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Aleksey Burkov, a Russian IT specialist and alleged hacker wanted by the United States, arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Nov. 3, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Russian hacker Alexei Burkov extradited to US from Israel

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Israel extradited Russian hacker Alexei Burkov to the United States on Monday night, reported Israel’s Channel 12. The Russians submitted a petition asking Israel to extradite the hacker to Moscow, but on Sunday, Israel’s Supreme Court...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel faces second day of rocket fire from Gaza

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Israelis faced a second day of rocket barrages from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a brief overnight lull gave way to renewed launches in the...
Iron Dome anti-missile batteries installed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon to protect lives and homes after the Israeli targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90.

Jewish Agency provides emergency funds to families hit by rockets from Gaza

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In the wake of today’s rocket fire on Israel, the Jewish Agency for Israel put its emergency operations into gear, providing assistance to 6,500 new immigrants in absorption centers and 5,000 seniors in assisted-living...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz at a memorial ceremony in the Knesset marking 24 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

National unity government is ‘still possible,’ says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed confidence on Monday that it was still possible to achieve a “robust” unity government, saying there was no need for the country to go back to elections. “The worst...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset during a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement between Israel and Jordan on Nov. 11, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Netanyahu, Knesset mark 25 years of peace between Israel and neighboring Jordan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday marked 25 years of a peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. “We have an outstanding interest in keeping the peace agreement due to the fact that we have...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Education Minister Naftali Bennett during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset on Nov. 13, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Bennett to be sworn in as Israel’s new defense minister

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New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett will be sworn in as Israel’s 20th Defense Minister on Tuesday at 11 a.m., at which point the resignation of the current defense minister—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—will...
Philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (second from left) at the opening of the Adelson Medical School of Ariel University in the West Bank city of Ariel. Source: Screenshot.

First-ever medical school opens in West Bank, in Ariel, for students everywhere

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attended the opening last week of the first medical school in Samaria. “A new medical school opens in Samaria,” he said at the opening ceremony on Oct. 31. “It’s...
Participants in the “Wheels of Love” charity ride in Israel. Photo by Tomer Feder.

As many as 500 cyclists to gear up for 20th ‘Wheels of Love’ charity...

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The luggage-handlers at Ben-Gurion International Airport have seen an increase in the number of bicycles coming in and out of late, as an expected 500 participants from 12 countries arrive to participate in the...
Former Education Minister Naftali Bennett (left) speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israel Prize award ceremony at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem on May 2, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu offers Bennett defense ministry job

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday offered New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett the spot of the country’s defense minister in a move perceived as a way to stop Bennet from joining a...
Shas Party chairman and Minister of Interior Affairs Aryeh Deri, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz at a ceremony marking six years to the death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the late religious spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, at the Knesset the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 4, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90

Can Israel’s party leaders find a way out of third elections?

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Israel’s election impasse doesn’t appear to be waning as the country is closing in on nearly two months since its second national election in September. In the past several days, various reports have emerged...