Posts Tagged: Gilad Erdan
Gazans Send Fire-Starting Kites Into Israel; Minister Threatens Lethal Response
Palestinians are sending kites dangling coal embers or burning rags across the Gaza border to set fire to farmland and forests, in a new tactic...
Minister Calls on EU Foreign Policy Chief to Halt BDS Funding
JNS.org – Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has called on the European Union to end its “hypocrisy” and stop funding organizations that support the boycott of...
‘Hamas Terrorists Don’t Deserve to Watch World Cup Soccer Championships’
JNS.org – Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has instructed Israel Prison Service Commissioner Ofra Klinger to prevent Hamas operatives jailed in Israeli prisons from watching the upcoming...
Likud Party Calls for De-Facto Annexation of Israeli Settlements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party unanimously urged legislators in a non-binding resolution on Sunday to effectively annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. By enacting...
European Students’ Union Visits Israel Despite Boycott Calls
JNS.org - The European Students’ Union (ESU) began its biannual seminar on Monday in Jerusalem, with 120 student representatives from 37 countries arriving for a week-long...
Israeli Minister Looks to Disqualify Pro-BDS Groups From National Service Program
JNS.org – Israeli Strategic Affairs and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Monday sent a letter to Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, who is in charge of...
‘Anyone Who Tests Us Will Be Hit Hard,’ Israeli Minister Says Amid Heightened Gaza Tensions
JNS.org – “Anyone who tests us will be hit hard,” Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said on Thursday while touring the Israel-Gaza border area, where...
Israel Bars Entry of Pro-BDS European Officials
JNS.org – Israel said on Monday it will bar the entry of seven European officials due to their efforts to promote boycotts of the Jewish state. The...
Right in Israel Heralds Trump’s Non-Committal Stance on Two-State Solution as Dawn of ‘New Era’; Left Warns: One State Means No Jewish State
A prominent right-wing Israeli politician heralded the dawn of a “new era” on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump’s non-committal stance on the two-state solution...
After Facing BDS Pressure, NFL Player Nixes Participation in Upcoming Group Tour of Israel
After being pressured by the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a prominent American football player has nixed his participation in an upcoming group...
Israeli Minister Calls for Investigation Into Incitement by Arab Colleagues
JNS.org -- Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan urged Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to launch an investigation into three Joint Arab List members of Knesset on suspicion...
Israeli Minister Slams Car-Ramming During Home-Demolition Protests as ‘Terrorist Attack That Murdered a Policeman’
The alleged car-ramming incident that killed a policeman during protests over planned home demolitions in the southern town of Umm al-Hiran on Wednesday was a...
Following Damaging Wildfires, Israeli Cabinet to Hold Weekly Meeting in Recovering Haifa
The Israeli cabinet will hold its weekly meeting in Haifa on Sunday after fires in recent days damaged an estimated 700 homes in the northern...
Israeli Police Bolster Presence in Outdoor Open Areas, Amid Suspicions Arson Is Fueling Current Wave of Wildfires
Israeli police are significantly bolstering their presence in fire-prone outdoor open areas amid suspicions that some of the blazes currently sweeping across parts of the...
