
FM says haredi parties can no longer dodge issue, after court rules against Tal Law; Livni: IDF no longer a people’s army. Israel Beiteinu will propose an alternative to the Tal Law by which “everyone will serve the state,” Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. His comments came after the High Court of Justice ruled late [...]
February 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

It is only “a matter of time” before the IDF has to re-enter Gaza to control terror, IDF Chief of Benny Gantz warns. It is only a “matter of time” before the IDF has to re-enter Gaza to control terror, IDF Chief of Benny Gantz warns, three years after the three-week Operation Cast Lead counterterrorist campaign. [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »

Alert soldiers foil a massive bomb attack on Israelis by discovering a huge bomb terrorists were smuggling across the Egyptian border. Alert soldiers Monday night foiled a massive bomb attack on Israelis by discovering a huge bomb that terrorists were smuggling across the Egyptian border. Bombs and weapons smuggled into the mostly barren southwestern Negev can [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

The Dead Sea is one of the most extreme places to dive on the planet. Now an experienced diver is leading tours deep below the world’s saltiest sea. The first time Avraham Bresler was asked to dive in the Dead Sea, he was being paid to purge an air pocket in an underground pipe. More [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

MK Tibi demands that hunger striking terrorist Khader Adnan be immediately released, warns that his death will trigger demonstrations. MK Ahmed Tibi, who visited hunger striking terrorist Khader Adnan at the Ziv Hospital in Tzfat, warned on Monday against what would happen if Adnan died while imprisoned. “I demand that he be released immediately because if he [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Senior Israeli official says ‘Americans don’t want to be surprised’ by attack on Iran. ‘They are telling us to be patient, see if sanctions will eventually work,’ he says Israel is facing enormous pressure to refrain from staging a surprise strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, a senior Israeli official said Monday. “Israel is under pressure [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza twice, after terrorists fire a barrage of rockets at southern Israel. Southern Israel’s residents are spending the night near shelters and protected spaces, after a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza over the weekend brought about several retaliations by the IDF. At around 10:30 p.m. (Israel time) on Saturday [...]
February 19th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Chief of Staff Benny Gantz: Israel is strong and will be able to face any conflict. “We don’t have a sense of doom like in 1967.” Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said on Thursday that Israel is strong and will be able to face any potential conflict. In an interview on Channel 10 NewsGantz said, “If [...]
February 19th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Hana Shalbi arrested based on intelligence. She is third terrorist arrested after being freed in deal. The IDF Spokesman confirmed Thursday a report published inPalestinian Authority (PA) media, according to which a female PA terrorist freed in the Shalit deal has been arrested by the IDF. Hana Shalbi, a terrorist from the Islamic Jihad organization, was arrested by [...]
February 17th, 2012 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »

Two Jews are recovering from a near lynch attempt, after Arabs threw rocks at their car as they were driving in Jerusalem. Two civilian employees of the Defense Ministry are recovering from a near lynch attempt on Monday. The two were traveling to Mount Scopus in Jerusalem when they accidentally made a wrong turn and [...]
February 17th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »