Israel
Israel’s Culture Minister Accuses NIF of Aiding Terrorists
JNS.org - Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev alleged on Monday that the New Israel Fund (NIF) nonprofit has direct connections with Basel...
Former IDF General Detained for Questioning in Submarine Scandal
JNS.org - The Israel Police detained a former IDF general for questioning on Tuesday as part of an investigation into Israel’s multi-million dollar acquisition of three additional submarines from the German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). In...
Herzog to Continue as Israeli Opposition Leader Despite Losing Labor Party Race
JNS.org - Knesset member Isaac Herzog agreed on Wednesday to continue in his role as Israeli opposition leader despite his recent loss of the Labor Party’s leadership to Avi Gabbay. Since Gabbay, a former Kulanu Party...
Israeli Chief Rabbi ‘Stunned’ by Alleged Blacklist of 160 Diaspora Rabbis
JNS.org - At a time of heightened tension between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel over religious issues, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate sought to distance itself from a controversial alleged “blacklist” of 160 Diaspora rabbis. Ashkenazi...
Netanyahu Invited to Hold Cabinet Meeting at Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron
JNS.org - Leaders of West Bank communities this week sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Israeli PM Netanyahu, Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt Meet in Jerusalem as US Tries to Push Peace Process Forward
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s international...
Netanyahu Confronts Irish Foreign Minister Over Support for Anti-Israel NGOs
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday over Ireland’s...
Tourism to Israel Hits All-Time High, Including 76% Increase From China
JNS.org - Tourism to Israel has reached an all-time high, with 1.74 million tourists arriving in...
New Research Sheds Light on Centuries-Old Cannons Discovered Off Israel’s Coast
JNS.org - A research study conducted at Tel Aviv University indicates that three centuries-old bronze cannons...
Israel’s Culture Minister Accuses NIF of Aiding Terrorists
JNS.org - Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev alleged on Monday that the New Israel Fund (NIF) nonprofit has direct connections with Basel Ghattas,...
Former IDF General Detained for Questioning in Submarine Scandal
JNS.org - The Israel Police detained a former IDF general for questioning on Tuesday as part of an investigation into Israel’s multi-million dollar acquisition of three...
Herzog to Continue as Israeli Opposition Leader Despite Losing Labor Party Race
JNS.org - Knesset member Isaac Herzog agreed on Wednesday to continue in his role as Israeli opposition leader despite his recent loss of the Labor...
Israeli Chief Rabbi ‘Stunned’ by Alleged Blacklist of 160 Diaspora Rabbis
JNS.org - At a time of heightened tension between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel over religious issues, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate sought to distance...
Netanyahu Invited to Hold Cabinet Meeting at Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron
JNS.org - Leaders of West Bank communities this week sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inviting him to hold a cabinet meeting at Hebron’s...
Israeli PM Netanyahu, Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt Meet in Jerusalem as US Tries to Push Peace Process Forward
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative, Jason Greenblatt, during Greenblatt’s latest trip to the...
Netanyahu Confronts Irish Foreign Minister Over Support for Anti-Israel NGOs
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday over Ireland’s support for anti-Israel NGOs. “Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his dissatisfaction over...
Tourism to Israel Hits All-Time High, Including 76% Increase From China
JNS.org - Tourism to Israel has reached an all-time high, with 1.74 million tourists arriving in the first six months of 2017, a 26-percent increase from...
New Research Sheds Light on Centuries-Old Cannons Discovered Off Israel’s Coast
JNS.org - A research study conducted at Tel Aviv University indicates that three centuries-old bronze cannons discovered off the coast of Megadim in northern Israel may...
Close Ties With Trump Will Boost US Negotiators in Their Quest for Israeli-Palestinian Deal, White House Says
President Donald Trump was not in the room when American diplomats sat with Palestinian officials in Jerusalem on Tuesday -- but the White House was nonetheless...
Israel’s New Labor Leader Claims Party Under His Wing Can Defeat Netanyahu
JNS.org - The newly elected leader of Israel’s Labor party, Avi Gabbay, kicked off his campaign to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Polls...
Amid Major Shakeup, Israel’s Labor Party Elects New Leader
JNS.org - Israel’s Labor party elected Avi Gabbay as its new leader on Monday amid a major shakeup within the country’s second-largest party. Gabbay defeated Amir Peretz,...
Pro-Hezbollah Newspaper Warns Israelis to Expect ‘Rain of Rockets,’ Highlights Terror Group’s Spread Across the Middle East
A leading article published in a Beirut newspaper known for its close ties to Hezbollah has stated baldly that the Lebanese Shia terrorist organization is...
Haifa Residents Demand Renaming of ‘UNESCO Square for Tolerance and Peace’ After Hebron Vote
Some residents of Haifa are calling on their municipal government to change the name of a city square named after the UN cultural agency that...
