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At Least 50 CUNY Professors Quit Union Over Resolution Calling Israel A ‘Settler-Colonial State’

At Least 50 CUNY Professors Quit Union Over Resolution Calling Israel A ‘Settler-Colonial State’

NEW YORK (JTA) — At least 50 professors at the City University of New York have quit their union following passage of a resolution condemning… Read More ›

Coronavirus in Israel: Number of serious patients nears 100

Coronavirus in Israel: Number of serious patients nears 100

“If you don’t get vaccinated, you put yourself and your loved ones in danger, especially the elderly,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. The Education and… Read More ›

Israel’s unlikely Olympian hero

Israel’s unlikely Olympian hero

Opinion: Despite Taekwondo’s relative obscurity in Israel, her tender age and being on active military duty, 19-year-old Avishag Semberg conquers all odds to become the… Read More ›

Lapid and Gantz said to warn US: Iran is close to nuclear threshold

Lapid and Gantz said to warn US: Iran is close to nuclear threshold

Senior diplomat cautions that Tehran could take advantage of lull in talks, until Iran’s new president installed, to advance program Israeli authorities have warned US… Read More ›

Israeli NGO trademarks Ben & Jerry’s knockoff after boycott – report

Israeli NGO trademarks Ben & Jerry’s knockoff after boycott – report

Tel Aviv-based Shurat HaDin Law Center has reportedly registered a trademark for “Judea and Samaria’s Ben & Jerry’s” with Zionist flavors. The ice cream debate… Read More ›

Report: Hezbollah commander, IRGC senior official killed in Israeli strikes

Report: Hezbollah commander, IRGC senior official killed in Israeli strikes

Lebanese terror group confirms death of operative, but does not specify circumstances; Iran yet to comment on killing of Iranian official, with Al-Arabiya reporting he… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority official says PA ready for direct talks with Israel

Palestinian Authority official says PA ready for direct talks with Israel

The Palestinian Authority’s Hussein Al-Sheikh told The Media Line that the PA is ready for direct talks with Israel. Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh is… Read More ›

Spyware for sale: The booming trade in surveillance tech

Spyware for sale: The booming trade in surveillance tech

With revelations about Israeli-made Pegasus being misused by governments, calls are growing for the spyware industry to face greater regulation, or even a moratorium on… Read More ›

Bennett: Vaccine refusers are endangering the entire country

Bennett: Vaccine refusers are endangering the entire country

PM warns another lockdown is possible if one million holdouts aren’t immunized, says aim is ‘to have an open and safe country’ Prime Minister Naftali… Read More ›

Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli attack, Syrian media claims

Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli attack, Syrian media claims

Western intelligence sources have said Israel’s stepped-up strikes on Syria since last year are part of a shadow war approved by the United States. Syria’s… Read More ›

Israel’s government must end its coronavirus paralysis

Israel’s government must end its coronavirus paralysis

Opinion: In this time of uncertainty, our leaders should not be taking great risks either with all-out closure or by refusing any mitigation measures at… Read More ›

Israeli jets said to strike inside Syria for second time this week

Israeli jets said to strike inside Syria for second time this week

Damascus says air defenses confronting ‘Israeli aggression’ near Homs, days after reported attack on Iranian weapons depot and missile fire from Lebanon Israeli planes carried… Read More ›

OPINION: The Importance Of Supporting Jewish Businesses

OPINION: The Importance Of Supporting Jewish Businesses

JERUSALEM — With all the talk of Ben & Jerry’s turning their back on the larger Jewish community, and the memes flying everywhere, it seems… Read More ›

Israeli lab: Some existing drugs could stop COVID at almost 100%

Israeli lab: Some existing drugs could stop COVID at almost 100%

A research team found 18 drugs that they felt could be effective. Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have identified several drugs… Read More ›

Ben & Jerry’s handed a victory to the campaign of hate

Ben & Jerry’s handed a victory to the campaign of hate

Opinion: The directors of the ice cream company have fallen prey to a mendacious campaign whose leaders openly declare that they want to eradicate Israel,… Read More ›

Israeli envoy urges 35 US states to activate anti-BDS laws against Ben & Jerry’s

Israeli envoy urges 35 US states to activate anti-BDS laws against Ben & Jerry’s

State Department declines to weigh in on company’s settlements boycott, but reiterates opposition to BDS; kosher markets in the US drop the ice cream from… Read More ›

Israeli airstrikes reported south of Aleppo – Syrian media

Israeli airstrikes reported south of Aleppo – Syrian media

Syrian media claimed it was “Israeli aggression,” stating that Israel’s target was a factory and research center. Air defense systems in Syria were activated in… Read More ›

NSO debacle is a black mark on Israel

NSO debacle is a black mark on Israel

Opinion: Due to potential for harm of the sophisticated spyware, Defense and Foreign ministries were meant to oversee sale of Pegasus, preventing it from falling… Read More ›

Ben & Jerry’s board in dispute with owners Unilever over remaining in Israel

Ben & Jerry’s board in dispute with owners Unilever over remaining in Israel

As ice cream giant announces settlement boycott, Unilever vows Ben & Jerry’s will stay in Israel. But chairman says this was not agreed and owners… Read More ›

COVID variants are here to stay, we must behave accordingly – editorial

COVID variants are here to stay, we must behave accordingly – editorial

Although the new government is wisely treating the new outbreak seriously, it is not only governments that need to take action; citizens themselves can and… Read More ›