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Chabad stages worldwide celebrations to mark former leader’s 120th birthday

Chabad stages worldwide celebrations to mark former leader’s 120th birthday

After street parties, Hasidic movement’s emissaries fan out across NYC in ‘mitzvah tanks’ to give out matzah as part of festivities memorializing Rabbi Menachem Mendel… Read More ›

PA under growing pressure to end security coordination with Israel

PA under growing pressure to end security coordination with Israel

Palestinians are urging Palestinian Authority officers to engage IDF troops.   The Palestinian Authority is facing widespread criticism from its populace for failing to order… Read More ›

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to wave Israeli flag, as long as they don’t wave Palestinian one

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to wave Israeli flag, as long as they don’t wave Palestinian one

Opinion: Israeli Arabs and Bedouins must understand that they are more than welcome to live in the Jewish state, with all the benefits that come… Read More ›

Republican senators write bill to prohibit Amnesty from receiving funds

Republican senators write bill to prohibit Amnesty from receiving funds

“Israel is such an important ally to the United States, and an organization that uses its platform to undermine their sovereignty should not be receiving… Read More ›

Jenin is a ticking timebomb Israel must defuse before it explodes

Jenin is a ticking timebomb Israel must defuse before it explodes

Analysis: Palestinian terror groups train and operate freely in the refugee camp after Israel limited its anti-terror activity in the area during coronavirus, with unemployed… Read More ›

TLV terror attack proves Israel’s security protocols need urgent revamp

TLV terror attack proves Israel’s security protocols need urgent revamp

Analysis: Shooting at a bar in the heart of Tel Aviv shows the forces don’t know how to conduct operations in population centers inside Israel,… Read More ›

Israeli forces nab 15 terror suspects in 2nd Jenin raid in as many days

Israeli forces nab 15 terror suspects in 2nd Jenin raid in as many days

Troops enter Jenin area focused on members of the family of the terrorist responsible for the attack in Tel Aviv; IDF kills one Jihad activist,… Read More ›

Palestinians vandalize West Bank shrine, drawing Israeli condemnations

Palestinians vandalize West Bank shrine, drawing Israeli condemnations

Gantz says attack on Joseph’s Tomb, apparently by Palestinian rioters, is ‘grave event’ and damage will be repaired immediately; Lapid: It’s attacking the heart of… Read More ›

Israel launches manhunt for terrorist who killed 2 in central Tel Aviv

Israel launches manhunt for terrorist who killed 2 in central Tel Aviv

Police say gunman opened fire at a bar on busy Dizengoff Street during the pre-holiday rush; police go door to door in search for the… Read More ›

Gantz approves administrative detention for Islamic State suspect from Nazareth

Gantz approves administrative detention for Islamic State suspect from Nazareth

Move follows Bennett’s order to use controversial practice of holding suspects without trial as part of efforts to prevent further terror attacks, after spate of… Read More ›

If he plays his cards right, Gantz could emerge as next premier

If he plays his cards right, Gantz could emerge as next premier

Analysis: Following Idit Silman’s dramatic coalition exit, the ball seems to be in defense minister’s court, with Gantz finally having a reason to believe that… Read More ›

OP-ED: How Naftali Bennett doomed his own coalition

OP-ED: How Naftali Bennett doomed his own coalition

The Yamina PM’s fatal political failure was in choosing a Knesset slate that, unlike those of all his 7 coalition partners, has proved unwilling to… Read More ›

Zelensky: Ukraine will be like Israel, not demilitarized like Switzerland after war

Zelensky: Ukraine will be like Israel, not demilitarized like Switzerland after war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine will not be demilitarized like Switzerland, but a “big Israel.”   Ukraine plans to model itself after Israel… Read More ›

Israeli security officials only raise tensions instead of calming them

Israeli security officials only raise tensions instead of calming them

Opinion: Senior officials’ constant updates on the number of attacks security forces managed to foil is wrong for many reasons, the main of which is… Read More ›

6 arrested during 4th night of clashes between police and Palestinians in Jerusalem

6 arrested during 4th night of clashes between police and Palestinians in Jerusalem

Police say suspects hurled stones and other items at officers at Damascus Gate, as tensions remain high in capital during Ramadan and after a series… Read More ›

Israel’s Muslim leaders must not allow desecration of Ramadan

Israel’s Muslim leaders must not allow desecration of Ramadan

Opinion: In an exclusive piece for Ynet, Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau writes that with each passing year, the holy month of Ramadan is… Read More ›

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

The council was an “echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel,” Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.   The United Nations Human Rights Council approved four… Read More ›

Israel’s ‘lone wolf’ terror wave set to be overrun by packs

Israel’s ‘lone wolf’ terror wave set to be overrun by packs

Analysis: Shooting spree in Bnei Brak, unlike attacks in Be’er Sheva and Hadera, was organized by a terror cell, and while security forces focus their… Read More ›

Palestinians vow to avenge three gunmen killed near Jenin

Palestinians vow to avenge three gunmen killed near Jenin

Hamas described the killing of the gunmen as a “cowardly assassination.”   Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Hamas and other Palestinian groups have pledged to continue… Read More ›

Negev Summit shows Mideast unified against Iran, divided on Palestinians

Negev Summit shows Mideast unified against Iran, divided on Palestinians

Analysis: The summit allows Israel to flaunt military agreement with Morocco and showcase a united front with the Gulf against Tehran, despite chronic disagreements between… Read More ›