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  • Trump: I'll unveil Mideast peace plan before Netanyahu, Gantz arrival
    Photo: AP
    President says he expects Palestinians might react negatively at first, but insists that 'it's actually very positive for them'; U.S. officials make no mention of inviting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to Washington along with Israeli leaders
    Posted: January 24, 2020, 7:17 am
  • 'Netanyahu knew details of Trump plan in advance'
    Photo: GPO
    So-called 'Deal of the Century' includes Palestinian state with no military, control of border or alliances, Israeli sovereignty over all settlements and entirety of Jerusalem, in complete reversal from Clinton plan in 2000
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 11:28 pm
  • Holocaust survivors struggle while world leaders attend lavish memorials
    Photo: EPA
    Saying poverty-stricken victims of the Nazis would have benefited from the money spent on the event, survivors and aid organizations warn that the conditions some are living in are shameful
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 10:23 pm
  • Palestinians say peace deal presentation stems from 'Israeli political self interest'
    Photo: Reuters
    Abbas warns U.S. and Israel from 'crossing red lines' in outline if published, a senior official close to the Palestinian president said he puts faith in Europe and China rather than Arab nations
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 9:22 pm
  • Right wing leaders insist Trump plan must not see handover of land to Palestinians
    Photo: Roi Idan
    As word came of the invitation to Netanyahu and Gantz to Washington to see the long-awaited Trump peace plan politicians on the right were quick to voice their concerns
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 8:21 pm
  • Netanyahu, Gantz invited to Washington for peace deal presentation
    Photo: Elad Malcha
    Prime Minister said he requested the Blue & White leader to be included in the meeting hoping to achieve the widest possible consensus while defense minister expressed concern
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 7:50 pm
  • Naama Issachar from prison: 'I believe Putin who said everything would be fine'
    Photo: Screenshot
    In an interview conducted during the visit of Russias High Commissioner for Human Rights Naama expressed her optimism; The commissioner said Naama is in good spirits and looks well
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 4:52 pm
  • On first official Israel visit, Prince Charles affirms commitment to fight anti-Semitism
    Photo: AP
    At the end of a meeting with President Rivlin, the two leaders planted an English oak at the presidential residence as a tribute to the prince's grandmother, who saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 4:27 pm
  • WATCH LIVE: World leaders recall horrors of Holocaust at Jerusalem memorial
    Photo: Alex Kolomoisky
    Steinmeier: 'The industrialized and mass murder of six million Jews, the most heinous crime in modern history against humanity, was committed by my people. I stand here and bow my head in deep sorrow.'
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 3:45 pm
  • Putin in Jerusalem, says almost half of Holocaust victims were Soviet
    Photo: Reuters
    Taking up a rival WWII narrative, the Russian president continues to play down USSR's pre-war pact with Nazis; speaking during dedication ceremony of a monument honoring siege of Leningrad, Netanyahu echoed Putin's sentiments
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 11:04 am
  • Putin tells Naama Issachar's mother 'everything will be alright'
    Photo: Reuters
    The Russian leader reassures the mother of an Israeli woman jailed in Russia over drug offenses, while standing next to her during a speech at Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 8:58 am
  • Ukraine's president gives his seat at Holocaust event to survivors
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    Volodymyr Zelensky, whose parents are Holocaust survivors, says the survivors of the Nazi genocide deserve to attend the main ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem, marking the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 8:13 am
  • Putin and Pence arrive in Israel for World Holocaust Forum
    Photo: Israel Airport Authority
    Police close off Highway 1, connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as some 40 world leaders arrive in the capital to issue a rallying cry in a fight against anti-Semitism during the 2-day event marking the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation
    Posted: January 23, 2020, 6:31 am
  • President Rivlin calls to leave Holocaust history to historians
    Photo: Amit Shabi
    Rivlin calls to end Holocaust-revisionism efforts, implicitly leveling criticism at Poland and Russia following attempts by leaders to dictate narrative
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 8:13 pm
  • Heavy sleet in Tel Aviv area ahead of harsh weekend
    Photo: Yoav Zitun
    As destructive storm system, which claimed several lives and caused billions in damages, still fresh in memory, Israel braces for another frosty weekend
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 5:19 pm
  • Putin to discuss release of Israeli woman jailed in Russia
    Photo: AP
    Kremlin foreign policy aide confirms Russian president will hold talks over clemency for Naama Issachar during visit to Jerusalem
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 3:55 pm
  • French president confronts police outside Jerusalem church
    Photo: AFP
    Macron outraged as police try to enter church with him, arguing church is French territory, demands officers to leave
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 3:55 pm
  • Macron says France 'inflexible' over Iran's nuclear ambitions
    Photo: Reuters
    In a press conference in Jerusalem as part of World Holocaust Forum events, the French leader added that anti-Semitism must be fought by any means and warned that it is spreading over Europe like a disease
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 1:57 pm
  • IDF says number of soldiers who fell in 2019 'lowest in history'
    Photo: AP
    According to an annual report, although only 27 Israeli troops perished in the past year, almost half died through suicide, marking an increase in the number of soldiers taking their own lives
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 1:23 pm
  • In Chirac's shadow, Macron steps into Jerusalem's symbolism
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    French diplomats caution that they want to leave little room for mishaps such as those seen in the past when former President Jacques Chirac had a brush off with Israeli security during visit to the Old City in 1996
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 7:55 am
  • World leaders arrive in Israel for country's biggest diplomatic event
    Photo: GPO
    Fifth World Holocaust Forum, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp's liberation, is set to kick off on Wednesday with delegations from 49 countries, including 41 heads of state, attending the event
    Posted: January 22, 2020, 7:19 am
  • IDF neutralizes 3 suspects infiltrating Gaza border
    Photo: AP
    Army reports one of the suspects hurled a grenade or an explosive charge at troops surrounding the group; no casualties reported
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 8:15 pm
  • Hamas official threatens more explosive balloons into Israel
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    Terror group's representative lauds act of aggression on Gaza border, says calm contingent upon Israel further abiding by Hamas conditions
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 7:10 pm
  • ICC postpones West Bank 'war crime' debate due to technicality
    Photo: EPA
    Citing extraordinary length of prosecutor's request, preliminary tribunal rejects motion, instructs to refile documents to 110-page limit
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 6:19 pm
  • American journalist freed in Lebanon after questioning
    Photo: Nicholas Frakes
    Security forces detained Nicholas Frakes on Sunday on suspicion of broadcasting live footage to Israeli newspaper, which denies any connection
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 4:55 pm
  • Court indicts 6 contractors in effort to curb fatal construction accidents
    Photo: Shutterstock
    State prosecutor vows to continue crackdown on employers responsible for serious injuries to their employees through negligent conduct
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 4:00 pm
  • Russia chief rabbi: Israeli jailed in Russia 'nearing end' of imprisonment
    Photo: AP
    Berel Lazar says he has a team of people regularly visiting Naama Issachar, serving a 7.5 year sentence for possession of 9 grams of marijuana during a layover in Moscow last April, says
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 9:20 am
  • 'Israel warns Hamas against disrupting World Holocaust Forum'
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    On eve of visit by dozens of world leaders, Channel 13 says IDF has made it clear it will strike terror group in Gaza despite international attention; Jerusalem believes Gaza rulers are behind recent incendiary balloon attacks
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 9:12 am
  • Snow and rain forecast for Israel on the coldest day of the season so far
    צילום: אתר החרמון
    Jerusalem may see snow Tuesday though it is not expected to accumulate on the ground despite low temperatures; in the Galilee roads and schools remain open as residents brace for a cold and snowy day
    Posted: January 21, 2020, 7:02 am
  • Israel to allow Qatari aid into Gaza despite explosive balloon attacks
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    Qatar's envoy is set to enter the enclave on Tuesday to deliver another installment of relief funds amid a substantial increase in attacks involving explosives attached to airborne devices being sent from the Strip to Israel
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 9:33 pm
  • Palestinian family pledge appeal over Jerusalem eviction ruling
    Photo: AFP
    The Rajabi family says the court's decision to evict them from their home in the Silwan neighborhood is a result of 'political games by the Israeli courts and the settler organizations'
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 8:32 pm
  • BDS targets int'l herbalist event in Israel in apparent conspiracy
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    Ancient Roots Israel, set to be held near Tiberias next month, looks to be in jeopardy after the American Herbal Guild cancelled its participation following a campaign organized by a BDS activist which some claim works for the guild
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 7:11 pm
  • Israel foiled 560 'significant' terror attacks in 2019, says head of intel agency
    Photo: Shin Bet
    Shin Bet Director Nadav Argaman says the internal security agency thwarted '10 suicide plots, 4 abductions and over 300 shooting attacks' during speech at ceremony honoring intelligence achievement; PM adds next big challenge is Iran
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 5:00 pm
  • Kremlin: Putin will discuss Israeli jailed in Russia during Jerusalem visit
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    Spokesperson for Russian president says clemency for Naama Issachar, currently serving 7.5-year sentence for cannabis possession at Moscow airport, is unlikely to be announced before Putin arrives in Jerusalem on Thursday
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 2:04 pm
  • PM taps Likud lawmakers to take over his ministries
    Photo: Eli Mandelbaum
    Netanyahu was forced to quit his various portfolios earlier this month due to criminal charges against him, names replacements for agriculture, Diaspora affairs and labor ministries
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 12:40 pm
  • Four seriously hurt in gas tanker explosion in northern Israel
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    Hospital reports all injured are given artificial respiration due to extensive burns to their upper bodies, will be transferred to intensive care unit in Haifa for further treatment
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 10:59 am
  • Honduras to officially name Hezbollah as terror organization
    Photo: Reuters
    Israel's Ambassador to UN thanks Honduran president, who calls move 'culmination of security policies expressed over several years'; step follows similar measures by Argentina, Brazil and Guatemala in recent years; Tegucigalpa seen as pro-Israel under current government, opening Jerusalem trade office in September 2019
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 10:44 am
  • What happens when world's leaders visit Israel en masse?
    Photo: Reuters
    Dozens of dignitaries will land at Ben-Gurion Airport this week to attend a ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp; British, Spanish, Dutch and Norwegian royalty among attendees along with Macron, Pence and Putin
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 9:30 am
  • Heavy rain, flood warnings continue across Israel
    Photo: Moti Kimchi
    Center of country receives most rainfall, while snow predicted for Mount Hermon on Golan Heights; fears of flooding keep popular hiking, abseiling and climbing routes in Judean Desert closed
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 9:03 am
  • Report: Trump to decide on release of Mideast peace deal before March 2 ballot
    Photo: AP
    Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly pushing for the U.S. administration to present the peace plan before the vote; while Benny Gantz opposes such a move, raising concerns over election intervention
    Posted: January 20, 2020, 7:09 am
  • Mother of Israeli jailed in Russia hopeful Putin will pardon daughter soon
    Photo: Yariv Katz
    Russian media says Putin considers granting Issachar amnesty before visit to Israel later this week to attend Holocaust remembrance ceremony
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 8:51 pm
  • Edelstein allows Knesset vote on committee to consider PM's immunity plea
    Photo: Amir Shabi
    Netanyahu's efforts to delay formation of committee until after March 2 elections comes due current Knesset having clear majority to block immunity plea
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 7:42 pm
  • Jordanian parliament passes law to ban Israeli gas imports
    Photo: Reuters
    The motion was passed unanimously by Jordan's 130 lawmakers following weekend protests around the country against the new energy deal between the two countries
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 6:30 pm
  • Mandelblit denies PM lawyers' request for all investigation files
    Photo: TPS
    AG says by law a defendant cannot receive all of the documents files until the indictment is presented to the court, which cannot be done until a special Knesset committee votes on PM's request to receive parliamentary immunity
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 3:13 pm
  • IDF places 'tunnel-buster' sensors along northern border
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    Military engineers begin work near Kibbutz Misgav Am on Lebanon frontier; new system will use seismic and acoustic devices that according to army are 'merely preventative measures' and do not signify new efforts by Hezbollah
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 12:05 pm
  • REVEALED: IDF's biggest division is not prepared for war
    Photo: Yoav Zitun
    Internal audit finds 319th Division on northern border is short of dozens of tanks and vehicles, lacks million of shekels for first troops into combat in event of conflict in north; 'inspection team has been assembled' says army
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 10:35 am
  • Apple’s Siri calls Rivlin 'president of Zionist occupation state’
    Photo: Twitter
    A glitch in the voice-controlled personal assistant was a result of the president's Wikipedia page, from which the information is usually extracted, being hacked
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 8:43 am
  • Floods and roadblocks as new bout of stormy weather hits Israel
    Photo: Mount Hermon Ski Resort
    Thunderstorms and heavy downpours hit central Israel and are set to spread and intensify throughout the country in the coming days; snowfall in the Golan Heights is also expected to continue
    Posted: January 19, 2020, 7:05 am
  • Female Israeli soldiers subjected to bible lessons on the job
    Photo: Haim Horenstein
    Lectures are conducted by civilian wife of a rabbi, whose authorization to enter sensitive military site is unclear despite strict IDF regulations; sessions include lessons on a woman's duties to her husband; IDF army says matter will be investigated
    Posted: January 18, 2020, 7:51 am
  • Acting UNRWA head says U.S., Israel working against it
    Photo: UNRWA
    The UN agency for Palestinian refugees faced budgetary difficulties since 2018, when Trump halted annual American aid of $360 million while its former commissioner-general resigned amid probe into misconduct allegations
    Posted: January 17, 2020, 6:40 am
  • Putin said mulling pardon for Israeli jailed in Russia
    Photo: AP
    Report in local media says Kremlin still smarting at Israel's extradition of hacker to U.S.; president set to join dozens of world leaders in Jerusalem next week for Holocaust memorial; claim comes hours after PM raised issue of Naama Issachar during phone call with Putin
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 7:12 pm
  • Fury as Shabbat bus services axed over religious community complaints
    Photo: Avi Moalem
    Gantz vows to reverse decision after it emerges that more and more bus lines are being canceled due to complaints to Transportation Ministry from observant Jewish public; official says move is implementation of government policy
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 3:49 pm
  • Netanyahu raises Israeli jailed in Russia during Putin call
    Photo: AP
    Conversation raises much optimism ahead of Russian president's visit to Israel next week; mother of Naama Issachar, jailed for 7.5 years for possessing cannabis on Moscow stopover, says no plans for disruption during visit
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 2:44 pm
  • Court orders closed-door hearings in NSO surveillance firm case
    Photo: Orel Cohen
    Amnesty International claims NSO profits from spyware being used to abuse activists; judge cites national security concerns in ordering restriction, accepting defense ministry's request to ban public, media from court sessions
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 2:09 pm
  • Report: 14,800 Holocaust survivors pass away in 2019
    Photo: Reuters
    Finance ministry says billions transferred to survivors in direct payments and benefits; about two-thirds of survivors receive only a few hundred shekels every month
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 11:22 am
  • Israel concerned over renewed violence on the Gaza border
    Photo: AFP
    Talks to advance long-term calm with Hamas stall after Egypt, incandescent over Haniyeh's visit to Tehran, began raising taxes and prices of goods crossing into Gaza from Rafah
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 9:39 am
  • Jewish Home drops extremist faction to join right-wing bloc in 11th-hour move
    Photo: PR
    Having run in separate lists in the two previous elections this year, Likud estimated the lost votes of the religious right foiled Netanyahu's efforts to form a coalition
    Posted: January 16, 2020, 7:16 am
  • Israeli military launches strikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire
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    The attacks come just hours after 4 projectiles were fired at communities bordering the Hamas-controlled enclave; in the meantime, a bundle of balloons with a suspicious device attached to it, lands in Sderot
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 7:11 pm
  • Jordan's king warns of Israeli annexation, 'untold chaos' of possible U.S.-Iran war
    Photo: Reuters
    Monarch says unilateral action on Israel's part could end hopes for two-state solution, claims Jewish state 'perpetuates divisions among peoples and faiths worldwide'
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 4:15 pm
  • Blue & White MK defects to Likud
    Photo: Eli Segal
    Ethiopian-born lawmaker Gadi Yevarkan is offered 20th spot on party list, considered a safe seat, in March 2 election; was dismissed from his former political home earlier in the day as news emerged of his plan to move Netanyahu's party
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 3:29 pm
  • Four rockets fired from Gaza at bordering Israeli communities
    Photo: Defense Ministry
    IDF says Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two of the projectiles, with two more apparently landing in open areas; attack took place as children disembarked from buses at end of school day
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 2:02 pm
  • UK ambassador: EU appeal is last chance for Iran to comply with nuclear deal
    Photo: Shahar Goldstein
    Neil Wigan says 'Iran has now taken five steps of non-compliance' and calls on Islamic Republic to cooperate, warns Tehran may face collapse of 2015 pact and return of sanctions if it fails to abide by its commitments under the agreement
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 1:24 pm
  • PM pushing far-right parties to unite for next election
    Photo: GPO
    As deadline looms for submission of candidates lists for March vote, PM warns his defense minister Naftali Bennett that his position is 'at risk' if his party does not finalize agreement with Jewish Home
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 11:26 am
  • At least 3 pro-Iranian fighters said killed in strike on Syria airbase blamed on Israel
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    Syrian Observatory says unspecified number also injured; site outside Homs houses Iranian weapon depots, been subject to attacks attributed to Israel several times in recent years
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 9:44 am
  • Troops demolish two structures illegally built near the settlement of Yitzhar
    צילום: אלעזר ריגר
    Settlement officials condemned the demolition claiming the government is targeting Jewish homes while Arabs continue to build illegally
    Posted: January 15, 2020, 6:43 am
  • Syrian Army says Israel attacked T-4 airbase
    null
    According to state media, four rockets hit base and only caused material damage; location has been targeted several times in the past for suspicion of being storage point for Quds Forces in Syria
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 9:49 pm
  • Wife of Rabin assassin registers party
    Photo: Amit Shabi
    Trimbobler-Amir submits party slate to Central Elections Committee in bid to score retrial for jailed husband; Party Registrar says party will not attempt to justify Rabin's murder
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 9:27 pm
  • Court to hear Amnesty bid to revoke NSO export license
    Photo: Orel Cohen
    Organization claims NSO profits from spyware being used to abuse activists; Defense Ministry refuses to conduct open court debate, citing security concerns
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 8:20 pm
  • Train passenger falls asleep, wakes up in locked car
    Photo: Alex Kolomoisky
    Commuter spends night in locked wagon after train personnel fail to spot sleeping traveler during security check; Israel Railways launches probe into incident
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 6:48 pm
  • IDF says Iran could have nuclear bomb within two years
    Photo: Reuters
    Soleimani's assassination could have calming effect on Mideast, says Intelligence report; West Bank could become new threat following Palestinian elections, likelihood of war low
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 5:44 pm
  • Telegrass founder runs for Knesset
    Photo: Yariv Katz
    Wife says he will promote liberal economic agendas such as open market and competition despite drug trafficking charges; 'if Netanyahu can, so can we'
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 4:50 pm
  • Haredi cult victim: Rabbi used women to groom us
    Photo: Rafi Kotz
    The woman says Rabbi Aharon Ramati, arrested by Jerusalem police, had two seminaries, one for his 'favorites' and another for troublemakers; she adds he was brainwashing 'good, intelligent' girls into 'getting into the trunk of a car' if needed
    Posted: January 14, 2020, 12:13 pm
  • Jewish Home approves merger with Otzma Yehudit
    Photo: PR
    Far-right party welcomes move, calls on Smotrich's National Union faction to tie in and 'bring victory to right-wing bloc'; New Right announce running as independent list
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 8:14 pm
  • Knesset OKs panel to debate Netanyahu immunity
    Photo: AFP
    House Committee can debate and potentially vote on PM's immunity bid in coming weeks, perhaps even before March 2 ballot; Likud MK Zohar accuses Blue & White of hijacking Knesset
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 6:20 pm
  • Rabbi arrested on suspicion of holding 50 women 'as slaves' in Jerusalem commune
    Photo: Rafi Kotz
    The investigators believe the women of the alleged Haredi cult were sexually exploited and had their hands burned to learn 'what hell feels like'; the elderly cult leader also apparently abused the children held in the residential complex
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 1:14 pm
  • Israel to speed up extradition of woman in sex-abuse case
    Photo: YouTube screenshot
    The Justice Ministry's decision comes a weeks after court 'unanimously' found Malka Leifer, accused of sexually abusing dozes of her former students, fit to stand trial
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 12:17 pm
  • IAF officer: Flooded fighter jets should have been moved
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    Local council pleaded with Israel Air Force in 2013 to help fund new drainage system, but only partial, inadequate repairs made; airman says floods overwhelmed hangars holding eight F-16s at Hatzor Airbase within minutes; 'Every time a lake floods our base is in danger,' he says
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 10:24 am
  • Israel's left announces merger ahead of March elections
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    Labor leader Amir Peretz will head the political alliance, with the head of the Gesher party Orly Levy-Abekasis acting as number two; Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz is set to be placed third on the list
    Posted: January 13, 2020, 7:14 am
  • Edelstein rejects Knesset legal adviser's opinion over Netanyahu immunity
    Photo: Amit Shabi
    Yinon issues opinion that Edelstein cannot prevent establishment of Knesset committees to weigh PM's immunity bid; Edelstein warns convening committees so close to elections 'grave mistake'
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 8:28 pm
  • Air Force fighter planes damaged in floods
    Photo: EPA
    Local media reports technical crews rescued from hangars where planes were kept as water levels rose while damage to the aircraft is estimated in the millions
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 7:08 pm
  • Education minister implies homosexuality unnatural, sparks ourage
    Photo: Amit Shabi
    Several municipalities around the country order schools to open a new school week with tolerance classes in response to Rafi Pererz's contentious comments, implying homosexuality is unhealthy
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 11:51 am
  • Israel's recent storms cause billions in damage to property, infrastructure
    Photo: Gil Nehushtan
    Insurance data shows private damage claims worth over NIS 1.5 billion ($432 million) have been filed just days after heavy rains pounded central and northern Israel for several days; damage to public infrastructure is also estimated to be in millions
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 10:54 am
  • Foreign minister postpones Dubai visit over security concern
    Photo: Avi Moalem
    A top Israeli diplomat says Israel was taking precautions lest Iran tries to target Israel Katz, who was set to attend Expo 2020 in the UAE; earlier reports suggested Israeli intel was used by the U.S. in a mission to kill top Iranian general
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 8:50 am
  • ‘Exhausted’ Kahlon set to quit politics
    Photo: Rafi Kutz
    Sources say the finance minister will officially announce his retirement from political life on Monday; Kahlon already said he will not run in the March 2 election and Netanyahu's attempts to persuade him to stay were fruitless
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 8:03 am
  • Report: Israeli intel helped U.S. assassinate Soleimani
    Photo: AFP
    NBC News says Jerusalem 'helped confirm the details' of Iran's general secret flight from Damascus to Baghdad, where his vehicle was struck by drones upon arrival; earlier, top IDF official claimed Israel was 'not the story' of the operation
    Posted: January 12, 2020, 6:52 am
  • Israel likely to face war in 2020, top think tank warns
    Photo: AFP
    All-out war in the north, escalation in Gaza and West Bank, and Iran an increasing threat, says assessment by INSS; Tel Aviv University institute recommends fresh bid for negotiations with Palestinians, restoration of relations with Jordan, making Israel a bilateral consensus issue in U.S. politics
    Posted: January 11, 2020, 9:16 pm
  • Israel frees Syria spy, killer as goodwill move after MIA soldier's body returned
    Photo: Haim Horenstein
    Netanyahu confirms release of Sidqi al-Maqt and Amal Abu Saleh, calling it 'political gesture of goodwill, following the return of the late Zachary Baumel's body from Syria to Israel'; Baumel disappeared during 1982 battle against Syrian troops in Lebanon
    Posted: January 10, 2020, 7:53 am
  • Israel to release 2 Syrian inmates as part of swap deal with Russia
    Photo: Gil Nehushtan
    Israeli Prison Service confirms Sidqi al-Maqt and Amal Abu Salah are to be freed on Thursday and Friday; the release is believed to be the last installment in of the deal that saw Russia return the body of Zachary Baumel, retrieved in Syria earlier this year
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 9:18 pm
  • U.S. senators back bill to provide $3.3 billion for Israel
    Photo: AFP
    The legislation puts into law 'Memorandum of Understanding' reached between Israelis and Americans 4 years ago; the bill was rushed due to growing tensions in the Mideast and includes provision that bans boycotting Israel
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 8:35 pm
  • Heavy rainfall in Israel's north breaks 50-year record
    Photo: Kobi Snir
    Meteorological services say the amount of rain recorded in the region for a 2-week period is the highest since 1969; amount of rainfall accumulated in some parts of the Western Galilee ha already surpassed winter season's average
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 7:31 pm
  • Kids rescued by boat from flooded school in south
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    Massive rainfall overnight night along southern coastal plain, traffic routes blocked due to water; PM urges people to comply with emergency directives, comparing situation to a rocket attack
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 5:52 pm
  • Shas back chief rabbi amid post-Soviet aliyah row
    Photo: Yaakov Cohen
    Letter from the party's spiritual leader calls on Yitzhak Yosef to keep expressing his position against 'destroyers of the religion' without fear of criticism, despite massive backlash from across the political spectrum
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 3:54 pm
  • Fugitive Australian principal found fit to stand trial for pedophilia
    Photo: AP
    Recommendation by panel of experts appointed by Jerusalem District Court set to determine whether Malka Leifer is extradited to stand trial for sexually assaulting female students at Melbourne high school she led; police urge charges against health minister for allegedly assisting her to falsely claim mental instability
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 2:12 pm
  • Blue & White piles on pressure for Knesset committee to debate PM immunity
    Photo: Avi Moalem
    Party leader Gantz and senior MK Hendel both warn Likud's Edelstein he will be ousted as Knesset speaker if he does not allow panel to form; speaker has authority to block creation of body in hope that March election will yield more favorable balance of power for the indicted prime minister
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 1:12 pm
  • 'Bennett, Peretz meet on new alliance for March elections'
    Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg
    Defense minister and education minister consider returning to joint run despite relatively poor showing in September 2019 union, which disbanded soon after the vote; Smotrich said mulling his own bid to lead right-wing bloc
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 12:46 pm
  • Orban: EU should be closer to Israel, U.S. stance on Iran
    Photo: Reuters
    Hungarian PM says European Union 'not clear on Iranian issue'; says his country will keep troops in Iraq as long as Baghdad abides by agreement between the two governments
    Posted: January 9, 2020, 12:02 pm
  • Homes flooded, infrastructure overwhelmed as Israel endures more torrential downpours
    Photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Services
    As flood waters recede in storm-battered Nahariya, a scene of large-scale devastation emerges; ; police say roads in north remain closed to traffic as authorities try to clear away debris; El Al flight diverted to southern airport as strong winds wrack center of country
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    Photo: AFP
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    Posted: January 9, 2020, 7:44 am
  • Man dies trying to save baby in mass Nahariya floods
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    Moti Ben Shabbat, 38, came to the rescue of passengers trapped inside a car stuck in floodwater but mistakenly believed he left behind a child after seeing a baby chair; he jumped into flooded vehicle and drowned in strong floodwater currents
    Posted: January 8, 2020, 6:50 pm
  • France advises caution for its citizens in Haifa amid Iran tension
    Photo: Shutterstock
    The French Foreign Ministry's remarks come after a former Revolutionary Guard chief mentioned the northern city specifically in a speech warning of a response to the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S.
    Posted: January 8, 2020, 3:49 pm
  • Pompeo says U.S. support for Israeli settlements advances peace with Palestinians
    Photo: Reuters
    Speaking by video link at a Jerusalem policy forum, Pompeo said the administration returned to a 'balanced and sober' approach to Middle East peace by changing its position on Israel's presence in the West Bank
    Posted: January 8, 2020, 1:20 pm
  • Netanyahu: We stand by the United States
    Photo: Amit Shabi
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    Posted: January 8, 2020, 12:18 pm
  • Nahariya besieged by floods after violent cloudburst
    Photo: Ahiya Raved
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    Posted: January 8, 2020, 12:10 pm
  • Railways closed as downpours batter northern Israel
    Photo: Israel Railways
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    Posted: January 8, 2020, 10:30 am
  • Sandbags and storms: Israel braces for new bout of wintry weather
    Photo: Kobi Koanks
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 10:04 pm
  • British teen to appeal Cyprus conviction over gang rape allegation
    Photo: AFP
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 7:07 pm
  • Chief rabbi doubles down on slur on 'gentile' post-Soviet immigrants
    Photo: Yair Sagi
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 5:33 pm
  • Sand storm triggering high air pollution, government warns
    Photo: TPS
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 5:11 pm
  • Polish president to boycott international Holocaust remembrance in Israel
    Photo: Reuters
    Andrzej Duda to skip Jan. 23 ceremony in Jerusalem to mark 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz because he cannot make a speech, unlike British, German, American, Russian and French leaders
    Posted: January 7, 2020, 4:14 pm
  • Rainy winter brings striking rise in Sea of Galilee water level
    Photo: Shamir Elbaz
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 1:56 pm
  • Chief rabbi under fire for branding post-Soviet aliyah 'religion hating gentiles'
    Photo: Moti Kimchi
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 11:32 am
  • Israeli police rescues U.S. tourist trapped inside luggage hold of bus
    Photo: Instagram
    In a phone call made from inside the hold to the emergency services, the 18-year-old says he tried to retrieve his suitcase when the door suddenly closed, and the bus began moving; police located and freed the man 20 minutes later
    Posted: January 7, 2020, 9:18 am
  • British rape-claim woman gets 4 months suspended jail term in Cyprus
    Photo: Reuters
    Judge says he decided to give the UK teen, convicted of public mischief for lying about being gang raped by 12 Israeli youths last July, a 'second chance'; protests in support of the woman take place outside the courtroom in Paralimni and in central Tel Aviv
    Posted: January 7, 2020, 8:09 am
  • Steinitz: Too early to say if Iran on path towards nuclear weapon
    Photo: Avi Moalem
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    Posted: January 7, 2020, 7:25 am
  • Iran Guard leader threatens to 'set ablaze' U.S.-backed places
    Photo: AFP
    Hossein Salami makes the pledge in front of a crowd of thousands chanting 'Death to Israel!' in Kernan, the hometown of Qassem Soleimani, where the slain general's third funeral was to take place
    Posted: January 7, 2020, 7:04 am
  • U.S. warns citizens in Israel of rocket fire risk
    Photo: AFP
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    Posted: January 6, 2020, 8:38 pm
  • Despite political stalemate, MKs give themselves pay rise
    Photo: Alex Kolomoisky
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    Posted: January 6, 2020, 4:54 pm
  • IDF says Israel 'not the story' in Soleimani killing
    Photo: Amit Shaabi
    Israeli army distances itself from the assassination of top Iranian commander in a first official comment since the U.S. raid on Friday; adds no attempts by Iran-backed, Gaza-based Islamic Jihad to avenge the death have been identified
    Posted: January 6, 2020, 12:58 pm
  • Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders attend Soleimani funeral in Tehran
    Photo: AFP
    'These assassinations only serve to further strengthen our resolve,' says Ismail Haniyeh, whose Hamas group has long been recipient of Iranian support; 'Criminal atmosphere propagated by the U.S. is what motivates the crimes of Israel both inside and outside of Palestine,' he says
    Posted: January 6, 2020, 11:27 am
  • Deadly storm claims life of 4th victim in Israel's north
    Photo: The National Fire & Rescue Authority
    Ali Agbaria and son tried to cross an overflowing river but while the son managed to escape the 47-year-old was washed away by the current as his offspring watched; an elderly man drowned in a stream close to Binyamina just hours earlier
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