
The Irish parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of Irish government recognition of a Palestinian state. The motion passed unopposed. The non-binding motion called on the Irish government to “officially recognize the State of Palestine, on the basis of the
by Abe Katsman11 Dec 2014, 9:04 AM PST0

According to a Palestinian opinion poll released Tuesday, an overwhelming majority of Palestinians are in favor of the recent round of terror attacks against Israeli civilians in and around Jerusalem. The Washington Post reports that the poll also showed a
by Abe Katsman10 Dec 2014, 8:06 AM PST0

Quiet allegations of Iranian cheating on its interim nuclear agreement are fueling speculation in the Israeli press that Israel may be preparing to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, reports the Algemeiner. The official position from Washington has
by Abe Katsman9 Dec 2014, 9:19 AM PST0

While Israel remained silent about its role in an alleged air raid into Syria on Sunday near Damascus, Syrian opposition sources maintained that an Israeli attack destroyed a storage facility holding anti-aircraft missiles and drones belonging to Hezbollah, reports The
by Abe Katsman8 Dec 2014, 11:42 AM PST0

In one of Israel’s worst environmental accidents, millions of liters of crude oil gushed from a pipeline leak into a desert nature reserve on Wednesday and Thursday, causing severe damage, reports the BBC. The spill damaged the Evrona nature reserve
by Abe Katsman5 Dec 2014, 6:48 AM PST0

In a lopsided 161-5 vote, the UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved an anti-Israel resolution backed by Arab nations. The resolution calls on Israel to not only subject its nuclear facilities to international oversight, but also to renounce possession of
by Abe Katsman3 Dec 2014, 9:07 AM PST0

Two Jordanian MPs on Jordanian television went on verbal attacks against Jews and Israelis, praising the recent Jerusalem synagogue massacre and encouraging incitement against Jews. The Times of Israel reports that according to Middle East media watchdog MEMRI, the anti-Semitic
by Abe Katsman2 Dec 2014, 1:44 PM PST0

Leaders of Hamas, the Palestinian terror group in control of Gaza, announced Sunday that the unity government it had established with Fatah last spring is now over, reports The Jerusalem Post. Fatah is the leading secular Palestinian political party in
by Abe Katsman1 Dec 2014, 9:42 AM PST0

Israel announced Thursday that it had discovered and prevented multiple plans by Islamist group Hamas to launch a series of terrorist attacks against Israelis in several locations, including Jerusalem’s largest soccer stadium, the city’s light rail, the West Bank, and
by Abe Katsman28 Nov 2014, 7:42 AM PST0

A recent Statnet Research Institute poll reported by the Jerusalem Post shows that 77% of Israeli Arabs prefer to live under Israeli rule than to be governed by Palestinians. Of the Arabs who responded that they prefer to live
by Abe Katsman26 Nov 2014, 8:27 AM PST0

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume peace talks, predicting the current pro-Palestinian diplomatic wave will only get stronger. Israel National News reports that Ban predicted that the recent trend of countries
by Abe Katsman25 Nov 2014, 9:01 AM PST0

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a weekend newspaper interview that Egypt was willing to lend troops to help secure a future Palestinian state, offering stability for local police and providing an extra level of security reassurance for Israel,
by Abe Katsman24 Nov 2014, 8:01 AM PST0
Three Israeli Arabs from northern Israel were arrested after taking possession of two shipping containers supposedly filled with Christmas decorations–which were in fact full of knives, swords, Tasers and fireworks, according to the Israel Police. Especially in clashes on the
by Abe Katsman21 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The Jordanian Parliament on Wednesday opened a cabinet meeting with a moment of silence–not for the victims of Tuesday’s Jerusalem synagogue massacre, but in honor of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out the attack, reports The Algemeiner. Following the moment of
by Abe Katsman20 Nov 2014, 11:42 AM PST0

Two Palestinian men armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed fourJews worshiping at morning prayers (Update: and one police officer) in a West Jerusalem synagogue early Tuesday, reports Reuters. Israel’s ambulance service said that several other people were seriously wounded.
by Abe Katsman18 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In Mecca, rapid new construction has already destroyed hundreds of historic monuments. Now, reports the Independent, even the site where Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be replaced by a huge royal palace. The multi-year, multi-billion
by Abe Katsman13 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A Galilee field trip and hike turned into a nightmare Wednesday for several Israeli sixth-grade girls and their teachers as they came under an attack of rocks thrown by Arab teenagers, the Algemeiner reported. The girls, aged 10-11, from a
by Abe Katsman13 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A French Socialist Party proposal to recognize Palestine as a state will be voted on in the French National Assembly on November 28, reports AFP. Because France’s president holds the ultimate prerogative to recognize states, the vote would be nonbinding.
by Abe Katsman12 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

On Monday, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor chastised the UN Security Council for its silence in the face of a number of recent terror attacks against Israel, and slammed EU countries for efforts to prematurely recognize a Palestinian
by Abe Katsman11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Defenders of Israel’s conduct of this summer’s war in Gaza got a significant boost Thursday when General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, endorsed Israeli policies and procedures saying that Israel went to “extraordinary lengths” to
by Abe Katsman9 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Israel’s closure of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount, following an assassination attempt on Wednesday, is tantamount to a “declaration of war,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday morning. Only one day
by Abe Katsman31 Oct 2014, 7:31 AM PST0

By better than a three to one margin, Israelis now consider U.S. President Barack Obama more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israel. According to a Smith Research/Jerusalem Post poll taken Wednesday night, only 16 percent of Israelis believe President Obama’s administration is more
by Abe Katsman31 Oct 2014, 7:17 AM PST0

An Israeli aid agency has been quietly operating in Iraq, providing emergency relief for Iraqi Kurds. Recently, in the Kurdish city of Dohuk, IsraAID, the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, supplied beds, blankets, and food to over 1,000 families,
by Abe Katsman29 Oct 2014, 8:38 AM PST0

One of the more bizarre episodes in Israel’s history has come to an end, as polygamist cult leader Goel Ratzon was sentenced by the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday to 30 years in prison on his convictions for sex
by Abe Katsman29 Oct 2014, 8:05 AM PST0

Praise was heaped Thursday on terrorist Abdel Rahman Al-Shaludi, who killed three-month-old American Chaya Zissel Braun and injured eight other Israelis in a hit-and-run car attack in Jerusalem Wednesday. Both a senior aide to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and
by Abe Katsman23 Oct 2014, 8:44 AM PST0