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Analysis: Looking at the cup half-full in UN human rights council vote

Analysis: Looking at the cup half-full in UN human rights council vote

Israel was faced with a choice: either a watered-down resolution without any real operative significance that the EU countries would support, or a much tougher… Read More ›

Israel to temporarily close southern Highway 12 amid Sinai tensions

Israel to temporarily close southern Highway 12 amid Sinai tensions

IDF increases vigilance after fighters linked to ISIS control of Egyptian military vehicles, creating concern that Islamists might attempt to break into Israeli territory.  … Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Disillusioned Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Finds Hope Onlin

Tel Aviv – Disillusioned Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Finds Hope Onlin

  Tel Aviv – Four years ago, disillusioned former peace negotiator Uri Savir launched a Facebook group aimed at bringing together moderate voices from Israel… Read More ›

Israel giving Egyptian army free hand in Sinai, official says

Israel giving Egyptian army free hand in Sinai, official says

Worry mounts over possible collapse of Multinational Force in restive peninsula following jihadist onslaught   Israel has been giving the Egyptian military a free hand… Read More ›

Israeli army says Hamas helping Islamic State in Sinai

Israeli army says Hamas helping Islamic State in Sinai

Top officer claims Gaza providing military, medical support to the IS offshoot behind Wednesday’s massive attack that killed dozens   The IDF has acquired intelligence… Read More ›

Egypt warplanes strike back at extremists in troubled Sinai

Egypt warplanes strike back at extremists in troubled Sinai

Tensions soar after unprecedented terror attack devastates country as it marks second year since ouster of Islamist ex-president   CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian warplanes launched… Read More ›

Firefighters gain control of huge fire near Sea of Galilee

Firefighters gain control of huge fire near Sea of Galilee

Starting at 6 pm, fire came within 400 meters of homes in town of Yavne’el, sparking quick reaction from 4 planes and scores of firefighters.… Read More ›

Palestinians mark murder anniversary: ‘We want an Intifada’

Palestinians mark murder anniversary: ‘We want an Intifada’

Procession remembers Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Palestinian teenager who was murdered by Israelis; slain boy’s father: State cheers on the racists. Hundreds participated in a procession… Read More ›

UNRWA head: A year after the war, Gaza rebuilding to begin

UNRWA head: A year after the war, Gaza rebuilding to begin

According to the UN boss in Gaza, the process of rebuilding has been delayed by restrictions imposed by different bodies, however he is hopeful that… Read More ›

‘Nicky’s kids’ salute the hero who saved them

‘Nicky’s kids’ salute the hero who saved them

Winton, who died in Maidenhead, England, this week at the age of 106, had not intended to mount the urgent rescue mission.   It is… Read More ›

Analysis: Will there be another Gaza war?

Analysis: Will there be another Gaza war?

While the cease-fire between the second and third wars lasted just 19 months, on average it can be calculated that every 22 months Israel has… Read More ›

Free Syrian Army to ‘Post’: Our struggle is increasingly against Iran

Free Syrian Army to ‘Post’: Our struggle is increasingly against Iran

Spokesman for Revolutionary Command Council in Quneitra and Golan details struggle of rebels near Israeli border.   “The current military situation in the Quneitra area… Read More ›

Hamas chief says armed wing ‘stronger’ now than during Gaza war

Hamas chief says armed wing ‘stronger’ now than during Gaza war

Echoing comments by Shin Bet chief, Ismail Haniyeh notes Gaza-based terror group has beefed up its military capabilities   Nearly a year after Israel and… Read More ›

Israel – Jerusalem Municipality Seeks To Draw Crowds To Capital In Whimsical, Cheery Fashion

Israel – Jerusalem Municipality Seeks To Draw Crowds To Capital In Whimsical, Cheery Fashion

  Israel – The Jerusalem Municipality has lined the streets of Jerusalem with over 1,000 umbrellas, floating magically in the sunny skies above pedestrians flocking… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – U.S. Real Estate Firms Turn To Israel Bond Market For Funds

Tel Aviv – U.S. Real Estate Firms Turn To Israel Bond Market For Funds

  Tel Aviv – Foreign real estate developers are expected to issue over $1 billion in bonds in Israel in 2015, as small-to-medium sized firms… Read More ›

Hamas has close ties to IS affiliates in Sinai, say Israel, Egypt

Hamas has close ties to IS affiliates in Sinai, say Israel, Egypt

Following massive attacks against Egyptian army in Sinai, Cairo said to be livid with Hamas over its aid to wounded jihadists   Hamas maintains close… Read More ›

Bennett to Netanyahu: Cancel Ramadan exemptions for Palestinians

Bennett to Netanyahu: Cancel Ramadan exemptions for Palestinians

Bayit Yehudi drafts letter to prime minister demanding continued construction in West Bank in wake of terror attacks; ‘Bayit Yehudi will not ignore the murder… Read More ›

Iran deadlines swept aside as negotiators settle on moment of truth

Iran deadlines swept aside as negotiators settle on moment of truth

“We have our own sense of deadline,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said outside the Palais Coburg on Wednesday afternoon.   VIENNA – Negotiators… Read More ›

950 Hezbollah operatives, 300 Hamas members in Germany – intelligence report

950 Hezbollah operatives, 300 Hamas members in Germany – intelligence report

Radical Islamists ‘greatest danger for the country,’ German agency says.   The number of Islamists in Germany increased to 43,890 in 2014 from 43,190 in… Read More ›

Hamas unveils ‘new tunnel’ it says reaches into Israel

Hamas unveils ‘new tunnel’ it says reaches into Israel

Terror group says fortified, 3.5 km tunnel built in preparation for next round of violence   Hamas has built a new fortified tunnel that reaches… Read More ›