JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli woman died on Tuesday of wounds suffered in a stabbing attack in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank a day earlier in which two Palestinian terrorists were shot dead, police said. The incident pointed to
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Israel (above left) has acknowledged “the timing was not the best” after criticizing Israel’s approach to settler violence in remarks delivered on the day an Israeli woman fatally stabbed by a Palestinian was
Ynetnews.com reports: Prime Minister Netanyahu defended the state of U.S.-Israel relations at a meeting with his cabinet this morning, and said that the relationship was rock-solid. “I want to thank President Obama, who has decided to be present at the event
The Jerusalem Post reports: Amid murmurings of a coalition crisis surrounding the evacuation of Jewish families and activists from two buildings purchased in Hebron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday’s cabinet meeting that the people would be allowed back in
A column in the Washington Post claimed that the Obama administration is the most “anti-Israel in history” and a “disloyal, unhelpful ally” to the Jewish state. In her oped, conservative writer Jennifer Rubin asserts that the administration’s implicit support for
JERUSALEM/BRUSSELS (EJP)— The European Union has “double standards’’ when it comes to Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Netanyahu’s comment came after the
Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said Thursday he has revoked the permanent residency permits of four Palestinians from east Jerusalem who allegedly killed Israelis in Jerusalem in recent attacks. The rare move is yet another Israeli attempt to stem the
Fox News reports: While the U.S. is pressing Israel to make peace with Palestinian leaders, it is missing the much bigger story of the Jewish State improving relations with several Muslim nations in the Middle East, according to a top Israeli
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about cyber defense with CEOs and VPs of major international companies.
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli authorities have dropped a probe into ex-military chief Gabi Ashkenazi over an alleged smear campaign, opening a path into politics for the potential challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports said Thursday. Ashkenazi is a popular former
Israel plans to move into a large tract of agricultural land in the West Bank, Israel’s Army Radio said on Wednesday, a move that has angered Palestinians. The report said the land, covering 154 hectares (380 acres), was in the fertile
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro on Tuesday, after Shaprio accused Israel of having a double standard in prosecuting Israelis and Palestinians for terrorism, and questioned Israel’s commitment to a two-state solution.
A senior aide for the Palestinian Authority’s chief negotiator Saeb Erekat was arrested by PA security forces on suspicion of spying for Israel. In an interview about the arrest, Erekat said Netanyahu has destroyed the Arab’s “culture of peace.” Erekat
The Jerusalem Post reports: The EU’s Foreign Affairs Council, made up of the 28 EU foreign ministers, issued a statement Monday calling for a renewed multilateral approach to the Israeli Palestinian diplomatic process in the “spirit” of the 1991 Madrid
On the day after an Israeli mother was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro condemned Jerusalem over its West Bank housing policies, and also alleged Israel mistreats the Palestinian people.
The Jerusalem Post reports: David Keyes, a pioneer in using online crowdsourcing platforms to promote human rights around the world, will become Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s next English language spokesman, The Jerusalem Post has learned from senior government officials. Keyes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightly inferred that one threat more dangerous than President Obama’s Iranian nuclear deal would be failing to meaningfully enforce all restrictions to Iran’s nuclear weapons program once the deal is in place.
The Times of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israeli efforts had put a nuclear bomb out of Iran’s reach for the time being, a day after the implementation of the landmark accord and the removal of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday slammed what he called “stupid” and “immoral” remarks of Sweden’s top diplomat, who has demanded investigations into the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces. Margot Wallstrom had on Tuesday called for “thorough and
Love him or hate him, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military intervention in Syria unquestionably upended Middle Eastern politics. Putin supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, established several military bases in Syria, created a de-facto Russian-Shi’ite axis, confronted Turkey and forced the
TEL AVIV – Israel announced on Wednesday that Sweden will be barred from any role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Jerusalem Post reported. The Foreign Ministry made the announcement as a result of Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s (pictured) hostility to
Ynetnews reports: The Likud court on Wednesday afternoon canceled the upcoming elections for party head, deciding unanimously that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the chosen candidate and would continue as chairman of the Likud. With no one to run against
The Jerusalem Post reports: Sweden will not have any roll to play in the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic process as a result of Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s hostility toward Israel, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. The statement came as the
The Times of Israel reports: Israel’s leaders were on hand at the Israeli Navy’s Haifa base on Tuesday to welcome the country’s fifth Dolphin-class submarine. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and Chief of General
Last night featured a terrific national championship college football game, but tonight, it will be President Obama spiking the football. Obama’s State of the Union address tonight will be a triumphalist reading of his massive accomplishments.
The Jerusalem Post reports: Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein has made a push for the police to make a recommendation to him in the coming weeks regarding the fate of Sara Netanyahu in the Prime Minister’s Residence Affair, The Jerusalem Post has
Israel National News describes a Kuwaiti newspaper’s report about President Barack Obama’s post-presidential plans as “somewhat far-fetched,” but apparently plausible enough to bounce through publications around the world.
TEL AVIV – Following the indictment of three Hamas and Islamic State terrorists for the attempted assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Washington Post published an article in which it claims the White House was aware of Iran’s role
An alleged plan by two Hamas-linked young men to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a suicide bombing was revealed on Friday when indictments were served against the East Jerusalem residents.
Iran continues to be Israel’s ’s primary and most significant challenge despite, even because of, the nuclear deal it signed with the world powers, new Mossad head Yossi Cohen (pictured right) said on Wednesday. Cohen’s comments came at a ceremony, attended
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been instructing high level ministers to take steps to thwart the potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority. In a closed security cabinet meeting on Monday, the prime minister was reported to have said,
Egypt has sent Hazem Khairat as the new ambassador to Israel after a three-year hiatus, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Khairat, arrived on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed his return to Israel saying it “will allow us to improve even more
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemingly echoed some of the sentiments of Donald Trump on Saturday, when the Israeli leader questioned the loyalty of segments of the Israeli-Arab population.
Israel cannot allow pockets of the country to have lax gun law enforcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening, visiting the site of Friday’s shooting on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street.
Columnist Charles Krauthammer named GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump as 2015’s biggest winner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the year’s biggest loser on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Krauthammer said, “The obvious political winner in the
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was questioned under advisement for five hours on Thursday on suspicions of using public funds to pay for private expenses. Mrs. Netanyahu cooperated with the investigators and denied the suspicions against her. She arrived
Wednesday evening on Bloomberg’s “With All Due Respect,” while discussing a Wall Street Journal report saying the Obama administration is spying on friendly world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his conversations with members of Congress, co-host John
Ayoob Kara, a deputy Israeli cabinet minister, used to double as an unofficial intermediary with the few of his fellow Arab citizens who have left to join Islamic State insurgents in Syria or Iraq. Negotiating discreetly through relatives and go-betweens,
The Israeli government on Wednesday approved a plan worth several billion dollars to improve the economic situation of the Arab minority, officials said. Details on how the money will be spent were not immediately available. But a statement from Prime
Jerusalem (AFP) – An Israeli minister and close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought Wednesday to play down revelations the United States monitored the premier’s private communications. “I didn’t fall off my chair from The Wall Street Journal report,”
