Palestinian Terror Group in Lebanon Accuses Israel of Airstrike
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian terror group in Lebanon accused Israel of striking its base of operations.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command said that Israeli drones...
High Court Bars 2 Far-Right Candidates From Running for Knesset
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two top candidates of the far-right Jewish Power party cannot run in Israel’s national elections next month, the nation’s Supreme Court ruled.
Baruch Marzel and...
IDF Strikes Hamas Targets After 3 Rockets Fired at Israel
Terrorists in Gaza fired three rockets into southern Israel Sunday night, triggering sirens in the southern cities of Sderot, Ibim, Or HaNer, Nir Am, Gevim and at Sapir College.
According...
Poll: Only 61% of Israelis Plan to Vote in September
Voter turnout in Israel’s Sept. 17 election may be very low, according to a new Israel Hayom-i24 News poll, sparking concern among the various political parties.
Segmenting the results by...
Would Joint Arab-Blue and White Alliance Topple or Boost Netanyahu?
Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint Arab List, signaled a potential major political shift when he announced last week that his party would consider joining a center-left government led...
Israeli Jets Thwart Planned Attack by Iran From Syria
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military said it thwarted a planned attack by Iran-backed fighters using drones armed with explosives.
Israeli fighter jets late on Saturday night attacked Iranian...
U.S. Reps Meet With Business Leaders in Judea, Samaria
The U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) brought Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) to Israel last week. Focusing their visit...
Israeli Political Parties Remain at Impasse As Sept. 17 Approaches
With less than a month to go before Israel’s unprecedented second election this year, it’s becoming clear yet again that neither the right nor left will be able to...
Death of Teen in Terror Attack Leaves Void in ‘Heart of the Nation’
A 17-year-old girl was killed and her father and older brother were seriously wounded on Friday when a bomb was detonated at a natural spring near the West Bank...
Report: Israel Airstrike in Iraq 1st in 4 Decades
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Israel has carried out an airstrike on a weapons depot in Iraq that officials said was being used by Iran to move weapons to Syria,...