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Pollard: Israel should expel US diplomats

Pollard: Israel should expel US diplomats

Israel should leave the UN, which is “Knesset of hate,” he tells Merkaz Harav yeshiva   If the United States returns its consulate in Jerusalem… Read More ›

Israel bombarded by over 150 Gaza rockets; IDF hits Hamas in Strip

Israel bombarded by over 150 Gaza rockets; IDF hits Hamas in Strip

No injuries reported in barrages fired primarily at Gaza border communities; Palestinians say 20 killed as IAF strikes Hamas targets in Strip, including military positions… Read More ›

Netanyahu vows Hamas will pay ‘heavy price’ for firing rockets at Jerusalem

Netanyahu vows Hamas will pay ‘heavy price’ for firing rockets at Jerusalem

PM says, ‘We’re in a struggle spread across several fronts’; both he and Gantz hint at multiple days of fighting ahead   Israeli leaders on… Read More ›

Jordan warns Israel against ‘barbaric’ attacks on mosque -statement

Jordan warns Israel against ‘barbaric’ attacks on mosque -statement

Jordan, which has custodianship of Moslem and Christian sites in Jerusalem, said Israel should respect worshippers and international law safeguarding Arab rights.   Jordan urged… Read More ›

Ra’am expected to vote in favor of Bennett-Lapid government

Ra’am expected to vote in favor of Bennett-Lapid government

Marking significant progress in government talks, Yamina chief agrees to honor Abbas’ list of demands, including heading prominent Knesset committees, allocating budgets to tackle issues… Read More ›

UN Security Council to hold emergency meet on escalating Jerusalem violence

UN Security Council to hold emergency meet on escalating Jerusalem violence

US national security adviser calls Israeli counterpart to express Washington’s ‘serious concerns’ about the violence in city and urges Israel to ‘ensure calm’ on Jerusalem… Read More ›

IDF strikes Gaza after rocket launched at Israel amid Jerusalem unrest

IDF strikes Gaza after rocket launched at Israel amid Jerusalem unrest

A number of rioters were injured along the Gaza border as IDF soldiers responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.   The Israeli Air Force… Read More ›

Israel’s Jerusalem Syndrome

Israel’s Jerusalem Syndrome

Opinion: The recent clashes in a capital where even the smallest spark can set its streets alight are a direct result of the city’s long… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Lapid back security forces: ‘We won’t allow violence, terror threats’

Netanyahu, Lapid back security forces: ‘We won’t allow violence, terror threats’

PM says Israel acting responsibly to ‘ensure law and order, maintain freedom of worship’; Joint List head blames far-right MK for ‘fanning’ tensions in Jerusalem… Read More ›

Lapid faces daunting path in government united only by Netanyahu hatred

Lapid faces daunting path in government united only by Netanyahu hatred

Analysis: Centrist Yesh Atid leader might have to sacrifice his own prime ministerial ambitions in the short term if he wants to form a coalition… Read More ›

Holocaust Survivor Who Led Yad Vashem Memorial Dies At 94

Holocaust Survivor Who Led Yad Vashem Memorial Dies At 94

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two… Read More ›

Student, 19, dies of injuries after West Bank drive-by shooting

Student, 19, dies of injuries after West Bank drive-by shooting

Victim of terror attack on Sunday identified as Yehuda Guetta of Jerusalem; IDF apprehends suspected gunman during raid on house in village where he was… Read More ›

Israel’s failure to put ideology aside fuels political crisis – editorial

Israel’s failure to put ideology aside fuels political crisis – editorial

Rivlin has often spoken about Israel’s four tribes. In reality Israel has far more than that. If, however, we stay focused on what divides us… Read More ›

With government formation out of his hands, Netanyahu still a threat

With government formation out of his hands, Netanyahu still a threat

Opinion: Although the ball to form a government is now in the ‘coalition for change’ court, the challenges facing those hoping to oust Netanyahu are… Read More ›

Will Wexler Be the Next US Ambassador to Israel?

Will Wexler Be the Next US Ambassador to Israel?

FLORIDA – It is rumored that President Biden could make his choice for the next Ambassador to Israel within the next two days. It is… Read More ›

Meron disaster probe can’t be left to a toothless watchdog

Meron disaster probe can’t be left to a toothless watchdog

Opinion: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s announcement he intends to investigate the Lag BaOmer stampede serves Netanyahu, who, alongside the political echelon, will most likely won’t… Read More ›

Netanyahu tells president he cannot form a government; Rivlin may now task Lapid

Netanyahu tells president he cannot form a government; Rivlin may now task Lapid

Likud incumbent formally returns the mandate minutes before midnight deadline; President on Wednesday to discuss next steps with party reps; Netanyahu remains transitional PM  … Read More ›

Tensions boil as May sets up to be a fraught month – analysis

Tensions boil as May sets up to be a fraught month – analysis

A number of flashpoints events and the cancellation of Palestinian elections may lead to even more violence in the West Bank in the coming weeks.… Read More ›

The state has left the Haredi sector at the mercy of its leadership

The state has left the Haredi sector at the mercy of its leadership

Opinion: The horrible disaster on Mount Meron demonstrates how the state opts to not involve itself in the sector’s ‘business’ in exchange for political peace… Read More ›

Rivlin said set to ask Lapid to form coalition, won’t give mandate to Bennett

Rivlin said set to ask Lapid to form coalition, won’t give mandate to Bennett

Reports say president believes tasking Yamina leader with building a government would be tantamount to giving Netanyahu a second chance   President Reuven Rivlin will… Read More ›