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Israeli Supreme Court rules Messianic Jewish ministry is allowed religious tax breaks

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Messianic Jewish organization Tuesday, when it overturned a Knesset (Parliament) Finance Committee decision to refuse tax-exempt status to Maoz Israel Ministries (officially known as Yachad Ramat HaSharon), World Israel News…

Israeli Army Bombs Gaza After Terror Balloons Reach Israel

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Israel’s new government ordered airstrikes against militants in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to incendiary balloons that crossed into the country from the Palestinian territory.

IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The IDF carried out a series of airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning in response to over two dozen fires in southern Israel caused by incendiary devices launched from the coastal enclave.

Israel’s new government upholds long-standing opposition to Iran nuclear deal

Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have made clear that Israel will continue the Netanyahu government's opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement, as international efforts continued to revive the pact abandoned by former U.S. president…

Israeli oral COVID-19 booster shot may be ready by 2022

Posted on Monday, June 14, 2021

Israeli scientists are developing an oral COVID-19 vaccine that may be ready as a booster shot for humans within nine months, the Times of Israel reports. The vaccine has so far worked well on rats, whose antibody levels…

Hamas Calls for ‘Day of Rage’ Could Be First Test for New Israeli Government

Posted on Monday, June 14, 2021

Israel’s brand new government may already be tested less than two days after being sworn into office. Hamas and other Palestinian groups are calling for a ‘Day of Rage’ on Tuesday if the planned ‘Flag March’ takes place…

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Ousted

Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Israel’s longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted from power Sunday by parliament, the Knesset, which approved a new coalition government.

In speech before swearing-in, Ra’am leader vows to ‘reclaim expropriated lands’

Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas, whose support provided the key backing needed for the incoming change government’s majority, vowed to reclaim land in Israel that was “expropriated” from Arab Israelis.

Bennett-Lapid government wins Knesset majority; Netanyahu is out after 12 years

Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Knesset swears in the 36th government, appointing the right-wing Naftali Bennett the next prime minister and removing Benjamin Netanyahu from power after 12 consecutive years.

Coalition deals to form new anti-Netanyahu government go down to wire

Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2021

Efforts to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced more challenges on Thursday, as the eight parties forming the new government struggled to seal their coalition agreements.

US-funded Palestinian NGOs introduced children to convicted terrorists

Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2021

USAID-funded Palestinian NGOs introduced children to released convicted terrorists, Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor wrote in a report released Thursday.

Israel says Gaza AP building housed Hamas anti-Iron Dome tech unit

Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2021

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN and US Gilad Erdan has told Associated Press President Gary Pruitt that the building in which the news agency had its Gaza bureau was destroyed in Israeli strikes last month because that edifice…

11 fighters said killed in alleged Israeli strikes in Syria

Posted on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

At least 11 people were reportedly killed overnight Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes in Syria.

Wildfires Blaze Near Jerusalem, Disrupting Travel and Threatening Homes

Posted on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Firefighters battled wildfires raging to the west of Jerusalem throughout Wednesday, with 11 aircraft and 29 response teams deployed.

Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Syria from Lebanese airspace

Posted on Tuesday, June 8, 2021

An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted Syrian territory from Lebanese airspace on Tuesday night, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA.

Knesset to meet on setting date for vote on new government, likely June 14

Posted on Monday, June 7, 2021

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin will on Monday bring to the Knesset Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s statement that he can form a government, setting in motion the process of holding a vote of confidence in the new, eight-party…

Bennett, Lapid said to share veto powers under coalition deal

Posted on Monday, June 7, 2021

Yamina chief Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will share mutual veto power as part of the coalition agreement for the emerging "government for change", Hebrew media reported Monday evening.

Knesset speaker to announce date for new government vote Monday

Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2021

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin has confirmed that he will announce on Monday to the plenum that Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid has managed to form a coalition, a technical step that must be met before the Knesset can…

State Department Shuns Term ‘Abraham Accords’

Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2021

The Biden State Department discourages employees from referring to the historic peace agreements signed by Israel and its Arab neighbors by its official name, the Abraham Accords, according to one source with direct knowledge of the Biden administration’s…

Netanyahu Vows to Bring Down Lapid-Bennett Government ‘Very Quickly’

Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2021

A belligerent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Sunday that he will act swiftly to bring down the “change coalition” led by Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, which is widely expected to be…

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