Israel News Review

Amid protests, task force to probe Ethiopian-Israeli complaints of cop violence

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:14:37 -0300

After fatal shooting of teenager, team formed by attorney general, police chief seek to improve response to grievances against officers; shooter, an off-duty cop, placed on leave

AOC in Congress leads to antisemitism in NY: State Republican cmte. chair

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:53:22 -0300

In Israel for the first time, Nick Langworthy claims media “sweeps antisemitism under the rug”

Palestinians call for investigation into death of Israeli prison detainee

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:42:36 -0300

Nassar Taqqa had been held by IPS since June 19 for suspected hostile activity against state security.

In about-face, Peretz says he's ‘strongly opposed’ to gay conversion therapy

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:41:29 -0300

Peretz said on the weekend that he thought conversion therapy is possible and that he had been involved in giving counseling on such issues.

Iran's supreme leader says UK's 'evil' seizure of oil tanker will not go 'unanswered'

Leila Molana-Allen — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:40:11 -0300

US fears Iran seized UAE-based tanker that vanished in Persian Gulf

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:36:28 -0300

Pentagon officials suspect Tehran targeted vessel amid heightened tensions over unraveling nuclear deal

Italy seizes air-to-air missile, weapons cache from neo-Nazis

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:31:18 -0300

Turin police arrest 3 far-right suspects in raids; official says no reason to believe there was an active plot to use the arms

Donors suspend funds for Poland's Jewish museum

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:26:00 -0300

Many private donors, including in the U.S. and Israel, have put on hold hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions out of concern for the museum's future after the Polish government failed to reappoint its director, who the officials say overemphasized Poland's anti-Semitic past

What the EU reaction tells us about the Iran nuke deal-analysis

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:21:45 -0300

Islamic republic never violated the deal’s specific provisions until the Trump administration pulled out of the deal

Emmy nominations announced, Mrs. Maisel dominates comedy category

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:20:41 -0300

Adam Sandler picked up a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for hosting Saturday Night Live.

Likud agreed to legalize settlement outposts in coalition agreements

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:16:56 -0300

High Court over-ride law not included in coalition agreements because of common desire between Likud, right-wing religious and hared parties to pass such legislation

Shelly Yachimovich to "take a break from politics"

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:12:52 -0300

"This is a long process that is personal and has been going on for an extended period of time," Yacimovich said.

Hackers steal personal details of two in three Bulgarians as they mock 'joke' cyber-security

James Rothwell — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:57:12 -0300

Investigators 'discover mysterious 200lb load' on board MH370 after take-off

David Chazan — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:55:40 -0300

Minister says he didn’t mean to hurt Diaspora Jews with Holocaust comment

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:54:45 -0300

Rafi Peretz tells Jewish Agency chief his comment lamenting intermarriage rates 'probably was not proper,' says he respects world Jewry

Ohana rips PM of Luxembourg for hyprocisy toward Iran's execution of gays

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:52:32 -0300

Luxembourg prime minister boycotted an Israeli event because of anti-LGBTQ comments made by Peretz but welcomed Iran's FM who defended the execution of gay Iranians.

Ministry of Health: More women diagnosed as HIV carriers

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:47:56 -0300

Country-of-origin data in the ministry’s study showed 38% of the subjects with the condition came from the former Soviet Union and that 28% were Israeli-born.

‘Alcaida’: Trump ridiculed for misspelling terror group’s name

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:46:02 -0300

US president's glaring errors spotted on handwritten notes for his attacks on Democratic congresswomen

Aiming to reduce crowding, Israel Railways launches standing carriages

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:35:16 -0300

Chairs and tables have been dismantled from the lower floor of three double-decker train carriages and replaced by folding seats and ceiling handles for safe standing.

Israel braces for extreme weather as temperatures set to soar

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:28:00 -0300

With temperatures reaching some 40 celsius in some parts of the country, the Health Ministry urges the public to take precautionary measures to avoid heatstroke; meteorological services say the heatwave will be 'unusually' brief

Labor’s Yachimovich announces timeout from politics, laments gamesmanship

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:19:04 -0300

After 13 years as an MK, during which she led the party and the opposition, the socially minded legislator says she's 'very tired of the politics part'

Zarif: US playing with fire

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:09:47 -0300

United States is generally required to allow access to the United Nations for foreign diplomats. But Washington says it can deny visas for "security, terrorism, and foreign policy" reasons.

Pink defends photo of kids at Holocaust site

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:04:27 -0300

But some Twitter users who said they had lost family in the Holocaust wrote that they did not have a problem with Pink’s photo of her children and that they actually liked it.

Barak forced to cancel credit card after displaying it in ad

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:02:33 -0300

Barak and his campaign team went to a falafel stand on Tel Aviv's Ibn Gvirol.

'Sexist' advert on Amazon claims women need help assembling trampolines

Yohannes Lowe — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:57:21 -0300

U.S. intel: IRGC forced UAE tanker into Iranian waters - report

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:53:06 -0300

Tracking data showed that the UAE tanker drifted off into Iranian waters after 11 p.m. on Saturday and stopped transmitting its location over two days ago.

IDF completes drill simulating war in the Gaza Strip

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:46:39 -0300

Despite relative calm along border an IDF drone was shot down by militants.

Royal Navy trials new missile to target small boats in wake of tensions with Iran.

Dominic Nicholls — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:45:14 -0300

Royal Navy trials new missile to target small boats in wake of tensions with Iran

Dominic Nicholls — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:45:14 -0300

Trump, Netanyahu are both racists, says Arab MK in defense of congresswomen

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:44:13 -0300

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib have been called antisemitic, Communist and anti-American in a series of tweets by Trump.

How Jews have reacted to Trump’s tweets targeting Democratic congresswomen

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:42:37 -0300

In a series of follow-up tweets, Trump said the representatives all “hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion” and have “made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.”

Muslim organizations across U.S. react to Trump's controversial remarks

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:41:19 -0300

"President Trump's remarks today are a dangerous new low that will lead to more death threats on Congresswoman Omar and a surge in bigotry against American Muslims."

'We're leaving France because of antisemitism,' says Jewish couple

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:34:11 -0300

Another young family says they're making aliya to give their children a better future.

Israeli team's electronic migraine relief band scores European approval

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:33:54 -0300

It is the first device of its kind considered safe for outpatient use.

Four boys suspected of repeatedly raping 11-year-old girl

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:28:52 -0300

The suspects, aged 12 and 13, also allegedly filmed the act and distributed the video among their friends; they were questioned but were allowed to return to school

Archaeologists unearth prehistoric 9,000-year-old ‘city’ near Jerusalem - watch

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:24:35 -0300

Thousands of Neolithic arrow-heads, as well as art and jewelry, were found in a site once housing about 3,000 people.

Hezbollah relocates part of its forces to the Lebanon-Syria border

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:22:03 -0300

The exposure of intelligence information on the subject four months ago caused a delay in the establishment of Hezbollah in Syria, though it didn't stop the organization.

Macron minister resigns amid claims he billed taxpayer for lobster suppers and a gold-plated hairdryer

David Chazan — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:20:09 -0300

Top Trump officials headline conference on the ‘new anti-Semitism’

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:12:25 -0300

Treasury and education secretaries, attorney general, and FBI chief decry anti-Israel sentiment as present-day expression of Jew hatred

It’s heating up in Israel - summer heat advisory for Wednesday

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:08:31 -0300

Time to stock up on ice cream and water - temperatures rising into the high 30s

Defence spending fell below Nato minimum four years ago says new report

Dominic Nicholls — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:02:51 -0300

Older women who never worked far worse on memory tests, study finds

Laura Donnelly — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:00:00 -0300

Luton brother and sister charged with terror offences appear in court

Phoebe Southworth — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:57:52 -0300

Who are 'the squad', the US Congresswomen at the centre of the Trump row?

Helen Nianias — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:55:28 -0300

Israel’s gay justice minister to Luxembourg’s gay PM: You shun us, but not Iran?

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:31:04 -0300

After Xavier Bettel skips Israeli ambassador's sendoff to protest gay conversion therapy comments by Education Minister Rafi Peretz, Amir Ohana calls out apparent double standard

London Bridge attackers lawfully killed and officers 'acted with courage', inquest finds

Gareth Davies — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:30:52 -0300

Unseen footage of London Bridge attack shows terrorists confronting unarmed officers just seconds before they are shot dead

Jack Hardy — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:30:52 -0300

Donald Trump says he does not have a 'racist bone' in his body amid Democrat row

Our Foreign Staff — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:29:55 -0300

U.S. House of Representatives passes resolution commemorating AMIA bombing

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:20:09 -0300

Eighty-five innocent people were killed and scores more wounded when the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association was bombed in Buenos Aires in 1994.

British Jewish leader says Trump’s xenophobic tirade ‘appalling’

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:16:27 -0300

Board of Deputies of British Jews joins US lawmakers, foreign leaders and other Jewish organizations in condemning president's outburst against Democratic congresswomen

Matteo Salvini demands report on Roma settlements so 'eviction plan' can be drawn up

Giada Zampano — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:09:06 -0300

Chief Rabbi of Poland slammed by board over his support of Jewish prayer

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:06:18 -0300

The Board of the Union of Jewish Religious Congregations in Poland slammed the Chief Rabbi claiming his actions were ‘not exemplary.’

Dispute in Old City endagers Israel's relations with Christian orthodox

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:06:00 -0300

Sale of three assets in Jerusalem's Old-City to settler group could harm Israel's relationship with Putin, Russia, warns former head of National Security Council

Dispute in Old City endangers Israel's relations with Russia

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:06:00 -0300

Sale of three assets in Jerusalem's Old-City to settler group could harm the Jewish state's ties with Orthodox Christians and subsequently lead to a crisis with Moscow, warns former head of National Security Council

Six Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested for 'disrupting London businesses'

Gareth Davies — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:02:37 -0300

‘Xenophobic, bigoted remarks’: Democratic congresswomen hit back at Trump tirade

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:58:03 -0300

Despite widespread condemnation, US president unrepentant for racist outburst targeting progressive lawmakers, insists 'many people' agree with him

Paedophile spared jail due to police and prosecutors blunders

Telegraph Reporters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:45:24 -0300

Paedophile spared jail after police and prosecutor blunders

Telegraph Reporters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:45:24 -0300

Transgender father made revealing documentary while claiming anonymity through High Court

Izzy Lyons — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:35:53 -0300

Health Ministry issues safety precautions ahead of searing heatwave

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:27:48 -0300

Officials recommend avoiding outdoor activities, drinking water; temperatures expected to jump nearly 10°C in many areas

Apple Watch saves man's life after warning him of heart problems

Telegraph Reporters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:24:39 -0300

Spooks with earlocks: Haredim to help Israeli spy agencies think outside the box

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:15:58 -0300

As security forces increasingly see employee diversity as a driver of innovation, a new program offers ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students the training needed to serve as agents

Likud agrees legalization of settlement outposts in coalition agreements

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:13:43 -0300

High Court over-ride law not included in coalition agreements because of common desire between Likud, right-wing religious and hared parties to pass such legislation

Jewish Insider’s Daily Kickoff: July 16, 2019

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:04:40 -0300

Pelosi pushes resolution condemning Trump comments as racist; Zarif in US says he doesn't think president wants war; Jewish group plans DC protest to occupy ICE detention centers

Iran’s Khamenei vows to respond to UK’s seizure of tanker

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:03:34 -0300

Supreme leader says 'vicious acts' will not go unanswered, also declares Tehran will further breach 2015 nuclear deal

My gay left hand

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:00:38 -0300

Conversion therapy is absurd and harmful, whether it’s trying to turn gay people straight, or make lefties right-handed

Netanyahu wants to fly before elections, Foreign Ministry may make that difficult

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:00:26 -0300

Netanyahu hoping to fly to Japan at the end of the month, and Ukraine and India before country goes to polls

‘Never Again’ means ‘Not Now!’

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:40:46 -0300

The concentration camp debate distracts us from the real question: Does our treatment of detainees at the border reflect our values?’

Route 60 in Gush Etzion to be expanded in coming weeks

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:20:52 -0300

The road stretches from Gush Etzion Regional Council in the West Bank to Nazareth in the Golan Heights.

Bedouin education effort provides example for global development

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:17:25 -0300

'Momentum' seeks to increase the number of Bedouin high school graduates in Rahat with high-level matriculation certificates in math

Lack of working haredi men will cost Israel over $100b. in next decade

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:17:22 -0300

This data was calculated using the normally high fertility rates throughout the haredi population, using costing the Israeli government around 8,000 NIS a month per each family.

Number of new HIV cases up for second year in a row

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:02:31 -0300

Health Ministry records minor drop in number of men who tested positive for virus in 2018 but increase in number of female carriers

Greek police to charge suspect in US scientist’s slaying

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:02:22 -0300

Crete police chief says man in custody has confessed to murdering Suzanne Eaton; suspected accomplice detained for questioning

North Korea suggests it may resume nuclear, missile tests

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:01:21 -0300

Pyongyang says it may stop abiding by moratorium it agreed on with America to protest US-South Korea military drills

Barak scolds Netanyahu with credit card, revealing numbers to all

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:50:55 -0300

In video, Israel Democratic leader mocks PM by showing him how to pay for things, cancels his plastic after inadvertently leaking details

First Israelis undergo Light Rail workshop in China

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:37:55 -0300

Public transportation wagons constructed in the People’s Republic are meant to ease traffic in central Israel.

'Executed' North Korean negotiator is alive, says South Korea's spy agency

Nicola Smith — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:36:12 -0300

Iran aims to woo 1 million Chinese tourists with visa-free entry ‘within weeks’

Sophia Yan — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:29:47 -0300

Iran aims to woo 2 million Chinese tourists with visa-free entry ‘within weeks’

Sophia Yan — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:29:47 -0300

United Arab Emirates oil tanker vanishes after drifting into Iranian waters

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:21:04 -0300

Concerns rise after tracking data shows ship Riah, sailing through Strait of Hormuz, stopped transmitting its location over two days ago

Chinese researchers stripped of security clearance at Canada lab for deadly human diseases

Sophia Yan — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:13:34 -0300

‘Streamline Islam?' New Saudi laws question Saudi alleged openness

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:03:19 -0300

While Prince bin Salman attempts to modernize parts of Saudi society, the conservative Kingdom passes new set of restrictions.

BBC restricts content of its Persian TV channel at Iran's request - report

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:03:08 -0300

In the past the broadcaster has been more tough on Tehran, complaining to the UN about treatment of its Persian employees.

Iran’s leader vows response to British ‘piracy’ over detained tanker

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:55:46 -0300

'God willing, the Islamic Republic and its committed forces will not leave this evil without a response,' Khamenei says in televised speech amid rising tensions with West

Iran’s leader: We will ‘certainly continue’ to reduce nuclear commitments

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:55:46 -0300

In televised speech, Ali Khamenei vows Tehran will respond to British 'piracy' over detained tanker

Israel’s gay justice minister slams Luxembourg’s gay PM after boycott

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:55:46 -0300

After Xavier Bettel snubs Israeli envoy's farewell dinner over Peretz's conversion therapy remarks, Amir Ohana notes the PM met with Iranian officials who back killing gays

US ‘has suspicions’ Iran seized missing UAE tanker

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:55:46 -0300

Defense official says MT Riah went off the grid in Iranian waters two days ago; Tehran officials had threatened to respond to British seizure of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar

Israeli woman on trial in U.S. for defrauding $145 million

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:53:00 -0300

As CEO of Yukom Lee Elbaz and other employees allegedly lied about their names, locations and professional qualifications; they guaranteed impossible returns and neglected to tell investors that they make money when investors don't

U.S. Representative AOC raised $1.2 million in Q2

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:50:53 -0300

Her fundraising haul leaves her well positioned ahead of when she is likely to run for re-election in 2020.

Jury selection to begin in landmark US trial of Israeli binary options operative

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:46:02 -0300

Federal trial opens Tuesday for Lee Elbaz, accused of fraudulently bilking investors out of tens of millions of dollars

Government restrictions on religion increasing worldwide – report

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:45:59 -0300

Biggest rise in limitations during 2007-2017 was in Europe, with clampdowns on religious dress; European Jewish and Muslim groups complain of attempts to criminalize circumcision

Government restrictions on religion increasing worldwide, survey shows

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:45:59 -0300

Biggest rise in limitations during 2007-2017 was in Europe, with clampdowns on religious dress; European Jewish and Muslim groups complain of attempts to criminalize circumcision

Scotland has worst drugs problem in Europe as death rate soars

Auslan Cramb — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:43:57 -0300

Was Katz's Washington trip kept secret because he is meeting with Arab leaders?

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:38:50 -0300

Last month Katz took part in a UN meeting on the environment in Abu Dhabi, with diplomatic officials saying he met with a senior United Arab Emirates official.

Palestinian security prisoner found dead in his cell

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:29:17 -0300

PA health and foreign ministries call for investigation into Nassar Taqataqa's death; family says he did not suffer from illnesses

MOUs signed between Israel and South Korea

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:22:03 -0300

This is Rivlin's second visit to the East Asian nation.

Vast and developed 9,000-year-old settlement uncovered near Jerusalem

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:07:18 -0300

Remains of Levant's largest Neolithic site, near Motza, show mix of agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry -- a society at its peak, say archaeologists

A ‘game changer’: Vast, developed 9,000-year-old settlement found near Jerusalem

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:07:18 -0300

Remains of Neolithic site near Motza, the largest ever discovered in Israel, show mix of agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry -- a society at its peak, say archaeologists

Why does it take ten months to deploy Turkey’s S-400s? - analysis

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:05:55 -0300

Speaking symbolically on the third anniversary of the 2016 attempted coup against him, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that eight planes had landed with parts of the S-400.

Ehud Barak: I never attended a party with Jeffrey Epstein

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:05:00 -0300

Former PM is facing criticism at home for his dealings with the suspected pedophile and child sex trafficker, not least of all from his long-time political partner and rival Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netflix deletes suicide scene from 13 Reasons Why

Our Foreign Staff — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:02:52 -0300

Scientists unearth prehistoric 9,000-year-old ‘city’ near Jerusalem - watch

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:01:58 -0300

Thousands of Neolithic arrow-heads, as well as art and jewelry, were found in a site once housing about 3,000 people.

Colombian man arrested in Spain trying to smuggle cocaine under toupee

Reuters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:54:04 -0300

Are the U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks at risk because of South Korea?

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:41:46 -0300

the United States and South Korea were pressing ahead with exercises called Dong Maeng this summer, which the North Korean foreign ministry spokesman called a "rehearsal for war."

You shouldn’t have, really: 9 things to know for July 16

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:40:53 -0300

Trump's 'defense' of Israel only serves to drag the Jewish state into his racist tiff, angering many American Jews while Israelis barely take notice

Suspicion: Several boys raped 11-year-old girl and documented the act

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:29:42 -0300

For four months the girl had been admitted to a mental health institute. The boys were released. Police claims that because of their age they cannot be subject to punishment.

Iranian bread a permanent guest at Kuwaiti tables

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:28:05 -0300

Cultural bond over traditional baked item remains unchanged despite regional tensions between Sunni-ruled Gulf countries and the Shiite Islamic Republic

U.S. will keep Zarif from 'roaming' beyond 6-block radius in NY

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:26:16 -0300

The problem for Washington is that if Iran's foreign minister can’t meet anyone, then how can a diplomatic resolution be reached?

Scientists unearth Prehistoric 9,000-year-old ‘city’ near Jerusalem

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:24:33 -0300

Thousands of Neolithic arrow-heads, as well as art and jewelry, were found in a site once housing about 3,000 people.

In first, Iranian FM says talks on ballistic missiles possible

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:09:08 -0300

But Zarif conditions negotiations on US first ending arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, making the idea a likely nonstarter

Teen wounded by Gaza rocket as baby enlists to IDF's Elite Naval Commando

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:02:00 -0300

'It's a miracle that I'm alive and that I was able to get into the elite unit I've always dreamed of getting into,' says S., who suffered serious wounds from 147 shrapnel pieces in 2002, when a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit the back yard of his home

Bank Hapoalim taps banking veteran Dov Kotler as CEO

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:53:53 -0300

Appointment comes on the heels of Israel Discount Bank appointing Uri Levin as its new chief

Was Katz's Washington meeting kept secret because he is meeting with Arab leaders?

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:53:26 -0300

Last month Katz took part in a UN meeting on the environment in Abu Dhabi, with diplomatic officials saying he met with a senior United Arab Emirates official.

Israei spy drone crashes in Gaza, reportedly after it was shot down

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:52:43 -0300

IDF refuses to say whether Skylark reconnaissance UAV was attacked or suffered malfunction

Israeli spy drone crashes in Gaza, reportedly after it was shot down

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:52:43 -0300

IDF refuses to say whether Skylark reconnaissance UAV was attacked or suffered malfunction

Turkey says EU funding cuts won’t affect drilling off Cyprus

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:52:20 -0300

Ankara accuses bloc's FMs of being 'prejudiced and biased' for sanctions in protest of Turkish operations in occupied waters

Route 60 in the Gush Etzion Regional Council to be expanded in coming weeks

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:41:06 -0300

The entirety of the route stretches from the Gush Etzion Regional Council in the the West Bank to the city of Nazareth in the Golan Heights.

Gush Etzion Regional Council holds conference regarding 'Arab' land theft

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:36:55 -0300

The conference is part of the transformation that the Gush Etzion Council has been pushing forwards to over the past year and a half - focusing mainly on protecting state land.

Jewish Labour member says he wasn’t aware of Jordanian MP’s anti-Semitic remarks

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:35:42 -0300

Fabian Hamilton seeks to distance himself from Yahya al-Saud, whom he met last week, says he was 'appalled to learn' of his past comments

Labour staffers tell Corbyn to take a hike if unwilling to tackle anti-Semitism

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:33:33 -0300

Over 200 former and current UK party members decry 'appalling' response to allegations that opposition leader's allies meddled in anti-Semitism probes

Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans face scrutiny from US lawmakers

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:33:28 -0300

Congress to hold 2 days of hearings on Libra, which Treasury Secretary Mnuchin warns 'could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financers'

NGO exposes nonprofit Ir Amim activists for promoting incitement and hatred

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:23:35 -0300

The Ad Kan expose features multiple different incidents involving these activists.

Iran judiciary confirms arrest of French-Iranian scholar, gives no details

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:18:44 -0300

Science Po anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah is considered one of the leading experts on the Islamic Republic.

Trains should be run by a 'Fat Controller' not the Government, says man tasked with reviewing railways

Gareth Davies — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:02:14 -0300

'Misogynist' Duterte slammed over Philippines anti-harassment law

Agence France-Presse — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:59:59 -0300

FBI finds Epstein kept piles of cash, diamonds and a fake passport

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:59:17 -0300

Accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein allegedly kept $56m. in cash, former prime minister Ehud Barak distances himself from the scandal.

Preaching to the converted: Peretz’s LGBT comments are bad politics

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:32:41 -0300

Even relatively progressive religious voices agree the education minister's views are mainstream, but expressing them this close to the elections may not have been a good idea

Preaching to the converted: Peretz’s LGBTQ comments are bad politics

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:32:41 -0300

The education minister's views are pretty much mainstream among religious Zionists, but expressing them this close to the elections may not have been a good idea

Hamas prisoner dies in his cell in Israel

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:29:17 -0300

Nassar Taqqa had been held by IPS since June 19 for suspected hostile activity against state security.

IDF: Soldiers shoot Palestinian driver they thought was going to ram them

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:23:21 -0300

Military says incident at Tulkarem-area checkpoint under investigation; IDF arrests 8 Palestinian suspects overnight

IDF: Soldiers shoot Arab Israeli driver they thought was going to ram them

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:23:21 -0300

Military says incident at Tulkarem-area checkpoint under investigation; IDF arrests 8 Palestinian suspects overnight

Betsy DeVos: Efforts to boycott Israel are a ‘pernicious threat’ in colleges

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:22:08 -0300

US education secretary says BDS movement claims it is concerned with human rights, but really 'stands for anti-Semitism'

U.N. to U.S.: We’re concerned about Zarif restrictions in New York

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:18:53 -0300

United States is generally required to allow access to the United Nations for foreign diplomats. But Washington says it can deny visas for "security, terrorism, and foreign policy" reasons.

As Hamas shows restraint, security officials discuss allowing 5,000 Gazan workers into Israel

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:09:00 -0300

'They'll have something to lose, they won't go off and burn the fields in which they work,' says security officials; silent negotiations also evident in changes to IDF firing orders, which exclude 'Hamas' restraint forces' who walk around armed and undisturbed inn case they engage in riot dispersal near border fence

COGAT: Hamas summer camp trains kids to 'commit acts of terror'

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:46:17 -0300

"Imagine what they could be learning instead," read the COGAT tweet.

Gay conversion therapy’s a problem, but apartheid Israel is just fine - analysis

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:11:49 -0300

In classic Netanyahu style, he allowed Peretz’ words on the lack of Palestinian voting rights to hang in the air over the weekend, like a piece of laundry one forgot to take down.

Apple launches all-Arabic App Store for developers

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:03:10 -0300

General public to follow in September as company aims to tap potential of Middle East market in first-of-its-kind move.

Jewish groups condemn Trump’s tweet targeting some Democratic congresswomen

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:59:08 -0300

Republican Jewish Coalition backs US president's assertion that Ocasio-Cortez and her 'crowd' hate Israel, are 'a bunch of Communists'

French judge rules Jewish woman’s killer not responsible because he smoked weed

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:38:10 -0300

Jewish group calls ruling in Sarah Halimi case 'unsurprising but hardly justifiable,' says will appeal to bring the accused to trial

Pictures of the Day: 16 July 2019

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:33:00 -0300

Erdogan hails S-400 deal as Turkey marks 2016 coup bid

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:27:58 -0300

Turkish leader defiant amid US sanctions threat over Russian missile deal, says 'taking every measure' to prevent repeat of attempted putsch that led to mass crackdown

Harlech in Wales wins title for world's steepest street

Telegraph Reporters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Kate Winslet: I'm proud to be an immigrant with impoverished Swedish ancestors

Anita Singh — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:00:00 -0300

'Cocktail of chemicals' found in UK mothers' breast milk due to home furnishings

Telegraph Reporters — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Kate Winslet: I would have been disgusted if my ancestry had shown I came from wealth

Anita Singh — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Judge recommends $14 million award to victim of neo-Nazi trolling

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:43:31 -0300

Daily Stormer publisher Andrew Anglin ordered to remove posts encouraging site's readers to unleash a 'troll storm' on Montana Jewish woman

Republicans largely silent in face of Trump’s attacks on progressive lawmakers

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:41:17 -0300

Party leaders refrain from calling US president's tweets on Democratic congresswomen racist, but some in the rank-and-file condemn

Congratulations Prime Minister Netanyahu

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:26:51 -0300

Netanyahu will make history Saturday by reaching 4,876 days in office

BBC restricts BBC Persian content at Tehran’s request - report

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:08:16 -0300

Oddly in the past the BBC has been more tough on Iran, complaining to the UN about treatment of its BBC Persian employees.

Chronically broke, Israeli diplomats threaten to harm the state they serve

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:57:17 -0300

No cash for coffee: Foreign Ministry Workers Union, lamenting budget crisis, again embarks on labor sanctions, vowing to disrupt PM's trips abroad and business deals worth millions

Trump officials headline conference focusing on the ‘new antisemitism’

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:48:12 -0300

U.S. Attorney General William Barr called anti-Semitism a “cancer” at a Department of Justice summit on the topic.

Beitar Jerusalem owner sued over hugely hyped, now defunct photo-sharing startup

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:37:09 -0300

NIS 6m claim alleges Moshe Hogeg and associates misled investors about Mobli app’s financial strength and about celebrities who’d put money in it; Hogeg: Accusations without merit

U.S. will keep Zarif from “roaming” beyond 6-block radius in NY

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:33:06 -0300

When he comes to the US for a United Nations meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will be confined to a six-block radius.

EU agrees to sanction Turkey over gas drilling off Cypriot coast

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:19:52 -0300

European bloc will cut off high-level talks with Ankara, freeze aviation deal negotiations and slash funds as punishment for pushing ahead with 'illegal' drilling

New F-35 'Adir' fighter jets land in Israel

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:08:30 -0300

With close air-support capabilities and a massive array of sensors, pilots of the stealth jet have an unparalleled access to information while in the air.

Barak says he visited Epstein at home, but didn’t attend sex parties

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:56:20 -0300

Former prime minister defends relationship with accused US financier, says he never saw any women or girls during his time at Epstein's New York mansions and Caribbean island

Trump names 'AOC and her crowd' a bunch of antisemites, Israel haters

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:36:44 -0300

A Twitter feud between Trump and Democrats erupts as conversation turns to Israel and antisemitism.

Court frees policeman who shot Ethiopian-Israeli

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:33:48 -0300

Charges reduced to ‘involuntary’ manslaughter.

Luxembourg PM avoids dinner for Israeli envoy due to Rafi Peretz comments

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:29:20 -0300

In 2016 Bettel became the first Luxembourg prime minister to visit Israel.

Knesset discusses the government "embarrassment" in integrating Ethiopians

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:28:20 -0300

The meeting took place following two weeks of protests by the Ethiopian community in the wake of the police shooting of Solomon Tekah.

PA: 'Pals never miss opportunity to miss opportunity' is 'incitement, racist'

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:26:19 -0300

New PA report details incitement and racism in the Israeli media

Peretz’s gift to Israel bashers - analysis

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:21:02 -0300

Netanyahu: assured that the Israeli education system will continue to be accepting of all of Israel's children

Scarlett Johansson clarifies political correctness casting controversy

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:12:45 -0300

Johansson was widely mocked for these statements on social media over the weekend.

PM slams Europe for not sanctioning Iran after nuclear deal breach

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:09:38 -0300

"Then, too, there were those who stuck their head in the sand and did not see the approaching danger," said Netanyahu.

New Zealand lawmaker says Jesus’ mom was ‘Palestinian refugee’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:08:04 -0300

Golriz Ghahraman on Thursday wrote on Twitter: “They were literally Palestinian refugees. And she (Mary) normally had her hair covered because that’s what modesty looked like in her culture…”

New Zealand premier joins chorus condemning Trump over tweets

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:00:34 -0300

Jacinda Ardern says she 'completely and utterly' disagrees with US president's comments telling congresswomen of color to return to the countries they came from

Which Democratic 2020 contenders would move embassy back to Tel Aviv?

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:52:39 -0300

While several candidates criticized the move, they said they didn’t think returning it to Tel Aviv would accomplish much.

Which Democrat would move embassy back to Tel Aviv?

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:52:39 -0300

While several candidates criticized the move, they said they didn’t think returning it to Tel Aviv would accomplish much.

Dublin City Council wants to renovate Ireland’s oldest Jewish cemetery

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:44:44 -0300

The Ballybough Cemetery was founded in 1718 but has been closed since 1978.

Orthodox newspaper’s editor called gay rights movement ‘evil’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:32:37 -0300

Elliot Resnick’s comments were the focus Saturday of a piece published on Medium by Chaim Levin, an advocate for LGBTQ acceptance in the Orthodox community.

Kabul, with Jewish population of 1, still suffers from widespread anti-Semitism

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:32:25 -0300

In Afghanistan, which is dominated by Islamists and bereft of a Jewish community, researchers guess at origins of pervasive Jew hatred -- from Iran to residual WWII Nazi propaganda

French gov't supports youth project with ties to Palestinian terror group

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:30:06 -0300

On July 10, 2019, at the Jerusalem French Institute a new youth program for east Jerusalem was launched in the presence of UN employees in coordination with the Al Bustan center.

Suspect arrested over death of US scientist in Crete

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:20:43 -0300

27-year-old man suspected of murdering Suzanne Eaton in Greece earlier this month; police say motive appears to be 'sexual abuse'

U.S. Representative Ocasio-Cortez raised $1.2 million in Q2

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:53:02 -0300

Her fundraising haul leaves her well positioned ahead of when she is likely to run for re-election in 2020.

For many Americans, Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets a reminder of stinging racism

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:49:33 -0300

Message against congresswomen echoes remarks heard by Americans of color, who say strangers -- and now the president -- often try to make them feel as if they don't belong

Johnson and Hunt condemn Trump for attacks on Democrats as US president fuels racism row

Chris Graham — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:25:02 -0300

UN expresses concern after US clamps down on Iran foreign minister

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:53:26 -0300

World body conveys message to US over Washington limiting Zarif, in New York for sustainability conference, to six block radius around Iranian UN mission in Manhattan

How Jews have reacted to Trump’s tweet targeting Democratic congresswomen

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:51:39 -0300

In a series of follow-up tweets, Trump said the representatives all “hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion” and have “made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S.”

Republican Jewish Coalition: Congresswomen are communists who hate Jews, America

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:51:33 -0300

Sen. Lindsey Graham says a group of progressive Democratic congresswomen are “a bunch of communists. They hate Israel. They hate our own country.”

Paris demands clarifications after Tehran arrests Iranian-French scholar

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:34:35 -0300

Science Po anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah is considered one of the leading experts on the Islamic Republic.

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib: The President should be impeached

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:27:44 -0300

The four progressive Congresswomen that President Trump slammed on Twitter, said in a press conference that Trump is promoting a white nationalist agenda.

White supremacist gets 2nd life term plus 419 years for Charlottesville ramming

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:17:21 -0300

Largely symbolic additional sentence handed out to James Alex Fields Jr., who killed anti-racism protester and injured others during 2017 rally and counter-protest

Libraries should offer private space to women who want to start businesses, MPs report says

Jamie Johnson — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:01:00 -0300

Trump officially taps Esper for defense chief ahead of hearings

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:54:39 -0300

Expected confirmation would end seven months without Pentagon chief after Mattis resignation; Navy leader Richard Spencer takes over as acting defense chief

Theresa May thinks Donald Trump's comments about congresswomen are 'completely unacceptable'

Nick Allen — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:44:31 -0300

Theresa May calls Trump's remarks about congresswomen 'unacceptable' as US president fuels racism row

Nick Allen — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:44:31 -0300

Iranian Foreign Minister: Europe not ready to save nuclear deal

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:43:58 -0300

Since the US withdrew from the agreement, European countries have implemented a system of trade with Iran limited to food and medicines.

British PM contenders slam Trump tweets, but won’t call them racist

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:40:51 -0300

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt both condemn comments by president against Democratic lawmakers, joining outgoing prime minister May

Netanyahu offered major concessions to haredim in coalition negotiations

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:20:27 -0300

Likud agreed to wide-ranging concessions to the haredi parties following the April 9 election, including tough restrictions on construction work on Shabbat and gutting haredi enlistment legislation.

Liberal US Jews say Trump weaponizing Israel to defend racist tweets

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:04:42 -0300

President accused of not helping Jews or Israel by injecting Jewish state into conversation after telling liberal Democrats of color to go back where they came from

Liberal US Jews say Trump is weaponizing Israel to defend his racist tweets

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:04:42 -0300

President accused of not helping Jews or Israel by injecting Jewish state into conversation after telling liberal Democrats of color to go back where they came from

Embroiderers' epic labour of love delivers a stitch in time to rival Bayeux

Laura FitzPatrick — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:57:40 -0300

Jewish GOP group joins attacks on progressive Congresswomen

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:27:07 -0300

RJC backs Sen. Lindsey Graham for saying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and colleagues are communists who hate Israel, the US and are anti-Semitic

Israelis shine on grass, mat, track and water

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:11:48 -0300

Soccer clubs kick off qualifying • Judoka Sasson takes gold • Husband, wife qualify for Olympics • Rowers medal

Coroners link eleven deaths to glitches in NHS 111 and 999 systems

Jamie Johnson — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:00:00 -0300

US lets Iranian FM enter country, but restricts his movements

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:45:54 -0300

Washington permits Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to New York, forbids him from moving beyond six blocks of Tehran's UN mission in Midtown Manhattan

US lets Iranian FM enter country for talks at UN, but restricts his movements

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:45:54 -0300

Washington permits Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to New York, forbids him from moving beyond six blocks of Tehran's UN mission in Midtown Manhattan

Sainsbury's boss confronted by activist over plastic packaging

Lizzie Roberts — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:30:00 -0300

PM said eyeing free trade deal with South Korea, sans West Bank and Golan

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:21:36 -0300

Netanyahu hoping to visit Seoul by end of the month to finalize pact, which would exclude settlements and East Jerusalem, TV news reports

Italy seizes 'combat-ready' missile and automatic weapon stash in raids on far-Right figures

Our Foreign Staff — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:05:27 -0300

Man on trial for alleged rape after 'lying about having a vasectomy'

Tony Diver — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:00:00 -0300

Australian police test bones to see if they belong to missing British backpacker after friend's body found

Our Foreign Staff — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:58:56 -0300

Chinese challenges

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:40:45 -0300

The sensitive subject of Chinese investments is expected to be discussed at Wednesday’s security cabinet meeting

Hamas using WhatsApp to collect intelligence on IDF movements

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:39:05 -0300

The IDF has warned troops to report all suspicious messages to commanders.

Hundreds of British tourists queue for 'dangerous' bell tower after Notre Dame fire

Peter Allen — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:38:39 -0300

Man wearing rubber suit terrorises villagers in Somerset, as police make arrest

Victoria Ward — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:37:14 -0300

Man wearing full-body rubber suit terrorises villagers in Somerset

Victoria Ward — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:37:14 -0300

Gay conversion therapy’s a problem, but apartheid Israel is just fine

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:35:14 -0300

In classic Netanyahu style, he allowed Peretz’ words on the lack of Palestinian voting rights to hang in the air over the weekend, like a piece of laundry one forgot to take down.

Jewish Agency emissaries to be trained as Diaspora emissaries in Israel

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:18:49 -0300

The initiative is designed to help improve Israel - Diaspora relations and deepen understanding of Israelis of Jews around the world

Netanyahu: EU response on Iran reminiscent of appeasement of Nazis

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:16:00 -0300

Prime minister lashes out at European states for determining that Iranian breaches of nuclear deal by inceasing its uranium enrichment were not 'significant non-compliance', says in 1930s too 'there were those who stuck their head in the sand and did not see the approaching danger'

Dozens of Ethiopian Israelis protest outside Knesset

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:10:01 -0300

"The Germans and others didn’t let the Jewish people live freely,” Shula Mola said. “It is the same exact formula here in Israel.”

Jeffrey Epstein had fake passport with Saudi Arabian address, prosecutors claim

Harriet Alexander — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:06:24 -0300

Teachers, parents call for strike if Peretz not fired

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:04:34 -0300

Some 3,000 teachers signed a petition calling for Peretz to be fired and threatened to stop working until this happens.

Dance festival loses funding

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:03:39 -0300

Since 1995, the Suzanne Dellal Center has received support from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to host the event

Music hath powers when Murray Hidary is at the helm

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:02:47 -0300

Trump: 4 Democratic congresswomen ‘love’ al-Qaeda, use ‘anti-Semitic’ language

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:00:14 -0300

US president says 'many people agree with me' that lawmakers Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley should 'leave the country' if they hate it

Trump: Democrat congresswomen ‘love’ al-Qaeda, use ‘anti-Semitic’ language

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:00:14 -0300

US president says 'many people agree with me' that lawmakers Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley should 'leave the country' if they hate it

Suzanne Dellal Center celebrates 30th birthday as director steps down

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:49:23 -0300

Vardi stood at the helm of the Israeli dance world, importing the companies and choreographers

Palestinians condemn crackdown on 'illegal workers' in Lebanon

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:46:02 -0300

Nearly 500,000 Palestinian refugees affected by campaign targeting 1.5 million displaced Syrians

Netanyahu: Some in Europe won’t wake up until Iran nukes land on them

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:42:22 -0300

PM compares EU response to Iran to pre-WWII appeasement attempts with the Nazis, as bloc says recent violations of nuclear deal not sufficient to reimpose sanctions on Tehran

PA: 'Pals never miss opportunity to miss opportunity' 'incitement,' 'racist'

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:41:13 -0300

New PA report details incitement and racism in the Israeli media

Navigating neighborhood: Jews and Muslims of Sarcelle -reporter's notebook

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:39:25 -0300

The relationship between the Jewish and Arab immigrants from North Africa in complicated

Luxembourg PM boycotts Israeli event over minister’s conversion therapy remarks

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:30:46 -0300

Xavier Bettel, who is gay, skips farewell dinner for Israeli envoy over Rafi Peretz's support for potentially dangerous practice

Academic’s arrest hits effort to save Iran nuclear deal

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:20:24 -0300

France seeks answers to detention of expert from a Parisian university

Israel banks Hapoalim and Discount name new CEOs

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:11:14 -0300

Hapoalim appoints Dov Kotler as CEO, Discount Bank appointed Uri Levin.

Harry Potter star cries over anti-Semitism his great-grandfather faced

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:06:00 -0300

Daniel Radcliffe participates in TV show exploring his roots, learns about Jewish ancestor who killed himself after UK police accused him of faking his own jewelry store robbery

Hamas distances itself from official's call to kill Jews

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:05:00 -0300

Terror group says in statement following comments by Fathi Hamad last weekend that it 'is not against world Jewry, and not even against Judaism as a religion'; remarks earned widespread condemnation, including by UN envoy to Mideast

PA envoy berates UK’s May for not recognizing Palestinian statehood

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:04:28 -0300

Husam Zomlot says outgoing British leader's position 'might prove lethal to the prospects of the two-state solution'

Iran spends government money on cigarettes, uses over 2 tons of drugs daily

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:58:06 -0300

The subsidized exchange rate was meant to be spent on importing essential medical supplies, according to the deputy health minister.

New right wing religious party formed to fight LGBT rights

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:52:11 -0300

The new party is named Noam - A Normal People in Our Land, and has been established by activists connected to the conservative Har Hamor yeshiva in Jerusalem and its president Rabbi Tzvi Tau.

Unacceptable behaviour in Armed Forces down to 'pack of white middle-aged men' driving culture, major new report says

Dominic Nicholls — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:45:03 -0300

Profile: Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu

Martin Evans — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:44:41 -0300

Profile: Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the man who quietly rose to become Britain's anti-terror chief

Martin Evans — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:44:41 -0300

Descendants of the German Kaisers in bid to reclaim artworks and palaces

Justin Huggler — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:38:18 -0300

Kaiser Wilhelm's heirs launch fight to reclaim artworks and palace from German state

Justin Huggler — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:38:18 -0300

WWII code-breaker Alan Turing to appear on new UK bank note

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:36:10 -0300

Mathematician, who was persecuted for homosexuality and committed suicide, honored as face of £50 bill

Baby's genitals amputated after botched circumcision by nurse

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:36:02 -0300

"I didn't know what went on in the operation room," explained the father. "I only had someone tell me, 'Come take your daughter!'"

Trump administration announces plans to stop asylum claims at US-Mexico border

Harriet Alexander — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:25:58 -0300

New Zealand lawmaker says Jesus’ mother was ‘Palestinian refugee’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:23:47 -0300

Tweet by Golriz Ghahraman quickly deleted; Jewish community representatives condemn erasure of Jewish connection to the land

Social media linked to rise in teenage depression as shows off 'perfect lives' of wealthier peers, study suggests

Laura Donnelly — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:19:39 -0300

PA:Pals never miss opportunity to miss opportunity 'incitement,' 'racist'

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:15:15 -0300

New PA report details incitement and racism in the Israeli media

The trap of the ‘two-state-solution’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:14:27 -0300

“Israel had the right to change these lines [the Armistice Lines of 1949] in accordance with its needs and it is a good thing that settlements have made that possible.”

Teachers, parents ‘call for strike’ if Peretz not fired

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:12:06 -0300

Some 3,000 teachers signed a petition calling for Peretz to be fired and threatened to stop working until this happens.

3 daycare attendants suspected of child abuse remanded in custody

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:05:58 -0300

Suspects allegedly roughly handled infants in their care; husband of one of the accused says claims made by vengeful workers who were fired

Netanyahu: EU response to Iran reminds me of appeasement in the 1930s

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:05:15 -0300

"Then, too, there were those who stuck their head in the sand and did not see the approaching danger," said Netanyahu.

Smart meters go Welsh: latest glitch changes language on devices more than 100 miles from the border

Sam Meadows — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:01:52 -0300

Palestinians denounce Trump tweets against hometown hero Tlaib

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:52:54 -0300

Palestinian Authority says US president's remarks about Michigan congresswoman are an 'insult to the Statue of Liberty'

Trump’s use of Israel to attack Democrats will be costly -analysis

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:40:53 -0300

Israel has long fought to retain bipartisan support for itself on both sides of the aisle in Congress.

Hamas distances itself from official who urged murder of ‘Jews everywhere’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:38:58 -0300

Amid outcry over comments by senior official Fathi Hammad, terror group insists 'our conflict is with the occupation'

Hamas official walks back comments urging murder of ‘Jews everywhere’

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:38:58 -0300

Amid outcry, senior official Fathi Hammad and terror group insist 'our conflict is with the occupation'