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Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Amid Syria talks, Netanyahu declares ‘Israel will never leave the Golan Heights’

Netanyahu said that the Golan was an integral part of Israel during antiquity, a fact borne out by the archeological remnants of dozens of synagogues… Read More ›

Analysis: The IDF sees rising national-religious influence

Analysis: The IDF sees rising national-religious influence

Over the past decade or so a new generation of leaders that combines religion and nationalism has emerged.   JERUSALEM – On a searing night… Read More ›

Israel returns body of ax-wielding assailant to family

Israel returns body of ax-wielding assailant to family

Despite reports of PM’s decision against practice, authorities transfer Palestinian attacker’s corpse to relatives for burial   Israel on Friday returned the body of a… Read More ›

Budapest – Hungary Buries Remains Of Jewish Holocaust Victims Shot On The Banks Of The Danube River

Budapest – Hungary Buries Remains Of Jewish Holocaust Victims Shot On The Banks Of The Danube River

  Budapest – Human remains found in 2011, including many believed to be of Jews shot on the banks of the Danube River near the… Read More ›

Iranian general ‘holds military talks with Putin in Moscow’

Iranian general ‘holds military talks with Putin in Moscow’

Revolutionary Guards’ Qassem Soleimani said to have made trip from Tehran in private jet, despite ban on his international travel   The head of the… Read More ›

As Hamas grows stronger in Gaza, IDF prepares for future conflict

As Hamas grows stronger in Gaza, IDF prepares for future conflict

Hamas has upped the number of fighters in its elite and commando units and is testing short-range rockets with a heavy payload in an effort… Read More ›

Israel to deploy extra troops around Temple Mount ahead of Passover

Israel to deploy extra troops around Temple Mount ahead of Passover

The defense establishment has been taking steps to lower tensions and reduce incitement; PM Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Jewish and Arab leaders to calm… Read More ›

Sanders: Netanyahu is not right all of the time

Sanders: Netanyahu is not right all of the time

The Democratic candidates spar over Israel, including Sanders criticizing Clinton for not talking about Palestinians at AIPAC, and Clinton defending herself by talking about her… Read More ›

Netanyahu set to meet Putin next week in Moscow

Netanyahu set to meet Putin next week in Moscow

The two ware set to discuss pressing issues on the regional and global agendas, like the Palestinians and the conflict in Syria, among others.  … Read More ›

Netanyahu: Probe Israeli Arab MK’s call to keep Jews off Temple Mount for incitement

Netanyahu: Probe Israeli Arab MK’s call to keep Jews off Temple Mount for incitement

Joint List MK Zahalka shoots back at the prime minister saying his call is “baseless.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday called for an… Read More ›

Half of Jewish high schoolers say Arabs shouldn’t vote – poll

Half of Jewish high schoolers say Arabs shouldn’t vote – poll

New survey finds 59% of high school students consider themselves right-wing, only 13% identify as left-wing   A new poll published Wednesday found nearly half… Read More ›

Few Israelis see Jewish candidate Sanders as most ‘pro-Israel’

Few Israelis see Jewish candidate Sanders as most ‘pro-Israel’

Trump and Clinton regarded by Israelis as most staunch supporters of Jewish state, while Cruz fairs poorly in poll   Only some 5 percent of… Read More ›

Recanting car-ramming attacker convicted of murder

Recanting car-ramming attacker convicted of murder

Khaled Koutineh, who ran over and killed Shalom Sherki last April, claimed his confession was coerced   The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday convicted a… Read More ›

US accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians

US accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians

Annual US report on human rights says nearly half of Palestinians killed by Israel were not carrying out attacks, and many times did not pose… Read More ›

IDF worried of resumption of terror attacks over holidays

IDF worried of resumption of terror attacks over holidays

Senior IDF officer says army deploying more troops to hot spots in the West Bank ahead of Passover, Independence Day and Ramadan. Despite the significant… Read More ›

US ‘shuts door’ on speculation over UN resolution support

US ‘shuts door’ on speculation over UN resolution support

Last week six senior US lawmakers urged Obama to veto one-side UN resolutions.   WASHINGTON – The United States remains opposed to one-sided action on… Read More ›

Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris Jewish supermarket shooter

Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris Jewish supermarket shooter

Two other men from Serbia and Montenegro linked to arms trafficking were also arrested during the raid, which was coordinated by French police, the ministry… Read More ›

Jews of India seeking official government recognition

Jews of India seeking official government recognition

“Jews have been part of the Indian society for 2,300 years now.”   India’s approximately 5,000-member Jewish community is renewing its request for official government… Read More ›

Ya’alon: Israel signed off on Egypt-Saudi deal over islands

Ya’alon: Israel signed off on Egypt-Saudi deal over islands

Defense minister says military appendix in Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty had to be reopened to include the Saudis; Jerusalem also agreed to allow construction of bridge… Read More ›

Temple Institute claims it held secret Jewish wedding on Temple Mount

Temple Institute claims it held secret Jewish wedding on Temple Mount

Organization aimed at establishing Third Temple says groom made wedding vows as one of the wedding’s witnesses distracted police and Waqf; unusual event could reignite… Read More ›