Shin Bet foiled more than 560 terrorist attacks in 2019
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Nadav Argaman announced on Monday that the agency had prevented more than 560 “significant” terror attacks last year, including 10 suicide attacks.
Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
New Israeli defense minister takes a hardline position on terrorism in all forms
When Naftali Bennett was appointed last month as Israel’s defense minister, it was seen as a temporary political move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shore up his right-wing flank until a new government...
Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time
The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest.
“The choice of...
Arabs more positive than Jews about Israel, survey finds
Arabb Israelis are more likely to describe Israel’s “overall situation” as good than their Jewish counterparts, a survey found.
try’s situation was “good” or “very good,” according to a survey released Sunday by the Israel...
Syrian scholar: Al-Aqsa in Koran is not in Jerusalem
Syrian scholar Firas Al-Sawwah said in a March 3 interview on Al-Hurra TV (U.S.) that the Al-Aqsa Mosque that was mentioned in the Koran was not in Jerusalem, and that the caliph Abd Al-Malik...
Wiesenthal Center releases list of 2020’s 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents
The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was...
CUNY condemns law student’s commencement ‘hate speech’
A few days after video footage recirculated on social media of an antisemitic commencement speech by a law student at City University of New York on May 12, the public university’s board of trustees and chancellor...
Erdoğan: Turkey, Israel to discuss energy cooperation, transporting gas to Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a discussion over energy cooperation with Israel would take place in March and that on the table for discussion is a plan to work together to transport natural...
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia to recognize Palestinian state
Spain, Ireland and other European Union countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state on May 21, Brussels’ foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed on Thursday.
He was speaking ahead of a U.N. General Assembly vote on Friday on a resolution...
Opposition MK approved for Judicial Selection panel; coalition MK rejected
Yesh Atid lawmaker Karine Elharrar was voted onto the Judicial Selection Committee Wednesday, satisfying a key opposition demand during negotiations over the government's reform package.
Concurrently, the coalition voted down the candidacy of Likud Party...