Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders are dragging Israel into the Third World. Their insistence on keeping Jews in ignorance and poverty is both a profound embarrassment, and a threat to Israel’s security. An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy looks through a window of a … Read More
The similarities between what Golda Meir faced in 73 – with Israel trapped between the two front of Syria and Egypt, both orchestrated by the Soviet Union – with the situation today are troubling. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks … Read More
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center, in Jerusalem on Monday. He rebuked disaffected ministers in a televised address on Sunday.CreditCreditAbir Sultan/EPA, via Shutterstock JERUSALEM — The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared to have averted collapse … Read More
Yahya Sinwa brandishes handgun with silencer he says was taken from Israeli special forces; warns next time IDF troops enter Strip, they’ll return only for ‘thousands of prisoners’ In this November 16, 2018 image, Hamas’s Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar holds … Read More
The vote on ‘The Occupied Syrian Golan’ resolution is expected to be held during an annual UN General Assembly session. The non-binding resolution is voted on annually by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee. The United States plans to reject a … Read More
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minister’s resignation left the government with a razor-thin majority. Avigdor Lieberman quit on Wednesday … Read More
In Iran, Syria, Lebanon and beyond, they’re watching, listening and drawing conclusions from Israel’s conduct during the last round of hostility with Gaza. Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen … Read More
Israel has sent a final warning to the Lebanese government that it will destroy Hizballah’s new factories for upgrading its missiles unless they were shut down, DEBKAfile’s military sources report. Iran recently supplied Hizballah with precision-guidance munitions. Their components would … Read More
Members of a UK Strictly Orthodox community, who were not immunised, also reported to have caught the disease while visiting Israel. The measles-rubella vaccine has been rejected by some parents (Photo: Getty Images) A major outbreak of measles in Israel has … Read More
The Omani sultan hosted Mr Netanyahu, despite the absence of diplomatic relations – AFP Israel’s leaders often refer to their country being in a “tough neighbourhood” but recently there have been some extraordinary signs of friendliness with parts of the … Read More