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Israelis brace for 3rd elections as Knesset approves new vote for March 2

The motion to hold snap election passes with a 94-0 vote, hours after the deadline to form a coalition government expired

Posted: December 12, 2019, 7:06 am

Knesset dissolves and the public suffers

Patients parked in hospital hallways, people left without medication, and children left out on the street: the MKs bicker among themselves, and 9 million people are left to face the fallout

Posted: December 11, 2019, 10:33 pm

Out of time, Knesset officially dissolves leaving MKs to vote on Election Day date

Final deadline for forming new government expires after three months of fruitless coalition negotiations, propelling Israel into its third parliamentary vote in 12 months; new elections expected to take place on March 2, 2020

Posted: December 11, 2019, 10:29 pm

MKs advance legislation to dissolve, hold fresh elections

Fast-tracked legislation sets March 2 as date of unprecedented third national ballot in 12 months; efforts to find MK with support of 61 lawmakers who could try to form government expire at midnight

Posted: December 11, 2019, 9:00 pm

Netanyahu mulls forgoing immunity in last-minute bid to avert elections

Announcement comes after Blue and White head Gantz says PM triggered year-long political crisis due to his desire for parliamentary immunity for criminal charges he is now facing, calls on veteran leader to drop bid and join unity government

Posted: December 11, 2019, 3:10 pm

Knesset votes on expedited bill to dissolve, hold fresh elections

Fast-tracked legislation sets March 2 as date of unprecedented third national ballot in 12 months; efforts to find MK with support of 61 lawmakers who could try to form government expire at midnight

Posted: December 11, 2019, 3:03 pm

Trump makes 'Jewishness' a nationality in bid to target campus anti-Semitism

Executive order will broaden existing working definition of anti-Semitism to that of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; Israel welcomes move, with FM calling it 'important step in fight against BDS movement'

Posted: December 11, 2019, 8:10 am

Iran building weapons storage tunnel in Syria, satellite images reveal

Footage by ImageSat International reveals large scale excavation works, apparently conducted by pro-Iranian militias, along the Syria-Iraq border where over the past few weeks Israel carried out several massive airstrikes

Posted: December 10, 2019, 6:19 pm

With a day left to form government, Knesset dispersal bill submitted for approval

MKs from Israel's 2 biggest parties, Likud and Blue and White, draft the legislation which is expected to be approved on Wednesday; the elections, likely to be held on March 2, will be the record 3rd in less than 12 months

Posted: December 10, 2019, 5:20 pm

Sa'ar goes on attack: Netanyahu has no chance of forming government

MK considered main challenger to PM's leadership of Likud, says central issues are future of his party, extricating the country from its current political impasse as it faces third round of elections in a 12-month period

Posted: December 10, 2019, 11:28 am

Icon of Soviet Jewry Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize

Former Jewish Agency chair, MK and minister who spent nine years in Russian jail, mostly in isolation, says he is 'humbled' by $1 million award, warns 'freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction'

Posted: December 10, 2019, 9:17 am

Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot: Mutual Defense Treaty with U.S. - unnecessary

Netanyahu claims such a treaty is important for Israel's security and wants to advance this agreement as well as the annexation of the Jordan Valley before the American elections

Posted: December 10, 2019, 6:31 am

EU to debate Mideast policy as 2-state solution hopes fade

Luxemburg FM says a two-state solution is being taken apart 'piece by piece, day after day,' and that it is time to consider recognizing Palestine as a state

Posted: December 9, 2019, 7:05 pm

Report: Russian fighter jets thwarted Israeli attack in Syria

According to Russian military aviation blog, IAF airstrike was planned for last Saturday and targeted advanced weapons shipment, which included high-tech defense systems, from Iran to secret T-4 airbase

Posted: December 9, 2019, 4:15 pm

Food bank NGO: Quarter of Israelis living in poverty

Half a million families, among them one million children, are below poverty line, Latet says; half of the elderly in need cannot heat their homes in winter or adapt them to medical needs; more than half of children receiving aid do not have enough to eat

Posted: December 9, 2019, 12:21 pm

Likud, Blue and White agree: Potential elections on March 2

Knesset members have until midnight Wednesday to present a lawmaker who has mustered the support of 61 MKs or the parliament will be forced to dissolve itself and the country will hold fresh elections

Posted: December 9, 2019, 10:49 am

Suspected hate crime in East Jerusalem as cars vandalized, houses graffitied

Vehicles have their tires punctured and racist inscriptions are spray-painted on cars and homes in the area; 'These radicals want to stir up trouble in the area', says father of slain Palestinian teenager

Posted: December 9, 2019, 8:39 am

Likud cancels party list primaries

Likud institute declares party leadership vote contingent upon staging of third general elections; Sa'ar gains support as fears of losing right-wing rule deepen

Posted: December 8, 2019, 8:49 pm

Norway to withhold funding to PA over inciteful curriculum

Norwegian legislature passes decision to retain monetary aid to PA's education system after report shows Palestinian textbooks rife with incitement to violence and terrorism

Posted: December 8, 2019, 7:01 pm

Canada 'made deal with devil' with anti-Israel vote, says ex-U.S. envoy to UN

Nikki Haley says by voting for a UN resolution for the Palestinian right to self-determination, drafted by North Korea, the North American state 'traded its integrity for a seat on Security Council,' which held 'monthly Israel-bashing session'

Posted: December 8, 2019, 1:49 pm

Report: At least 5 Iran-backed militiamen killed in strike on Syria-Iraq border

The attack is said to have taken place in the area where last month 23 Iranian Revolutionary Guards had been killed in a confirmed Israeli raid; reports come just hours after Netanyahu calls on Europe to come out against Tehran's 'murderousness'

Posted: December 8, 2019, 12:50 pm

Biden calls Sanders’ pitch to leverage Israel aid ‘bizarre’

Democratic presidential hopeful says proposed annexation of West Bank settlements would be a 'fundamental mistake,' but says withdrawing military aid from the Jewish state is akin to 'kicking France out of NATO'

Posted: December 8, 2019, 10:44 am

Israeli winter announces itself with rain, thunderstorms

There are fears of floods as the rainfall is expected to last for at least three days, with temperatures finally dipping to December's average after an especially dry and hot month of November

Posted: December 8, 2019, 9:02 am

Hamas calls pre-dawn Israeli strikes in Gaza a 'dangerous step'

The IDF attacks come in response to at least 3 rockets, intercepted by the Iron Dome, fired at the southern city of Sderot just hours earlier; 'Israel must bear the consequences,' says the terror group in a statement

Posted: December 8, 2019, 7:43 am

Trump says he's Israel's best pal in White House

The president spoke at the Israeli American Council national summit that is financially backed by one of his top supporters, the husband-and-wife duo of Miriam and Sheldon Adelson

Posted: December 8, 2019, 6:16 am

House votes on resolution rejecting administration change in policy on settlements

The resolution states that only the outcome of a two-state solution that enhances stability and security for Israel and Palestinians can both ensure the state of Israel’s survival as a Jewish and democratic state and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a state of their own

Posted: December 6, 2019, 10:03 pm

Operation Israeli citizen

Border Police officer Jamaysa Yael Bontong was born in Israel 20 years ago to a Filipina mother and Thai father, but never had Israeli nationality; when her commanders discovered that she wasn't a citizen, they embarked on a mission that ended in a very special ceremony

Posted: December 6, 2019, 9:23 pm

German Chancellor Merkel begins her first ever visit to Auschwitz

Poland's Foreign Ministry called her visit 'historic,' in an obvious acknowledgment of the unique status Auschwitz has in the world's collective memory. The ministry also noted that it was just the third visit of an incumbent head of a German government

Posted: December 6, 2019, 12:56 pm

Israel conducts missile test defense ministry says

According to a New York Times report Iran has been building a stockpile of short-range ballistic missiles inside Iraq capable of threatening both Israel and Saudi Arabia

Posted: December 6, 2019, 6:58 am

Israeli military says Hezbollah undeterred despite recent setbacks

IDF officials say neither the destruction of the terror group's attack tunnels, nor the Lebanese faction's recent domestic problems have undermined Iranian-backed Hezbollah's preparations for a war with Israel

Posted: December 5, 2019, 8:13 pm

PM: Israel has 'full right' to annex strategic Jordan Valley

Netanyahu adds that during his meeting with Secretary of State Pompeo in Lisbon, the two agreed to move forward with plans for a joint defense treaty; PM also denies reports of him agreeing to serve only 6 months as premier as part of the rotation agreement with Blue and White

Posted: December 5, 2019, 6:55 pm

Iron Dome's key technology to be sold to Czech Republic

In a deal, worth some $115 million, 8 radar systems capable of detecting incoming targets - from a mortar shell to a ballistic missile - are expected to be supplied to the NATO nation over a period of 8 years

Posted: December 5, 2019, 4:48 pm

Prosecutors announce bribery, money laundering charges in German submarine deal

Seven people set to be indicted, pending a hearing, in what is known in Israel as Case 3000, including Netanyahu's personal attorney and cousin David Shimron, former Israel Navy commander Eliezer Marom and PM's ex-chief of staff David Sharan

Posted: December 5, 2019, 3:02 pm

Sa'ar: Netanyahu to blame if Likud loses power in third vote

PM's main political rival slams incitement from Netanyahu supporters, denies plans to split from party taking other members with him, and says he intends to 'legitimately' compete for Likud leadership

Posted: December 5, 2019, 2:03 pm

OECD: Huge gaps in ability for Arab, Hebrew students in Israel

Israeli students fall below OECD average overall in reading, math and science, putting Israel 37th out of 77 countries; Education Ministry creating working group to explore ways to improve situation in Arab-speaking schools

Posted: December 5, 2019, 12:54 pm

Europeans rap Iran for working on nuclear-capable missiles

Ambassadors urge UN chief to probe Tehran's inconsistencies with Security Council resolution endorsing 2015 nuclear deal, citing footage posted on social media in April of previously unseen flight test of new Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile variant

Posted: December 5, 2019, 10:57 am

FM: I hope Corbyn loses British election due to 'whole wave of anti-Semitism'

Israel Katz says no talks in Jerusalem over prospect of Labour leader winning on Dec. 12 or future of intelligence and security ties with Britain should vehemently pro-Palestinian MP, who has pledged to tighten arms sales to Israel, become prime minister

Posted: December 5, 2019, 10:53 am

Portugal adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism amid Netanyahu visit

Development comes just a day after France's National Assembly passes similar motion declaring anti-Zionism as form of anti-Semitism, incorporating examples outlined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Posted: December 5, 2019, 10:13 am

Liberman: unity, narrow governments off the table

Liberman shuts door on government efforts, says Israel is going to unprecedented third elections in a year, blames stubbornness of both big parties

Posted: December 5, 2019, 7:23 am

Netanyahu: Iran weakened by sanctions and protests, we need to increase pressure

Meeting with Pompeo in Lisbon, Netanyahu says Iranian issue focus of talks, calls for tougher measure on Tehran, says he has given up on expecting European states to join measures

Posted: December 4, 2019, 8:38 pm

Report: Iranian weapons store hit in Syria

Saudi's Al Arabiya says arsenal was at airbase in Al Bukamal, close to Iraqi border, which has been previously targeted in airstrikes attributed to Israel by foreign media

Posted: December 4, 2019, 7:22 pm

Egypt said pushing Hamas, Israel on five-year Gaza cease-fire

Palestinian officials says Cairo trying to reach agreement on long-term period of calm, as Egyptian officials host Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders in capital; despite talks, Hamas set to resume often violent weekly protests along Gaza border fence after three-week hiatus

Posted: December 4, 2019, 4:40 pm

IDF: No cover up in Haredi recruitment to meet targets

Officers involved in recruiting members of the ultra-Orthodox community say apparent discrepancies down to a change in which recruits are defined as ultra-Orthodox, data from previous years now viewed as inflated due to inclusion of non-Haredi draftees

Posted: December 4, 2019, 3:30 pm

Netanyahu says he would win if 3rd elections were to be held

PM goes on the offensive, blaming political deadlock on Blue and White that apparently rejected all the Likud's offers, just minutes before his departure for Portugal where he is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo

Posted: December 4, 2019, 12:58 pm

Hamas set to renew Gaza border protests despite talks with Israel

The terror group publishes leaflets featuring violent imagery, calling on the enclave’s residents to come out in droves for the March of Return on Friday after a three-week long hiatus

Posted: December 4, 2019, 9:37 am

Report: IDF inflates number of Haredi soldiers to meet recruitment targets

Religious but not ultra-Orthodox, or completely secular recruits were counted by military's Haredi recruitment division in order to double the actual uninspiring figures, according to the investigation conducted by KAN

Posted: December 4, 2019, 8:46 am

U.S. court sentences Hezbollah operative to 40 years in jail

New York man convicted of providing material support to terror group by seeking targets for terrorist attacks; attended several Hezbollah training camps in Lebanon

Posted: December 4, 2019, 7:14 am

Gaza hospital volunteers offered tours of Israel

Hamas officials were angered by the suggestion that the FriendShip evangelical group promoting Israeli tourism on the backs of Palestinian suffering

Posted: December 3, 2019, 9:25 pm

France rules anti-Zionism form of modern anti-Semitism

French parliament passes new bill after wave of anti-Semitic attacks on country's Jewry; Israeli diplomats praise initiative, call for further action against BDS

Posted: December 3, 2019, 9:03 pm

Blue and White, Likud trade blows after fruitless unity talks

Gantz and Netanyahu met for 45 minutes in Tel Aviv in another barren attempt to form unity government; Likud claims that despite 'great concessions', Gantz refuses unity due to veto imposed by Yair Lapid; Blue and white: 'Likud chairman has not brought any new proposal fitting his legal situation'

Posted: December 3, 2019, 6:20 pm

Netanyahu, Gantz meet in another bid to form unity government

With a little over week until Israel is forced to hold a third round elections in a year if no government is formed, Blue and White and Likud leaders remain adamant in their terms for a coalition with a rotating premier

Posted: December 3, 2019, 3:39 pm

Bethlehem set for Happy Christmas: more rooms, more inns and part of its manger back

The Palestinian town, located in the West Bank, is preparing for its busiest festive season in decades with several new hotels and longer opening hours for the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born

Posted: December 3, 2019, 12:18 pm

Transgender Palestinian woman beaten, robbed by West Bank gang

Young men from Kalandia refugee camp assault Jaffa resident Sammy; PA authorities encourage Palestinians to report any 'deviant' behavior, threaten to 'hunt down' and arrest anybody who attends LGBQT events

Posted: December 3, 2019, 10:45 am

Israel set to seek UN recognition of Jewish refugees from Arab countries

UN envoy Danon accuses world of 'focusing only on Palestinian refugees while erasing the story of hundreds of thousands of Jews from the history pages,' referring to those who were driven out of their homes and countries in the period of the creation of the State of Israel

Posted: December 3, 2019, 9:15 am

American billionaires named as witnesses in Netanyahu criminal indictment

A new election would not only buy the PM additional time in office, it would also give him the opportunity to secure a more sympathetic parliament that would support immunity

Posted: December 2, 2019, 8:43 pm

The number of fatalities on construction sites grows

Due to lack of safety procedures, lack of manpower, and authority indifference, fatalities among construction workers in Israel has increased from 38 to 43 in 2019, life-saving European safety standards have been previously approved, but as of yet have not been implemented or enforced

Posted: December 2, 2019, 8:41 pm

Amnesty International: at least 208' killed in Iranian protests

Philip Luther, Amnesty's research and advocacy head for the Middle East, called the number of deaths 'evidence that Iran's security forces went on a horrific killing spree'

Posted: December 2, 2019, 7:02 pm

Jordan holds military maneuver simulating war with Israel

Drill takes place just mere weeks after Jordanian King Abdullah II announces Israeli-Jordanian relations at 'its worst state ever'

Posted: December 2, 2019, 5:38 pm

PM's UK trip canceled

British security warned there was not enough time to prepare the necessary security arrangements for Netanyahu's visit while the NATO summit was being held in London and in light of the rising threat of terrorism

Posted: December 2, 2019, 3:18 pm

AG submits Netanyahu indictment; PM has 30 days to seek immunity

In letter to Knesset speaker, Mandelblit announces list of 333 witness in trial set to take place at Jerusalem District Court at undeclared date; parliament's legal adviser says committee that decides immunity need not sit until new government sworn in

Posted: December 2, 2019, 1:59 pm

Al-Jazeera claims to expose new details on botched IDF raid in Gaza

Report by Qatar-based TV network says November 2018 operation aimed to place listening devices on closed Hamas communications, but terror group operatives grew suspicious of undercover Israeli troops, leading to firefight, death of soldier and emergency rescue

Posted: December 2, 2019, 9:47 am

Netanyahu, Pompeo to meet in London

Iran set to be high on agenda of NATO summit marking organization's 70th anniversary; PM slams European efforts to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran, also set to meet with Merkel, Macron and other leaders during NATO summit in British capital

Posted: December 2, 2019, 8:28 am

Trump and Netanyahu discuss Iran, other issues

Phone call confirmed by White House comes after Netanyahu lashed out at European countries for joining body that would allow some trading with Iranian regime despite U.S. sanctions reimposed last year

Posted: December 2, 2019, 8:11 am

Bennett plans building Jewish neighborhood in Hebron

Defense minister instructs to plan homes for settlers over disputed territory in Hebron; Palestinian factions condemn move, blaming U.S. change of policy towards settlements

Posted: December 1, 2019, 6:17 pm

South Tel Aviv's 'modern junkies'

For many years, certain areas of Israel's city that never sleeps have became associated with prostitution, drugs and crime; but this year has seen a worrying increase in this phenomenon, with the authorities unwilling or unable to catch up

Posted: December 1, 2019, 4:32 pm

UK Labour leader Corbyn would stop arms sales to Israel

UK opposition leader promises closer supervision of British arms exports if elected later this month; Labour's election manifesto pledges immediate halt of arms sales to Israel

Posted: December 1, 2019, 4:31 pm

'Significant progress' in efforts to reach deal for Gaza calm

Citing Palestinian sources, Channel 13 says Hamas leader to hold talks with Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo on Monday; UN special envoy also due to meet with Haniyeh to discuss outstanding issues such as return of IDF soldiers' bodies and two Israeli captives

Posted: December 1, 2019, 1:27 pm

PM's partners drag feet on backing him to form coalition

With 11 days until Knesset must dissolve if government cannot be formed, Shaked, Smotrich and Deri cite variety of reasons for not signing petition backing Likud leader by deadline at 9am Sunday

Posted: December 1, 2019, 10:34 am

New U.S. ambassador to UN to visit Israel

Kelly Craft, a major Trump donor, expected to visit Western Wall, northern and southern border regions, where she will be briefed on activities of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon

Posted: December 1, 2019, 8:52 am

Palestinian throwing firebombs in West Bank killed by Israeli fire

The military says 18-year-old Badawi Masalmeh, along with 3 other suspects, was hurling explosive devices at vehicles near Israeli settlements in the Har Hebron area

Posted: November 30, 2019, 9:24 pm

Relic thought to be from Jesus' manger arrives in Bethlehem

Some 1,400 years after it was sent to Roma as a gift for pope, the relic returns to its native city of Bethlehem in the West Bank where Christian tradition says Jesus was born

Posted: November 30, 2019, 4:49 pm

Rocket sirens sound in Ashkelon, Gaza border communities

Attack follows two hours after rocket lands in open area in Eshkol Regional Council; IDF strikes Hamas military post in northern Strip in response; strikes come after 16-year-old Palestinian protester shot dead during clashes at Gaza border fence

Posted: November 29, 2019, 10:16 pm

Vatican returns relic from Jesus' manger to Holy Land

The thumb-sized relic unveiled to worshipers Friday at Notre Dame church in Jerusalem for day of celebrations and prayer before being taken to Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, where tradition says Jesus was born

Posted: November 29, 2019, 2:21 pm

Hamas: Fresh talks on agreement for calm in Gaza

Negotiations with external mediators touch on Israel easing closure on Strip, return of Israeli captives, bodies of fallen soldiers; UN envoy also set to meet with Hamas leadership in coming days, following talks with Bennett

Posted: November 29, 2019, 1:23 pm

Bolivia renews diplomatic relations with Israel

South American country announces end of decade-long political stagnation between two countries after staunch Israel opposer President Morales steps down from office

Posted: November 28, 2019, 6:51 pm

British teen who accused 12 Israelis of rape to stand trial

The 19-year-old, indicted for perjury and public mischief, is declared to be an ‘unreliable witness’ by a judge in Cyprus, who also dismisses her claims that she only admitted to fabricating the assault story due to police pressure

Posted: November 28, 2019, 10:58 am

Israeli forces raze homes of 4 terrorists who killed soldier Dvir Sorek

The body of the 19-year-old, who neither in army uniform nor armed, was found last August near the settlement of Migdal Oz in the West Bank, close to the seminary where he studied as part of a program which combines Torah studies with military service

Posted: November 28, 2019, 7:08 am

Hamas cancels Friday's 'march of return' on Gaza border for third week

Qatar's envoy Khaled al-Hardan traveled between Gaza and Israel where he met with security officials in what a source estimates were discussions on the long awaited understanding between Israel and Hamas

Posted: November 27, 2019, 9:08 pm

Israel Rescue and Service team assisting emergency operations in Albania

After what is the worst and possibly the deadliest earthquake in decades, Albanian and international teams including one from Israel, are rushing to locate survivors in collapsed buildings and amid the devastation

Posted: November 27, 2019, 6:29 pm

Edelstein calls major parties in for a 'last-ditch attempt' to form government

If the speaker's efforts do not yield results and there is no change in the major parties positions, the Knesset will be dissolved in two weeks and Israelis will be asked to vote for the third time in less than a year

Posted: November 27, 2019, 5:13 pm

Katz raps Sa'ar for disloyalty to Likud leader

Foreign Minister says Netanyahu rival plays right into hands of main opposition Blue and White; Gantz's party takes jibe at Katz and his 2008 call for defamed former PM Olmert to resign

Posted: November 27, 2019, 1:17 pm

Bennett instructs security authorities to cease releasing bodies of terrorists

Defense minister issues new directive halting release of bodies of Palestinian terrorists for burial; decision to be brought for Security Cabinet's approval

Posted: November 27, 2019, 11:22 am

Egypt using secret agency to crush free speech, Amnesty says

According to international human rights group, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has instructed Supreme State Security Prosecution to detain any who voice even the slightest opposition to his rule, labeling them as terrorists and dissidents; thousands jailed since his rule began in 2014

Posted: November 27, 2019, 9:59 am

IDF orders all Yas'ur choppers grounded following fiery crash-landing

Military says incident caused by major malfunction in helicopter engine during routine training in Negev, causing it to burst into flames and practically disintegrate; no casualties reported after crew escapes safely, firefighters douse flames

Posted: November 27, 2019, 9:30 am

Bennett threatens to harden retaliation policy towards Hamas

Bennett warns Hamas after overnight rocket salvo on southern Israel leads to IDF retaliatory airstrikes; terror faction says Israel doesn't get to dictate new conflict rules

Posted: November 27, 2019, 8:54 am

IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza after rockets fired at south

Army says terror group's underground facilities among targets of two waves of attacks; Iron Dome defense system shoots down 1 of 2 projectiles fired from the coastal enclave into Sderot, second lands in open area

Posted: November 27, 2019, 7:24 am

Israeli military says 2 rockets fired from Gaza, 1 intercepted

Iron Dome defense system shoots down 1 of the 2 projectiles fired from the Hamas-controlled enclave into the southern city of Sderot just two weeks after the latest flare-up between Israel and factions in the Strip

Posted: November 26, 2019, 8:17 pm

Thousands rally against Netanyahu indictment as PM steps up pressure

At least 8000 gather at Tel Aviv Museum of Art holding banners, slamming the attorney general and state prosecutors in a demonstration against Israel leader's corruption charges; 'Rule of law isn't above the law,' says PM backer Miri Regev

Posted: November 26, 2019, 6:25 pm

Israel charges leader of extreme Jewish group with incitement

The indictment is a result of an 8-year battle against the leader of an anti-assimilation group, Bentzi Gopstein, known for making inflammatory remarks about Palestinians; 'Stay in your village if you want to be safe,' he urged Arabs in one interview

Posted: November 26, 2019, 5:44 pm

'Intervene to avoid Israeli civil war,' education minister's army buddies urge him

Rafi Peretz' friends from Air Force academy rap former IAF pilot and Jewish Home-Nation Union leader for his silence following Netanyahu's claim that indictment against him is 'attempted coup', call on him to step in and be a voice of reason in the turmoil

Posted: November 26, 2019, 3:25 pm

Clashes erupt on Palestinians 'Day of Rage' over U.S. reversal on settlements

Demonstrations backed by PA turn violent at several West Bank locations, including Abu Dis, Rachel's Tomb, Ramallah, Hebron and Tulkarem; IDF uses non-lethal measures to disperse riots

Posted: November 26, 2019, 12:28 pm

Likud legislation aims to cut election season in half

Broad support is expected for amendment to reduce minimum period before snap elections from 90 to 45 days; senior officials on right insist third round of elections will weaken the camp, cost them Knesset seats

Posted: November 26, 2019, 12:23 pm

Palestinians call for 'day of rage' following U.S. decision to back settlements

The demonstrations, fully backed by the PA, are expected to turn violent; senior Palestinian source says if the protests result in fatalities, there will be a serious security escalation in the West Bank

Posted: November 26, 2019, 9:34 am

Senior Likud members to skip pro-Netanyahu rally

Other members of PM's right-wing bloc will also be absent from protest decrying State Prosecution's handling of his three criminal investigations; rally in Tel Aviv to be held under banner 'protesting the coup'

Posted: November 26, 2019, 9:08 am

Israeli video on Hebrew, Arabic similarities is a hit in Gulf

Clip of two young women discussing shared traits of the two languages gets 3 million views on social media accounts of Foreign Ministry, even being shared by senior UAE officials

Posted: November 25, 2019, 6:11 pm

PM claims unity gov't talks ongoing; Blue and White, Yisrael Beiteinu deny

Netanyahu asserts unity gov't discussions in progress; main potential coalition partners deny direct negotiations, Blue and White say negotiations continue with other factions

Posted: November 25, 2019, 5:30 pm

Human Rights Watch official expelled over boycott accusations

Watchdog official departs Israel after his work visa revoked for supporting anti-Israeli BDS movement; HRW denies support of boycotts

Posted: November 25, 2019, 4:45 pm

Liberman hints he won't support Knesset immunity for Netanyahu

Yisrael Beiteinu chair says only place to solve PM's legal issues is courtroom but refrains from demanding his resignation; Liberman adds further elections are almost inevitable

Posted: November 25, 2019, 1:31 pm

Netanyahu's Likud to hold party leadership vote

PM's rival Gideon Sa'ar, who officially demanded to hold leadership race, says he welcomes the decision to hold primaries, which are expected to be held in 6 weeks

Posted: November 25, 2019, 11:42 am

Israeli who fought off terrorist seeks rehab help

After a long recovery process, Niv Nehemiah is still in need of treatment but the financial support provided by the state cannot cover the cost of the family's medical treatments and emotional support

Posted: November 25, 2019, 10:25 am

Likud to promote bill for direct prime-ministerial election

MK Shlomo Kari says he received 'a green light' from Netanyahu to finalize the legislation ahead of a possible third election in 12 months; move comes a day after the ruling party announced it is to hold leadership primaries within the next 6 weeks

Posted: November 25, 2019, 8:04 am

Top Likud members angered at request to participate in pro Netanyahu demonstration

Likud members say they are asked to participate in a demonstration that will promote a messaging they are not comfortable with including calling the AG's decision to indict the PM an attempted coup

Posted: November 24, 2019, 9:41 pm

PM expected to cede ministries following indictment

Supreme Court statement from 1993 says ministers facing serious criminal charges must resign or be fired; Netanyahu currently holds 4 ministerial portfolios, including health and welfare

Posted: November 24, 2019, 9:05 pm

PM dodges immunity issue as he seeks to downplay indictment

Netanyahu calls query about whether he’ll seek parliamentary immunity for bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges ‘complicated question,’ says he is more than capable to deal with legal woes while running the country

Posted: November 24, 2019, 7:30 pm

4 in 5 Israeli women who experience sexual abuse don't file complaint - study

Central Bureau of Statistics report finds main reasons for lack of reporting include shame victim feels and reluctance to trouble the police with 'minor incident', says 11% of all women over the age of 20 were victims of various offenses in 2018

Posted: November 24, 2019, 3:22 pm

Netanyahu ignores charges during first cabinet meeting since indictment

PM opts to focus on the situation in Gaza and the protests in Iran, avoiding completely the topic of the indictment brought against him last week by the attorney general over 3 separate corruption investigations

Posted: November 24, 2019, 2:38 pm

'I know where Eli Cohen is buried,' says alleged son of ex-Syrian leader

New-Zealander claiming to be son of Amin al-Hafiz says Mossad refused to pay him $1million to reveal location of executed spy's remains; Cohen's widow asks: 'Is he not worth it?'

Posted: November 24, 2019, 2:09 pm

Netanyahu rival Sa'ar makes official request to hold Likud leadership race

The ruling party appears to be in disarray as MK Gideon Sa’ar publicly challenges PM by officially requesting to hold snap primary leadership elections in the event the country goes to the polls for the third time in 12 months

Posted: November 24, 2019, 7:45 am

Jordan's King Abdullah: Relationship with Israel 'at its worst state'

Citing the political gridlock in Israel and decision to indict Netanyahu, monarch expresses 'hope that Israel will be able to determine its future, either in the coming weeks or in the coming months'

Posted: November 22, 2019, 10:32 pm

Netanyahu on indictments: Let the courts decide

Prime minister releases video message vowing to accept the court decision in his indictments for fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three separate investigations

Posted: November 22, 2019, 4:39 pm

Blue and White calls for Netanyahu to resign all ministerial posts

In letter to AG and PM, party cites Supreme Court precedent regarding resignation of indicted government officials, warns of further legal action if prime minister does not hand over his four portfolios

Posted: November 22, 2019, 2:14 pm

Blue and White leader calls for Netanyahu to resign as PM finds support from political partners

Gantz expresses faith in judicial system led by AG Mandelblit, as his party releases footage of Netanyahu demanding predecessor Olmert step down when facing his own charges; Likud MKs declare their party leader innocent, back his refusal to resign

Posted: November 21, 2019, 9:31 pm

'Give and Take': The charges against Netanyahu

The 70-year-old prime minister denies all wrongdoing, but he now faces a legal process that could drag on for years, leading a nation in political deadlock after two inconclusive elections in six months and another one seeming likely

Posted: November 21, 2019, 7:54 pm

Netanyahu calls decision to indict him an 'attempted coup'

Enraged PM goes on the offensive, slamming AG and police investigators, who he claims were 'after him'; 2 other defendants, Elovich and Mozes, also issue statements expressing their disappointment over what they see as unfair charges

Posted: November 21, 2019, 7:04 pm

Mandelblit: I made decision to indict Netanyahu with heavy heart

Attorney general rejects claims move to prosecute was politically motivated, says a day when the AG 'decides on an indictment against a prime minister for serious crimes is a difficult and sad day for the Israeli public'

Posted: November 21, 2019, 6:55 pm

AG indicts Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust

Avichai Mandelblit charged PM with bribery in Case 4000; fraud and breach of trust in Cases 1000 and 2000; Shaul Elovich and Arnon Moses have also been indicted in Cases 4000 and 2000 respectively; this is the first time in Israel's history a sitting PM faces criminal trial

Posted: November 21, 2019, 4:23 pm

AG set to announce decision on Netanyahu indictments

PM faces charges of fraud and breach of trust in two investigations and more serious charges of bribery in a third case; Netanyahu takes to Twitter to defend alleged attempts to improve his media profile via quid pro quo deals

Posted: November 21, 2019, 3:05 pm

Rivlin hands mandate to form government to Knesset, slams 'miserable political situation'

President lambastes politicians for failing to set aside own interests, calls for soul-searching and an end to 'politics of disruption,' says their professional fates no more important than the people they claim to represent

Posted: November 21, 2019, 12:33 pm

Netherlands halts aid to PA over payments to terrorists

Dutch parliament issues statement expressing its objection to providing funding to Palestinian Authority when some is earmarked for prisoners in Israel 'who commit terrifying acts of murder'

Posted: November 21, 2019, 9:47 am

Angry Russia exposes operational details of Israeli strikes in Syria

Moscow says IAF jets used Jordanian airspace for strikes on targets in and around Damascus, accuses Israel of causing 'increased tensions and the potential for conflict around Syria,' as well as 'counteracting our efforts to control the situation'