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Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Ran Baratz apologizes to Netanyahu for not telling him about the Facebook posts prior to his appointment; PM distances himself from comments by new adviser… Read More ›

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Only 4% of Jewish Israelis own personal weapons.   Every Palestinian who has perpetrated a terror attack against Jews should be killed on the spot,… Read More ›

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

Preparing to host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, the president’s aides also cast doubt on the prospect of direct negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Baratz also referred to US Secretary of State John Kerry as someone “whose mental age doesn’t exceed 12.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s choice to… Read More ›

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Israel is a friend, but to be an effective ally, Ottawa needs to bolster ties with ‘other legitimate partners,’ new FM says   Canada will… Read More ›

US officials: Israel requesting $5 billion in annual defense aid

US officials: Israel requesting $5 billion in annual defense aid

Congressional sources say Jerusalem’s ‘shopping list’ to top $50 billion over decade; negotiations in preliminary stages   Israel is asking the United States for $5… Read More ›

Arrests of Palestinians over rioting hit ‘unprecedented’ levels

Arrests of Palestinians over rioting hit ‘unprecedented’ levels

Over 1,500 people have reportedly been detained and over 400 prosecuted since recent unrest began   Israel has seen an “unprecedented amount” of detained suspects… Read More ›

PA claims Israel harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

PA claims Israel harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

Envoy to UN says bodies returned without corneas, other organs; Israeli ambassador blasts ‘anti-Semitic blood libel’   The Palestinian Authority’s UN representative has claimed Israel… Read More ›

Snacks and swimsuits advertise Israel at London tourism fair

Snacks and swimsuits advertise Israel at London tourism fair

London’s World Travel Market, one of the largest tourism fairs in the world, opened this week; Israel has sent its representatives over to try and… Read More ›

Israel returns body of terrorist, Palestinians allege organ harvesting

Israel returns body of terrorist, Palestinians allege organ harvesting

Zigzagging, the government has returned the body of the terrorist from Hebron who ran over and critically wounded a Border Police officer; mass funeral is… Read More ›

IAI’s GroundPoint advanced target location system ready for export

IAI’s GroundPoint advanced target location system ready for export

IDF units already using version at the borders.   Israel Aerospace Industries is offering foreign buyers an advanced surface target location system, a version of… Read More ›

US-Israel defense cooperation goes both ways, Pentagon says

US-Israel defense cooperation goes both ways, Pentagon says

Congressional sources say Israel has made an initial request for its annual US defense aid to increase to as much as $5 billion.   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Zuckerberg, Khamenai more powerful than Netanyahu according to Forbes

Zuckerberg, Khamenai more powerful than Netanyahu according to Forbes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ranked number 21 on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s most powerful people, which was toped by Russian President… Read More ›

Interior Ministry pushes arnona reduction for solar installations

Interior Ministry pushes arnona reduction for solar installations

PUA reduces tariff paid for surplus solar electricity production.   Moving one step closer to curbing property tax (“arnona”) rates on solar panel installations, Interior Minister… Read More ›

Harvard starting Jewish and Israeli law program

Harvard starting Jewish and Israeli law program

As part of new track, university set to bring in visiting scholars, offer courses, and host annual conference   Harvard Law School is set to… Read More ›

Israel’s new terror

Israel’s new terror

Jerusalem – Idan Sharabi waits for his next customer. On a Monday afternoon in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market, his pastry shop should be overflowing with tourists… Read More ›

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Rabbinical Council of America officially adopts policy prohibiting Orthodox institutions from ordaining or hiring female clergy   The Rabbinical Council of America formally adopted a… Read More ›

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

New in-depth study of Millennials finds education key to continuity: Hillel, Chabad and Birthright all shape Jewish identity of student born to interfaith home  … Read More ›

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

While ‘absolute’ certainty in God on decline among Americans, 36% of Jews polled say religion ‘very important’ to them   American Jews appear to be… Read More ›

Sudanese citizen tried to kill Israeli on int’l flight

Sudanese citizen tried to kill Israeli on int’l flight

Israeli worker in Africa attacked by Sudanese citizen during an Ethiopian Airlines flight; crew members, Lebanese passenger save the Israeli and overpower attacker. Ethiopian authorities… Read More ›