Jerusalem – The Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for the death of a Palestinian terrorist held in an Israeli jail for a shooting attack on a West Bank road that killed a Jewish couple in front of their four children. Bassam al-Sayeh, 47, who had cancer, died Sunday in an Israeli hospital. Sayeh planned and funded […]

Tehran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “crying wolf” after Netanyahu revealed the existence of a previously unknown Iranian nuclear facility. Netanyahu and the United States, Zarif wrote on Twitter, are seeking a war with Iran. The possessor of REAL nukes cries wolf—on an ALLEGED […]

Montreal – The Canadian government said it would appeal a federal court ruling that wines made in the West Bank cannot be labeled a “Product of Israel.” A July 29 ruling by the Federal Court of Canada said that Psagot- and Shiloh-brand wines made in Jewish-controlled parts of the West Bank were not Israeli since […]

Jerusalem – Speaking on the sidelines of this week’s Middle East Forum “Israel Victory Project” conference near Tel Aviv on Sunday, titled “Moving From Concessions to Victory,” former Israel Education Minister and current Knesset hopeful Naftali Bennett said that “Israel’s victory means taking away the capability of our enemies to harm us.” He continued, directly […]

The Boiling Cauldron Just as Jews prepare for the coming judgment on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Israel’s politicians are preparing for their own personal verdict next Tuesday. The Knesset could be compared at present to a boiling cauldron which everyone is trying desperately to escape from, some by stepping on stones on the bottom […]

Jerusalem – The Israeli military can hold the bodies of Palestinian terrorists to use as bargaining chips in future negotiations, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled. The 4-3 decision announced Monday by an expanded seven-judge panel overturns a 2017 ruling by a three-justice Supreme Court panel that said holding the remains of terrorists was unconstitutional, the Kan […]

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Monday what he called a “nuclear-weapon development” site in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan. “It’s incredible. Every time we reveal, they try to cover up their tracks,” he said in an address to the nation about the previously unknown site, which Iran destroyed after apparently […]

Jerusalem – Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed terror faction in Gaza, has in recent days taken a lead role in the latest escalation with Israel. PIJ, which is funded and orchestrated by Iran, has an interest in inflaming the security situation and destabilizing the region. Unlike Hamas, PIJ has no responsibility for Gaza’s […]

Jerusalem – A military base in Syria near the Iraqi border that belongs to an Iran-backed militia was targeted by unidentified warplanes early Monday, killing 18, according to Arab media reports. “Warplanes whose identity is not known so far targeted vehicles and positions of the Iranian forces and militias loyal to them,” said the U.K.-based […]

Jerusalem – The Israel Defense Forces launched a wide-ranging military exercise in northern Israel on Sunday, simulating a war against Hezbollah and other Iran-backed forces. The four-day drill, known as “Keystone,” mainly focuses on the IDF’s command level and will involve officers from the air force, navy, ground forces, intelligence, logistics and cyber divisions. The […]