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Kerry: Status quo at Temple Mount must be upheld ‘in word and deed’

Kerry: Status quo at Temple Mount must be upheld ‘in word and deed’

In separate phone calls, PM says he told secretary he expects PA to stop incitement; Abbas accuses settlers of ‘provoking’ Palestinians   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Netanyahu seeks solutions for PA ‘incitement’ of terror

Netanyahu seeks solutions for PA ‘incitement’ of terror

As thousands more cops, troops deployed to tamp down attacks, Abbas’s Fatah showers praise on terrorists   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to raise the… Read More ›

Hundreds of Border Police reservists called up

Hundreds of Border Police reservists called up

Security forces to be reinforced by 13 companies starting Sunday, as terror attacks and riots rock Israel; police monitoring social media for agitators. Israeli Police… Read More ›

The cycle of violence: Hope won’t help

The cycle of violence: Hope won’t help

Op-ed: The claims that giving Palestinians hope will bring an end to violence are delusional, writes Ben-Dror Yemini. Every time peace has been on the… Read More ›

Prosor’s last appeal to UN: It’s time to denounce terrorism against Israel

Prosor’s last appeal to UN: It’s time to denounce terrorism against Israel

“Israelis are being attacked and murdered in the streets, in their vehicles, and even in their homes, and the UN stands by in silence.”  … Read More ›

Violence breaks out at Arab riots in Ramle, Nazareth

Violence breaks out at Arab riots in Ramle, Nazareth

Around 100 Israeli Arabs demonstrated illegally in Ramle and threw rocks at security forces that dispersed the demonstration.   Arabs rioted and protested throughout the country… Read More ›

Two sites in the Gaza Strip were targeted in response to a rocket fired at Ashkelon on Saturday night.

Two sites in the Gaza Strip were targeted in response to a rocket fired at Ashkelon on Saturday night.

Two sites in the Gaza Strip were targeted in response to a rocket fired at Ashkelon on Saturday night.   The Israel Air force struck… Read More ›

Yigal Henkin slams US over his brother’s murder

Yigal Henkin slams US over his brother’s murder

Brother of terror victim in letter to US ambassador: “You have to defend a government that appeases its enemies and pressures its friends.”   US… Read More ›

Yeshiva student, 25, badly hurt in Jerusalem stabbing attack

Yeshiva student, 25, badly hurt in Jerusalem stabbing attack

Victim evacuated to Shaare Zedek Hospital with knife still lodged in neck; attacker identified as 19-year-old East Jerusalem resident   A Jerusalem yeshiva student, 25,… Read More ›

Israel hit with 4 stabbings in second day of widespread terror

Israel hit with 4 stabbings in second day of widespread terror

Some 20 people hurt in attacks in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Afula, Hebron; clashes, rock-throwing reported throughout the country   A second consecutive day of multiple… Read More ›

IDF soldier stabbed, moderately hurt in Afula attack

IDF soldier stabbed, moderately hurt in Afula attack

Suspect apprehended by bystanders after knifing 20-year-old in northern town; police use force to disperse mob   An IDF soldier was stabbed in the northern… Read More ›

A holiday of culture in Israel’s Sharon region

A holiday of culture in Israel’s Sharon region

ElectriCity shines in Herzliya, guitars take center stage in Netanya during intermediate days of Sukkot. Sukkot in the modern Jewish state might easily be dubbed… Read More ›

MK attempts to enter Temple Mount, defying Netanyahu

MK attempts to enter Temple Mount, defying Netanyahu

Joint List’s Jamal Zahalka scorns PM’s ban on visits by MKs at the flashpoint site; MK Zoabi rejects ‘fascist demand’. Joint List MK Jamal Zahalka… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Now is the time for unity government, not announcements of building in settlements

Netanyahu: Now is the time for unity government, not announcements of building in settlements

PM holds press conference in wave of terror attacks, vowing to defeat the phenomenon; calls on Herzog to bring his Zionist Union faction into his… Read More ›

Police to limit Temple Mount entry after day of 4 terrorist stabbings across Israel

Police to limit Temple Mount entry after day of 4 terrorist stabbings across Israel

Wave of terrorism continues Thursday with knife attacks in Tel Aviv, Afula, Jerusalem and Kiryat Arba.   The wave of terrorist attacks in recent days continued… Read More ›

US Jewish groups blame Abbas for wave of terror

US Jewish groups blame Abbas for wave of terror

Hoenlein: Washington must demand curb to violence; ADL says PA leader’s UN speech was incitement.   Several large and influential Jewish organizations have blamed Palestinian President… Read More ›

Analysis: Report card on 50 years of German-Israel relations

Analysis: Report card on 50 years of German-Israel relations

Despite her overt friendship, many experts point to a more mixed sometimes contradictory policy on Merkel’s part toward Israel.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cancellation… Read More ›

Senate passes defense bill that supports US-Israel partnerships

Senate passes defense bill that supports US-Israel partnerships

President opposes bill due to funding woes, leading Democrats to try and sink bill, contents of which they mostly support   WASHINGTON – The Senate… Read More ›

Jerusalem – After Syria Coordination Talks With Israel, Russia Beckons To Turkey, U.S

Jerusalem – After Syria Coordination Talks With Israel, Russia Beckons To Turkey, U.S

  Jerusalem – Russia ended high-level military talks with Israel on Wednesday with a call on other countries, including a suspicious United States and aggrieved… Read More ›

US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating violence

US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating violence

White House spokesman urges ‘cooler heads’ to prevail, ‘restoration of status quo’ on Temple Mount     The White House expressed “deep concern” over a… Read More ›