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Meir Ettinger will not be released for his son’s circumcision

Meir Ettinger will not be released for his son’s circumcision

The radical right-wing activist’s family are planning to appeal the decision at the High Court of Justice; his wife refuses to have the ceremony in… Read More ›

Givati commanders discuss the Hebron shooting

Givati commanders discuss the Hebron shooting

Givati’s battalion commanders relate the difficulties they face out in the field dealing with disturbances from both sides as well as methods developed by brigade… Read More ›

Pathologists: Soldier’s bullet killed Hebron terrorist

Pathologists: Soldier’s bullet killed Hebron terrorist

Investigators claim that both the Israeli and Palestinian pathologist ruled that it was the bullet of the Kfir Brigade solider who shot the already-neutralized terrorist… Read More ›

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

IDF soldier who shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif while he lay apparently helpless on the ground faces manslaughter charges   The autopsy of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif,… Read More ›

Serbia returns seized property of Holocaust victims to Jews

Serbia returns seized property of Holocaust victims to Jews

Over seven decades later, Serbia passes law offering some belated redress to its now tiny Jewish community after seizing and incorporating most Jewish property during… Read More ›

Report: Survivors faced challenges in obtaining restitution in post-war UK

Report: Survivors faced challenges in obtaining restitution in post-war UK

Over 900 files related to the program have this far been released, illustrating what the paper characterized as an overly strict process which excluded many… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Abbas says he is ready to meet Netanyahu “at any time.”   Amid an unusual public spat with a senior US senator, Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

  Tel Aviv – Israel is looking east to China and India to help drive tourism, as visits to the country have yet to fully… Read More ›

Netanyahu revives bid to appoint spokesman who called Obama anti-Semitic

Netanyahu revives bid to appoint spokesman who called Obama anti-Semitic

PM said to finally submit Ran Baratz to vetting committee, despite history of derogatory statements; calls efforts to stymie appointment ‘absurd’   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Despite everything, Abbas tells Israelis, peace is attainable

Despite everything, Abbas tells Israelis, peace is attainable

In rare TV interview, Palestinian leader says Netanyahu is still a ‘partner’ for talks; PA security forces are preventing knifings; and while there’s incitement in… Read More ›

UNHRC decision has serious implications

UNHRC decision has serious implications

Op-ed: The UN Human Rights Council approved a decision instructing the compilation of a blacklist of companies operating in the settlements; though it lacks enforcement… Read More ›

Abbas: We are searching schools, in one 70 children had knives

Abbas: We are searching schools, in one 70 children had knives

Abbas’s administration and Israel coordinate security in the West Bank despite the stalling two years ago of US-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian statehood.   Palestinian Authority… Read More ›

Bill Clinton brings Hillary’s message to leading rabbis

Bill Clinton brings Hillary’s message to leading rabbis

Participant’s won’t discuss contents of off-record NY meet-up, will only say it was ‘constructive’   WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton met with over 20… Read More ›

US pans move to blacklist companies working with settlements

US pans move to blacklist companies working with settlements

State Department condemns Human Rights Council’s ‘bias’ against Israel in resolution that is ‘far outside their scope of authority’   The US on Wednesday condemned… Read More ›

German historian accuses AP of Nazi collaboration

German historian accuses AP of Nazi collaboration

Historian Harriet Scharnberg claims the Associated Press reached agreement with Hitler’s regime that it could not publish information that might weaken the Third Reich, while… Read More ›

NGO to A-G: Spill the beans on new Deri scandal to High Court

NGO to A-G: Spill the beans on new Deri scandal to High Court

Movement for Quality of Government wants the interior minister fired.   An NGO wrote to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit demanding that he reveal evidence from the… Read More ›

Settler leader: IDF to raze outpost synagogue

Settler leader: IDF to raze outpost synagogue

The synagogue was constructed in memory of Naftali Fraenkel, 16, Gil-Ad Shaer, 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped and murdered on June… Read More ›

Quartet envoys in Jerusalem to work toward restarting peace talks

Quartet envoys in Jerusalem to work toward restarting peace talks

Group expected to release report in coming months.   Envoys from the Middle East Quartet, made up of the US, Russia, EU and UN, met… Read More ›

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Visiting Jerusalem, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Jindong announces start of talks over free-trade zone with Israel   Israel and China have signed seven academic cooperation… Read More ›

Obama’s Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye

Obama’s Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye

After three years – or six Hanukkah receptions, as he measures it – of handling Iran deal criticism and fights with Netanyahu, Matt Nosanchuk steps… Read More ›