IDF Develops Tunnel Detection Technology; Expert: Retaking Philadelphi Corridor Now an Option

Posted on: July 4th, 2012

The system, dubbed “Strong Number”, has been developed under the aegis of the IDF Ground Forces Technology Division, and has been successfully tested by the IDF near the Gaza border over the last few months. The technology would allow Israel to counter the smuggling operations on the narrow strip of land situated along the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt. Dr. Aaron Lerner: "This means a dramatic shift in the equation."

Visit To Israel Gives Romney Chance To Shore Up Foreign Policy Credibility

Posted on: July 4th, 2012

WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s announced trip to Israel, at the height of his campaign to wrest the presidency from Barack Obama, could be a twofer, drawing closer two critical constituencies: evangelicals and foreign policy hawks.

On the Anniversary of Entebbe, Malkah is Home on the Range

Posted on: July 4th, 2012

We expected to learn how to handle weapons and hone self-defense skills. I did not expect to have one of the most moving days of my life.

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Former PM Shamir Remembered For Saying Little, Standing Strong

Posted on: July 4th, 2012

WASHINGTON – When Yitzhak Shamir was Israel’s prime minister, he liked to point American visitors to a gift he received upon his retirement after many years serving in the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service.

Mofaz to Netanyahu: You Must Accept Haredi Conscription

Posted on: July 4th, 2012

A few hours after a report by MK Plesner's committee on "equal share in burden" was made public Wednesday morning, coalition partner Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz convened members of his faction to say that he expects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the committee's recommendations within a few days days. "The decision before us is a crucial decision for Israel," he stressed.

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Threshold Incubator Gives Educators the Business

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

Welcome to the Threshold, a Jewish educational entrepreneurship incubator in Israel helps educators thrive financially while doing what they do best – educating.

Carmel Caves Voted a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

The announcement comes on the heels of UNESCO's decision last week to name the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem as "Palestine's" first World Heritage Site.

Stunning Synagogue Discovered in Huqoq

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

A monumental synagogue building dating to the Late Roman period (ca. 4th-5th centuries C.E.) has been uncovered in archaeological excavations at the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq in Israel's Galilee.

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Health Ministry: Breast is Best in Israel

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

Israel’s Health Ministry will begin a more concentrated effort to encourage women to breastfeed their babies, instituting new policies in hospitals starting September 1.

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iVoteIsrael Making Registration a Cinch for US Expats

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

A new movement to register American expatriates in Israel to vote in the US elections aims to encourage them to cast their ballots for the good of Israel.

Two Israeli Politicians Present New Solutions to Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Posted on: July 2nd, 2012

MK Uri Ariel of the National Union and Knesset hopeful Naftali Bennett offer their alternatives to the "Land for Peace" formula.

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Israel’s Gas Cost Drops, Tax Still 55%

Posted on: July 1st, 2012

The price of gas was lowered overnight Sunday by 2.15%, making the maximum price of self-serve 95-octane gasoline 16 agorot per liter less - NIS 7.27.

Yitzhak Shamir, 96

Posted on: June 30th, 2012

Former Prime Minister Yithak Shamir passed away on Saturday night at age 96. As member of the Mossad Shamir directed the assassinations of former Nazi rocket scientists working on the Egyptian missile program.He served several terms as prime minister throughout the 1980s. He maintained a hard political line, which strained his relations with the U.S.

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Survey: Israelis Split over U.S. Role in Reaching Peace

Posted on: June 28th, 2012

The 2012 B'nai B'rith World Center Survey on Contemporary Israeli Attitudes Toward Diaspora Jewry also found that an overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews disagree with calls on American Jewry to "boycott the settlements," while thirteen percent support such a boycott. And 51 percent of respondents said that “encouraging Aliya” is the best government response to anti-Semitism.

Last of 30 Ulpana Families Expelled, Hope Bibi Keeps Promise

Posted on: June 28th, 2012

Their hopes that Beit El will swell in growth did not ease the pain of parting from the homes they had cultivated on the same mountain upon which Jewish tradition states Jacob had a dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder – the mountain upon which the Jewish people earned the name Israel.

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Israeli Cherries Show up in Iranian Market

Posted on: June 28th, 2012

The sweetness of Israel has seeped into the lives of unsuspecting Iranians, in the form of cherries grown in the Holy Land.

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Reigniting Economic Cooperation Between Israel And Emerging Nations

Posted on: June 27th, 2012

Shifting regional alliances, spurred by Europe's economic adversity and the spread of radical Islam across Africa, has created a window of opportunity for Israel to reengage with a host of emerging African nations.

Haredi Draft Proposal Offers Few Sticks, Many Carrots

Posted on: June 27th, 2012

The Plesner Committee, tasked with crafting an alternative to the Tal Law for haredi service in Israel, is reportedly drafting a proposal which would defer the enlistment of haredi men till age 22, offer financial incentives to yeshivot that have younger enlistment rates, and begin to levy economic sanctions on haredim who don't enlist by age 23.

Tragic Ulpana Hill Evacuation Conducted in Orderly Fashion

Posted on: June 26th, 2012

Contractors hired by the Defense Ministry are busy packing the contents of the houses slated for evacuation Tuesday. Some residents held a press conference and described their feelings. "We're being removed against our will," said one of the local women. "We're doing it with a broken heart, but with our heads held high."

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Putin Vows: Holocaust Will Not Be Repeated

Posted on: June 26th, 2012

Two years ago, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a visit to Moscow, proposed the idea of a monument in Israel commemorating the sacrifices of the Red Army on behalf of Jews, President Putin promised to come to Israel for the inauguration ceremony.

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