuwait Airways… Read More ›

Gaza City – Gaza Family Is First To Return To Rebuilt Home After War

Gaza City – Gaza Family Is First To Return To Rebuilt Home After War

  Gaza City – The al-Zazas have much to celebrate these days, after returning a few weeks ago to their neighborhood in the Gaza Strip… Read More ›

Palestinian turns himself in after suspected car-ramming

Palestinian turns himself in after suspected car-ramming

Driver says incident, which wounded three Border Police officers, was a hit-and-run rather than vehicular assault   A Palestinian man suspected of deliberately running over… Read More ›

Barkat demands PM act to increase budget for Jerusalem

Barkat demands PM act to increase budget for Jerusalem

In letter to Netanyahu, Jerusalem major says less talk, more action needed as capital hit by recent terror wave   Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on… Read More ›

In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down

In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down

Neither side feels safe walking the streets, and both insist they’re not going anywhere — no matter how bad the violence gets   JTA —… Read More ›

Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage petition

Supreme Court to consider same-sex marriage petition

Following historic US decision, Israeli LGBT association hopes to win a similar legal battle and bypass the religious establishment. The Israeli GLBT Association submitted a… Read More ›

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

IDF on Mount Hermon preparing for Iran-backed terrorism

Since start of Russian air involvement, more assertive Assad regime has retaken several posts in Syrian Golan.   IDF units on Mount Hermon, which borders Syria,… Read More ›

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Regev to call emergency meetings after Israeli flag banned from judo competition in UAE

Israel’s judokas were not allowed to compete in Abu Dhabi with the Israel flag on their judo uniform.   Or Sasson completed the Israeli delegation’s… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead: Israeli Police

West Bank – Palestinian Wielding Knife Shot Dead: Israeli Police

  West Bank – Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian who ran at them with a knife in the occupied West Bank on… Read More ›

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan responds to US-Israel defense talks with vow to inflict an ‘unforgettable lesson’   Iran’s defense minister warned Saturday that his country… Read More ›

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

In pre-recorded speech to Tel Aviv rally, US president pays tribute to PM, says ‘a bullet can take a man’s life, but his dream of… Read More ›

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Participants at memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin say Israeli society has grown more divided, and more extreme, since he was assassinated   TEL AVIV —… Read More ›

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Israeli Judokas Yarden Gerbi and Sagi Muki win bronze in important tournament, bringing them closer to qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics. Two Israeli athletes medaled… Read More ›

Israeli investors flock to Greece

Israeli investors flock to Greece

The current Greek recession and plummeting real estate prices attract Israelis looking to buy villas, assets for investment or businesses. Israeli investors looking for investment… Read More ›

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Recent wave of violence has had a negative impact on Jerusalem’s bars and restaurants, with people too scared to go to crowded venues. The current… Read More ›

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Dr. Alexander Brenner, 90, a tireless defender of the State of Israel and one of the most remarkable Jews in post-Holocaust Germany, served as a… Read More ›

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Former enemies who are now friends joined together on Friday in paying tribute to courageous soldiers who fought and fell.   Former enemies who are… Read More ›

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

The official’s comments came as New Zealand met with National Security Council head Yossi Cohen to discuss the country’s draft UN resolution calling on the… Read More ›

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

Proposal includes settlement freeze, would require Palestinians to drop ICC bid; Israeli envoy condemns ‘destructive’ efforts   UNITED NATIONS — A proposed UN resolution aimed… Read More ›