Israel at War as Death Toll Exceeds 600
A day after suffering the worst terrorist assault in its history, Israel was still struggling on October 8 to recapture all of its Gaza border communities from Hamas terrorists while taking the battle...
Temple Mount
Saudi-Israeli peace is no pipe dream
Is a Saudi-Israeli peace deal just around the corner or still just a long-term hope? The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington and Riyadh “have agreed on the broad contours...
Op-eds
UN ‘Nakba’ Day devolves into antisemitism
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas used his United Nations speech last week to accuse Israelis of systematically lying, likening the Jewish state to Nazi propagandist Joseph...
Op-eds
Jordanian MP Who Smuggled Weapons into West Bank Repatriated by Israel
Israel handed over a Jordanian member of parliament to Jordanian authorities on May 7 to face trial for attempting to smuggle weapons into the West Bank. Israel had arrested Imad...
Flash Briefs
All Eyes on the Iranian Regime as ‘Quds Day’ Dawns in the Middle East
Israel has deployed thousands of officers in Jerusalem and in the vicinity of the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ahead of this Friday’s “Quds Day,” a yearly event manufactured by the...
Policy Briefs
Israel Answers Rocket Barrage with Air Raids in Lebanon and Gaza Strip
Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed multiple Hamas targets in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel the...
Flash Briefs
IDF Intercepts Rocket Barrage from Lebanon
Latest Developments Dozens of rockets were launched into northern Israel from Lebanon on Thursday, potentially opening a new front after similar salvoes were fired from Gaza. This development comes...
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Palestinian Rioters Attack Israeli Forces at al-Aqsa Mosque
Latest Developments Palestinian rioters armed with fireworks, batons, and stones barricaded themselves in the al-Aqsa Mosque Tuesday night and refused to exit peacefully, prompting Israeli...
Flash Briefs
Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment
Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment Latest Developments King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday told a visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, that...
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Israel Braces for Violence During Ramadan
Latest Developments Israeli police plan to deploy thousands of additional officers in Jerusalem ahead of Ramadan in anticipation of recurrent violence on the Temple Mount. Police forces will bulk up...
Flash Briefs
How to Keep Antisemitism Away From Turtle Bay
Another antisemite has turned up in the ranks of senior UN officials — this time in the body’s human rights arm, no less. Craig Mokhiber heads the New York section of the Office of the High Commissioner...
Op-eds
Pray for Peace This Ramadan
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins March 22. It celebrates the month during which Muslims believe Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The holiday, marked by fasting and prayer, is intended...
Op-eds
Can something be done in wake of the Saudi-Iranian deal?
Despite the renewal of ties between Riyadh and Tehran, there is still the possibility of rectification and there are still important things to offer the Saudis, mainly from the US, but certainly also from Israel.
Op-eds
Israel, Palestinians Reaffirm Need to Work Together
Latest Developments Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) reaffirmed past peace deals at a Jordanian-hosted meeting on Sunday, and pledged to work together to tamp down West Bank violence. The rare...
Flash Briefs
Israel Strikes Hamas Rocket Factory
Israeli fighter jets struck a Hamas rocket manufacturing facility in Gaza early this morning in retaliation for a Saturday night rocket launch from the coastal enclave. The Israeli strike “deals a serious blow to Hamas’s ability to fortify and arm itself,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. While the exact perpetrator of the Saturday attack remains unclear, the IDF reiterated its policy that Israel regards Hamas, the dominant power in Gaza, as responsible for any attack originating from the territory. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted the Saturday rocket before it could hit its target.
Flash Briefs
Iran, Iran and Iran: Only one topic should dominate talks with Sullivan and Blinken
The widespread riots in Iran created new turf for the US and Israel to act on, as well as to renew their collaboration. When American officials visit in the coming days, their Israeli counterparts must be singularly focused.
Op-eds
At the United Nations, Israel is ‘the Jew Among the Nations’
China presented itself as a champion of Muslim rights last Tuesday, when it asked the United Nations Security Council to hold a special session to address an Israeli minister’s visit to the Temple Mount,...
Op-eds
Israel and Arab Allies Conclude Negev Forum Without Jordan
Latest Developments Senior officials from the United States, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wrapped up two days of meetings on Tuesday as part of the Negev Forum in...
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Walk like an Israeli
Why a Jew’s visit to the holiest Jewish site provokes outrage
Op-eds
Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Visits Temple Mount
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made an unannounced visit on Tuesday to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, drawing protests from the Palestinians, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Jews maintain a 3,000-year-old connection to the Temple Mount, where the two ancient Jewish temples once stood, and toward which Jews around the world face during prayer. The site is also sacred to Muslims, who call it the Noble Sanctuary, and houses the Al Aqsa Mosque, an icon of Palestinian nationalism. Ben-Gvir’s visit did not alter the mount’s status quo arrangement, which permits Israelis to visit but not pray at the site, and simply affirmed that Jews have the right to visit it.