Posts Tagged: Israel News
5776: The Jewish Year in Review
JNS.org - On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 5777, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest Jewish news stories covered over the past year. The Palestinian Terror Wave in Israel Since September...
Israel’s Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations in Second Quarter of 2016
JNS.org -- Israel's economic growth in the second quarter of 2016 exceeded expectations, with private consumption serving as the primary cause for this development, the Central Bureau of...
Leading Senator Says Israel Mistaken to Sign Security Deal With Obama
JNS.org - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) believes that Israel made a mistake in signing the historic $38 billion defense deal with President Barack Obama earlier...
On Day of Violence, Abbas Aide Says IDF Killing of Attackers Is ‘Execution’
A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called the killing by Israeli security forces of two attackers in separate incidents in Jerusalem and the...
Palestinian Dead After Attacking Israelis in West Bank Car-Ramming
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man and seriously injured a woman during a car-ramming attack at a bus stop outside the Kiryat Arba...
Jordanian Man Killed After Attacking Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City
A Jordanian national was shot dead after he tried to stab police officers in Jerusalem and two Palestinians rammed their vehicle into a bus stop in the...
IAF Strikes Hamas Targets After Rocket Lands in Israel
JNS.org -- The Israel Air Force struck three Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired at Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit...
American Gospel Singer, Church Delegation to Visit Israel
JNS.org -- An American gospel singer, along with a delegation from a Bahamian church, will visit Israel later this month as part of a bridge-building initiative led...
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke
Elder statesman Shimon Peres, Israel's former president, was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday evening after suffering a stroke, his office has said. Peres was admitted to the Sheba Medical...
Israeli Official: Military Expects Islamic State Attack on Southern Border ‘Within Six Months’
Israel is bracing for an Islamic State terror attack along its southern border with Egypt within the next six months, a senior Israeli military officer has warned. Wilayat...
Some Unusual – But True – News From Israel
JNS.org - Amid the usual grind of day-to-day news headlines—hint: Iran—the last few weeks have also boasted some peculiar stories that deserve some extra attention. After...
Day After Unity Deal, Hamas Lauds Terrorist Shooting at Israeli Checkpoint (AUDIO)
The Palestinian Authority's (PA) new partner, Hamas, praised an overnight shooting attack against soldiers at a checkpoint in northern Samaria, Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. The Gaza-based...
Police Disrupt Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli’s New Year’s Eve Party Due to Terror Threat
Guests invited to an exclusive New Year's Eve party hosted by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, found themselves denied access by police due to a terror...
