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Government boosts security in cities

Government boosts security in cities

Cabinet approves use of non-combat soldiers to protect public transportation; temporary checkpoints around East Jerusalem likely. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz’s… Read More ›

Pattern of dealing with Palestinians now based on field executions, unfair trials’

Pattern of dealing with Palestinians now based on field executions, unfair trials’

Palestinian Authority seeks international probe of Israeli killings of terrorists.   Accusing Israel of carrying out “field executions” against Palestinians who carry out terrorist attacks,… Read More ›

US State Department unclear on Israeli intentions for Temple Mount

US State Department unclear on Israeli intentions for Temple Mount

Kerry tells PM to hold status quo ‘in word and in deed.’   WASHINGTON – US officials on Tuesday declined to take sides in a debate… Read More ›

Kerry links wave of terrorism in Israel to settlement activity

Kerry links wave of terrorism in Israel to settlement activity

US secretary of state plans visit to Israel in the near future.   WASHINGTON — A “massive increase in settlements” built by Israel in recent… Read More ›

Joint List’s Odeh calls on Arabs to mobilize for successful strike Tuesday

Joint List’s Odeh calls on Arabs to mobilize for successful strike Tuesday

The Arab Higher Monitoring Committee decided on the strike and protest, which will shut businesses and schools.   Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh said at… Read More ›

Knesset advances tougher punishments for stone throwers

Knesset advances tougher punishments for stone throwers

Lawmakers vote 42-11 in favor of bill that would up minimum sentence and slap hefty fines on people convicted in attacks   The Knesset on… Read More ›

Lions’ Gate stabber named as East Jerusalem teen

Lions’ Gate stabber named as East Jerusalem teen

Jabel Mukaber resident Mustafa Khatieb, 17, shot to death; his target, a Border Police officer, protected by vest   A teenager from the East Jerusalem… Read More ›

Jerusalem businesses feel terror crunch

Jerusalem businesses feel terror crunch

Business owners report fifty percent drop in revenue; City councilwoman turns to Netanyahu to request immediate assistance. The series of attacks in Jerusalem have badly… Read More ›

Terrorist attempts to snatch soldier’s gun on bus, shot dead

Terrorist attempts to snatch soldier’s gun on bus, shot dead

In fourth attack in Jerusalem in a day, assailant tries to choke soldier, then stabs him, before passenger tries to overpower him and police shoot… Read More ›

Southern Command attempts to contain border clashes without use of live fire

Southern Command attempts to contain border clashes without use of live fire

IDF units fire tear gas at Gazan rioters who crossed border fence.   A group of Gazan rioters approached the security fence from the center… Read More ›

Erdan: Government must express its sovereignty in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem

Erdan: Government must express its sovereignty in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem

Knesset works on increasing penalties for acts of terrorism; MK Zahalka removed from meeting   Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan called Monday for the public… Read More ›

Analysis: A capital on edge

Analysis: A capital on edge

Jerusalem residents express fear, while shop owners lament record-low sales as violence spikes.   In the midst of a wave of terrorist attacks that have rattled… Read More ›

Israelis take to the streets to protest security situation

Israelis take to the streets to protest security situation

Dozens march in Hadera following nearby stabbing, while hundreds rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square over ongoing attacks against Jews   Dozens of Israeli youths… Read More ›

‘The terrorist was going crazy, wouldn’t stop trying to stab us’

‘The terrorist was going crazy, wouldn’t stop trying to stab us’

Benayahu Arazi recounts how he tackled the knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 4 people near Hadera on Sunday   One of the Israelis who rushed a… Read More ›

Jewish, Muslim groups raise temperature at contested site

Jewish, Muslim groups raise temperature at contested site

Some organizations have played a key role in inflaming tensions, stepping up activities at Temple Mount   JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish and Muslim grassroots groups,… Read More ›

New Delhi – India Pres. Ahead Of Israel Trip: ‘Palestine Belongs To Arabs Like England Belongs To English’

New Delhi – India Pres. Ahead Of Israel Trip: ‘Palestine Belongs To Arabs Like England Belongs To English’

  New Delhi – Even as the current wave of terror rages on, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to travel from Jordan to the… Read More ›

New York – Possible Death Threat Made Against Yeshiva Students In Midtown Bottle Attack

New York – Possible Death Threat Made Against Yeshiva Students In Midtown Bottle Attack

  New York, NY – Two yeshiva students may have been targeted in a bottle throwing incident that took place last week in Manhattan and… Read More ›

Policeman lightly injured as Palestinian driver sets off car bomb

Policeman lightly injured as Palestinian driver sets off car bomb

Bomber pulled up by traffic officer after driving ‘suspiciously’ near West Bank checkpoint; police say she carried a gas pipe and was heading to Jerusalem.… Read More ›

Number of Jews worldwide still lower than before Holocaust

Number of Jews worldwide still lower than before Holocaust

In 1939 there were 16.6 million Jews living around the world; today there are only 14.31 million. Where do they live and how many have… Read More ›

Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile

Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile

First such Iranian missile in range of Israel emphasizes accuracy, broadening potential target list. Iran has successfully tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile, its defense… Read More ›