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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Accumulation of power creates a new approach for Israel in the Middle East

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of American Jewish leaders that the “accumulation of power is creating a new approach for Israel” in its relations throughout the Middle East, and particularly with...
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip prepare explosive devices to be launched into Israel, on May 31, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

Israeli child finds explosive device from Gaza in backyard

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An Israeli child on Sunday found an explosive device attached to a balloon in the yard of her home in Moshav Shuva in southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. The device is believed to...
Palestinian workers sort ice pops at a factory in the West Bank village of Tafouh, near Hebron, on April 16, 2019. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Report: Palestinian workers prefer to work for Israeli employers

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The United Nations “blacklist” of businesses operating in Israeli settlements was lauded by the Palestinian leadership following its publication last week, but a recent report indicates that Palestinians actually prefer to work for Israelis...
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Sept. 8, 2017. Photo: Arno Mikkor via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel said to be concerned some EU countries may recognize Palestinian state

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Officials in Jerusalem are concerned that some European countries are preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Ynet reported on Sunday. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is behind the...
Gilad Shalit and Nitzan Shabbat. Source: Screenshot.

Former IDF captive Gilad Shalit gets engaged

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Gilad Shalit, the former Israel Defense Forces’ soldier captured by Hamas and held in captivity in the Gaza Strip for more than five years, got engaged over the weekend. A selfie featuring a smiling Shalit,...
Israeli flags hangs on the walls of the Cave of the Patriarchs for Israel's 71st Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 8, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Palestinian attacks security forces at Cave of Patriarchs in Hebron

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Israeli Border Police arrested a Palestinian Arab suspect on Sunday after he reportedly refused a security check and attacked an officer. Police found a knife on the suspect. No casualties were reported. In response to the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first night of Hanukkah, on Dec. 22, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

US-Israeli sovereignty committee ready to work as Trump appoints members

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The joint U.S.-Israel committee tasked with mapping the areas to which Israel will extend its sovereignty under the Trump Mideast peace plan is ready to start working. A senior official in the U.S. administration confirmed...
Examining the GEN-M water machine in the Gazan neighborhood of Abasan al-Kabira, Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: Damour for Community Development.

Israeli water technology inaugurated in Gaza to offer clean drinking source

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A machine that produces safe, clean drinking water out of air—manufactured by the Israel-based company Watergen—was inaugurated on Wednesday in the neighborhood of Abasan al-Kabira in the Gaza Strip as part of a pilot...
Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Netanyahu urges Facebook founder to ensure platform not biased against Likud

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday evening with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to express his discontent over the giant tech’s alleged bias against Likud Party voters in previous elections, according...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former Israeli defense official calls for joining of US and Russia to roll back...

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The next Israeli government should aim to bring the United States and Russia together to decrease Iran’s destructive influence in the region, a former senior Israeli defense official has told JNS. Professor Rear Admiral (Ret.)...