Poll: Nearly half of Israelis would avoid NYC after Mamdani victory
Nearly half of Israelis plan to avoid travel to New York in the wake of the election as mayor of Zohran Mamdani, whom they overwhelmingly perceive as antisemitic, a poll released on Thursday shows.
The findings...
Israel deports foreign activist who supports Hamas
The Israel Police announced on Thursday that a “foreign activist” had been deported the previous day over support for the Hamas terrorist organization.
“As part of a focused operation by Judea and Samaria District detectives,...
Israel declares Egypt border closed military zone
Israel has declared the area along its 130-mile border with Egypt a closed military zone to combat smuggling, Defense Minister Israel Katz’s office said on Thursday.
Katz’s order is designed to “turn the border-adjacent area...
Katz appoints Itai Ofir as Israeli military’s top lawyer
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz appointed attorney Itai Ofir as the advocate general of the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday, following the dismissal of Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi amid a video leak scandal.
Katz said...
Danon accuses UN of violating mandate in drone shootdown
Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, accused the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon of violating its mission on Thursday after it shot down an Israeli drone.
Danon told JNS exclusively that a...
Former Mossad chief: ‘The bomb was on its way’
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said on Monday that Israel should demand policy concessions from Western countries in exchange for the life-saving intelligence it provides them. Cohen spoke at the second Shurat HaDin – Israel Law...
‘Judea and Samaria must be part of Jewish future,’ Arab Zionist declares
Speaking at “The Future of Judea and Samaria” conference at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Rawan Osman, who has described herself as an Arab Zionist, said that despite breaking away from her...
Netanyahu orders ‘forceful strikes’ in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “forceful strikes” in Gaza on Tuesday after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire-for-hostages agreement.
“Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed the military to immediately carry out forceful...
IDF preparing plans for renewed fighting in Gaza Strip, Smotrich tells JNS
The Israel Defense Forces is preparing plans for “a renewed occupation of Gaza and the dismantling of Hamas,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a member of Jerusalem’s Security Cabinet, told JNS on Monday.
“We will...
Israel now region’s ‘strongest power,’ says Netanyahu
Israel has become “the strongest power in the Middle East,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday at a ceremony honoring Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) employees.
The Jewish state has “changed the entire...