An Evening of Arab Terror

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

On Sunday evening, three Arab residents of the village of Balata approached a checkpoint at the Tapuach junction. Something about the group raised suspicions of the Border Police, who then initiated protocols for dealing with suspicious incidents like that. The three terrorists were found to have been carrying 8 pipe bombs, and a gun. They [...]

Israel Approves Begin’s Bedouin Land Grab

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The plan was accepted with mixed feelings among the Bedouin as well as among right wing critics.

Arabs Block Entrance to Jewish Town

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

On Friday afternoon, Arabs blocked the entrance to the town of Elazar in Gush Etzion. On Friday evening, a terrorist was caught infiltrating into the nearby town of Efrat. H/T Natan Epstein

Israeli UN Envoy Admonishes UN Security Council

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.

No Terrorist Fatalities in Judea and Samaria in 2012

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Israel’s 2012 report on terrorist activity lists no Israeli fatalities in Judea, Samaria, or Jerusalem for the first time in four decades. The report, released Jan. 24 by Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, says 1973 was the last year no such casualties were recorded. Attacks inside Israel claimed the lives of 10 Israelis in [...]

Kinneret Rising

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The Kinneret continues to rise and rain continues to fall.

Arab Caught Infiltrating into Efrat

Posted on: January 26th, 2013

The town's security personnel were called out, just as Shabbat was beginning.

Netanyahu Finally Called Bennett

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

Two days after the elections ended, PM Netanyahu finally decided to call HaBayit HaYehudi (Jewish Home) head Naftali Bennett. The two did not set a time they would meet, and rumors from within the Likud before the elections said that Netanyahu would not include the “Jewish Home” party in his coalition. Netanyahu will not be [...]

Trees to Be Planted in Memory of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

More than 2,000 people have made contributions in memory of the young victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut to plant a grove of trees in Israel.

US To Allow Female Combat Soldiers

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

Women may enter military combat in the United States, following the lift of a military ban on women in combat by defense secretary Leon Panetta.

Jewish National Fund Project Raises Concerns of Environmental Groups

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

The Jewish National Fund will reconsider a plan to forest parts of the Arava desert, following the request of environmental organizations to consider the impact of trying to alter the native ecosystem.

Lapid: Let Conservatives and Reform in

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

The (Conservative) Rabbinical Assembly shares remarks, photos from Yair Lapid’s address to its 2012 convention.

Russia to Israel: Don’t Bomb Iranian Nukes

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Israel and western countries not to attempt to stop Iran’s nuclear program through military means.

Israeli Stocks and Bonds Rise Post-Elections

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Israeli stocks and bounds advanced following elections, “as investors bet Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition would weaken ultra-Orthodox factions as the nation seeks to narrow its budget deficit,” according to a report by Bloomberg business news.

Lapid on Jerusalem and the Palestinians

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Yesh Atid perceives a possible peace process as a response to an ensemble of threats looming over the State of Israel.

Likud Leads, But Rise Of Yesh Atid, Jewish Home Bode Bumpy Road Ahead For Netanyahu

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

TEL AVIV – His party shrunk, his opponents grew and his challengers multiplied. But with the results in, it seems Benjamin Netanyahu survived the Knesset elections Tuesday to serve another term as prime minister.

Unexpected Results Call Makeup Of Future Israeli Coalition Into Question

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

JERUSALEM – With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu slate, still expected to be tapped by President Shimon Peres to form Israel’s 33rd government, its makeup will look different from the outgoing coalition.

Lollapalooza in Israel: Cancelled

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Rock music festival Lollapalooza, which was scheduled to take place August 20-22 at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, has been cancelled.

Grandmaster Chess Project to Show How Chess Makes You Smart

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

Boris Gelfand, Israeli chess grandmaster, and the University of Haifa have teamed up to prove that chess can make you smarter and better adjusted.

The Almost Final Results: Even Steven

Posted on: January 23rd, 2013

These are the final results for the elections to the 19th Knesset.