Air Force chief Discussion on Iran strike is damaging

Outgoing Israel Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan calls discourse uninformed, unproductive; UN nuclear chief meets with senior Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss ...

Netanyahu Mofaz open inaugural ctee on Tal Law

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Vice Premier Shaul Mofaz on Monday said the government must urgently find a solution to the secular-haredi divide over enlistment in the IDF.Speaking at the ...

Netanyahu warns of infiltrators flooding Israel

Illegal infiltrators threaten Israel's character as a Jewish and democratic country, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.Calling the ...

Israeli MKs engage in stormy debate over African asylum seekers

At the same meeting, a representative of Israel Police told Knesset members that in order to reduce crime among asylum seekers they need to be incorporated into the ...

Bad agreement with Iran could be nasty October Surprise - for Israel

The granddaddy of all 'October Surprises' is the one that wasn't: the 1980 release of 52 Americans taken hostage by Iran which, according to conspiracy theorists, didn't take ...

Faculty demands return of Arabic to University of Haifas logo

Israel education The University of Haifa has removed the Arabic script from its new logo, which appears as part of special design issued in honor of the 40th anniversary of the university's ...

Court grants 015 Hallo stay of proceedings

The Central District Court today granted a 21-day stay of proceedings for Hilat The Israel Communication Company Ltd., which operates as 015 Hallo Ltd., the first mobile virtual network operator ...

CET setting up Yeruham educational technology incubator

Center for Educational Technology (CET) is setting up a technology incubator in the Negev town of Yeruham to encourage technological innovation and development in education. The incubator will begin ...

Philippine contract boosts Alvarion

ALVR ) has won a multimillion-dollar contract from the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) (NYSE: PHI; PSE: TEL) to supply Wi-Fi access solutions, beginning with more than3,000 hot ...

Israeli soldiers seen standing by as settlers use live fire against Palestinians

A violent series of events that culminated in Israeli settlers apparently opening fire with live ammunition on Palestinian villagers in the West Bank under the gaze of Israeli soldiers has been ...

Jewish settlers filmed shooting Palestinian protester

An Israeli human rights group has released a video suggesting Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West ...

Israel to deploy 20000 soldiers in Greek Cyprus

Nicosia / NationalTurk – A senior Cypriot source is cited as stating that Israel plans to locate 20,000 soldiers in the Greek part of the Cyprus island to protect its energy projects in the ...

Untangling the Web How Facebook ruined my holiday

On a week's vacation in northern Thailand last week, I discovered something that I'd been starting to suspect in the preceding weeks: Social media is ruining my social life. It is now ...

Turkish Report Israel to Deploy 20000 Commandos to Cyprus

reported Sunday. The report, which appears somewhat doubtful to observers familiar with the size of Israel's military, adds that at least 30,000 Israeli workers and their families will move to ...

Smart Phones Dumb for Privacy Says Tel Aviv Univ. Study

New phones may be "smart" but they are dumb for privacy, especially in the public sector, warns Tel Aviv University researchers. High-speed wireless Internet access, free messaging ...

Suicide Bombing in Yemen Bad Sign for Obama

A massive suicide bombing in Yemen Monday morning is another blow to President Barack Obama’s attempt to show the Arab world that democracy works for it. The suicide bomber, wearing a military ...

Samaria Leaders to MDA Volunteers No Dividing Us

Two key leaders of the Jewish communities in Samaria (Shomron) wrote a letter to about 2,500 Magen David Adom (MDA) volunteers Sunday, hinting at the controversy with MDA over its surrender to Red ...

Can 95 Octane Falafel Oil Fuel Your Car

Running cars with gas made from falafel oil is one of several Israeli inventions waiting for investors at Israel’s first-ever patent exhibition in September. Another invention to be presented ...

Brazilian virtuosos breakthrough in Israel

Few Israelis had heard of virtuoso Choro musician Guinga before last weekend, when he performed in Israel after being invited by members of the Chorole ...

Israel Aerospace Industries fined NIS 1 million for trying to export without permit

Fine levied by the ministry's Department of Defense Export Controls which checks deals relating to export of defense materials to ensure that appropriate permits are ...

Family of slain Hamas leader seek to block Israeli film poking fun of 2010 Dubai hit

Relatives of a slain Hamas operative seek to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said ...

Turkey falls to sixth among Israels export destinations

The US remains the most important destination by far, but the UK has become the largest in Europe. The pattern of Israeli exports underwent changes in the first quarter of this year, according to an ...

Dov Morans new start-up lets consumers record calls

Sherut.net (service in Hebrew), a social network for consumers. "Service always sounds like a plague. You have to wait a long time on telephone, and when the conversation is over, you're ...

Rights group suspects Israeli troops stood by while settlers fired on Palestinians wounded 1

JERUSALEM – An Israeli human rights group has released a video that suggests Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank, wounding one. The ...

Palestinian Shot by Settlers as Israeli Troops Stand by Btselem Allege VIDEO

Fathi Asayira, a 24-year-old Palestinian man, was shot in the head and taken to hospital, where he is reported to be in stable condition following a clash between Israeli settlers and Palestinian ...

Time offers intimate portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu

Jon Meacham, Richard Haass, Patrick Gavin, John Harwood, Harold Ford Jr., David Ignatius, Chuck Todd, Arthur Herman, Roger Bennett, Martin Bashir, Randall Lane, Benjamin Wallace-Wells, Brian ...

New customs program eases U.S.-Israel visa visit requirements

JERUSALEM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Senior Israel and American officials have signed an agreement that will expedite and ease entry for Israelis who regularly visit the United States, the Israeli foreign ...

Denmark and South Africa protest at made in Israel goods

Denmark’s foreign minister has joined South Africa in a call to ban Israeli goods produced on occupied Palestinian land from branding themselves "made in ...

Minister Israel taking steps to expel infiltrators

Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman on Monday said that Israel is taking steps to expel infiltrators from Israel, adding that all branches of government are working to eliminate the "scourge" ...

Bomber hits Yemen military practice kills 41

SANAA - A uniformed man blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal attended by senior officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, killing at least 41 people and wounding more ...

Militant group claims suicide bombing in Syria

DUBAI - A militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Syria last week that killed nine people and said attacks would continue, in a statement posted on the Internet on ...

Bomb found in parking spot of Nahariya mayor

A street cleaner discovered a bomb planted on a sidewalk in Nahariya on Monday near the parking space reserved for the city's mayor Jacky Sebag.A police bomb squad called to the scene just after ...

Pilot lands light plane in Tiberias for coffee

A light plane landed near a BIG discount store in Tiberias early Monday morning so that the pilot could buy himself a cup of coffee.Police had originally stated that the plane was making an emergency ...

Comic actor John Cleese signs on to Israeli film

British comic actor John Cleese has signed on to a film by Israeli director Reshef Levi.Cleese will play a disgraced, eccentric British lord in the heist ...

Iranian Commander Reiterates Need to Annihilate Zionist Regime

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said that threats and sanctions will not deter the Islamic Republic from "its revolutionary causes and ideals," ...

U-Turn Naftali Bennett to Run for Mafdal Leader

Naftali Bennett, a rising star in the religious-Zionist political camp, is about to announce that he will not run for the Knesset at the helm of his own party, ...

South African Ambassador Hiding from Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said Monday that efforts will continue to summon South Africa's ambassador for censure over his country's announcement on Saturday that products made in ...

IDF Tries to Sway China before Talks with Iran

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz is meeting with his Chinese counterpart this week on the eve of critical talks with Iranian officials in Iraq. It is the first time in 16 years the IDF Chief ...

Ayalon to IOC Refusal to Hold Minute of Silence Unacceptable

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon responded at week's end to a letter he received from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, rejecting Ayalon's request to hold a ...

High Quality of Life in Judea and Samaria Say Gov’t Statistics

More than 80 percent of 304,000 Jews in Judea and Samaria own their own homes, nearly 15 percent more than the national average, according to government statistics. The official population figures, ...

IDF Hosting NATOs Surgeon-Generals

As part of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Committee of the Medical Chief of Military Medical Services (COMEDS), the IDF Medical Corps is hosting Surgeon Generals and senior medical ...

Israeli settler filmed firing gun at Palestinians

Link to this video A video released by an Israeli human rights group appears to show a settler firing a pistol at a group of Palestinian protesters while police and soldiers stand by.The incident ...

Maxim Group initiates coverage of Tower

TSEM ) with a "Buy" recommendation, but with the lowest target price among investment houses covering the company: $1. The target price is 21% above Tower's market price. Maxim Group ...

Group Palestinian shot as Israeli troops stood by

JERUSALEM -; An Israeli human rights group has released a video suggesting Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West ...

IAEA chief kicks off talks with Iran over its nuke program

UN's nuclear chief in Tehran for one-day visit meets with senior Iranian officials, expresses hope of agreement on further inspections of nuke sites; Iran: Amano's visit a "gesture of ...

Police arrest 2nd suspect for Ramat Yishai rapes

Police on Monday arrested a second suspect, 19, for the Sunday rape of two young women near Ramat Yishai, some 25 kilometers northeast of Haifa.The women were out with their boyfriends, but two other ...

40000 haredim attend anti-Internet rally in NY

More than 40,000 haredi (ultra-orthodox) men attended a rally at the New York Mets' stadium on Sunday on the dangers of the Internet.Unable to enter the stadium due to strict laws regulating the ...

Singer Robin Gibb Bee Gees co-founder dies at 62

LONDON - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as "Stayin' Alive" ...

Prof. to post-doctoral students Return to Israel

Prof. Ruth Arnon, president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, on Sunday urged outstanding doctoral students in the sciences to return to Israel after their post-doctoral work abroad ...

Netanyahu at Merkaz HaRav I Will Never Divide Jerusalem

Merkaz HaRav Kook , took place on Sunday evening so as not to cause desecration of the Sabbath. This year, in addition to words of Torah about the city, dancing and joyous song led by famed ...

Olmert Under Fire for Suggesting Jerusalem was Never United

Education Minister Gideon Saar slammed former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday, over comments he made about Jerusalem in an interview with ...

Hamas Terrorists Family to Sue Over Israeli Spy Thriller

was widely blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency, which never confirmed or denied involvement. The movie being made on the assassination features Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli as a temptress ...

Outrage in Britain Over Election of Former Neo-Nazi

he believes Labour, who insists Burke will be an "excellent councillor", should consider withdrawing its whip and allow her to stand as an Independent if she wishes. Elsewhere in Britain, ...

Report points to inefficiency as source of Israel Polices shortcomings

After the police's failure to respond to a call about a group of noisy teens outside a family home ended in the murder of Gadi Vichman last week, police claimed that their desperate shortage of ...

Jerusalem property developers find themselves in mired in a gold mine

Two veteran partners launched the Jerusalem of Gold complex years ago, but building has slowed. Some sources attribute this to a dispute between the younger generations on both ...

Turkish media Israel to station troops in Cyprus

Turkey's "Anatolian News Agency" quotes a senior Cypriot source as saying that Israel plans to send 20,000 soldiers to the Greek part of the island to protect its energy sources in the ...

Shekel strengthens against dollar

The shekel is strengthening against the dollar but weakening against the euro in morning inter-bank trading today. The shekel-dollar exchange rate is down 0.47%, compared with Friday's ...

Tensions run high during Israeli holiday

Police said Jerusalem Day celebrations in Israel Sunday were tense as revelers and counter-protesters clashed, resulting in at least nine arrests. More than 30,000 people took part in the annual ...

Israel to enter US Global Entry program

[IMRA: While the United States continues to require Israeli citizens to go through a visa application process, Israelis wishing to visit Russia can simply board a plane with a valid Israeli ...

Israel human rights group questions troops

AN Israeli human rights group has released a video suggesting Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the West ...

Video Settlers firing at Palestinians

Palestinian video footage published Sunday showed settlers shooting at stone throwing Palestinians as IDF soldiers stand by.The footage showed moments from a two-hour incident that began around ...

Arava Power to build 8 new solar fields

Arava Power Company, the firm responsible for the launch of the country's first solar field last June, has completed financial closure on an unprecedented 58 megawatts and NIS 800 million ...

Israeli museum hopes to make Einsteins genius relatively accessible

Cabinet approves establishment of Albert Einstein museum in Jerusalem, which will display items from the estate of the man who is considered the greatest scientist of the 20th ...

EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions

BRUSSELS, May 16, 2012 (IPS) - All 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have strongly spoken out against Israeli demolitions in Area C of the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2011 not less ...

Israel on African immigrants

Israel PM: illegal African immigrants threaten identity of Jewish state Binyamin Netanyahu reignites row over fate of thousands of African migrants in Israel The Israeli prime minister has stoked a ...

NATO chief says no intention to intervene in Syria

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday expressed concern about the escalating violence in Syria, but maintained that the alliance has "no intention" of taking military action against ...

MK Tibi Thanks South Africa for Labeling Settlements

, Tibi called South Africa’s position "moral and courageous" and expressed hope that other countries will follow. Tibi has ...

A First for Argentina Temporary Jewish President

. Beatriz Rojkes de Alperovich, who is the provisional president of the Senate, was in charge while both President Christina Fernandez and Vice-President Amado Boudou were travelling overseas, the ...

Former Israeli PM Jerusalem must be partitioned

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a special cabinet meeting marking 'Jerusalem Day' in the Ammunition Hill memorial in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 20, 2012. 'Jeruslem ...

New Video Reveals Jewish Mixed Feelings on Obama

his rocky relationship with Israel and with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, a new video released this week suggests that the opposite may be true, or at the very least that some of the American ...

BTselem Video Misrepresents Arab Arson

extreme leftist group B'Tselem disseminated a video on Sunday which depicts clashes between residents of the Shomron community of Yitzhar and Palestinian Authority Arabs. The video shows Arabs ...

Clal Industries to be sold to U.S.-Russian mogul

Nochi Dankner's IDB Development firm inked a deal over the weekend for the sale of a controlling interest in Clal Industries to American-Russian businessman Len Blavatnik's firm Access ...

Planning rules to boost earthquake-proofing

The master plan that provides incentives for earthquake-proofing the country's buildings was amended yesterday to provide additional incentives. It now allows two-and-a-half stories to be added ...

Teva board makes Frosts announcement official as they vote to extend his tenure

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has formally announced that its board of directors has unanimously voted to reelect Phillip Frost as chairman for another three-year term, corroborating a minor ...

HOT Mobile keeps heat on hopes to offer intl cell calls

HOT Mobile - the HOT communication division that last week shook up the cellular telephone market by introducing discount price plans - is also establishing an international long-distance business. ...

Telecom stocks keep falling but Dankner steals the show

Tel Aviv stocks started the week lower as communications shares extended their falls, though Clal Industries bucked the trend on news that American-Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik was buying a ...

Consultants IEC paying too much in gas deal with Tamar partnership

TheMarker has learned that a professional opinion commissioned by the state electricity agency found that the price the IEC has agreed to pay for the gas is ...

Analyst jumps from IBI to Teva - and makes sure not to upgrade the stock first

Natali Gotlieb, IBI Investment House's biomed analyst for the past five years, announced her resignation on Thursday to become an analyst in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' economic ...

Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie

FILE - In this May 1, 2012 file photo, Israeli model Bar Refaeli plays a seductress with actor Tomer Sisley on a set of a film made about the assassination of Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in ...

IAF to counter new surface-to-air missiles threat

IAF developing new flight guidelines, defense systems to counter expanding threat; new "White Paper" analyzes Syrian, Lebanese and Gazan fronts, different SAM systems in each ...

Tourism focus at special J’lem cabinet meeting

The cabinet held a special meeting at the capital's Ammunition Hill memorial site to mark Jerusalem Day and the 45th anniversary of the Six Day War, when Jerusalem was reunited.The fierce ...

Egypt’s election It’s all up for grabs

With Egypt's presidential elections just two days away, the only certainty is surprise.The crop of viable candidates is down to a handful, but how to identify a favorite is anyone's ...

Sloutsker from former FSU starts new organization

The world of Jewish organizations founded and funded by wealthy businessman from the former Soviet Union just got bigger.At a party held on the 41st floor of a new high-rise building overlooking ...

Expert Concerned Over Zuckerbergs Intermarriage

Dr. Aliza Lavie, a communications researcher, lecturer at Bar Ilan University and social activist, spoke out on Sunday against the intermarriage of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The 28-year-old ...

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians on Land Day

Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up groups of Palestinian stone-throwers on Friday as annual Land Day rallies turned violent. Medics in the Gaza ...

Group Hunger Strike Leaders Meet Israeli Authorities

A Palestinian prisoners rights group said Thursday that leaders of a hunger strike met with the Israeli prison administration inside Nafha jail. The Hussam organization said the administration ...

UN Official to Israel Resolve Palestinian Prisoners Issue

A senior UN official voiced deep concern over the plight of Palestinians affected by Israel's occupation, including those displaced after their homes were ...

UK chain cuts off Israeli products

British supermarket chain announces boycott of products from Israeli settlementsSince 2009, Israeli items that are sold in the country carry a label stating the place of origin...One of the largest ...

Israel to open peace talks with security water demands

Security forces intercepted a Palestinian squad that attempted to kidnap Israeli citizens in the West Bank, the Shin Bet... 02:19 PM ...

Comment Peace deal means getting Jewish state back from the Arab world

Security forces intercepted a Palestinian squad that attempted to kidnap Israeli citizens in the West Bank, the Shin Bet... 02:19 PM ...

Is Europes new Jewish group putting unfair pressure on Israel

Incident comes amid increased tensions in the capital over observance of Jerusalem Day; Israel Police stops right-wing MKs from leading prayers on Temple ...

Netanyahu looks to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners

B'Tselem releases video of clashes between settlers and Palestinians near Itzhar on Saturday; 24-year-old Palestinian wounded as a result of the ...

Europol deal with Israel Police hampered due to East Jerusalem offices

Incident comes amid increased tensions in the capital over observance of Jerusalem Day; Israel Police stops right-wing MKs from leading prayers on Temple ...

Israel Sets Up Observation Post in Violation of Border Lebanese Army

Written by General Editor The Lebanese army on Friday said Israel has violated the border by establishing an observation post in a restricted area on the outskirts of Kfarshouba hills."In ...

Hezbollah takes over west Beirut

Gunmen from the Shia militant group Hezbollah have taken control of most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government.The gunmen, who support Hezbollah and its Shia ...

Israel’s gay rights record touted in NY

BERLIN - The alumni association of Birthright Israel placed a mural in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood last week, which juxtaposed the rights of gays in Israel with criminal penalties ...

Ministers fix Independence Day to Thursdays

Independence Day will be celebrated on a Thursday each year, according to a bill the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved for government support on Sunday.The ministers unanimously voted ...

Bar-Ilan president China saved father from Nazis

A old journal and letters written to friends in Israel were all that remained when Moshe Kaveh arrived in Shanghai 14 years ago and searched for traces of his family, one member of which was among ...

Committee suggests ways to expand fertility

A Health Ministry-appointed committee of experts presented a wide range of recommendations Sunday to amend laws regarding in-vitro fertilization, ova and sperm donations, surrogate parenthood and ...

Ministry to invest NIS 1m. yearly for Negev doctors

In an effort to bring 150 more young physicians to work at Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba over the next five years, the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee has ...

Discount may save beleaguered Israeli theater

Bank Discount officials will be meeting with Habima Theater and government representatives Thursday to discuss whether the bank will grant Israel's national theater a NIS 6.5 million loan. ...

Sleepy campaign for Histadrut chief crawls to a close

The Histadrut election campaign is drawing to a close, with the vote for the labor federation's chairman and institutions scheduled for tomorrow. Labor MK Eitan Cabel is challenging incumbent ...

From next year Independence Day may launch long weekend

Independence Day will soon herald a long holiday weekend, instead of falling on a different day of the week each year, depending on its Hebrew date. The holiday will still be celebrated the week ...

For second straight year marchers chant anti-Arab slogans during Jerusalem Day

Marchers attack three left-wing protesters trying to document the flag procession; police clash with hundreds of the Palestinian protesters near Damascus ...

Palestinian prisoners force Israeli concessions to end hunger strike

Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli prisons have called off a hunger strike after winning several key concessions from Israel. Solidarity protests have been staged in the ...

Labelling of West Bank products racist says Israel

MARK WEISS in JerusalemTHE FOREIGN ministry in Jerusalem will today summon South Africa’s ambassador to Israel to complain over Pretoria’s decision to label products manufactured in West ...

Israels fury over trade ban on West Bank produce

South Africa has angered Benjamin Netanyahu's government by announcing a planned ban on importing goods marked as being "made in Israel" when they are actually produced in Jewish ...

From fear to fortune Tel Avivs new attitude

(CBS News) To live in Tel Aviv is to make a choice. With a history of bloodshed and bombings, the inhabitants of Israel's largest city could live in fear of what could come next. Or they could ...

Israel and UN sign aid cooperation agreement

Israel and the United Nations are cooperating on development, a central topic on the international agenda. (Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson) On 14 May 2012, Israel and the UN signed a special ...

Israel and Japan mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations

15 May 2012 Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 60 years ago, Japan and Israel have steadily developed their bilateral relationship. (Contributed by the MFA Spokesperson) Israel and ...

PM Netanyahu meets with the Family of Anti-Terrorism Unit Soldier the late Pascal Avrahami

PM Netanyahu meets with the Family of Anti-Terrorism Unit Soldier the late Pascal Avrahami (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today ...

Analysis Mixed feelings over possible Iran deal

Israel was struck by mixed feelings on Sunday amid optimism in the West that talks world powers will hold with Iran this week in Baghdad could end in an agreement over the Islamic Republic's ...

Hamas Fatah agree on deadline for unity govt

Rival Palestinian parties Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement accelerating their reconciliation process, Palestinian Ma'an news agency quoted a Fatah official as saying.Under the terms of ...

OU’s ‘Torah Tidbits’ turns 20

The Orthodox Union celebrated the 20th year and the 1,000th edition of its weekly Shabbat pamphlet, Torah Tidbits, during a gathering at the Jerusalem Theater on Sunday night.The event was attended ...

Activist to be compensated over police beating

The state has agreed this week to pay nearly NIS 60,000 in compensation to a man beaten by a police officer during an anti-disengagement rally in 2005.The beating victim, Benny Rahamim, who was a ...

U.S. Congresswoman Helps Holocaust Survivors Seek Justice

congressional district has introduced and won committee passage of a bill, the first of its kind, that would enable American Holocaust survivors to sue international insurance companies from whom ...

Russia More Countries Now Favor Iran Attack

Russia is concerned about a shift in the positions of some countries that now favor a military attack on Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sunday. "We [Russia] are ...

Photos Jerusalem Day at Merkaz HaRav

The traditional Jerusalem Day celebrations at the flagship religious Zionist yeshiva, Merkaz HaRav, began Sunday evening. High ranking officials are expected to attend. Photos courtesy of Yeshivat ...

Massive Fields of Natural Gas Discovered in East Africa

Massive natural gas discoveries in East Africa are about to change the landscape and the continent's coastal economy. Finds were announced last week off the coast of Tanzania and Mozambique, in ...

15 arrested in clashes marring Jerusalem Day

Fifteen people were arrested during clashes outside Damascus Gate during the annual Jerusalem Day Dance of Flags, when 50,000 people marched through the streets of Jerusalem towards the Western Wall. ...

Celebrating in black and white

jeu de vie over the newfound nation was still fresh. His photos of people dancing in the streets exemplifies the raw, uninhibited happiness of the nation's early years, the heartfelt ...

There is no Zionism without Jerusalem

This week celebrates 45 years since the reunification of Jerusalem after the miraculous Six Day War. One of the most emotional documents in the historical record is the audio recording of the ...

Israel’s challenge to the colonial worldview

The accusation that Israel is a Western colonial-imperialist power is not new, but in the present age of political uncertainty it is again emerging as one of the great rallying cries of world ...

Cellphones tycoons and the market economy

My monthly mobile phone bill for the past decade has stood at an average of less than NIS 90. No, it isn't because I found a cheap provider before Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon's ...

Palestinians and Israelis clash in Jerusalem march

Israeli police (L) run after Palestinian demonstrators as they try to disperse a protest against a parade marking Jerusalem Day, in front of Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City May 20, ...

Israel military court convicts Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to hurl rocks

OFER MILITARY BASE, West Bank – An Israeli military court on Sunday convicted a Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers, ruling in a case that sparked ...

Israel Convicts Palestinian Protest Leader

An Israeli military court on Sunday convicted a Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers, ruling in a case that sparked international criticism of Israeli ...

Israel Says African Migrants Pose Growing Threat

JERUSALEM - There is growing concern in Israel about an influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Africa. The flood of illegal African migrants entering Israel topped the agenda at the weekly ...

SA envoy evades Israel over settlements labels

The Foreign Ministry could not summons South Africa's envoy to protest Pretoria's intention of labeling settlement products differently from those made within the Green Line because he ...

2 young women raped amid rash of violent crimes

Two young women were raped on Sunday morning near Ramat Yishai, some 25 kilometers northeast of Haifa.The women were out with their boyfriends, but soon after two other men arrived at the scene and ...

PM There is no room for racism in this country

PM: Israel will continue to build, develop capital J'lem "Your history is part of our history and your future is part of our future," he told those gathered for the annual ceremony, ...

Protesters Abolish Jerusalem Day

University student Ray Schrire remembers the Jerusalem Day of his a childhood as a happy annual tradition - a far cry from how he views the day he has come to know in recent years. "It ...

The Region The scariest sentence

If I've ever seen a sentence that spells disaster in the Middle East it's this one: "'People say things in a campaign and then when they get elected they actually have to ...

Yes all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic

That is to say, the historical circumstances under which Israel and the Jews exist in the world today render any non anti-Semitic criticism of Israel ...

Olmert’s ‘Bitter Mistake’ on Jerusalem

PA left talks without signing an agreement."Olmert makes a bitter mistake in thinking that separation, not unity, is the solution. His words are demagoguery," Barkat said on Sunday."He ...

Katzav on First Prison Vacation as Son Weds

continues to deny committing the crimes for which he was convicted.Journalists were on hand to snap his picture as he left Maasiyahu prison in a suit, headed for his brother’s BMW, where his ...

IDF has a Problem Too Many Hareidi Reservists

the Nahal Haredi (Netzach Yehuda) battalion say they have been ordered to carry out reserve duty in other battalions, despite IDF promises that they would only serve in the haredi battalion. The ...

Netanyahu Ceding Temple Mount will Lead to War

At a ceremony honoring the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made some of his strongest statements to date regarding the right of the Jewish nation to ...

Moral Victory in Trial of Palmers Killers

the trial of the murderers of Asher and Yonatan Palmer Hy"d , allowed supporters of the family to silently hold photographs of the two victims during the court session Sunday. Michael Craig ...

Veteran Recalls Jordanian Confusion Led to Jenin Victory

hold a memorial for the battles of 1967. The fighting in Tel Dotan was the opening battle between Israel and Jordan in a conflict that led to the liberation of Judea and Samaria.Decorated war hero ...

Officer who Jumped Terrorist I Noticed a Pool of Blood

a knife attack on cyclists and soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction near Alon Shvut Sunday. "We stood at the junction to provide security for a bicycle trek from Kiryat Arba to Jerusalem," ...

Photos Video Waving High the Israeli Flag in Jerusalem

Thousands took part Sunday in the annual Flag March in Jerusalem, which celebrates the city’s reunification in 1967 after 19 years of division.Police almost changed the route of the march this ...

For Jerusalem Day Story on Muslim Ties

story about the Muslim connection to the city. The story left out many details suggesting that Muslim ties to the city were not as historically strong as the Palestinian Authority argues. The ...

Israel to allow gay men to conceive children via surrogates

A committee appointed by Israel's Health Ministry has issued groundbreaking recommendations Sunday regarding fertility and birth polices, among them allowing gay men to use a surrogate mother in ...

Israels unity government How big was the shift to the center

A new coalition government in Israel was expected to give Prime Minister Netanyahu more flexibility on Palestinian peace talks. But moves on Jewish settlements suggest ...

S. Africa to ban labeling Ahava as made in Israel

Ahava cosmetic products from the Dead Sea and other products produced over the Green Line will no longer be allowed to be labeled "Made in Israel" when sold in South Africa, the ...

Israeli Ex-president Freed for 7 Hours

TEL AVIV, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Jailed former Israeli president Moshe Katsav convicted of raping a former female employee was freed for seven hours to attend his son's wedding, Kol Israel radio ...

Highs and lows Simon Calder visits the dramatic Masada fortress in Israels Negev Desert

Simon Calder is Travel Editor at Large for The Independent, writing a weekly column, various articles and features as well as filming a weekly video diary. Every Sunday afternoon, Simon presents the ...

Jerusalem must be partitioned Olmert

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert has urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect ...

PM Israel will continue to build develop capital Jlem

Netanyahu speaks at Jerusalem Day ceremony, says "Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart," adds that those who want to divide city are misguided; Peres: 22 empires have ...

Israels Gelfand beats defending chess champ

After 6 straight draws, Israel's Boris Gelfand takes significant step towards chess championship, beating Viswanathan Anand in Game 7 of the World Chess ...

Jlem Day march encounters Palestinian protesters

The annual Jerusalem Day Dance of the Flags march to the Old City encountered a group of Palestinians and left-wing activists demonstrating against the Israeli holiday on Sunday, raising tensions ...

Chinese bank offers to fund Israeli solar energy projects

The China Development Bank is offering to finance Israeli solar energy projects, the first time that a foreign bank has expressed an interest in the sector. The bank is offering to finance mid-sized ...

Govt passes earthquake retrofitting amendment

It will now be possible to add 2.5 additional floors to buildings as part of National Outline Plan (retrofitting structures against earthquake), after the ministerial committee for internal affairs ...

Fears that more countries will join settlement boycott

Manufacturers Association of Israel and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor are afraid that the discrimination against Israeli goods produced in West Bank settlements will spread. Over the ...

Additional Jerusalem budget contradicts govt cutback guidelines

The cabinet today approved NIS 350 million in budget allocations for the development of Jerusalem, to mark the 45th Jerusalem Day. The allocations are intended to expand the capital's public and ...

Jerusalem Divided Ehud Olmert Former Israel PM Says City Must Be Partitioned

In this March 17, 2009 file photo, then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gives a statement to the media at his Jerusalem office. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, ...

Jerusalem must be partitioned

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect ...

Jailed Israeli president freed briefly

JERUSALEM-A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said Moshe Katsav was granted a ...

Laline opens 15 stores in Singapore

Laline Ltd. has signed a franchise agreement with Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. (SGX: WINGT) to open 15 stores in in Singapore. One store is already open. Wing Tai unit Wing Tai Retail operates hundreds of ...

Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over Iran

WASHINGTON (AFP) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Barack Obama Monday that Israel must remain the "master of its fate" in a firm defense of his right to mount a ...

Turkey’s Parliament Speaker rejects Israeli MP’s invitation

Turkey's Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek declined an invitation from his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin due to the strain in bilateral relations between the two ...