Olmert slammed for meeting Abbas after he rejected Deal of the Century at UN

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert incurred harsh criticism from Israeli officials and politicians after he met with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas just hours after he assailed the US’ Deal of the Century peace plan at the United Nations. Read more

Trump speeds up race for PA’s top office

Fatah and Palestinian Authority (PA) senior officials are gearing up for the race to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) top office, sources in Ramallah have said in recent days. Read more

Israel’s South flooded with booby-trapped balloons launched from Gaza

Gaza-based terrorists yesterday launched dozens of balloons connected to explosive charges which flew to several locations throughout Israel’s south. Read more

PA spent $150 M. on stipends for terrorists in 2019, a 3% increase

The Palestinian Authority (PA) spent NIS 517.4 million (A$225m) in stipends to terrorists and their families in 2019, a rise of NIS 5 million and a 3% increase compared to 2018, a report by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) shows. Read more

Israeli jailed in Russia released, returns home

Na’ama Issachar, who was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in Russia for a minor drug offence, was released and returned home to Israel on Thursday after serving 10 months in prison. Read more

What does the Deal of the Century include?

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday unveiled the Deal of the Century peace plan during a special ceremony at the White House, the most comprehensive diplomatic plan to be introduced in the Middle East in years. Read more

Member of European Parliament: no longer an option for the PA to simply shout ‘1000 Times No’ at Peace Plan

Several members of the European Parliament endorsed President Donald Trump’s Deal of the Century peace plan and criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its rejectionist attitude towards any diplomatic resolution. Read more

Gantz Ridiculed After Stating He Will Bring Deal of the Century to Knesset Vote

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz faced ridicule from the Likud party and scorn from the left-wing after he announced that he would submit President Donald Trump’s Deal of the Century peace plan to the Knesset next week for a vote. Read more

‘Mockery of the Holocaust’: Macron Slammed for Visit with Abbas. Australia’s GG another visitor

French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to Israel to commemorate the Holocaust “is a mockery of the Holocaust,” Israeli politician Sarah Beck charged in a letter she sent him on Thursday. Read more

Survey: 70% of French Jews experienced antisemitism

A staggering 70% of French Jews say they have been victims of antisemitism, 59% suffered physical abuse in school and 46% suffered verbal abuse at work, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on the issue. Read more

Israel prepares for largest international event in its history, hosting of 45 Heads of State

Israel is finalizing its preparation for the massive international event it will host in the coming days which will see the arrival of some 45 royals and monarchs, prime ministers, presidents and parliamentary leaders who will come to Jerusalem for the commemorating of the 75^th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Read more

30 parties register to run for 23rd Knesset

Thirty political lists registered on Tuesday and Wednesday to participate in the elections for the 23^rd Knesset, which is slated for March 2. Read more

Left-wing parties unite ahead of elections

The left-wing Labor-Gesher and Meretz political parties announced today that they will run jointly as one political entity in the upcoming March elections for the 23^rd Knesset. Read more

Iranians chant ‘not Gaza, not Lebanon, our hearts for Iran alone’

Iranians took to the street on Saturday night and protested the country’s downing of Ukraine’s flight 752 early Wednesday which killed all passengers and crew, and called for the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Defence Minister launches campaign to reclaim Area C from illegal Arab construction

Israel has launched a campaign to reclaim land in Judea and Samaria that is under full Israeli control and which the Arabs are trying to take control of through illegal construction, Defence Minister Naftali Bennett declared. Read more

Nahariya: Man drowns in flood while saving mother and child

A man drowned in flooding caused by torrential rains in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya on Wednesday while he was trying to help a mother and child. Read more

Chief Rabbi attempts to appease Russian immigrants after calling them ‘enemies of religion’

Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has attempted to appease the Israeli immigrants from the former Soviet Union after accusing them of being “non-Jews” who are “enemies of religion, haters of religion” who were brought to Israel for the weaken the ultra-Orthodox parties’ electoral power. Read more

Did Israeli archeologists uncover Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old market on the Pilgrimage Road?

Israeli archeologists have recently exposed the top of a rare 2,000-year-old measuring table used for liquid items such as wine and olive oil, lending support to the idea that the area at which it was found was a major town square along the Pilgrimage Road. Read more

Israel sees 70% increase in exports in past decade; exports to China increased 5-fold

Israeli exports increased by almost 70%  in the past decade, the exports to China grew five-fold, and 2019 will break another record in Israeli exports which are expected to reach $114 billion, an increase of 4.5% compared to the previous year’s figures, according to a report by Israel’s Foreign Trade Administration (FTA). Read more

Germany: ICC’s Aability to launch probe against Israel ‘doubtful’; Intl. dissent grows

The admissibility of a probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel is “doubtful,” and the ICC should refrain from being politicized, the German Foreign Ministry stated, joining other countries which have voiced opposition to the ICC’s move against Israel. Read more

‘A Dark Day for Truth’: Israel Enraged by ICC’s Announcement on Probe of Alleged War Crimes

Israeli leaders expressed rage and dismissed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that is was launching a probe into alleged war crimes committed by Israel as “a travesty of justice and an overstepping” of the Court’s jurisdiction. Read more

Terrorists fire rocket at Israel, IAF retaliates

Gaza-based terrorists fired a rocket at the southern town of Sderot last night. Read more

Knesset dissolves Itself again, sends Israel to elections for 3rd time in 11 months

The Knesset on Wednesday night approved a proposal to disperse the 22^nd Knesset and hold general elections on March 3^rd. Read more

Israeli lawmaker: Corbyn is an anti-semite and a racist

Member of Knesset (MK) Yair Lapid accused the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of being an anti-Semite and racist, just days before he is up for election in the Kingdom. Read more

Knesset to set elections for March 2 as deadline nears

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Monday announced that the Knesset will pass legislation on Wednesday to set the upcoming Election Day for March 2, 2020, if a coalition is not formed in the next two days. Read more

Israeli President thanks Lebanese billionaire for helping to ‘convey the legacy of the Holocaust to the next generation’

President Reuven Rivlin yesterday hosted Abdallah Chatila, the Lebanese-born Swiss businessman who bought artifacts owned by Adolf Hitler from an auction two weeks ago and donated them to Israel. Read more

Another round of negotiations between Likud and Blue White fails, parties exchange blows

Another round of negotiations between the Likud and Blue and White political parties on the establishment of a unity government failed, as both sides exchanged accusations and as the prospects of a third round of elections within a year loom large. Read more

‘Israel stands with the resilient londoners,’ senior official says

“Israel stands with the resilient Londoners, who have again become a target of brutal terrorism,” Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Yuval Rotem stated on Saturday night after an attack in the heart of the city in which a Muslim terrorist stabbed and murdered two people. Read more

Netanyahu: minority govt backed by Arabs will be ‘celebrated in Tehran, Ramallah’  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night assailed the Blue and White party, his arch political rivals, for their apparent willingness to establish a minority government supported by the Arab Members of Knesset (MK), a development he said will be “celebrated in Tehran and Ramallah.” Read more

Tense quiet in most of Israel as ceasefire commences

A tense quiet descended upon most of Israel on Thursday morning after the Islamic Jihad terror organization announced that it had agreed on a ceasefire with Israel after 48 hours of rocket attacks on Israel. Read more

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