
UN Secretary-General urges Israel to either charge or release Palestinian Authority Arab detainees “without delay.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Israel to either charge or release Palestinian Authority Arab detainees “without delay,” according to a report in the Bethlehem-based Ma’an news agency. Ban reportedly expressed concern for several PA prisoners who have gone on a [...]
May 10th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Another bill halves NII benefits for terrorists; 15 bills pass in what MKs thought were the final hours of the 18th Knesset. Fifteen bills were passed late Monday night, in what most MKs thought were the final hours of the 18th Knesset. The bills were authorized in their second and third (final) Knesset readings immediately [...]
May 9th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

The Supreme Court has backed the government, saying it does not have to release terrorists who choose not to eat while incarcerated. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by two hunger-striking security prisoners from Palestinian Authority enclaves demanding their release. Thaer Halahla and Bilal Diab, described by the court as active members of [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

A young woman from Elon Moreh found herself in peril on the roads of Samaria on Sunday; security remains substandard in the region The phenomenon of carjacking attempts targeting female Jewish drivers in Samaria continued apace this week. David Romam, a resident of Elon Moreh, told Arutz Sheva that his daughter on Sunday evening found herself in what they [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

IDF arrests PA Arab teen with explosives, three days after foiling two terror attacks on the same night. A planned terror attack in Israel was thwarted on Sunday evening, for the third time in several days. According to a report on Channel 2 News, Border Polices officers arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian Authority Arab teen at a checkpointnear the [...]
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »

The defense establishment has decided to demolish the homes of the two terrorists who murdered five members of the Fogel family in Itamar. The defense establishment has decided to demolish the homes of the two terrorists who murdered five members of the Fogel family in Itamar. The decision by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of [...]
May 6th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Netanyahu is expected to announce Sunday night he will call for elections September 4. The polls show why: Divide and conquer. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to call Sunday night forelections September 4, one year before his term is to expire. Current polls show the opposition has no chance of forming a coalition. Prime Minister [...]
May 6th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

The IDF has issued call up orders for six battalions to guard the Egyptian and Syrian borders, with authorization for 16 more. The IDF has issued call up orders for six battalions to guard the Egyptian and Syrian borders, with authorization for more if needed. The orders were approved by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense [...]
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »

Following agreements by most parties in the coalition and opposition, Labor and Meretz will bring their bills to dissolve the Knesset to a preliminary vote next week, and are expected to get coalition support. A bill to dissolve the Knesset, which will bring early elections in the next three to five months, will be put [...]
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

IAF aircraft strike a terror tunnel in northern Gaza, after terrorists fire Qassam rockets at southern Israel. IAF aircraft struck a terror tunnel in northern Gaza on Tuesday night, according to a statement by the IDF Spokesman. The statement said that direct hits were identified and that all aircraftsafely returned to their bases. The attack came in response torecent rocket fire [...]
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »