Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz Debuts ‘Israel Resilience Party’
Gantz is expected to run as part of the opposition bloc against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party.
Israel, Syria, Iran: It’s All About 50 Miles
Senior Russian commanders on the ground in Syria actually admire the IDF and its aggressive style – as long as the IDF does not shoot down Ilyushin planes, of course.
Knesset Rules: No Early Release for Convicted Terrorists
"A terrorist who comes to carry out an attack does not act against the individual victim, but against all of society."
Heads of Judea, Samaria Municipalities Boycott Netanyahu Meeting
"The fact that some of the council heads are present in the photo-op that will launch Netanyahu's campaign is embarrassing and harmful to the settlement enterprise," MK Smotrich said.
Report: Lieutenant General Gantz Would Rather Run Alone
The former commander of the Israeli military forces has attained messianic proportions for Yesh Atid and Labor.
Shaked ‘Hopes Kurds Win Battle Against Turks’
“They are allies and I hope that they will win in their battle against the Turks."
KKL-JNF Backs Conservative Movement at Western Wall, Calls for Israel to Support All Streams...
Daniel Atar: "I support ... tolerant discourse that accepts all streams of Judaism. No one has a monopoly on Judaism."
First Elections Poll Is Out: Bibi Stays, Labor Sinking from 24 to 9
Habayit Hayehudi headed by Naftali Bennett receives 11 seats in the new poll, compared to 8 in the current Knesset.
Trump ‘Open’ to Visiting Erdogan in Turkey in 2019
This week, President Trump's other friend in the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called President Erdogan an “anti-Semitic dictator.”
Elections Set for April 9, So What About Benny Gantz?
At the polls he has been sinking in direct correlation to allowing his run to gain a realistic substance.
Haredi Parties Could Pay a High Price for Failure to Cooperate on IDF Draft...
Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid said on Monday: "After the elections, a government headed by myself will pass the draft law without tricky combinations."
Coalition Partners Vote to Dissolve Knesset, Early Elections Set for April 9
Religious parties in the coalition refused to back the legislation called the Hareidi Draft Law.
Minister Regev at Amona: I Support Restoring Barriers and Checks on PA Arabs
Avihai Braun, head of the Amona residents' campaign, urged the government ministers to regulate the settlement's land.
Departing IDF Chief: We Failed to Provide Sense of Security to Gaza Border Settlements
Eizenkot said that calls for drastic measures against the Arabs in Judea and Samaria do not support the IDF's mission to provide security as well as a sense of security to civilians.
US Withdrawal Announcement Continues to Reverberate in the Middle East
An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday welcomed President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying the US military presence in the Middle East fuels insecurity in the region.
Hamas Slams Abbas Move to Dissolve Palestinian Legislative Council
The last legitimate Palestinian Authority legislative elections, held in 2006, were won by Hamas, which then seized control of Gaza one year later.
Abbas: Netanyahu Gives Hamas Money, We Pay the Price
Also, on Friday, four rioters were killed in clashes with IDF forces at the Gaza border. At least 40 were injured.
Mattis and Israel – Not a Love Story
Thank you, General Mattis, you are an honorable man and we're so glad we didn't have to get into a fight with you over the boundaries of our homeland.
Bedouin Squatters Block Negev Highway, Police Recommend Israelis Curb their Travel Plans
According to Regavim, MK Talab Abu Arar (Joint Arab List) led the blocking of the junction and the riot that ensued.
Israel’s 2019 Price Increases Slashed Almost in Half
Israeli citizens are expected to go to the polls some time next year, and so far, Kahlon's Kulanu party is scratching the four-seat threshold in most public opinion surveys.
Echoes of Gush Katif: Netanyahu’s Lawyer Evokes Sharon Escape from Prosecution
Netanyahu's attorney's note on the recent history of Israel's settlements enterprise should give pause to Israeli right-wingers.
Russian UN Envoy: US Peace Plan Is ‘Jam Tomorrow’ Promise
Say what you will about Russian diplomats, they know their English Lit.
Trump Abandons Kurds, Israel, in Questionable Pullout from Syria
President Trump is, in effect, ceding Syria, the Kurds, and, eventually, Iraq, to Russia and Iran. And he did it without consulting anyone in the Pentagon.
‘Yellow Vests’ Threaten Knesset Committee: Israelis Will Hit the Streets If Electricity Goes Up...
Last week, Israel's Electricity Authority announced a rise in the cost of electricity to consumers in 2019 of between 6% and 8%.
Nikki Haley: US Peace Plan Will Upset Israelis, Too
However, she added, “I assure you there is a lot for both sides to like.”
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: Israel Obligated to Help Arabs Jailed for Selling Land to Jews
Rabbi Stern wrote that the obligation for freeing imprisoned Jews also applies to Arabs who were jailed for selling land to Jews.
DC Think Tank Praises Cruz, Cotton, for Efforts to Recognize Israeli Golan Sovereignty
"As long as the Golan Heights are perceived as being ‘in play’ as part of the ‘occupied territories,’ the illusion that it might someday be captured by Syrian or Iranian forces is perpetuated."
Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel Resigns
During a visit to Israel in 2017, Michel met with the leaders of the anti-Israel far-left organizations, Breaking the Silence and B'Tselem.
Knesset Committee Chair: Arab on Arab Crime ‘Intolerable’
"How do we deal with uncontrolled gangs? It's intolerable and cannot continue."