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Shekel surplus weighs down Palestinian economy

Shekel surplus weighs down Palestinian economy

Palestinian businesses are flush with too much Israeli cash, much of it brought in by tens of thousands of laborers who work inside Israel or… Read More ›

Syria denounces Israel for allegedly killing ex-security prisoner, intel agent

Syria denounces Israel for allegedly killing ex-security prisoner, intel agent

Midhat as-Saleh, once jailed in Israel on security-related crimes and since connected to Syrian intelligence, reportedly shot dead in town of Ain Eltinah   The… Read More ›

Hamas member’s son helped write UK Labour motion against Israel – report

Hamas member’s son helped write UK Labour motion against Israel – report

General secretary of the Arab Labour Group Omar Mofeed — Allegedly the son of Hamas official Dr. Mufid Al-Mokhalalati — was a lead drafter of… Read More ›

Israel is able to fund Iron Dome from its own reserves

Israel is able to fund Iron Dome from its own reserves

Opinion: Israel needs White House to be able to make critical decisions on Mideast and rely on bipartisan support in both houses of Congress; Biden… Read More ›

Personal Letters By Rabbi Known As ‘Chazon Ish’ Come To National Library Of Israel

Personal Letters By Rabbi Known As ‘Chazon Ish’ Come To National Library Of Israel

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Fourteen letters penned in the 1940s by the legendary rabbi known as the “Hazon Ish” have been donated to the National Library… Read More ›

Syrian air defenses intercept strike over Tadmor

Syrian air defenses intercept strike over Tadmor

Israel is suspected of conducting the attack on targets in Syria’s Homs region.   Syrian air defenses are on high alert after intercepting several projectiles… Read More ›

Oslo Accords taught Israel to never turn blind eye to violence

Oslo Accords taught Israel to never turn blind eye to violence

Opinion: As we mark 28 years since initiation of agreements between Israel and PLO, it’s easy to see that anytime Israel makes territorial concessions, it… Read More ›

Pelosi reaffirms support for Israel in meeting with Lapid

Pelosi reaffirms support for Israel in meeting with Lapid

“For many of us, it is in our DNA,” Pelosi said of support for Israel.   Bipartisan support for Israel is a source of pride… Read More ›

Israel’s Nobel Prize winners may be abroad, but there is no ‘brain drain’

Israel’s Nobel Prize winners may be abroad, but there is no ‘brain drain’

Opinion: Israeli academics often cooperate with local colleagues and institutions even when living and working overseas, so they cannot be considered part of the so-called… Read More ›

Israel Boycott: Sally Rooney won’t let novel be published in Hebrew

Israel Boycott: Sally Rooney won’t let novel be published in Hebrew

Sally Rooney, a bestselling Irish author, won’t allow her recently published novel to be published in Hebrew because she supports a cultural boycott of Israel.… Read More ›

Despite Bennett’s pleas, Western Jews don’t want to immigrate to Israel

Despite Bennett’s pleas, Western Jews don’t want to immigrate to Israel

Opinion: PM’s call to bring 500,000 Olim from U.S., France and South America to Israel in the next decade is just another example of how… Read More ›

Ex-US envoy Friedman: We’ll bring thousands of Muslim tourists to Jerusalem

Ex-US envoy Friedman: We’ll bring thousands of Muslim tourists to Jerusalem

At gala opening of Peace through Strength Center, former ambassador says Arab-Israeli conflict on cusp of ending; Pompeo swipes Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal   Speaking… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s conduct in opposition is destructive in all directions

Netanyahu’s conduct in opposition is destructive in all directions

THINK ABOUT IT: If Bennett is a liar and a crook, so was Menachem Begin, who opposed withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula; so was Rabin,… Read More ›

Gaza’s work permit frenzy is a blessing for Israel’s security

Gaza’s work permit frenzy is a blessing for Israel’s security

Opinion: The masses seen outside the offices of Gaza’s Chambers of Commerce over the past week were a poignant example that ultimately money triumphs ideology;… Read More ›

Jump seen in hospitalization of kids with post-COVID syndrome that killed teen

Jump seen in hospitalization of kids with post-COVID syndrome that killed teen

Since the beginning of October, there have been 35 cases of PIMS, which shows up 2-6 weeks after children recover from the coronavirus   There… Read More ›

Israeli Government Passivity Is Killing Alta Fixsler

Israeli Government Passivity Is Killing Alta Fixsler

Israeli government, and specifically FM Yair Lapid, knows exactly what specific diplomatic means they need to employ to save Alta’s life. All of those following… Read More ›

Will diplomacy trump health in new Israeli COVID travel policy? – analysis

Will diplomacy trump health in new Israeli COVID travel policy? – analysis

The failure of the previous government to effectively manage Ben-Gurion Airport over the past 18 months played a major role in exacerbating the coronavirus crisis.… Read More ›

Israel launches Green Classroom program

Israel launches Green Classroom program

New regulations in effect in areas with low morbidity aim to allow uninterrupted learning for elementary school kids and the freedom to work for their… Read More ›

Presence of Shin Bet in Israel’s Arab sector is nothing new

Presence of Shin Bet in Israel’s Arab sector is nothing new

Opinion: In the fight against violent crime plaguing the community, the security agency must be limited in its role in order to protect the civil… Read More ›

Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger

Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger

Israeli court was not ruling on legality of Jewish prayer, which is outlawed, but lifted a ban police had imposed on worshiper; cops appeal; Palestinians,… Read More ›