Congressman urges Trump administration to sever all ties with Palestinian Authority
Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) called on the Trump administration to cut off all ties with the Palestinian Authority until it gives up “its obsession with violence” and ceases the payments it provides for terrorists...
Israel records highest number of coronavirus deaths in 24-hour period
Making a grim new record, there were 17 coronavirus fatalities in Israel on Wednesday, which constituted the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the country in a 24-hour period since the start of the...
Israel: Group linked to North Korea attempted to hack Israeli defense firms
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that a cyber-crime group linked to North Korea had attempted to infiltrate Israel’s defense industries.
The attackers attempted to penetrate defense manufacturers’ networks by pretending to be recruiters for...
Iran’s ‘shadow war’ with Israel likely to continue into foreseeable future
Despite many challenges and setbacks, the Iranian strategy for dominating Arab countries that it counts as being part of its Shi’ite axis has made major progress in recent years, and Tehran is likely to...
‘Operation Home’ lands new olim from Mexico, as well as Israelis stranded elsewhere
A first-of-its-kind charter flight from Mexico carried 230 new immigrants to Israel on Tuesday. Dubbed “Operation Home,” the flight was organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and Hanoar Hatzioni, with support from Keren...
15 years after disengagement from Gaza, area still mired by violence
Israel will mark 15 years since the 2005 Gaza Disengagement—former Prime Minister’s Ariel Sharon’s operation to evict all 8,000 or so Israelis from the Gazan Jewish communities of Gush Katif, along with those in...
A glimpse into the technology behind Israel’s spy satellite program
Before the break of dawn on July 6, Israel upgraded its spy satellite capabilities by a considerable degree after successfully launching the “Ofek 16” satellite into space from central Israel. The satellite is designed...
Birthright launches online interactive tour as pandemic halts trips to Israel
For the first time in its history, Birthright Israel has postponed all trips since mid-March due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
“While tens of thousands of Jewish young adults were planned to visit Israel this...
GOP candidate in Georgia noted for anti-Semitic, racist remarks wins primary
Jewish and pro-Israel groups slammed the Tuesday victory of Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman who has made anti-Semitic and other racist remarks, in the Republican run-off in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.
Greene defeated neurosurgeon John Cowan...
Netanyahu accuses attorney general of ‘scandalous’ inaction regarding death threats
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Tuesday over what Netanyahu said was Mandelblit’s failure to take seriously violent threats against him and his family.
“Your total lack of action...