Israel News

Lt. Daniel Elbaz recounts quick response to West Bank attack that left him and two of his soldiers wounded   An Israel Defense Forces officer… Read More ›

  Washington –  Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer plans to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday,… Read More ›

Steny Hoyer leads Jewish state tour of 21 freshman House members; says he hasn’t made his mind up yet on deal   Steny Hoyer has… Read More ›

PM has right to warn US Jews on dangers of accord, says Malcolm Hoenlein, but should be careful not to pit them against their government… Read More ›

Israeli-born actress tells Marie Claire magazine that it’s important to be aware of hatred, which can allow us to have more empathy for others. Israeli-born… Read More ›

Justice minister wants to split AG’s authorities into roles of public prosecutor and chief legal counsel to government, but PM says such a move would… Read More ›

Herzog calls for “actions not words” in response to the rabbi’s comments about burning churches in Israel.   The leader of the opposition, Labor chairman… Read More ›

US secretary says Tehran’s ‘fundamental ideological confrontation’ with the Jewish state doesn’t necessarily ‘translate into active steps’   US Secretary of State John Kerry on… Read More ›

After US president’s speech, in which he called Netanyahu ‘sincere’ but ‘wrong,’ Israeli official says agreement hastens war   Israel “doesn’t doubt President Obama’s sincerity”… Read More ›

Yosef Shapira releases report on defense budget, finding weak supervision and control by senior staff over streamlining process. State Comptroller Yosef Shapira on Wednesday released… Read More ›

Meeting adjourned after Shas ministers boycott vote, Bayit Yehudi leader Bennett threatens to vote against budget over cuts to education; Netanyahu: The conversation is about… Read More ›

US president delivers speech at university defending nuclear agreement, saying that alternative to diplomacy is war. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that every country that… Read More ›

Dayan, a resident of the Ma’aleh Shomron settlement, was the head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea and Samaria from 2007-2013.   Settler… Read More ›

Palestinian religious leaders – both Muslims and Christians – signed a declaration stating that Jews have no right to enter the Temple Mount at a… Read More ›

Left-wing MKs say Right should take responsibility for Jewish terror attacks, not just criticize them   A discussion of last week’s attacks on the Jerusalem gay… Read More ›

In video talk to American Jews, PM accuses accord’s supporters of trying to ‘stifle debate,’ says alternative is to ‘increase sanctions’   The world powers’… Read More ›

NY’s Nita Lowey says accord ‘will leave the international community with limited options’; Congress has until late September to vote   WASHINGTON (JTA) — Three… Read More ›

Former prisoner for nuclear espionage asks High Court for permission to visit wife’s family abroad. Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has requested permission to travel abroad… Read More ›

Eighteen-year-old Mordechai Meir, suspected of organizing arson attack on Galilee church, to be jailed for as long as six months without trial. Defence Minister Moshe… Read More ›

The deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, seeks to cap, restrict, monitor and partially roll back Iran’s nuclear work in exchange… Read More ›