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Israel Intercepts Massive Gaza-Bound Explosives Shipment
JNS.org - Israel prevented a shipment containing several tons of explosives from reaching the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Ministry revealed on Wednesday. The shipment was...
60 Percent of Israel’s Arabs are ‘Proud’ to be Israeli, New Poll Shows
JNS.org - Seventy-three percent of Israel’s Arabs feel a sense of belonging in the Jewish state and 60 percent are proud to be Israelis, according to a new poll commissioned by Israel Hayom and conducted by...
Israel Arrests Hamas Terror Tunnel Operative
JNS.org - Israeli security forces recently arrested a Hamas operative who had infiltrated into Israel through a terror tunnel, the country’s defense establishment revealed Thursday. Majdi Muhammad Abid, 23, from the eastern Gaza Strip neighborhood of Shujaiyya,...
40 Israeli Lawmakers Sign Petition Urging Presidential Pardon for Hebron Shooter
JNS.org - Some 40 Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday signed a petition urging President Reuven Rivlin to pardon Elor Azaria, the IDF soldier convicted and jailed for fatally shooting a subdued terrorist in Hebron in March 2016. Rivlin...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Condemns Top Diplomat’s ‘Offensive Remarks’ About American Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced what he called “offensive remarks” by Deputy Foreign Minister...
Mother of Slain Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Demands Investigation Into Possible Involvement of Former President Kirchner in Son’s Murder
The mother of Alberto Nisman, the Argentine federal prosecutor murdered in January 2015, has formally...
Israeli Teen Girl Injured in 2011 Palestinian Terror Attack Succumbs to Wounds
JNS.org – An Israeli girl who was wounded in a March 2011 Palestinian terror attack succumbed...
Israel’s Lieberman: ‘Dramatic Changes’ Warrant $1.4 Billion Defense Budget Increase
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday expressed the need for an increase of...
Israeli Minister Looks to Disqualify Pro-BDS Groups From National Service Program
JNS.org – Israeli Strategic Affairs and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Monday sent a letter...
Israel Intercepts Massive Gaza-Bound Explosives Shipment
JNS.org - Israel prevented a shipment containing several tons of explosives from reaching the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Ministry revealed on Wednesday. The shipment was intercepted...
60 Percent of Israel’s Arabs are ‘Proud’ to be Israeli, New Poll Shows
JNS.org - Seventy-three percent of Israel’s Arabs feel a sense of belonging in the Jewish state and 60 percent are proud to be Israelis, according to...
Israel Arrests Hamas Terror Tunnel Operative
JNS.org - Israeli security forces recently arrested a Hamas operative who had infiltrated into Israel through a terror tunnel, the country’s defense establishment revealed Thursday. Majdi Muhammad...
40 Israeli Lawmakers Sign Petition Urging Presidential Pardon for Hebron Shooter
JNS.org - Some 40 Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday signed a petition urging President Reuven Rivlin to pardon Elor Azaria, the IDF soldier convicted and jailed for...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Condemns Top Diplomat’s ‘Offensive Remarks’ About American Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced what he called “offensive remarks” by Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, in which she said US Jews are “people...
Mother of Slain Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Demands Investigation Into Possible Involvement of Former President Kirchner in Son’s Murder
The mother of Alberto Nisman, the Argentine federal prosecutor murdered in January 2015, has formally requested that former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner be investigated...
Israeli Teen Girl Injured in 2011 Palestinian Terror Attack Succumbs to Wounds
JNS.org – An Israeli girl who was wounded in a March 2011 Palestinian terror attack succumbed to her wounds on Wednesday after six years in a...
Israel’s Lieberman: ‘Dramatic Changes’ Warrant $1.4 Billion Defense Budget Increase
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday expressed the need for an increase of $1.4 billion to the Jewish state’s defense budget, citing “dramatic...
Israeli Minister Looks to Disqualify Pro-BDS Groups From National Service Program
JNS.org – Israeli Strategic Affairs and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Monday sent a letter to Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, who is in charge of...
Netanyahu Denounces ‘Incitement’ Against Israeli President Over Hebron Shooter
JNS.org – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday condemned what he described as “incitement” against Israeli President Reuven Rivlin over the latter’s decision to deny a...
Legislators Voice Bipartisan Concern Over US Policy Toward Hamas, as Palestinian Terror Group Commits to Retaining Independent Military Capacity
As Palestinian Hamas representatives reinforced their commitment to retaining an independent armed force ahead of new post-reconciliation talks with their rival Fatah counterparts in Cairo on Tuesday, several...
Cathay Pacific Airways to Open Israel Office, Upgrade Tel Aviv-Hong Kong Route
JNS.org – Cathay Pacific, the flagship airline of Hong Kong, is set to launch an office in Israel as well as daily Tel Aviv-Hong Kong flights...
Israel Fires at Syrian Forces Near Border for Second Consecutive Day
The Israeli army fired several shells at Syrian army positions across the border from the Israeli Golan Heights on Sunday evening, the second such incident...
IDF Fires ‘Warning Shot’ in Response to Syrian Military Construction Near Israel
JNS.org – An IDF tank fired a “warning shot” across Israel’s northern border with Syria on Saturday in response to the Syrian military constructing an outpost...
