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Terrorist attacks cause tension inside Netanyahu’s coalition

Terrorist attacks cause tension inside Netanyahu’s coalition

Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett hinted ahead of Monday night’s security cabinet that he would use the meeting to issue his displeasure with Netanyahu’s policies.… Read More ›

Israel to fast-track demolitions of Palestinian homes, Netanyahu says

Israel to fast-track demolitions of Palestinian homes, Netanyahu says

The decision was made at the conclusion of an emergency cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his justice minister, Ayelet Shaked,… Read More ›

Responding to UN speech, opposition encourages Netanyahu to stay silent

Responding to UN speech, opposition encourages Netanyahu to stay silent

Zionist Union chairman Isaac Herzog said that if he were prime minister he would deliver messages of hope, not despair.   Knesset members in the… Read More ›

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Clashes break out between troops and Palestinian protesters after settlement security coordinator fires in air   A woman and her 6-month-old baby were lightly wounded… Read More ›

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

Military deploys 4 battalions to West Bank, closes off Palestinian village near site where Israeli couple was gunned down in their car in front of… Read More ›

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

With her own thriving business and fashion brand and dreams of opening a store at the Champs-Élysées, Bracha Benhaim has become one of the most… Read More ›

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Thirty-five years after immigrating to Israel, Elvira Billman still prepares the traditional dishes that were served at her parents’ home in Istanbul. Here are a… Read More ›

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Op-ed: It’s time to give Saudi Arabian authorities an ultimatum: Either you cease exporting religious extremism or you will be served the fare of boycott,… Read More ›

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

No matter where you stand on the Iran debate or what you think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, coming together to fight the Boycott, Divestment and… Read More ›

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Terror cell purchased weapons, gathered intelligence and planned to carry out attacks near Nazareth, Shin Bet says   Israeli security forces arrested three people in… Read More ›

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

At NY meeting, EU foreign policy chief urges PM to renew talks, calls Abbas’s threat to cancel Oslo Accords ‘an alarm’   NEW YORK —… Read More ›

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

On sidelines of UN, foreign ministers say envoys will engage directly with Israel, PA to find ‘concrete actions’   NEW YORK – Representatives of the… Read More ›

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

ADL says Palestinian leader ‘long on complaints, short on solutions’; dovish Americans for Peace Now calls on PA to maintain security coordination   NEW YORK… Read More ›

US: Kuwait Airways discriminated against Israeli

US: Kuwait Airways discriminated against Israeli

US Department of Transportation finds Kuwait Airways in violation of the law due to discriminatory nature of the airline’s online booking system, which prevents customers… Read More ›

Two Israeli firms sign cumulative $923 million deals

Two Israeli firms sign cumulative $923 million deals

Israel-based MediWound signs $112 million contract while Mellanox buys tech firm EZchip for $811 million, seeking to become leader in interconnect solutions. From medical ingenuity… Read More ›

Jewish leaders send condolences to Saudi king over haj stampede tragedy

Jewish leaders send condolences to Saudi king over haj stampede tragedy

Letter was sent by World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder and CEO Robert Singer.   A major Jewish organization publicly expressed condolences on Thursday to the… Read More ›

Huge Nazi banner for film causes outcry in France

Huge Nazi banner for film causes outcry in France

“There was nothing to explain what was going on, the scene was just surreal,” said one tourist in response to the red swastika banner displayed… Read More ›

Analysis: Russian military role in Syria has implications for Israel, West

Analysis: Russian military role in Syria has implications for Israel, West

Israel will think twice and more before it decides to initiate air force attacks inside Syria – as it did at least 10 times in… Read More ›

Ukrainian PM: attacks on Babi Yar are meant to ‘destabilize’ us

Ukrainian PM: attacks on Babi Yar are meant to ‘destabilize’ us

On Rosh Hashana, assailants burned tires at Holocaust memorial.   Repeated incidents of vandalism against the Holocaust memorial at Kiev’s Babi Yar ravine are political… Read More ›

Israel not coordinating with Russia in Syria, defense minister says

Israel not coordinating with Russia in Syria, defense minister says

As Moscow deploys sophisticated fighter-bombers in Latakia, Israel says it will defend its interests, keep advanced arms from Hezbollah   Israel is not coordinating its… Read More ›