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Syria reports Israeli airstrikes in Syrian-held Golan Heights

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2020

Syria accused Israeli helicopters of carrying out airstrikes in the Syrian-held Golan heights in the early hours of Friday morning.

Arab League: Israeli annexation of West Bank would be a ‘new war crime’

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Arab League said Thursday that Israel’s controversial proposal to annex part of the West Bank constituted a 'new war crime' against the Palestinians, during a virtual conference chaired in Cairo.

Independence Day curfew ends as Israel moves toward easing more restrictions

Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2020

A nationwide curfew ended Wednesday evening as Israel’s 72nd Independence Day came to a close, with further restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus set to be eased in the coming days.

Israel enters lockdown ahead of muted Independence Day celebrations

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The Independence Day celebrations, characterized by barbecues in local parks, have been banned by the Health Ministry. Most local municipalities also canceled the traditional firework shows, deeming it 'inappropriate' at the time of the epidemic.

US willing to recognize extension of Israeli sovereignty parts of West Bank in context of negotiations with Palestinians

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The US State Department said Monday it was prepared to recognize actions taken by Israel to extend Israeli sovereignty to parts of the West Bank. However, this recognition would be 'in the context of the Government of Israel…

Arab League to meet over Israel’s plans to annex parts of West Bank

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2020

The Arab League said Monday it will convene an urgent virtual meeting this week to discuss how to galvanize opposition to Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Syria accuses Israel of air-strike near Damascus

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2020

Syria has accused Israel of conducting a pre-dawn airstrike on a military airfield near Damascus on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said at least four Iranian militants and three civilians were killed, the Jerusalem Post…

Netanyahu confident Trump will okay West Bank annexation in ‘couple of months’

Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he was 'confident' US President Donald Trump would let him fulfill his election promise to apply Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank “a couple of months from now.”

High Court: Shin Bet surveillance of virus carriers must be enshrined in law

Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2020

The High Court of Justice ruled Sunday that the Shin Bet security service’s cellphone tracking of confirmed coronavirus carriers cannot continue unless the government anchors the highly controversial practice in law.

Constitutional ‘Basic Laws’ in Israel take a hit from new unity agreement

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2020

Constitutional scholars in Israel are crying foul about the new unity agreement signed by alternating Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, saying it destroys the separation of powers necessary to democratic governance.

Christians Recall Holocaust In Worldwide Online Session

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Tens of thousands of Christians joined an online ceremony marking Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, amid concerns that antisemitism will spread as fast as the coronavirus. While a memorial siren sounded across Israel, the International Christian Embassy…

Netanyahu orders nation-wide lockdown on Independence Day

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country to go into lockdown for the country's Independence Day scheduled for April 28, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.

Violent anti-Semitic incidents increased by 18% worldwide in 2019

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020

According to a study released Monday, there was an 18% increase in violent anti-Semitic incidents worldwide last year, Israel Hayom reports. Conducted by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University, the…

Unity deal allows PM to begin advancing West Bank annexation from July 1

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020

The unity government agreement inked on Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz will allow Israel to initiate legislation to annex large parts of the West Bank starting in the beginning of…

Rotation, annexation et al: Key elements of the Netanyahu-Gantz coalition deal

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020

The 'emergency national unity government' that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz agreed to promises to finally put an end to the political deadlock that has afflicted Israel since the Knesset dissolved at…

Gantz hedges threats, as Likud warns anti-Netanyahu bills would end unity talk

Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2020

With the deadline to call new elections inching closer, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is weighing carefully his demands of, and threats against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the two jockey over forming a unity government.

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