Israel
White House Official: Trump Peace Plan Won’t Be Unveiled Before Israel’s Elections Next Month
The Trump administration will not unveil the political component of its Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative until after the Knesset elections next month, a top American...
Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki Wins Gold Medal at World Championship in Tokyo
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal at the World Judo Championship in Tokyo on Wednesday, becoming the first Israeli to accomplish such a feat. The Israeli news site Mako reported that Muki burst into...
Israeli Health Ministry Approves Seven New Medical Cannabis Growers to Battle Market Shortages
CTech - Seven new Israeli companies have received medical cannabis growing licenses under the country's new regulation, according to one person familiar with the matter who spoke to Calcalist on condition of anonymity. The new...
El Al Starts Selling Tickets for First Direct Flights to Tokyo
CTech - Israel’s national carrier El Al Israel Airlines has begun selling direct flights to Tokyo, the company announced Tuesday. Ticket prices start at $999 for a roundtrip, and the duration of the flights is...
Netanyahu Extends Term of Israeli UN Ambassador Danon to End of 2019
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to extend the term of Israeli...
IDF Identifies Iranian General Responsible for Attempted Drone Attack From Syria
The IDF has publicly identified the commander behind this weekend's attempted drone attack on northern...
Four Mortars Fired Into Southern Israel From Gaza, as Border Tensions Simmer
Four mortar shells were fired toward Israel’s south from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday...
Hezbollah Said to Be Planning ‘Calculated Strike’ Against Israel After Beirut Drone Incident
Hezbollah is preparing a "calculated strike" against its enemy Israel after drones crashed in Beirut but it...
New Poll: Palestinians Want All of Jerusalem, Prisoners Not as High a Priority as Widely Thought
A new poll published Monday revealed that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians in both the...
White House Official: Trump Peace Plan Won’t Be Unveiled Before Israel’s Elections Next Month
The Trump administration will not unveil the political component of its Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative until after the Knesset elections next month, a top American official...
Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki Wins Gold Medal at World Championship in Tokyo
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal at the World Judo Championship in Tokyo on Wednesday, becoming the first Israeli to accomplish such a...
Israeli Health Ministry Approves Seven New Medical Cannabis Growers to Battle Market Shortages
CTech - Seven new Israeli companies have received medical cannabis growing licenses under the country's new regulation, according to one person familiar with the matter...
El Al Starts Selling Tickets for First Direct Flights to Tokyo
CTech - Israel’s national carrier El Al Israel Airlines has begun selling direct flights to Tokyo, the company announced Tuesday. Ticket prices start at $999...
Netanyahu Extends Term of Israeli UN Ambassador Danon to End of 2019
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to extend the term of Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon until the end...
IDF Identifies Iranian General Responsible for Attempted Drone Attack From Syria
The IDF has publicly identified the commander behind this weekend's attempted drone attack on northern Israel, thwarted in an Israeli military operation. According to the IDF,...
Four Mortars Fired Into Southern Israel From Gaza, as Border Tensions Simmer
Four mortar shells were fired toward Israel’s south from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday as tensions continued to simmer on both the Jewish state's...
Hezbollah Said to Be Planning ‘Calculated Strike’ Against Israel After Beirut Drone Incident
Hezbollah is preparing a "calculated strike" against its enemy Israel after drones crashed in Beirut but it seeks to avoid a new war, two sources allied to...
New Poll: Palestinians Want All of Jerusalem, Prisoners Not as High a Priority as Widely Thought
A new poll published Monday revealed that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians in both the Gaza Strip and West Bank want control over all of...
Netanyahu Approves 300 New Housing Units in West Bank After Murder of Teen
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the building of 300 new housing units in the Jewish community of Dolev in Samaria following the...
Israel Said to Relay Message of De-Escalation to Lebanon Via US
JNS.org - Israel relayed a message of de-escalation to Lebanon through US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to Lebanese media reports. The message comes in...
In Israel, Tech Companies Take a Greater Piece of the Workforce Pie
CTech - In Israel, tech workers accounted for 8.7 percent of the national workforce in 2018, up from 8.3 percent in 2017, according to a...
Israel Launches a Tech Integration Program for Haredi Students
CTech - Israel’s Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services is setting up a new program to help ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish students find jobs...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Tells Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah to ‘Calm Down’ After Beirut Drone Incident
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday to "calm down" after Nasrallah said his movement was preparing a response to the crash...
