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Hamas said to suffer fresh tunnel collapse in Gaza Strip

Hamas said to suffer fresh tunnel collapse in Gaza Strip

Top IDF general won’t say whether Israel involved in series of cave-ins; Hamas leader claimed earlier that tunnels now extend into Israel   A tunnel… Read More ›

Police officer indicted for leaking personal information to Lehava

Police officer indicted for leaking personal information to Lehava

A Border Police officer is indicted after allegedly transferring personal details of a Jewish woman he found traveling in a car with two Arabs and… Read More ›

Bank of Israel: Country faces large 2017 budget hole

Bank of Israel: Country faces large 2017 budget hole

The government is set to go take on a bigger deficit in 2017, as political agreements influence its spending. The country’s budget deficit is expected… Read More ›

Opposing the silencers

Opposing the silencers

Op-ed: The wall of separation that differentiated the sane, Zionist left from the zany anti-Israel camp has fallen down. That leads some leftists, such as… Read More ›

Amid Israel protest, CBS amends ‘biased and dishonest’ terror attack headline

Amid Israel protest, CBS amends ‘biased and dishonest’ terror attack headline

Foreign Ministry spokesman says headline is example of “unparalleled chutzpa.”   The Foreign Ministry moved swiftly on Wednesday to change what it termed a “horrible headline”… Read More ›

Analysis: Searching for signs of organized terrorism in Jerusalem

Analysis: Searching for signs of organized terrorism in Jerusalem

Security forces will check whether someone sent the three armed terrorists or whether they organized themselves   The Border Police officers who stopped three armed Palestinian… Read More ›

Justices rule PM can appear in court to defend gas deal

Justices rule PM can appear in court to defend gas deal

Zionist Union, Meretz fail to prevent Netanyahu’s unprecedented testimony.   An expanded five-panel justice panel ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can appear… Read More ›

Most Israelis have no faith in government or press – survey

Most Israelis have no faith in government or press – survey

Edelman’s latest global poll includes Israel for the first time.   The majority of Israelis have no trust in either the government or the media… Read More ›

Be more aggressive in Strip, ex-Gaza general urges

Be more aggressive in Strip, ex-Gaza general urges

Retired major general Yom-Tov Samia says army should have maintained presence along Philadelphi Corridor   The general who commanded the Israeli military along the Gaza… Read More ›

Olim in Israel without Hebrew

Olim in Israel without Hebrew

Olim have to avoid several pitfalls regarding learning Hebrew: the lack of learning resources available to more widely-spoken languages, the high level of English spoken… Read More ›

Israel and Hamas both in a race against time

Israel and Hamas both in a race against time

Analysis: An injection of US cash into Israel’s anti-tunnel technology will speed up its development. But the increased activity on the Israeli side is liable… Read More ›

Welcome to the state of walls and barricades

Welcome to the state of walls and barricades

Op-ed: Netanyahu is a sober leader who believes there’s no solution to the conflict unless an app is found that could make the Palestinians disappear.… Read More ›

Next US president could cancel Iran deal – Hoenlein

Next US president could cancel Iran deal – Hoenlein

Hoenlein said it was not right to frame the deal as a defeat for the pro-Israel community in the US, since the debate was not… Read More ›

All eyes on Haifa after damning study results leaked

All eyes on Haifa after damning study results leaked

U. of Haifa: Women exposed to petrochemical pollution have babies with smaller heads.   The Haifa Municipality and the Health Ministry kept their distance on Monday… Read More ›

Where does Bernie Sanders stand on Israel?

Where does Bernie Sanders stand on Israel?

The Jewish presidential hopeful, a former kibbutz volunteer, is against the US ‘pouring so much military aid into Israel,’ vows to be ‘evenhanded’ in dealing… Read More ›

New search engine to target anti-Semitism

New search engine to target anti-Semitism

Meet the Sniper, an app that will scan the net using a new algorithm, looking for anti-Jewish content. Individuals will be able to check the… Read More ›

Hamas member fakes illness, enters Israel

Hamas member fakes illness, enters Israel

Two Gazans used fake medical documents to travel to an East Jerusalem hospital. The next day, the ‘patient’ was found perfectly healthy in Umm al-Fahm.… Read More ›

Al-Aqsa mosque manager banned from Temple Mount

Al-Aqsa mosque manager banned from Temple Mount

Jerusalem police decides to keep Najah Bacirat away from the holy site for six months; security forces say Bacirat is a radical, inciting figure. In… Read More ›

Analysis: The West Bank tipping point

Analysis: The West Bank tipping point

It is still too soon to talk about a new, armed phase in Palestinian attacks, but the coming weeks will indicate whether the area is… Read More ›

Palestinian youth arrested with concealed knife while stalking Jewish home in Old City

Palestinian youth arrested with concealed knife while stalking Jewish home in Old City

Arrest near Lion’s Gate, where terrorist stabbed 2 Israelis to death in October.   A 14-year-old Palestinian boy suspected of attempting to carry out a… Read More ›