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Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum. Credit: Courtesy.

Hebrew University professor calls for armed Palestinian militias against ‘terrorisettlers’

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A senior Hebrew University professor sparked controversy this week when he called on Palestinians “to establish armed militias to protect their villages and towns from the terrorisettlers.” Chemistry professor Amiram Goldblum made the remarks in...
Smoke trails rise as a rocket is launched from the southern Gaza Strip towards Israel on May 4, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after three rockets fired into Israel

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The Israeli military carried out airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after terrorists based in the coastal enclave fired three rockets at southern Israel. According to Palestinian media reports, Israeli aircraft...
The Israel Defense Forces’ mixed-gender Caracal light infantry battalion prepares for threats from the Sinai. Through a range of combat drills designed to stop any surprise attack in its tracks and ongoing border-security missions, the battalion works around the clock to ensure that it’s ready to prevent a killing spree in an Israeli border village, as well as neutralize potential attackers. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

IDF’s mixed-gender battalion prepares for multiple threats

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In recent days, an ISIS spokesman released a new audio message, which included a call for jihadist factions in the Sinai Peninsula and in Syria to step up attacks against Israel. ISIS also claimed...
Outside the scene of a stabbing attack in Monsey, N.Y., on the seventh night of Hanukkah, Dec. 28, 2019. Credit: Wikipedia.

Israeli startup sells panic buttons to American Jewish communities

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The Tel Aviv-based startup Gabriel is focusing on selling panic buttons to Jewish communities in the United States with the hopes of expanding to help anyone at risk of an attack, reported Bloomberg. The company’s sole...
Embassy of China in Tel Aviv. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Chinese embassy in Israel apologizes for comparing virus travel ban to Holocaust

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The Chinese embassy in Israel apologized for remarks made by its acting ambassador to Israel on Sunday, who compared the country’s travel ban for arrivals from China to Jews being denied international refuge during the Holocaust. Israel...
The Sahara Desert. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Israel, US consider deal to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

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Israel and the United States have been discussing a three-way agreement where the Trump administration would recognize Moroccan sovereignty in the Western Sahara in exchange for Rabat taking steps to normalize relations with Jerusalem, reported Axios and...
An IDF ship patrols off the coast of Gaza, during "Operation Protective Edge" on July 28, 2014. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

Israel thwarts attempt to smuggle weapons to Hamas by sea

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The Israel Navy thwarted an attempt three months ago to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip from the Sinai by sea, the Israel Defense Forces announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to the IDF,...
Magen David Adom responds to the request by Chabad for protective gear for communities in China amid the coronavirus outbreak, February 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Magen David Adom sends protective gear to Chabad in China amid coronavirus outbreak

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A shipment of medical supplies from Magen David Adom in Israel were delivered on Monday morning to Chabad in China to help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus. At the request of Chabad, Magen...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 28, 2017. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu leaves for Uganda, hopes to bring back some ‘very good news’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning said he hoped to bring back “very good news” as he headed to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, for a rare one-day diplomatic visit. Officially, the Prime...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses national preparedness regarding the coronavirus outbreak in China, and Israeli measures of limiting it if and when domestic cases are reported. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu holds national preparedness meeting over coronavirus outbreak

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting at his office in Jerusalem with ministry director generals and staff officials on Sunday morning to discuss how to deal with the recent outbreak of coronavirus...