FM Lapid briefs members of the foreign press
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid today (Sunday, April 24, 2022), briefed members of the foreign press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. Following are excerpts from his remarks:
“In the past three...
Israeli police block Jewish protest flag march in Jerusalem
Israeli Police blocked a right-wing flag march through Jerusalem on Wednesday that participants said was a response to what they see as a weak government reaction to Arab violence in the Old City.
The police...
Anti-Israel demonstrators call for resistance ‘by any means necessary’ outside Israeli consulate in New...
Several anti-Israel organizations, including some designated by Israel as terrorist organizations, joined to protest actions in the last few weeks by the security forces in the Jewish state in front of Israel’s consulate and...
Report: Pro-Iran hackers target Israel Airports Authority website
A pro-Iran hacking group named Altahrea Team targeted the website of the Israel Airports Authority, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
The group said its actions were “revenge” for the assassination by the United States on...
Gaza terrorists prepare tunnels for ‘battles to come,’ says report
Palestinian terrorists in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip are building tunnels as it prepares for the next war with Israel, according to a report.
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad official told AFP that the movement has defensive and offensive...
Arizona votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The state of Arizona has passed legislation to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
HB 2675, which passed on Tuesday by a vote of 49-4, ensures that the IHRA definition will be...
IDF to impose closure on Judea and Samaria until Saturday
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday the closure of Judea and Samaria, as well as crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip, from Thursday until Saturday.
The decision follows a security assessment by senior...
Palestinian rioters attack police on Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Dozens of masked rioters used “severe violence” during clashes with Israeli security forces at the end of dawn prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday morning, according to the Israel...
Second Priestly Blessing at Kotel sees low turnout as tensions remain high
The second Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim) at the Western Wall, held on Wednesday morning, saw only a few thousand attendees amid high tensions in the Old City.
In previous years, the upper plaza of the...
A timeline of terror, spring 2022
Beginning in March, Israel was struck by a series of terror attacks. These attacks, in the cities of Beersheva, Hadera, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, took 14 innocent Jewish, Arab and Christian lives. During...