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‘I tied my 3 children to my body’: Ethiopian woman who dreamed of Israel

‘I tied my 3 children to my body’: Ethiopian woman who dreamed of Israel

Almash Tesma was just 22 when she began her arduous journey to the Holy Land, during which she had to face criminals, give birth alone,… Read More ›

IDF wraps up major military drill in Cyprus

IDF wraps up major military drill in Cyprus

The military simulates transport of thousands of elite soldiers deep into unfamiliar enemy territory in preparation for possible confrontation with Iran or its Lebanon based… Read More ›

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi lands in Israel for meeting with Bennett

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi lands in Israel for meeting with Bennett

Visit comes amid stalled Iran nuclear talks, days after Israeli prime minister published documents he said prove Iran spied on the IAEA   The director… Read More ›

Israel’s elected officials put party politics over public interest

Israel’s elected officials put party politics over public interest

Opinion: When legislators say publicly their votes in parliament only aim to embarrass the opposing political camp, thereby ignoring public needs, they are violating the… Read More ›

Bill to ban Palestinian flag at state-funded institutions clears initial reading

Bill to ban Palestinian flag at state-funded institutions clears initial reading

Bennett’s Yamina, coalition’s fellow right-wing New Hope party back opposition measure; vote sees stormy confrontations, with Arab lawmakers told to ‘go to Gaza or Jordan’… Read More ›

Israel Police officers injured, two arrested in Silwan clashes

Israel Police officers injured, two arrested in Silwan clashes

Border Police foils stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City • More West Bank arrests made as part of Operation Break the Wave   Four Israel… Read More ›

Demonization of Jews, not flag march, at fault for Jerusalem unrest

Demonization of Jews, not flag march, at fault for Jerusalem unrest

Opinion: Those making the dangerous and wrong claim that Jerusalem Day tradition is the catalyst for Palestinian riots, must remember the debunked ‘al-Aqsa in danger’… Read More ›

US insists it’s committed to reopening consulate after officials tell ToI otherwise

US insists it’s committed to reopening consulate after officials tell ToI otherwise

State Department spokesman says Biden to take series of steps aimed at boosting ties to Palestinians, but admits Jerusalem mission has ‘unique sensitivities’   The… Read More ›

Eilat hospital to simulate multiple casualty incident in drill

Eilat hospital to simulate multiple casualty incident in drill

Eilat’s Joseftal Hospital will simulate the conditions surrounding a multiple casualty incident like war.   Eilat’s Joseftal Hospital will hold a drill to practice war… Read More ›

The battle for Jerusalem continues, the conflict in microcosm

The battle for Jerusalem continues, the conflict in microcosm

Lying in the heart of the long-protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holy City remains ‘non-negotiable’ for most on both sides as they vie to assert their dominance… Read More ›

Report: Israel directly warns 100 of its citizens to leave Turkey due to Iran threat

Report: Israel directly warns 100 of its citizens to leave Turkey due to Iran threat

Telephoned alerts come after National Security Council publishes dire travel advisory, as Israel braces for Tehran’s retaliation to assassination of senior IRGC officer   Israeli… Read More ›

Reconciliation is for champions. Do Israelis and Palestinians have any?

Reconciliation is for champions. Do Israelis and Palestinians have any?

Opinion: An end to hostilities is a process of trying to understand the narrative of one’s enemy; it is never an obvious choice, but both… Read More ›

After Flag March, clashes between Palestinians, Jews, cops flare in East Jerusalem

After Flag March, clashes between Palestinians, Jews, cops flare in East Jerusalem

Flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood sees fighting, arrests, vehicle torched; Israeli wounded after Palestinian stone-throwing near Old City, masked Jews beat Arab journalist   Palestinians, Jewish… Read More ›

‘Break the Wave’: Border policeman lightly injured from explosive

‘Break the Wave’: Border policeman lightly injured from explosive

A Border Policeman was lightly injured from an explosive device thrown at him at the Daheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem during an arrest raid… Read More ›

Historians say Jerusalem flag march rooted in ancient history

Historians say Jerusalem flag march rooted in ancient history

Professor of Talmud from Bar-Ilan University Jeffrey Woolf says the march, which celebrates the Israeli capture of east Jerusalem following the 1967 war, is a… Read More ›

Cops said to fear rioters may barricade inside Al-Aqsa ahead of Jerusalem Day march

Cops said to fear rioters may barricade inside Al-Aqsa ahead of Jerusalem Day march

IDF apparently not expecting a repeat of last year’s rocket fire from Gaza and subsequent war, but tensions are high as volatile day arrives  … Read More ›

Israel refuses US request to transfer Israeli missiles to Ukraine

Israel refuses US request to transfer Israeli missiles to Ukraine

The missiles, which are produced in Germany and would be transferred to Kyiv by the German government, are produced with Israeli technology under an Israeli… Read More ›

Israel and Hamas play a game of chicken over Jerusalem flag march

Israel and Hamas play a game of chicken over Jerusalem flag march

Analysis: Opposition to contentious parade, which as of now includes Damascus Gate on its route, unites Palestinians across the board; meanwhile, neither Israel nor Hamas… Read More ›

US envoy, lawmakers warn Israel against ousting Palestinians from South Hebron Hills

US envoy, lawmakers warn Israel against ousting Palestinians from South Hebron Hills

Envoy to UN raises concern at UNSC, 83 Dems write to Blinken asking US to intervene after court okays plan to evict 1,300 Palestinians from… Read More ›

Court’s decision to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount is dangerous – opinion

Court’s decision to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount is dangerous – opinion

The so-called unification of Jerusalem is fiction. In reality, Jerusalem remains one of the most divided cities in the world.   The revolutionary decision of… Read More ›