For the fifth time in four years, Israelis will return to the ballot box to vote for a new government. There is little indication that the next election will have a definitive result. Israelis may have to endure repeated elections … Read More
US President Joe Biden has not taken calls from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in several weeks, reports Channel 13 news, despite efforts from Bennett to reach him. Biden and Bennett met in the White House in late August, but are … Read More
Exercise will take place over Mediterranean Sea. “The aim is to prepare for every eventuality; we will not allow Iran to go nuclear.” The Israeli Air Force is currently in the midst of preparations for a broad-ranging exercise in which … Read More
Israel is stepping up its pressure on senior American officials ahead of the resumption of nuclear negotiations between Iran and six world powers in Vienna this week. Israel’s goal is to persuade the United States to neither return to the … Read More
In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives. Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years … Read More
Proof of immunity against COVID to be required for entry to events with fewer than 100 people, masks to be mandatory at outdoor events with more than 100 people, and gov’t to encourage private sector to work from home. The … Read More
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (r) welcoming Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (c) at a ceremony in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2021. (Flash90/Avshalom Sassoni) Gantz is expected to request a $1 billion budget for replenishing the Iron Dome following Operation Guardian … Read More
A small possibility exists of a right-wing government being formed without the Likud. Binyamin and Sara Netanyahu – Reuters Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is troubled by one scenario that may come true: a right-wing government with the participation of the … Read More
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz (Flash90/David Cohen) Defense Minister says Israel is updating its plans to strike Iranian nuclear sites and Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon. Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Thursday that Israel’s military is updating plans to … Read More
Defense minister warns of possible difficult days for home front after terror group head Nasrallah said it will bomb Israeli cities in response to any attacks in Lebanon. A UN force drive past Hezbollah flag and a concrete barrier in … Read More