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Terrorism / Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Iran Support for Hezbollah up to $830 Million Annually

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rich in cash, Iran can afford to buy whichever terrorist groups it wants.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / Egypt

Egypt Offers New Lopsided Framework for Hamas Prisoner Exchange

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the Egyptian plan, Israel releases Hamas terrorists, and in exchange Hamas will give Israel some information on the missing Israelis they're holding.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Seizes Hamas Funds Meant for Rebuilding Terrorist's Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas and the Palestinian Authority send money to terrorists and their families.

Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs

Bedouin Youths Grab Moving Bus Driver's Steering Wheel

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the bus driver said he could only stop at a bus stop, the youths jumped him, sharply turned the wheel and drove the bus off the road.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Claims They Found IDF Spying Device and Explosives

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Lebanese Army said they neutralized the three bombs attached to the camera.

Featured / Hamas / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Jordan

Waqf Refuses to Appear in Court Over Suspected Hamas Building on Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Jordanian government ordered the Waqf to not appear in court, as part of their policy to not recognize the authority of the courts of the State of Israel over the Temple Mount.

Global / News Briefs / Weather

8.1 Earthquake Shakes Mexico

By Jewish Press News Desk

An 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit 73 miles off of Mexico's coast overnight.

Politics / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine

Report: Saeb Erekat Allegedly Met With Families of Potential Lung Donors in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Health Ministry denial: “We don’t know anything about such a meeting, or any others by this patient with [other] patients in the hospital system in Israel.”

Israel / Business and Economy

Finance Ministry Opposes Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot-Igud Merger

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unlike the Banking Regulator, the Ministry of Finance thinks the merger will reduce competition in the banking industry.

News Briefs / Islamists / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Watch: Lod's Mayor vs. Mosque Loudspeakers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The mosque broke their agreement and woke everyone up with their loudspeakers.

Featured / IDF & Security

Imprisoned Elor Azaria Saves Two Soldiers in Jail

By Jewish Press News Desk

One of prison staff officials told Azaria's father that his son Elor is a hero.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Goldin Family Refuses to Meet UN Chief in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The family was not interested in a rushed, last minute meeting with the US Secretary-General.

Featured / Jerusalem / United Nations (UN)

PM Netanyahu Tells UN's Guterres to Stop Illegal UN Construction in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu told Guterres that the UN should respect the building codes and the law in Israel.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Syria / Iran / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Netanyahu Tells UN Chief: Israel Cannot Accept What Iran is Doing in Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu: Iran is building sites to produce precision-guided missiles in both Syria and in Lebanon.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Netanyahu: Conan Who?

By Jewish Press News Desk

Very cute Mr. Prime Minister, but don't give up your day job.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Terror Warning in Ashkelon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police asked the public in Ashkelon to take notice around them.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Hamas Test Fires 4 Rockets

By Jewish Press News Desk

The rockets were test fired towards the sea.

Settlements / Local

Construction Vehicle Hits Pedestrian Bridge in Efrat

By Jewish Press News Desk

The main road in Efrat has been closed down until an engineer assesses the damage.

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

PFLP Threatening Israeli MKs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The PFLP has a long history of terror attacks, including the assassination of Minister Rechavam Ze'evi

Featured / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Accomplice in Temple Mount Terror Attack Indicted

By Jewish Press News Desk

Amjad Jabarin from Umm al-Fahm aided the three Israel-Arab Islamic terrorists in their Temple Mount terror attack.

Featured / Headline / US / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

US State Department Refuses to Endorse Two-State Solution

By Jewish Press News Desk

State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert slaughtered some sacred cows on Wednesday.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

One Dead, Two Wounded in Umm al-Fahm Shooting

By Jewish Press News Desk

Between their terrorists, their radical Jihadist, their guns, and their clan feuds, Umm al-Fahm can't stay out of the news.

Featured / US / Politics / Antisemitism

Reform and Conservative Clergy to Boycott Trump's Holiday Conference Call

By Jewish Press News Desk

It seems like this would have been the perfect opportunity to say what they think, directly to the president.

Antisemitism

March of the Living: Apology isn't Enough, March for Racial Justice on Yom Kippur is Monumental Injustice Against Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

March of the Living implores March for Racial Justice to change the date and so as not to exclude Jews.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime

Tourist's Suitcase Shuts Down Rechovot Train Station for Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

Items in the suitcase made the train station guards very concerned.

Headline / Israel / Business and Economy

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot Strike is Over

By Jewish Press News Desk

The strike affected New Olim who were planning to complete the purchase of their new homes in August.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Hamas Terrorist Payment Network Exposed in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

Recipients included the mother of the terrorist who murdered Nachshon Wachsman in 1994.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

UNRWA Says Tunnel Under 2 Gaza Schools Now Sealed

By Jewish Press News Desk

All the terror groups denied any connection to the tunnels, and UNRWA said there were no entrances into the schools.

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy

Bank Mizarahi-Tefahot Strike Enters Day 10, New Olim Hit Hard

By Jewish Press News Desk

New Olim using Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot can't finish their payments and move into their new homes.

Featured / Travel / Turkey / Islamists / Jerusalem

Turkey's Erdoğan Promoting Tourism to Israel #ThyKudüseİndirimYap

By Jewish Press News Desk

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is calling on Muslims to visit the Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in solidarity.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

IDF Arrests the Halamish Terrorist's Family Members

By Jewish Press News Desk

It is suspected they knew of the planned attack and did nothing to stop or warn anyone about it.

Headline / IDF & Security / Travel

Birthright for Parents of Lone Soldiers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Naftali Bennett: Israel will bring parents of lone soldiers to Israel to visit their children and see Israel.

Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Two Arab Brush Fire Arsonists Arrested

By Jewish Press News Desk

A passing driver snapped a photo of them starting the fire.

Israel / Business and Economy

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot Strike Enters Day 8

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot is Israel's largest and most popular mortgage bank and the strike is affecting a lot of home buyers.

Headline / Israel / Business and Economy

Kachlon Vows to Fight Real Estate Investors as MK Yogev Offers Alternative Plan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's Supreme Court shot down Kachlon's social engineering plan to tax 3rd apartments.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

This is Just a Drill

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel tested the rocket alert system in the Shfeila region.

IDF & Security

IAF Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash

By Jewish Press News Desk

The pilot reported a technical malfunction before the crash.

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Local

Haifa Chemicals Employees Protest Layoffs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The giant ammonia tank was deemed a major health, environmental and security hazard for years.

Headline / The Temple Mount

Explore the Temple on Google Maps Street View

By Jewish Press News Desk

An interactive virtual Third Temple has been uploaded to Google Maps for you to explore. It's amazing.

Headline / The Temple Mount

A Thousand Jews Manage to Visit Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av

By Jewish Press News Desk

The police didn't want to simply open the gates to the masses of Jews waiting to go up.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Jordan

Family of Embassy Guard Leaves Home for Safety Reasons

By Jewish Press News Desk

As a result of the Jordanian disclosure, the Moyal family has left their home out of fear of attack.

Headline / Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Temple Mount Access Restricted to Muslims 50+

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police don't want a repeat of yesterday's Muslim riots on the Temple Mount.

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Arrested Arab Leaves Bomb Behind in Police Car

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Palestinian Authority Arab was arrested waiting in a bus stop in the upper Galilee.

Featured / Terrorism / Israel / Politics / Jordan

Israel's Embassy in Jordan May Stay Closed

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jordan won't permit the Israeli embassy staff back until the embassy guard stands trial for killing the Jordanian terrorist.

News Briefs / The Temple Mount

Ari Abramowitz Arrested for Saying Kaddish for Salomon Family on Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

The police did not let Jews say a prayer on the Temple Mount, even if the Muslims weren't there.

Featured / Terrorism / US / Jordan

Jordan Releases Video of Jordanian Soldier-Terrorist Murdering US Green Berets

By Jewish Press News Desk

The security footage shows the Jordanian soldier attacking and deliberately murdering the US soldiers.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Terror Stabbing Victim in Petach Tikva Was Israeli Arab

By Jewish Press News Desk

An Israeli Arab was stabbed three times, twice in the neck and once in the back by an Arab assailant, 21, from Qalqilya in Samaria.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Jordan

Diplomatic Crisis Between Jordan and Israel Following Embassy Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jordan is not permitting Israeli embassy officials leave the embassy and the stabber's family wants death sentence for the Israeli officer.

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Hamas Rocket Blows Up Midair

By Jewish Press News Desk

The rocket was heading towards the Ashkelon coastal region.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

The Soldier Who Shot the Terrorist in Neve Tzuf (Halamish) Describes the Event

By Jewish Press News Desk

The soldier was having Shabbat dinner with his family when they heard a noise outside...

Headline / Terrorism / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Netanyahu Decides: Metal Detectors Will Remain at Temple Mount Entrances

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Muslims will need to decide if they either will pray quietly on or off the Temple Mount, or alternatively, resort to violence and terror.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Police Say They Can Handle Friday's Expected Violence

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu is debating tonight what to do with the Temple Mount metal detectors.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Druze / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

US Proposal to Remove Temple Mount Metal Detectors Being Considered

By Jewish Press News Desk

It is not yet known if Netanyahu has agreed to capitulate to the Islamic threats of violence.

Featured / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Israel Installs Security Cameras on the Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

How will the Muslims react when they discover there security cameras have been installed too?

Featured / Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

Watch: Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel Arrested on Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel found himself spiritually overwhelmed during his visit to the Temple Mount.

Terrorism / Israel / The Courts

Jewish Youth Who Planned to Stab Arabs Acquitted of all Charges

By Jewish Press News Desk

He told police he wanted the Arabs to attack him, so he could stab them back.

Headline / IDF & Security / Jewish / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion

Jews Return to Temple Mount - Status Quo No More

By Jewish Press News Desk

Waqf officials refuse to go onto the Temple Mount... already a change for the better.

Featured / Terrorism / Druze / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Jordan / Israeli Arabs

Jordan Posts and then Removes Condemnation of Temple Mount Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

At midnight Jordan finally posted a short-lived half-condemnation of the Temple Mount terror attack, which was then removed.

Headline / Terrorism / Druze / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Calculated Risk Proves Israel Can Change the Temple Mount Status Quo

By Jewish Press News Desk

There were no Muslim riots or protests in Israel in response to the closure of the Temple Mount and Old City of Jerusalem.

Featured / Terrorism / Druze / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Jordan / Israeli Arabs

Jordan Demands Temple Mount Be Reopened to Muslims

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Temple Mount was closed following the terror attack that killed two policemen and wounded 2 more.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Arabs Firebomb Family Near Mount of Olives

By Jewish Press News Desk

An infant girl was lightly injured and transported to Haddasah Ein Kerem medical center.

Featured / Headline / Government / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN)

Netanyahu Cuts $1 Million from UN and Moves it to Hebron

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu will establish the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Palestinian Authority Terrorist ‘Work Accident’ in Judean Arab Village

By Jewish Press News Desk

One operative was killed, three others wounded. The explosion reportedly blew their shoes off.

Police and Crime / The Temple Mount

No Honeymoon on the Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tom Nisani and Sara Lurcat expect to be banned from visiting the Temple Mount

IDF & Security / News Briefs

IDF Officer Shot and Killed in Training Mishap

By Jewish Press News Desk

There was an unintentional discharge of a weapon during a training exercise.

Headline / Israel / Politics

Labor Party Results In, Herzog Out

By Jewish Press News Desk

Another Labor party chairman is rejected after just one term.

Featured / Headline / Israel / On Campus / Education

Education Ministry Examines Cancelling 12th Grade

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Ministry of Education believes there is no justification for 12 years of education.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Skylark Drone Crashes in Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Skylark is a the smallest drone used by the IDF for reconnaissance.

Headline / Israel / Politics

Labor Goes to the Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Seven candidates are looking to rule the party that currently barely warm up the back benches of the Knesset.

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