AG: In Israel, If You Want to Be a Cohen – You’re a Cohen,...

When same-sex couples approach the Interior Ministry with a request for one spouse to take on his/her spouse's name Cohen or Levy, "they encounter difficulties and even refusal."

Report: Security Company Employee Lost USB Drive with Sensitive Information about Israeli Submarines

The device contains large and sensitive data dealing with the Israeli Navy submarines.

IDF Attacks Hamas Tunnel, Naval Assets

The attacks were carried out in retaliation for Hamas setting fire to a military position in Israel Tuesday morning by a number of terrorists who crossed over from the Gaza Strip.

Education Ministry Bans Programs Segregating Ethiopians

In the eligibility for a quality matriculation certificate, there remains a 20% gap favoring students who are not of Ethiopian descent.

Netanyahu Orders Security Cabinet Meetings to be Held in Secret Underground Jerusalem Bunker

The location of the bunker is a secret, and only a limited group of people have permission to enter it.

Romania Buys Rights from Israel to Produce Iron Dome

In a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will provide the Romanian Romaero company with licensing and training to produce their own air-defense systems.

MKs Urges Netanyahu to Implore Trump to Change Part of US Military Aid Deal

Up to 22,000 workers in Israel’s defense industry could lose their jobs to the tune of a whopping $1.3 billion in annual losses as part of a clause linked to a military funding deal signed in 2016.

Camel Law Approved by Knesset Committee

Camel owners will bear criminal responsibility for accidents and damages caused by their animals.

European Ambassadors Summoned to Foreign Ministry Following UNHRC Vote

Belgium, Spain, and Slovenia joined 29 other countries to back the establishment of the commission of inquiry into “all alleged violations and abuses.”

Gaza Belt Farmers To Get Compensation For Damages From Hamas Kite Terrorism

The farmers entitled to receive the incentives are those with fields within a range of up to seven kilometers from the Gaza border.

Volkswagen Launches Tel Aviv Mobility Innovation Center

Volkswagen Group became the latest global automobile concern to open a local innovation center when it officially opened its Konnect campus in Tel Aviv Tuesday.

Exceptionally Rare Jewish Coins Found in Temple Mount Excavation

Five exceptionally rare ancient coins from among the very first ever minted by Jews were discovered on the Temple Mount, evidence of Jewish activity at the Jewish holy site.

IDF’s First Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Enters Service

The Eitan vehicle carries infantry soldiers rapidly from base to battle zone, and ‘will increase our independence,’ army officer.

Israeli Air Force Chief: We’re First to Use F-35s in Combat

Two weeks after the most extensive Israeli assault on Syria since the Yom Kippur War, Major General Norkin said, "The Adir planes are already operational and are flying operational missions."

Knesset Bill to Retire Fax Machines in Public Entities

'We used to have an email but a lot of people used it so we went back to the fax.'

Gazans Burn Down IDF Sniper Position

The Gazans crossed the border Tuesday morning...

Ambassador Dayan: Relax, We’ll All Show Up for Times Square 70th Celebration

Dayan tweeted his calming message following news that Israeli security officials in New York had called on Israeli diplomats not to attend the Israel Independence ceremony scheduled for early next month in Times Square.

Drive-by PA Terror Attack Near Dolev

A passing car with Palestinian Authority plates opened fire on Israeli vehicles.

The PA to Take Israel to International Criminal Court Tuesday

If the ICC were to show intellectual honesty in this case, it could end up ruling that the Israeli settlements are not a violation of the convention and therefore not at all a war crime.

Netanyahu Calls on Global Leaders to ‘Follow America’s Lead’ on Iran Sanctions (video)

Netanyahu told President Horacio Cartes that he’s joined U.S. President Trump, who has “changed policy in fundamental ways, not only on Jerusalem but also on Iran.

Arabs Fuming over Paraguay Embassy Move, Calling for ‘Punitive Measures’

Erekat said that the Palestinian Authority is already in contact with several allies to advance with the necessary diplomatic steps against the "recent illegal moving of the embassies of Paraguay, Guatemala, and the United States, to Jerusalem."

Congratulations! Paraguay Opens Embassy in Jerusalem

This is the third foreign embassy to open in Jerusalem in a week.

New ‘Heights’: Congress to Consider Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan

The amendment puts America on Israel's side in the land dispute and describes the Golan Heights as a key piece of territory that cannot fall under the influence of Syria or Iran

Watch: 18 Anti-Israel Protesters Arrested for Blowing Up Ehud Barak’s JCC Appearance

If you read the "Days of Palestine" texts and follow their slogans, that's still the main bone of contention: in the end, Israel should not exist, it should be replaced by a Palestinian State.

Three Arabs Are Dead. Who Murdered Them? 19-Year-Old Elisha Odess Is Being Framed...

The outstanding legal organization, Honenu, has accompanied Elisha and his co-defendant, Amiran ben Uliel, throughout their legal troubles. The prosecution has finally admitted that confessions made under torture are problematic.

3.37 Million Motor Vehicles in Israel in 2017, Up 4.1% Compared to 2016

About 375,000 vehicles were added and approximately 241,000 were removed from the list of active vehicles.

Who Knew: Guatemala Has an ‘Israel Friendship Law’

The MKs thanked the Guatemalan lawmakers for the moving gesture, with MK Bar saying, "Guatemala is one of the best friends of Israel and the Jewish People."

Israel Bracing for Freaky Friday

Despite the high alert and the volatile atmosphere in Jerusalem, at present there is no intention to restrict the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Temple Mount, nor to screen the worshipers by age.

Former Shin Bet Chief: Economics, Clashes Have Left Hamas Weak, Tempers Frayed in Gaza

Air Force officials say they'll bar civilian pesticide spray planes from coming within six kilometers of the border after bullets from Gaza hit Sderot on Wednesday. Israeli farms say, “This means all our crops will be lost."

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