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Israel’s Next War with Hezbollah Will Be the Iranian Proxy’s Last

Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The border between Israel and Lebanon is deceptively quiet. But on the other side of the fence lies Hezbollah with more than one hundred thousand rockets that can hit almost anywhere inside Israel.

After receiving government mandate, Netanyahu says viable coalition ‘within reach’

Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

After receiving the mandate to form the next government from President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on fellow lawmakers Tuesday to end their boycotts of him and join his coalition In an effort to avoid unprecedented…

Netanyahu calls trial against him ‘witch hunt,’ warns of damage to rule of law

Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at prosecutors on Monday, accusing them of waging a "witch hunt" against him aimed at unseating a democratically elected leader.

Strained Saudi-US ties will likely bring Gulf kingdom closer to Israel

Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

American-Saudi ties have been growing increasingly strained in recent months—a development that will likely see the Sunni power draw even closer to Jerusalem, Israeli observers have told JNS.

Netanyahu gets most support after Lapid, Bennett fail to close deal

Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received more endorsements to form the next government than Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Monday, making it likely that he will receive the first mandate from President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday.

Israel troubled by American stance toward Iran: report

Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2021

Top Israeli officials are concerned that the United States is preparing to restart the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran without strengthening it, according to a new report.

Lapid, Bennett said to reach breakthrough on rotation deal for joint government

Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2021

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett have reportedly reached a “breakthrough” in their discussions on forming a joint government to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power, the Kan public broadcaster reported Sunday evening.

IDF receives new spy plane it says will help gather intel in Iran, Yemen, Iraq

Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2021

The Israel Defense Forces received the first of a series of new spy aircraft, dubbed the Oron, on Sunday that it said would improve its ability to gather intelligence and identify targets for attack in Iran, Iraq, Yemen…

Ancient Temple-tax coin found in Jerusalem

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2021

Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a rare Tyre shekel coin that is believed to have been used by Jewish pilgrims to pay the Passover Temple tax during the Second Temple era, All Israel News reports. The discovery…

Israel conducts successful trials on upgraded Iron Dome

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2021

In what has been described as the latest step in the Middle East arms race, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced last month that it has conducted a series of successful trials on an upgraded version of the Iron Dome…

Bennet to meet with Netanyahu and Lapid

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2021

Chairman of right-wing Yamina party Naftali Bennett will have meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid this weekend, Ynet News reports. The scheduled meetings follow a week in which Bennet declined to indicate…

Jordan warns Israel it’s violating Temple Mount status quo

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2021

Jordan sent a formal complaint to Israel's Foreign Ministry over its concern that the status quo on the Temple Mount had been violated in light of the number of Jewish visitors over the Passover holiday.

Likud MKs turn on Rivlin, claim he’s abusing his powers in bid to oust Netanyahu

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Likud lawmakers lashed out at President Reuven Rivlin Wednesday, accusing him of being in cahoots with the prime minister’s rivals, after the president urged the various party leaders to engage in “out-of-the-ordinary coalitions, collaborations that cross sectors,” in…

‘Come back home,’ Netanyahu tells right-wing leaders

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed on Wednesday to two right-wing rivals to "come back home" and align themselves with him again to break a deadlock following Israel's inconclusive election last week.

Israel approves Bahrain’s first ambassador to Israel

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi approved Bahrain’s very first ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani had appointed Khaled Yousif al-Jalahama, the Director of Operations at Bahrain’s Foreign…

US report reaffirms Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, speaks of occupation

Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The annual United States report on global human rights practices affirmed that Jerusalem was the capital of Israel, but reintroduced language that spoke of Israeli occupation of territory, two-states and gave a nod in the direction of Palestinian…

Sa’ar tells Lapid to ‘step aside’ to let Bennett be PM, before it’s ‘too late’

Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

New Hope party leader Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday urged Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid to “put ego aside,” in an apparent call to let Yamina chief Naftali Bennett serve as prime minister first in a potential rotation deal…

Right-wing vetoes on Arabs set to give Netanyahu first mandate

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of receiving the first mandate to form a coalition from President Reuven Rivlin received a boost on Monday, when New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar and Yamina head Naftali Bennett ruled out a government…

‘Israel has the ability to completely destroy Iran’s nuclear program’

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2021

The past year was very good security-wise. The low number of attacks and victims gave Israelis a relatively high feeling of security, and the intensive focus on coronavirus (and elections) pushed aside other issues that in normal times…

Lapid, Likud meet kingmaker Abbas in effort to draft coalition

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2021

Ra'am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas, who holds the key to the formation of the next government, met on Saturday with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Likud MK Ayoub Kara, as both sides attempted to woo…

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