Israel’s coronavirus infection rate holds steady at 100 a day
Israel’s coronavirus death toll stood at 298 on Monday, with 17,915 confirmed cases of infection in total since the start of the pandemic, though serological testing indicates that the true figure may be much higher.
According to...
Netanyahu names veteran Mideast reporter and best-selling author as strategic adviser
Aaron Klein, a veteran Middle East reporter and New York Times best-selling author, has been retained by Israel’s Likud Party as a strategic and communications consultant to party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
In a show of support for Netanyahu, settler leaders green-light sovereignty bid
As Israel moves closer to applying sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on...
Resumption of Israeli train service derails, again, over virus fears
Israeli trains will not resume operations on Monday as previously planned, due to the new wave of coronavirus infections.
The Cabinet is going to meet on Monday to decide on a new date for the...
Suspect arrested for attack on Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick
A suspect was arrested on Friday in connection with the assault on former Likud Knesset member Yehuda Glick a day earlier, at the mourning tent of an autistic Arab man shot by Jerusalem police...
Suspect on trial for rape, murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher confesses
Arafat Irfaiya, who is on trial for the nationalistically motivated rape and murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher a year-and-a-half ago, confessed to the deeds in court on Sunday.
In a court appearance last December, Irfaiya refrained from...
Amid criticism of Trump plan by leaders in Judea and Samaria, others see ‘historic...
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to lay the groundwork to begin the process of applying Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, a debate has emerged...
Netanyahu criticizes settlement leaders for anti-Trump comments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized settlement leaders on Wednesday for their comments regarding what they see as problems with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” vision, which they claim will leave...
Israel plans 80 billion shekel investment to increase solar energy use
srael Energy Ministry Yuval Steinitz announced an 80 billion shekel ($22.8 billion) plan to increase solar power use during the next 10 years.
The goal is to have solar power production grow 30 percent by...
Israel successfully tests state-of-the-art LORA missile system
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Tuesday that it had completed a successful test of its new, state-of-the-art ballistic missile system, which has a 400-kilometer (249-mile) range.
According to IAI, the test was conducted in...