Israel News

Déjà-Vu 2006: Nasrallah’s threats again have Israel on alert

Déjà-Vu 2006: Nasrallah’s threats again have Israel on alert

Analysis: Although there is no consensus among Israeli security establishment on whether Hezbollah is actually readying for a war, Israel is taking terror group leader’s… Read More ›

Galon wins Meretz leadership race, returning to head left-wing party after 3 years

Galon wins Meretz leadership race, returning to head left-wing party after 3 years

Stepping out of retirement to run, Zehava Galon easily defeats Yair Golan, while outgoing party chief Nitzan Horowitz slips to unrealistic spot on Knesset list… Read More ›

US denies Iran claim it’s delaying talks, says deal closer than it was 2 weeks ago

US denies Iran claim it’s delaying talks, says deal closer than it was 2 weeks ago

State Department says Washington reviewing Iran’s comments on EU’s ‘final’ draft proposed, as top IRGC official warns Iran capable of striking Israel without nuclear weapons… Read More ›

Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to Gazan civilians – opinion

Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to Gazan civilians – opinion

Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke to the Gazan civilians and proposed an idea to help them, Hamas and the PA commented negatively.   It is… Read More ›

Will recent tensions between Israel and Egypt undermine cooperation?

Will recent tensions between Israel and Egypt undermine cooperation?

Opinion: A row over IDF arresting Islamic Jihad operatives in West Bank, having promised Egyptians not to do so in recent Gaza truce talks, has… Read More ›

High Court rejects appeal to fully release hunger-striking Palestinian

High Court rejects appeal to fully release hunger-striking Palestinian

Terror suspect Khalil Awawdeh, fasting since March, had administrative detention frozen, but not lifted, while in hospital; judges cite ‘solid’ justification for his arrest  … Read More ›

BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away

BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef and leader of the Sephardic Torah community in Israel, has passed away at the… Read More ›

Why New York Times still at a loss to explain what prompted Rushdie attack

Why New York Times still at a loss to explain what prompted Rushdie attack

Opinion: Media’s insistence on claiming not to know devout Shi’ite Muslim and Iran admirer’s motives for stabbing the Satanic Verses writer is a point of… Read More ›

Israel and Turkey to restore ambassadors in full renewal of diplomatic ties

Israel and Turkey to restore ambassadors in full renewal of diplomatic ties

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vows that Ankara is ‘not giving up on the Palestinian cause’; Lapid: Move is ‘an important asset for regional stability’… Read More ›

US says concerned by Israel’s raid on Palestinian NGOs, not convinced by prior intel

US says concerned by Israel’s raid on Palestinian NGOs, not convinced by prior intel

State Department says Israel pledged to provide new information justifying office closures, says ‘high bar’ needed to act against civil society   The US on… Read More ›

Islamic Jihad wanted to infiltrate Israel through tunnels in Breaking Dawn

Islamic Jihad wanted to infiltrate Israel through tunnels in Breaking Dawn

The IDF learned that Islamic Jihad commanders wanted the terrorists to use the tunnel, but the terrorists in the field were too scared.   The… Read More ›

Continuous friendly fire incidents uncover decay of IDF’s ground forces

Continuous friendly fire incidents uncover decay of IDF’s ground forces

Analysis: Accidental killing of Staff Sergeant Nathan Fitoussi by the hands of his fellow soldier who mistook him for an attacker is the third incident… Read More ›

Palestinian teen killed as rioters attack Jewish pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb

Palestinian teen killed as rioters attack Jewish pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb

Heavy clashes break out in Nablus, which has seen several bouts of violence recently, including surrounding shrine; no Israeli injuries reported, but bullet hits bus… Read More ›

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Jewish Israelis largely believe Ra’am partnership harmed state security – poll

Over half of the Jewish public stated that the partnership with Ra’am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.   Most right-wing and centrist… Read More ›

The Israeli and Palestinian conflict is cooking over a slow fire

The Israeli and Palestinian conflict is cooking over a slow fire

Analysis: After hundreds of arrests in West Bank in recent weeks and another campaign in Gaza, fears of further escalation remain as experts warn the… Read More ›

‘A monstrous lie’: Abbas ’50 holocausts’ claim met with outrage in Israel, Germany

‘A monstrous lie’: Abbas ’50 holocausts’ claim met with outrage in Israel, Germany

Lapid slams PA leader for ‘moral disgrace’ in Berlin; German opposition head says chancellor should have booted Abbas and Yad Vashem chair urges ‘appropriate response’… Read More ›

Charedim Establish New West Bank Settlement in Gush Etzion

Charedim Establish New West Bank Settlement in Gush Etzion

WEST BANK — A group of Charedi families has established a settlement outpost in the West Bank, near Gush Etzion. At least 11 families currently… Read More ›

Israel’s back-breaking yearly inflation rate soars to 5.2%

Israel’s back-breaking yearly inflation rate soars to 5.2%

Inflation rate keeps exceeding all forecasts as consumer price index in Israel rose by 1.1% in July, sending annual inflation rate over 5% in first… Read More ›

Israeli soldier killed in apparent friendly fire incident near West Bank city

Israeli soldier killed in apparent friendly fire incident near West Bank city

Incident was first reported as an attack by Palestinian gunmen, but IDF quickly clarifies shooting was likely by another soldier   An Israeli soldier was… Read More ›

Islamic Jihad accidentally killed a Hamas terrorist with a misfired rocket

Islamic Jihad accidentally killed a Hamas terrorist with a misfired rocket

During Operation Breaking Dawn, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad accidentally killed a Hamas terrorist with their own misfired rocket that was aimed toward Israel.   A… Read More ›