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Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated

Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated

IAEA votes 61-43 not to impose inspections on Israeli nuclear reactor after debate over proposal submitted by Egypt and supported by Syria, Iran, Libya, and… Read More ›

Night of stones, firebombs in Jerusalem

Night of stones, firebombs in Jerusalem

Multiple incidents of stone-throwing on Thursday evening; police to step up security at Temple Mount in preparation for possible riots following Friday morning prayers, after… Read More ›

Report: Israeli officials accuse Turkey of inciting Jerusalem rioting

Report: Israeli officials accuse Turkey of inciting Jerusalem rioting

Channel 2 cites sources as blaming Turkey for housing senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who they say is responsible for remotely organizing Palestinian violence.  … Read More ›

Israeli bus catches fire in east Jerusalem attack

Israeli bus catches fire in east Jerusalem attack

None hurt in incident; firefighters say blaze under control.   A number of Palestinian youths are suspected in an arson attack on an Israeli bus… Read More ›

800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

Barkat declares war against rock-throwers in capital.   Amid Palestinian calls for a “day of rage” in Jerusalem following Friday prayers, police have preemptively deployed some… Read More ›

Residents of southeast Jerusalem neighborhood say they are used to living in fear

Residents of southeast Jerusalem neighborhood say they are used to living in fear

Armon Hanatziv belies a deep-seated and explosive tension between the Jews and Arabs living side by side.     The breathtaking vistas of southeast Jerusalem’s Armon… Read More ›

Ukraine – Search Continues For Missing Israeli Man In Uman

Ukraine – Search Continues For Missing Israeli Man In Uman

Ukraine – A young Israeli man has gone missing in Uman, and now a desperate search is underway to find him. Amir Ahona, 28, a… Read More ›

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Israeli team no match for Londoners in opening Champions League fixture   LONDON — Chelsea eased to a 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in… Read More ›

The young Jewish chef who made vegan food tasty — long before Beyonce made it cool

The young Jewish chef who made vegan food tasty — long before Beyonce made it cool

‘Cupcake Wars’ TV star Chloe Coscarelli now winning over diners in Greenwich Village, with a menu that includes kosher ‘bacon’   NEW YORK (JTA) —… Read More ›

Iceland’s capital bans all Israeli products

Iceland’s capital bans all Israeli products

Reykjavik has passed a resolution boycotting Israeli-made goods, in protest of Israel’s ‘racist apartheid policy’ towards the Palestinians. The city council of Icelandic capital Reykjavik… Read More ›

Netanyahu to meet Obama in November

Netanyahu to meet Obama in November

PM and US President will meet in Washington on November 9 for the first time since the Iran deal was signed. After months of chilly… Read More ›

Seeing through the darkness

Seeing through the darkness

Ron Ben-Yishai gets an exclusive inside look at Israel’s secretive intelligence collection efforts at the Syrian border, where IDF observations posts are only a few… Read More ›

DF armored division practices large-scale airlift of wounded soldiers in Golan

DF armored division practices large-scale airlift of wounded soldiers in Golan

Drill held on Wednesday required more than 10 of IAF’s Yasur transport helicopters.   The IDF’s 188 Armored Division held a large-scale exercise on the… Read More ›

Ammonia leakage on kibbutz in North causes scare; 4 people hospitalized

Ammonia leakage on kibbutz in North causes scare; 4 people hospitalized

The incident occurred in Kibbutz Eilon, a community that lies just one kilometer south of Israel’s border with Lebanon.   Israeli authorities in the western… Read More ›

New York – How The Dow Jones Industrial Average Fared During Rosh Hashanah

New York – How The Dow Jones Industrial Average Fared During Rosh Hashanah

  New York – U.S. stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, a day before the start of a crucial Federal Reserve meeting. Policymakers at the U.S.… Read More ›

United Nations – UN: Israel-Palestinian Clashes A Threat Beyond Jerusalem

United Nations – UN: Israel-Palestinian Clashes A Threat Beyond Jerusalem

  United Nations – The U.N.‘s Mideast envoy warned Tuesday that clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in and around Jerusalem’s holy sites have the potential… Read More ›

Gulf states urge world to do more to help refugees

Gulf states urge world to do more to help refugees

Arab monarchies defend record on Syrian refugees; in Riyadh meeting, also slam Israeli ‘aggressions’ against al-Aqsa   RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Gulf monarchies on Tuesday… Read More ›

“Think very hard if you really want to marry him”

“Think very hard if you really want to marry him”

No, that’s not advice from a radio talk-show host. That’s what Maxine Fassberg, Intel Israel’s CEO, told a female student whose spouse wanted to give… Read More ›

EU, Jordan warn against ‘provocation’ at Al Aqsa mosque

EU, Jordan warn against ‘provocation’ at Al Aqsa mosque

The warnings come amidst the third day of clashes between security forces and Palestinian rioters at the holy site, leading to a wave of violence… Read More ›

Heavy rains, hail and flooding hit Galilee and Negev

Heavy rains, hail and flooding hit Galilee and Negev

Northern Israel experienced its first true rains of the season today, while intense storms set the Negev’s rivers flowing. The dark and yellowish week that… Read More ›