Posts Tagged: israel
Suspended Israeli Officer Defends Smashing of Journalists’ Cameras
"Aleph," the deputy commander of a Givati Brigade unit that confronted journalists and broke their cameras, defended his actions to Israel's Channel 2 on Thursday. The IDF Spokesman's...
Report: Israel Develops, Exports New Drone Capable of Reaching Iran
Israeli security company Aeronautics has developed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), capable of reaching Iran, Walla! reported on Wednesday. Called "The Dominator," the new UAV, with special cameras and sensors, is built to carry hundreds...
Report: White House Brushed Off Harry Reid’s Appeals for Pledge to Veto Palestinian State Resolution at UN
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) twice this year sought a commitment from President Barack Obama that he would veto any U.N. resolution calling for the...
Tourism to Israel Makes Comeback After Gaza-War Slump
Tourism in Israel has made a comeback from its downward spiral during and shortly after last summer's war in Gaza. "The recovery trend after Operation Protective Edge continues...
This Sukkot, Israel’s Immigrant Children Given Chance to Enjoy the Holiday
When the Yemin Orde Youth Village was established on Mount Carmel in northern Israel in 1953, few could have predicted the impact it would have...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Releases Pic of Knife Palestinian Woman Used to Try and Stab Israeli Soldiers
The Israeli foreign ministry posted a photograph of the kitchen knife it said a 19-year-old Palestinian woman in Hebron used as she attempted to stab an Israeli soldier...
Israeli Defense Minister: ‘Woe to Us If We Do Not Internalize the Lessons of the Yom Kippur War’
In a ceremony held at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Monday to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, Israeli's defense minister said that...
Why Sukkot Reminds Us of the Need for a Jewish State
The Duke of Manheim once asked Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Levin why children ask the "Four Questions" on Passover and not Sukkot.“After all, on Sukkot you have more...
Report: Army Chief Says Iran ‘Eager’ to Wipe Out Israel Sooner Than Khamenei’s 25-Year Assessment
The commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army expressed his country's eagerness for a military confrontation with Israel, and readiness to destroy the Jewish state sooner than the...
New Book Details, Pays Tribute to IDF’s Druze Soldiers
Forty-two years after the Yom Kippur War, a new book tells the story of the members of Israel's Druze community who fought with the IDF during Israel's...
Report: Netanyahu to Provide Putin With Intelligence in Exchange for Guarantees to Keep Iranian Proxies at Bay
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will offer Russian President Vladimir Putin high-quality intelligence on the situation in Syria, in exchange for Moscow's agreeing to rein...
Israel Sends Harsh Message to Jordan in Wake of King’s Accusations Regarding Temple Mount Violence
Israel has set a message to Jordan decrying recent statements made by King Abdullah II on Israel's policies in Jerusalem, and accusing the Hashemite Kingdom of bearing responsibility for...
Israeli Harley-Davidson Bikers Pray at Western Wall Before Yom Kippur
Among the traditional knitted and velvet kippas of those praying at the Western Wall recently, one particular group stood out with their Harley-Davidson leather vests and...
Survey: Israel’s Progressive Jews Are Equal in Number to Haredi Jews
A new survey shows that progressive Jews are now equal in number to haredi Jews in Israel. According to the results of this year's Smith Consulting Co. survey...
