The Jerusalem Post reports: Hamas is closely following reports about rapprochement between Turkey and Israel and is waiting for an official word from Ankara on the issue. On Saturday, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Washington Post has the story: JERUSALEM — Christmas season in the holy city of Jerusalem is very low-key, which might surprise many. You have to look hard for a Christmas tree here. The Jerusalem shopping malls have no Christmas sales;
The Times of Israel reports: In 1938, a bridge was built over the Yarkon River to celebrate the opening of the Reading Power Station. The cornerstone read: “This bridge will be important in the expansion of Tel Aviv on both
Commentator Ron Ben-Yishai posited: The normalization of relations between Israel and Turkey is a welcome occurrence in nearly everyone’s minds. The Turkish willingness to import gas from Israel is also a positive development. That’s why the breakthrough in the negotiations
The Jerusalem Post has the story: Israel will ease its blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of a reconciliation with Turkey, the Turkish newspaper Sabah Daily, which is affiliated with the ruling party of Turkey, reported on Saturday. According to
The Times of Israel reports on Saturday: Three Israelis were stabbed in the central town of Ra’anana on Saturday afternoon. Their suspected attacker was arrested by police. Magen David Adom paramedics treated a seriously injured 40-year-old man and a lightly
The Hollywood Reporter has the story: Madonna has a $20M pad there, Barbra Streisand has taken 100 rooms and Gerard Butler has been bailed out by pals in the new trendy getaway that has been called the “sexiest city in
A diplomatic effort that began two years ago bore fruit on Friday, when the UN Secretariat announced that Yom Kippur will be recognized as an official UN holiday. The efforts to make Yom Kippur a recognized holiday at the United
A 23-year-old British man was sentenced to over three years in prison for posting anti-Semitic material online ahead of an anti-Jewish neo-Nazi rally in July slated to take place in a predominately Jewish London neighborhood, which he helped plan. Joshua
A personnel change in the security agencies of Hamas in Gaza went into effect this week. Saleh Abu Sharkh, the commander of the security agencies — a kind of “chief of staff” of the official agencies (not of the military
Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West plan to visit Jerusalem again in April for the baptism of their son Saint. Following Saint’s birth on December 5, Kim will spend the next three months in hibernation, reportedly undergoing a strict fitness regime and
A children’s show on official Palestinian Authority TV stated that Israel’s existence is temporary and that Israel is “all ours and will return to us,” Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported. The host also said that Israel’s Arab citizens continue to live in
A Jordanian air force pilot has allegedly been discharged from the Hashemite kingdom’s air force after he refused to visit Israel as part of a joint military venture between the two neighboring countries. Social media users on the east bank of
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal praised the recent outbreak of Palestinian terror attacks on Israelis, calling the stabbers “the most exalted, noblest of people,” and said that Palestinians have come to realize that the peace process is futile and that only the path
Cape Town – More than 200 South African scholars pledged support for an academic boycott of Israel. In a declaration Tuesday, the scholars said they would not accept invitations to visit Israeli academic institutions and would not participate in conferences
Avigail Alfatov eats her pizza upside down and has funny hiccups. Her favourite food is falafel and she makes her face shine by wiping it with green tea bags. How do we know this and, perhaps more important, why do
Weeks after radio personality Howard Stern went on a highly publicized rant against notorious BDS supporter Roger Waters, he hosted funny man Adam Sandler on his radio program.
Two young men of Palestinian descent are on trial in Germany for planning to bomb the Israeli embassy in Berlin or other Israeli targets, a criminal court spokesman said on Wednesday.
At the Republican primary debate on Tuesday, Republican front-frunner Donald Trump invoked Israel’s security barrier, noting that it could serve as an example of how countries can successfully protect themselves against infiltrators. Although Israel built the barrier to fight terrorists,
Israel has become the first pit stop in the Australian Government’s mission to create innovation “launching pads” across the world. Israel’s Tel Aviv was touted as the equivalent to Silicon Valley when Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Innovation Minister Christian
TEL AVIV – An elderly Hasidic man was attacked in New York City in broad daylight. Shlomy Schwartz, 67, of Brooklyn was assaulted soon after exiting the subway at 6th Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The assailant “punched him
Jewish leaders have welcomed the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s decision not to support a statue honouring a fascist who helped facilitate the deportation of Jews during the Holocaust. Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said a
As first reported by Ynet, Sir Elton John is returning to Israel. Six years after his previous visit, one of the most successful pop artists in history will play one concert at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park on May 26.
TEL AVIV – At a meeting in Jakarta on Monday, the Palestinian and Indonesian foreign ministers agreed to open Indonesia’s honorary consulate in the West Bank city of Ramallah. At the meeting, Palestinian FM Riad al-Malki thanked his Indonesian counterpart,
Campaigners from Jeremy Corbyn’s Stop the War Coalition have been rumbled after quietly deleting controversial articles from the group’s website, including some advocating war against Israel. Social media users pointed the finger after the organisation, which was chaired by the
