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Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Greenblatt: History will judge Palestinians harshly for passing up opportunity Greenblatt, the US... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Message from PM Benjamin Netanyahu to re-elected PM Scott Morrison   U.S. to... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Eurovision Israel The Eurovision song contest is a platform for people throughout the... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman President Rivlin grants Netanyahu more time to negotiate new government President Reuven Rivlin... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Israeli cabinet minister: Iran may strike Israel as Trump turns screws on Tehran... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman YOM HAÁTZMAUT: CELEBRATING ISRAEL’S 71st YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE https://img.playbuzz.com/image/upload/q_auto:good,f_auto,fl_lossy,w_640,c_limit/v1557347461/tonjogjzbdavvghwwhii.jpg Fireworks in Tel Aviv... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman On Memorial Day, Israel Mourns the Loss of 23,741 Soldiers; 56 Died in... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Netanyahu: Campaign not over, requires ‘patience and sagacity.’ Two days after Hamas and... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Palestinian reports say ceasefire reached, in effect from 04:30 AM Israel and the... Read More

    Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Israeli aircraft strike Hamas targets in Gaza after wave of fire... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Netanyahu: We may not meet the deadline to form a Government Coalition negotiations... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman President Trump Calls to Comfort Wounded Rabbi After Synagogue Attack A Chabad rabbi... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman ‘Woman of Valor’ Murdered Saving Rabbi’s Life in Synagogue Shooting Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman WATCH: Netanyahu calls for new Golan Heights community named after Trump If Prime... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Netanyahu Expresses ‘Deep Shock,’ Offers Help in Wake of Sri Lanka Massacre Prime... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman With plea for harmony, President Rivlin officially taps Netanyahu to form new coalition... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Netanyahu secures majority backing after right-wing parties recommend him as PM Prime Minister... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Trump sings Bibi’s praises as he wins Israeli elections Watch the video and... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman PM toasts reelection at cabinet meeting, Bennett and Shaked are no-shows Two prominent... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Election results thus far (soldiers’ & diplomats’ ballots are still being counted) With... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Gantz or Netanyahu ?  Final votes being counted in dramatic election As 96%... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Netanyahu, Gantz make last pitches in tight Israeli election Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Final polls: Blue and White leads, but right-wing bloc unanimously stronger The final... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Terrorist shot and killed by Israeli civilian after trying to stab his daughter... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Hamas denies reports of prisoner swap discussions with Israel The Hamas terror group... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman   Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly planning attack on Israel The Palestinian Islamic Jihad... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman 40,000 Palestinians protest along Gaza border marking Land Day Some 40,000 Palestinians gathered... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Syria says Israeli jets carry out airstrike near Allepo Syrian air defense batteries... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Israel resumes Gaza strikes, code red siren sounds in southern Israel Israel has... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman 30 rockets pound Israel despite calls for cease-fire Despite talks of a cease-fire... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman At least 6 injured, including 2 babies, in Gaza rocket attack on central... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman UNIFIL confirms existence of 6 tunnels in south Lebanon The UN Interim Force... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Samaria terrorist who killed two neutralized in shootout with IDF forces Omar Abu... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Heroic rabbi, father of 12, who turned back to shoot terrorist dies from... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman   Double shooting in Samaria, Israeli soldier killed, two wounded Two shootings took... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman US calls Golan ‘Israeli-controlled,’ drops all mention of West Bank ‘occupation’ For the... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Temple Mount shut down after firebomb thrown at police post Police sealed off... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman There are no second-class citizens, Rivlin says, in implicit rebuke of Netanyahu President... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Palestinians launch missile warhead into Israel using balloon A balloon launched from Gaza... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Israel tells Hamas to rein in border violence or face major military action... Read More

Updates from Israel and the Jewish World Compiled by Dr Ron Wiseman Selfie from 20,000 miles away: Israeli Beresheet snaps first shot in space The... Read More

The Australia Arava Partnership in collaboration with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has sent four madrichim to work at a Summer Camp in the... Read More

The Australian Zionist Youth Council (AZYC) and the Zionist Federation of Australia welcomed 131 Shnatties in Israel with an incredible opening seminar

Trump threatens to slash aid to countries backing UN Jerusalem vote US President Donald Trump on Wednesday cautioned he could slash funding to countries that... Read More

An Israeli professor just went on Al Jazeera and silenced the entire Arab World Dr. Mordechai Keidar doesn’t need to hold back any punches when... Read More

US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize... Read More

White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’ The White House panned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s comments against the US and its recognition... Read More

IDF says terrorist rockets aimed for Israel, but hit Gaza School Israel’s military posted a statement on Facebook late Wednesday night saying that a missile... Read More

Shabak foils kidnapping plot in Samaria The Israel Security Agency (Shabak) and Israel Police recently foiled an attempted kidnapping in Samaria, it was revealed Wednesday.... Read More

The Truth About Jerusalem Media logic: Islam is a religion of peace, so if any violence occurs, it’s all Donald Trump’s fault! Has Donald Trump... Read More

Man who helped subdue terrorist ‘didn’t hesitate for a moment’ The cab-driving pensioner and retired policeman who helped to neutralize the terrorist who stabbed and... Read More

Video: It Is an American Right to Decide Where Its Embassy Will Be Located Amb. Dore Gold told StandWithUs in San Diego this week: “I... Read More

Netanyahu likens Trump’s Jerusalem speech to Israel’s founding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital... Read More

President Trump makes history with  Jerusalem announcement Despite Arab leaders’ warnings, Trump intends to announce Jerusalem embassy move US President Donald Trump called the leaders... Read More

Trump to Keep Embassy in Tel Aviv, but Recognize Jerusalem as Capital President Trump plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but not to move... Read More

Arab states will likely cave if US declares Jerusalem Israel’s capital If the Palestinians are counting on a strong response from Arab states if the... Read More

Soldier murdered in Arad; PM vows to bring terrorist to justice Nahal Brigade Sgt. Ron Yitzhak Kokia Nahal Brigade Sgt. Ron Yitzhak Kokia, 19, from... Read More

Israeli hikers attacked in Samaria; Palestinian shot dead A Jewish hiker shot and killed a Palestinian in a grave incident on Thursday, as the shooter... Read More

Defense Minister: There are no Iranian military forces in Syria There is currently no physical Iranian military presence in Syria, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said... Read More

Why would an Arab Muslim serve in the Israeli military? Why would an Arab Muslim serve in the Israeli military? Because he, like many Israeli... Read More

Arab states will abandon Israel when Iran threat dies, security expert warns One of Israel’s leading national security analysts has urged caution in assessing a... Read More

Under-fire deputy minister sorry for offending US Jews, but doesn’t retract Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely apologized on Thursday after she offended US Jews with... Read More

Video: Is It True the UN Created Israel? 70 Years since UN General Assembly Resolution 181 – Dore Gold (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) It... Read More

PM bemoans no ‘Palestinian Sadat’ 40 years after historic Knesset speech Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lamented the lack of a “Palestinian Anwar Sadat” during a... Read More

Thanks to Israel, Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is no longer a fairytale You don’t need to be a Harry Potter fan in order to enjoy... Read More

Noor Dahri was raised to hate Israel and Jews. Now he’s a Muslim Zionist. Here’s why. This man was raised to be anti-Israel way before... Read More

Hidden gems of Jerusalem By Noam Chen            The Times of Israel We all know that each city we visit has its “must-see” sites and attractions.... Read More

When an earthquake struck Israel’s greatest enemy, she couldn’t stand by and do nothing Is this an example of a Jew with a bleeding heart?... Read More

Netanyahu says he told Putin Israel not bound by Syria ceasefire Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel will not adhere... Read More

Israel is about to be the 4th nation to land on the moon Where is the next frontier for the scientists of the Start-Up Nation?... Read More

IDF: We will ‘respond with force’ to threats from Palestinian Islamic Jihad Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Major Gen. Yoav (Poli) Mordechai issued... Read More

Evidence Netanyahu took bribes growing There is increasing evidence to support bribery charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in corruption Case 1000, according to media... Read More

WATCH: Palestinian Mansions and Luxury Cars Shatter Myth of Arab Poverty Impoverished Palestinians? Many Arabs in Judea and Samaria enjoy a high standard of life... Read More

Palestinian terror group threatens IDF with pinpoint snipers, war The military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an organization classified... Read More

Israel’s Trophy System, Spike Missiles and Iron Dome heading down under As Australia overhauls its LAND 400 armored vehicles program, Israeli defense giant Rafael Advanced... Read More

Israel is not isolated anymore The State of Israel is not only looked up to as a beacon of light in the Middle East. Israel... Read More

PM warns: Iran could have substantial nuclear arsenal within weeks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke out against the Iran nuclear deal at a panel on... Read More

Arab Israeli woman defends Israel Arabic TV Watch this Arabic language video. (with English/Hebrew subtitles) She says it all in this short video. The only... Read More

Terrifying Arab road rage attack on Israeli bus full of passengers Three residents of the northern Israeli-Arab village of Turan are under arrest for attacking... Read More

Stunning aerial tour of rapid train ride from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem A few months before the scheduled opening of Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rapid train, the... Read More

About the Balfour Declaration The Balfour Declaration was adopted by the League of Nations in 1922, thus paving the way to Israel’s independence on May... Read More

Israel’s ties with New Zealand are set to improve Israel’s ties with New Zealand are set to improve following the appointment of a new Foreign... Read More

Former Defense Minister, Courted by Labor Party: There’ll Be No Peace, West Bank Can Hold Millions of More Settlers Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon expressed... Read More

Israeli and Saudi officials met, broke the ice, analysts say Despite strong denial by the Saudi government, many analysts in Israel and the Middle East... Read More

PM Turnbull to pursue alleged sex offender’s extradition from Israel Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will raise the stalled extradition of former school principal and alleged... Read More

Israeli X Factor judges amazed by 17 yr old Ethiopian Israeli girl’s performance 17-year-old Israeli Eden from Jerusalem blows away judges on Israel’s X-Factor. Eden’s... Read More

In a first, European countries demand Israel pay them back for demolished W. Bank structures Eight member states of the EU are taking an unprecedented... Read More

Israeli food technologies With worldwide water and food shortages looming on the horizon, Israeli companies are striving to find solutions to feed a hungry world.... Read More

Israeli leaders: Hamas must disarm, or reconciliation means nothing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out against the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement signed Thursday in Cairo, saying... Read More

Israeli air force destroys Syrian anti-aircraft battery in retaliatory strike The Israeli Air Force attacked and destroyed a Syrian SA-5 anti-aircraft battery east of Damascus... Read More

Jewish candidate elected as UNESCO head, defeats ‘antisemitic’ Qatari diplomat Pledging to restore credibility to UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay of France is set to become the... Read More

Arab Village Chief: ‘We Want to Live Under Israel, Not the PA’ The head of a Palestinian village in Jerusalem says almost all of the... Read More

Israel strikes Hamas target after rocket fired from Gaza The IDF struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after a rocket... Read More

‘Israel won’t accept fake Palestinian reconciliation’ The PA cannot reconcile with Hamas at Israel’s expense, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in his first reaction... Read More

Unlike in the past, Israel not slamming Fatah-Hamas reconciliation moves In stark contrast to its reaction to the last serious attempt at a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation... Read More