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Likud seeks to convince Gantz to bolt government, replace Bennett as PM

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party renewed on Monday its public efforts to persuade Blue and White’s Benny Gantz to leave the government and form an alternate coalition with right-wing parties.

Abdullah seeks to revive two-state solution, bury ‘Jordan is Palestine’

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Jordan is hoping that King Abdullah’s meeting with US President Joe Biden will pave the way for the kingdom to return to center stage in regional developments, particularly the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Israel pressures U.S. lawmakers to halt Biden’s bid to restore Iran nuclear deal

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Israel put pressure on U.S. lawmakers to reject initiatives to restore the Iran nuclear deal during a recent bipartisan congressional trip taken to the Middle East.

On Tisha B’Av, Bennett speaks of ‘freedom of worship’ for Jews on Temple Mount

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett asserted on Sunday that both Jews and Muslims have “freedom of worship” on the Temple Mount, potentially hinting at a change in policy at the most contentious site in Israel.

Ra’am: Al-Aqsa Mosque ‘is solely the property of Muslims’

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

The Islamist Ra’am party condemned the ascent of hundreds of what it called Jewish “settlers” to the Temple Mount on Sunday morning, during the observance of the Tisha B’Av fast.

Yet again Israel delays reopening to individual vaccinated tourists; No new date set

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

Permission for Individual tourists to enter Israel has been delayed yet again with no new date set and, now, even Israelis may be barred from flying out of their own country as the government weighs limiting all non-essential…

Israeli Lawmakers Discuss Preparation for Access to 3rd Temple

Posted on Friday, July 16, 2021

On Tuesday, Member of Knesset Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Religious Zionist Party, held a session in the Knesset concerning the dire condition of the Mughrabi Bridge used by Jews to ascend to the Temple Mount. The…

IDF requests funding for a potential strike on Iran, reports say

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is reported to have requested major budget increases to the tune of billions to make ready for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear program.

Israel rolls out new, toned down vaccine passport called the ‘Happy Pass’ while health director warns of possible fourth lockdown

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

On Thursday, the Cabinet approved a new vaccine passport – the “happy pass” – which will be put into effect at events such as weddings and bar mitzvahs with 100 people or more required proof of vaccination or…

15 years on, IDF girds for a potentially devastating war against Hezbollah

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

In a future war with Hezbollah, more rockets and missiles would be fired at Israel from Lebanon in the span of less than two days than were fired during the entire 11-day battle between Israel and Palestinian terrorist…

‘Just the beginning’: UAE opens Tel Aviv embassy as sides hail ties

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally inaugurated its embassy in Israel, capping a process that began with an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations nearly a year ago.

Israel: Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old coins inscribed with references to freedom of Jerusalem and Zion

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Israeli archaeologists in the Binyamin region of the West Bank recently found two 2,000-year-old coins which are inscribed with references to the freedom of Jerusalem and Zion, the Times of Israel reports. The coins date back to the…

Church of England confirms it will apologize for centuries of supporting anti-semitism in England

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The Church of England has confirmed it will officially apologize for the church’s involvement in the expulsion of Jews from medieval England, the Telegraph reports. Jewish groups have welcomed the move.

Israel: Archaeologists unearth jug which may have belonged to Biblical judge Gideon

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a jug that dates back 3,100 years to the Biblical time of Judges, and which may have belonged to the Israelite judge Gideon, All Israel News reports. Discovered in southern Israel near Kiryat…

Hezbollah in tight spot as Lebanon veers on brink of collapse

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

While Lebanon suffers from the worst economic crisis in its history, the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah, which has such a heavy influence in the country, is doing everything it can to safeguard its interests during the turmoil. Still,…

Bennett, Netanyahu bash each other over Iran, COVID in first Knesset showdown

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett mocked opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu as a ham-fisted showman, and the two traded barbs over their respective governments’ handling of Iranian tensions in dueling speeches to the Knesset plenum on Monday.

IDF launches first-of-its-kind international drone exercise

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

The Israeli Air Force launched a first-of-its-kind international drone exercise on Monday, hosting pilots from five other countries, the military said.

Israel becomes first country to give 3rd vaccination to at-risk adults

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Israel became the first country in the world to begin giving third vaccinations to at-risk individuals on Monday.

Lapid Declares Support for Two-State Solution Before EU Foreign Ministers

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid addressed his 26 European counterparts during a speech to the EU Foreign Affairs Council, a first for a member of the Israeli government since Tzipi Livni in 2008.

Israel’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Couple Surrogacy Rights

Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2021

Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that current legal restrictions barring same-sex couples from becoming parents through surrogacy were unlawful and must be lifted within six months.

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