Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue airstrikes on Gaza for ‘as long as necessary’
Jerusalem Day festivities shaken by rockets, violent riots
Police stormed the Temple Mount to disperse rioters who fired fireworks and threw stones at security forces. Over 300 people were injured in the clashes. Rioting broke out in the Old City of Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount and rockets were … Read More
Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
Jerusalem: Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that threatened to push the contested city toward wider conflict. More … Read More
Jerusalem’s on fire, and it’s poised to spread in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
The Israel Police have failed to contain the violence in the capital — the worst in at least 4 years — and the country’s political leadership is nowhere to be found. Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli security forces amid … Read More
Top Iranian General Says Israel Could Be Defeated With ‘a Single Operation’
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The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said recent events across the Middle East have exposed vulnerabilities in Israel, which he argued could be defeated with just one, decisive blow should a conflict break out between the two top foes. … Read More
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into the opposition for the first time … Read More
Dozens Crushed To Death, Scores Injured In Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival
Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday. Sebastian Scheiner/AP JERUSALEM — At least 45 people … Read More