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Israel must act wisely on the Lebanon issue

Israel must act wisely on the Lebanon issue

Analysis: The best way to ensure peace in the north is to back Lebanese calls for International financial aid, but condition it on a reduction… Read More ›

As of August 16, Israelis can return from only 3 countries without quarantining

As of August 16, Israelis can return from only 3 countries without quarantining

Austria, Czech Republic and Moldova will be only destinations from which travelers won’t be required to isolate upon their return to Israel As of August… Read More ›

Hezbollah is no longer deterred by the IDF – analysis

Hezbollah is no longer deterred by the IDF – analysis

“We are not seeking a war but we are ready for it and we do not fear it,” Nasrallah threatened. As Hezbollah fired its largest… Read More ›

Premature to talk of new Israeli lockdown, health minister says

Premature to talk of new Israeli lockdown, health minister says

Undergoing newly approved rapid COVID test, Horowitz says closures come at enormous economic, social and health costs and all measures to avoid them must be… Read More ›

Bennett, after flare-up on northern border: Lebanon ‘must take responsibility’

Bennett, after flare-up on northern border: Lebanon ‘must take responsibility’

Following rocket fire at Galilee claimed by Hezbollah, PM says Israel ‘will not abide fire on its territory,’ Beirut must clean up its ‘backyard’ Pointing… Read More ›

Guess What? This Summer Marks 100 Years of Agudath Israel in America

Guess What? This Summer Marks 100 Years of Agudath Israel in America

e By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This summer represents the 100th anniversary of Agudath Israel in America. So here is the historical background behind… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Who are Israel’s seriously ill patients?

Coronavirus: Who are Israel’s seriously ill patients?

As of Thursday morning, Israel had some 250 patients in serious condition. What are their ages and their vaccination status? As of Thursday morning, there… Read More ›

Israel must stop Lebanon becoming new Gaza

Israel must stop Lebanon becoming new Gaza

Analysis: IAF destroyed key southern Lebanon access road after it was used to launch rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday, perhaps signaling that the military… Read More ›

Anger over synagogue exemptions as cabinet OKs new Green Pass virus restrictions

Anger over synagogue exemptions as cabinet OKs new Green Pass virus restrictions

Several ministers vote against rules in protest; Health Ministry to start pilot serological testing for children under 12 so as to include those with antibodies… Read More ›

Israelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike

Israelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their third booster shot immediately.… Read More ›

Bennett’s American revolution

Bennett’s American revolution

Analysis: The prime minister’s upcoming visit to the White House is crucial to rebuilding trust and cooperation with the U.S., which Israel needs to face… Read More ›

IDF renews counterstrikes as blaze from Lebanon rocket engulfs northern hillside

IDF renews counterstrikes as blaze from Lebanon rocket engulfs northern hillside

Firefighters extinguish one fire but second persists, forcing kibbutz to shut entrance; US slams rocket attack, as Israel weighs harsher response but fears harm to… Read More ›

Olympic hero and second-class citizen

Olympic hero and second-class citizen

Opinion: Israel celebrates gymnast Artem Dolgopyat’s gold medal, but is unwilling to let him marry as a nation proudly calling itself the ‘only democracy in… Read More ›

Iran-backed forces said behind ‘potential hijack’ in Gulf of Oman

Iran-backed forces said behind ‘potential hijack’ in Gulf of Oman

Reports come after 6 vessels announced they were ‘not under their command; Asphalt Princess tanker now heading toward Iran under control of armed men; Tehran… Read More ›

What Olympic golden boy Dolgopyat can teach us

What Olympic golden boy Dolgopyat can teach us

Opinion: Despite pressure piling on gymnast’s sturdy shoulders following some of his compatriots’ lackluster performances in Tokyo, one look at the gold medalist’s serene face… Read More ›

Flattery and subservience: Israel raps EU plan to attend Iran pres. inauguration

Flattery and subservience: Israel raps EU plan to attend Iran pres. inauguration

Jerusalem urges EU to reverse ‘shameful’ decision to send diplomat to ceremony for ‘butcher of Tehran’; cites deadly attack on oil tanker, Ebrahim Raisi’s human… Read More ›

Israel’s Olympic Gold Victory Raises Jewish Identity Debate

Israel’s Olympic Gold Victory Raises Jewish Identity Debate

JERUSALEM (AP) — Artem Dolgopyat fulfilled a lifelong dream when he won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. But back home in Israel, his… Read More ›

Mercer Street is a global wakeup call to the Iranian threat – editorial

Mercer Street is a global wakeup call to the Iranian threat – editorial

“The masks are coming off, and no one can pretend they don’t know the character of the Iranian regime.” The Iranian attack last week on… Read More ›

Will Israel face Iran alone?

Will Israel face Iran alone?

Analysis: Jerusalem cannot ignore deadly attack on oil tanker connected to Israeli company but with Western world increasingly reluctant to engage as they seek to… Read More ›

Iran denies ‘baseless’ Israeli claim it struck ship in deadly attack

Iran denies ‘baseless’ Israeli claim it struck ship in deadly attack

But PM Bennett says there’s no doubt Tehran is behind strike that killed 2 people, claims intelligence materials prove it Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on… Read More ›