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Norwegian cartoon compares Israel to Nazis, N. Korea

Norwegian cartoon compares Israel to Nazis, N. Korea

Israeli embassy protests newspaper’s publication of cartoon suggesting that purchasing Israeli oranges supports murderers; editor declines to apologize. The Israeli Embassy in Norway has in… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls on Abbas to resume direct peace talks as he heads to UN

Netanyahu calls on Abbas to resume direct peace talks as he heads to UN

PM to discuss Palestinian conflict with world leaders and Jewish community heads in NY.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›

Abbas adviser suggests US pressured Palestinian leader to nix UN speech ‘bombshell’

Abbas adviser suggests US pressured Palestinian leader to nix UN speech ‘bombshell’

Mahmoud Habbash said that Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry held “difficult” talks in New York during which they discussed the PA president’s… Read More ›

London protesters pan ‘scumbag Israeli developers’

London protesters pan ‘scumbag Israeli developers’

At anti-gentrification demonstration, Israeli entrepreneurs among foreigners accused of destroying local communities   Hundreds of anti-gentrification protesters marched through London’s East End on Saturday and… Read More ›

Philadelphia – Francis Blessing Catholic-Jewish Statue

Philadelphia – Francis Blessing Catholic-Jewish Statue

  Philadelphia – Pope Francis has blessed a new statue honoring the relationship between Catholics and Jews. Francis stopped at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Strikes Syria After Rocket Fire

Jerusalem – Israel Strikes Syria After Rocket Fire

  Jerusalem –  The Israeli military said Sunday it struck two Syrian army posts with artillery fire after rockets from the war-torn country landed in… Read More ›

When an Israeli man met an Iranian woman in Germany

When an Israeli man met an Iranian woman in Germany

The love story of Tsafi, an Israeli, and Bari, an Iranian, spans two continents but has yet to result in any international diplomatic incidents. Tsafi… Read More ›

Tourism up in 2015

Tourism up in 2015

After tourism industry took severe hit following Operation Protective Edge in 2014, new figures show promising comeback. Tourism in Israel in the past year has… Read More ›

Roni Alsheich is set to become Israel’s new Police Chief

Roni Alsheich is set to become Israel’s new Police Chief

Netanyahu authorizes publication of Alsheich’s name on Sunday under Shin Bet law, as he is still the acting deputy head of the secretive internal security… Read More ›

IDF strikes Syrian military targets in response to stray fire into Israel

IDF strikes Syrian military targets in response to stray fire into Israel

For second time in two days apparent errant fire from civil war in Syria lands in Israeli territory.   The IDF stuck two targets belonging to… Read More ›

A testimony to the turning point of the ‘Final Solution’

A testimony to the turning point of the ‘Final Solution’

A visit to picturesque Wannsee, on the outskirts of Berlin, reveals a magnificent villa, where a fateful meeting of high-level Nazi officials occurred.   About… Read More ›

Egypt leader defends ‘security measures’ along Gaza border

Egypt leader defends ‘security measures’ along Gaza border

At the UN, Sissi tells Abbas massive home demolitions in Rafah coordinated with the PA, further Palestinian security   CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah… Read More ›

Erekat: New Israeli measures against stone-throwers ‘dehumanize whole nation’

Erekat: New Israeli measures against stone-throwers ‘dehumanize whole nation’

Chief Palestinian negotiator says relaxed rules on use of live fire are ‘pretext to justify escalating crimes against Palestinians’   Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat… Read More ›

Police gird for unrest on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Police gird for unrest on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Muslims granted entrance to holy site for last day of Eid al-Adha; activists stay overnight to head off Jewish attempts to enter   Police were… Read More ›

EU labeling of West Bank goods is a ‘red line,’ Israel’s top diplomat warns

EU labeling of West Bank goods is a ‘red line,’ Israel’s top diplomat warns

‘They, too, have something to lose,’ Tzipi Hotovely says of European states, referring to economic ties, regional influence   The introduction of a labeling regime… Read More ›

4 Palestinians arrested for deadly Rosh Hashanah rock attack

4 Palestinians arrested for deadly Rosh Hashanah rock attack

Shin Bet says suspects admitted to throwing stones at Alexander Levlovich’s vehicle, causing him to crash; suspects all teens (16-19). The Shin Bet and police… Read More ›

Analysis: New rules – Fire only when life is threatened

Analysis: New rules – Fire only when life is threatened

The new rules of engagement aim to level the playing field between police in Jerusalem and the IDF in the territories.   The cabinet’s decision… Read More ›

Netanyahu says Israel will keep Temple Mount order amid report Abdullah won’t talk to him

Netanyahu says Israel will keep Temple Mount order amid report Abdullah won’t talk to him

  The Prime Minister’s Office refused comment Thursday on a spate of reports that Jordan’s King Abdullah II is refusing to take phone calls or… Read More ›

After Iran deal battle, 53 Jewish groups declare unity

After Iran deal battle, 53 Jewish groups declare unity

Statement signed by deal supporters and opponents laments ‘ad hominem’ attacks, accusations of dual loyalty during debate   WASHINGTON — More than 50 Jewish groups… Read More ›

Greek official resigns amid anti-Semitism allegations

Greek official resigns amid anti-Semitism allegations

Deputy minister asked to resign mere hours after being sworn in due to allegations of anti-Semitic and racist tweets. Greece’s newly elected government hit its… Read More ›