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IDF kills 20 terrorists in Gaza, catches 60 in Judea and Samaria

The Israel Defense Forces continued to operate on three fronts over the past week, dismantling more than half a...

Australia, Canada, France, Norway, U.K. sanction ‘extremist settlers’ in Judea and Samaria

The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Norway and the United Kingdom said on Tuesday that they were taking...

New Zealand imposes travel bans on three Israeli settlers

New Zealand has imposed travel bans on three Israeli settlers accused of involvement in violence and settlement expansion in...

What is really behind the “settler violence” narrative?

This month, the European Union of 27 nations imposed sanctions on what they describe as “violent settlers in the...

Israel activates death penalty clause in counter terror legal overhaul

Palestinians convicted of deadly terrorist attacks in military courts in Judea and Samaria can now face the death penalty...

Gazans cast votes in local election for first time in 20 years

Gazan residents participated on Saturday for the first time in two decades in municipal elections organised by the Palestinian...

Israeli expansion of Judea, Samaria communities draws international rebuke

Israel’s decision this week to approve new communities in Judea and Samaria violates international law and risks “fueling instability,”...

Trump & Putin: locate state of Palestine east of Jordan River

President Trump’s decision to involve the United Nations Security Council in implementing Trump’s 20 point peace plan has struck...

Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank)

President Trump’s long-overdue decision – promised in March - on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be...

PM slams opposition over ‘provocative’ sovereignty votes during Vance visit

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday blasted opposition parties, as well as a fellow member of...

Luxon’s one-sided condemnation of Israel’s E1 plan

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has entered the Middle East debate by condemning Israel’s proposed E1 development between...

Israel accuses Netherlands of ‘surrendering to radical Islam’ after two ministers banned

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the Dutch government of “surrendering to the lies of radical Islam” on Tuesday...

Israel paves way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

The Declaration by Israel’s Parliament on 23 July (Knesset Declaration) hammers the last nails into the coffin containing proposals...

Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?

An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately...

HKOPS still the world’s best kept secret

I was privileged to attend the inaugural Jewish News Syndicate International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on 27/28 April (JNS...

Israeli forces shut down Al Jazeera Ramallah bureau, citing ties to terror

Israeli soldiers entered the Ramallah offices of Al Jazeera and shut down the bureau over its support for Palestinian...

Israel threatens economic retaliation as Palestinians seek unilateral statehood

Moves by several European countries to recognize Palestinian statehood have emboldened Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to push for unilateral...

Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria and has instructed various ministries...

Jerusalem denies entry to UN official who blamed Israel for Oct. 7

Israel will bar Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” from entering the Jewish...

Hamas is weakening, but the campaign against it will be lengthy

While the Israel Defence Forces is gaining ground against Hamas by the day, destroying it as a military force...