Opinion Israel’s Only Policy on Gaza Is to Beat the Drums of War

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Israelis deserve a government that protects them. Instead it offers endless conflict, conscripts them, silences fallen soldiers’ families, and deflects responsibility for thousands of Palestinian deaths. Israeli soldiers from the Nahal Infantry Brigade wear night vision devices inside an underground … Read More

Analysis White Helmets Rescue Shows That Israel Is Involved in Syria Way Beyond Humanitarian Aid

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Israel’s coordination with Russia and Jordan in solving the Syria crisis makes it an indirect partner of the Assad regime, one that it won’t try to topple. A fire on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing in the Golan, … Read More

Israel Passes Controversial Jewish Nation-state Bill After Stormy Debate

62 lawmakers vote in favor of the bill after a stormy debate ■ Arab lawmakers tossed out after they tear bill in protest, call it ‘apartheid law.” Coalition members standing together after the nation-state bill passed on July 19, 2018.Olivier … Read More

Analysis: Putting the Western Wall on the itinerary for world leaders

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the latest leader to officially put the Western Wall on his itinerary on Friday. >  An historic day at the Western Wall >  Vice President Mike Pence ‘inspired’ after praying at Western Wall … Read More

Israel Collected $100m From Palestinians. Now It Wants to Use the Money to Upgrade Roadblocks

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The Finance Ministry and the Population and Immigration Authority have accumulated millions of shekels in sick leave compensations belonging to Palestinian workers. Palestinian workers at a construction site near Ma’aleh Adumim, last year\  Credit: Gil Cohen-Magen Construction worker falls to … Read More

Can Israel Really Trust Russia to Remove Iranian Forces From Syria?

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Fate of Iran’s presence in Syria rests with Trump-Putin meeting ■ Israeli official to EU counterparts: Iran nuke deal is dead, and you insist on giving it Advil. Iran’s Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri and other senior … Read More

Netanyahu talks Syria, Iran with Trump ahead of Putin summit

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President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he spoke with President Donald Trump … Read More

Divided Europe is bad news for Middle East

Photo: Bloomberg Israel is actively wooing populists in the EU with a view to dilute the bloc’s position on the Palestinian issue. he Middle East European Common Policy, since its formation in early 1970s, is seriously under threat. The first … Read More

Israel’s security agencies hold emergency meeting as earthquakes rock north

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Shoygu, Liberman, Eizenkot  Ariel Hermoni, Israel Ministry of Defense Liberman blamed Cabinet for stalling a five-year plan formulated by the Home Front Command Israel’s security establishments called an emergency meeting Monday on earthquake preparedness and response, as an uptick in seismic … Read More

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