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IDF & Security / Syria

Breaking News: IDF Shoots Down Drone Near Syrian Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The drone was flying over the demilitarized zone on the Northern Golan Heights.

Headline / IDF & Security / Government

Liberman Talks Security with Greek, Cypriot Defense Ministers in Athens

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"Cyprus, Greece and Israel defend in this volatile and fragile region not just common interests, but also the interests of Europe."

Government / History / Arts and Entertainment / Diaspora / Religion / Russia / Judaism

Israeli, Russian State Libraries To Digitize Collection of Rare Hebrew Manuscripts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Three generations of the Günzburg family amassed one of the largest private collections of Hebrew books and manuscripts in Europe.

Headline / Politics / Government / Jerusalem / Germany

Netanyahu Confidant Molcho Questioned In Submarine Affair

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Attorney Shahar Ben-Meir petitioned Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to require Netanyahu to stop employing Molcho.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Court Charges Would-Be Palestinian Authority Truck Terrorist

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The terrorist intended to carry out a ramming attack against IDF soldiers at a bus stop in the central region.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria

Breaking News: IDF Bolsters Troop Levels in Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF is prepared to prevent a military takeover of the Syrian-Druze village of el-Hader, adjacent to the Israel-Syria border,

Headline / Politics / Government / The Courts / The Knesset / Jerusalem

MKs Begin Work Amid Investigations, Controversy, Criminal Investigations

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

MKs will debate laws to legalize the Jewish character of the state, and to limit the power of the Supreme Court.

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / Jerusalem

Rivlin, Netanyahu Call for Bipartisan Teamwork, Netanyahu Attacked at Opening of Knesset Winter Session

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"You ... turned the word ‘leftist’ to a synonym for ‘enemy,'” Zionist Camp MK Isaac Herzog accused the prime minister.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Knesset Committee Pushes Off Debate on Proposal to Limit Investigations of Sitting PM

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

All pending legislation have been pushed off for a week after the coalition partners couldn't agree on MK Dudi Amsalem’s initiative.

Police and Crime / The Courts

Right-Wing Attorney: Lehava Arrests Aimed at Pacifying ‘Reform and Radical Left’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In two weeks the police are scheduled to respond to an appeal filed by the Reform Movement, who are demanding that Gopstein and Lehava be brought to trial.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Watch: Hundreds Participate in Hareidi ‘Day of Rage’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The demonstrations were sparked by the arrest of two yeshiva students who refused to appear at the IDF enlistment office.

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

El Al Continues to Drop, Dollar Rises

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The major indices on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) traded almost unchanged Tuesday with the TA-35 moving 0.03 percent and the TA-125 edging up 0.21 percent.

Global / Government / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israeli Doctor Tapped to Head World Medical Association

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The fact that an Israeli doctor was elected to the most prestigious role in the world of medicine . . . is very very significant."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamists / Sinai / ISIS

Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Rocket Attack on Southern Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Around the same time as the rocket attack on Israel, ISIS killed six Egyptian soldiers were killed and wounded dozens more in northern Sinai.

Featured / Israel / Syria / Lebanon

IAF Jets Destroy Syrian Missile Battery

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The attack was a response to anti-aircraft fire aimed at IAF planes on a routine photographic mission flight over Lebanon.

Headline / Israel / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

UN Threatens to Blacklist Bezeq Phone Company, Bezeq CEO Calls Them Out

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Bezeq CEO Stella Handler publicized the UNHRC's blacklist letter and posted her powerful response on Facebook.

Headline / Terrorism / Politics / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs

Joint List Chairman Says Attacks on IDF Soldiers ‘Legitimate Struggle Against Occupation’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I do not call on the Palestinian people how to resist, but certainly support any struggle that will not harm civilians.”

IDF & Security / Government / Bedouin / News Briefs

IDF Steps Up Bedouin Recruitment Efforts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The number of Bedouins volunteering for IDF service currently stands at around 450 per year.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant / Government

Mossad: Iran Still Tops Agency's Agenda

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Netanyahu saluted the Mossad operatives for their “bravery, professionalism, planning and execution.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / Islamists

Israel Silent on Palestinian Authority Unity as Hamdallah Visits Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“There is no such thing as a moderate Hamas," he said. "They are not abandoning the notion of violence against Israel."

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Survey: Most Arab Citizens Have Positive Attitude to Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli Arabs feel generally good in Israel, but “attitudes toward the institutions of the State of Israel are very critical.”

Headline / Government / Diaspora / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Australia, New Zealand Premiers to Visit Israel in Late October

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Jerusalem recalled its ambassador to Wellington after New Zealand sponsored Security Resolution 2334; full ties were resumed in June.

Global / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israel Jumps Eight Places in Global Competitiveness Index

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel came in third in innovation, seventh in technological readiness; 11th in financial market development and 15th in business sophistication.

Headline / Government / The Knesset / Health and Medicine

Glick: Tobacco Tax Imbalance Cost Israel NIS 1.5B Since 2012

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The State of Israel invests, correctly, tens of millions of shekels a year on security. But we have failed at saving 8,000 people who die annually from smoking-related illnesses."

Headline / Government / History / Europe / Jerusalem / Interfaith Relations / Sports / Holocaust

Israel to Host Giro D’Italia Cycling Race, First Time Event Held Outside Europe

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We are very proud... Today the situation in Europe has many similarities to what happened at the time of my grandfather."

Police and Crime / News Briefs / France / Islamists / Religious & Secular in Israel

Former Psychiatric Patient Attacks Shoppers in Toulouse, Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar!’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The attacker burst into tears after he was wrestled to the ground, handcuffed and placed on to a stretcher for transport to a hospital.

US / Government / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Israeli Students To Be Given The Chance To Work With NASA

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“When they get back, the knowledge and experience they will have accumulated will assist them in promoting the field of space exploration in Israel.”

Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / China

Israel, China Sign $300M CleanTech Deal

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We see economic cooperation with the Chinese government as a strategic goal."

Headline / IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / Iran / United Nations (UN)

Ministers Call to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We did not gather the Jews from all four corners of the earth in order to turn them into a nuclear target."

Government / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Israeli Film “Foxtrot” Wins First Runner Up at Venice International Film Festival

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The film is controversial, dealing with the issue of a cover up when a deadly mistake is made by IDF soldiers.

US / Politics / Government / Business and Economy / Diaspora / Science and Tech / Central America / South America

Netanyahu Departs for Historic Trip to South America

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"This visit will ... will serve as an additional prop to support Israel‘s standing on the international stage."

Eye on "Palestine" / The Courts / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

US Court Throws Out Anti-Israel ‘Lawfare’ Suit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The ruling was the second defeat for "Palestinian" supporters in the US courts in recent months.

Featured / Gaza / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Jerusalem Doctors Treat Rare 'Treeman' Virus

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"After years of being ashamed and staying at home, unable to work and unwilling to show my hand to people, I have finally been given some hope of my life returning to the way it used to be."

Headline / Government / Egypt

Israeli Diplomats Return to Egypt After Eight-Month Hiatus

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The move culminates several months of negotiations between Egyptian and Israeli security officials about securing the staff.

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / The Temple Mount / Judea & Samaria

Ariel Calls on All Israelis to Visit Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ariel spoke following a “trial” earlier in the day during which police allowed sitting MKs to visit the holy site for the first time since 2015.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Hamas Leader: Would Consider Swapping Goldin, Oron Bodies for Live Terrorists

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“If the enemy is holding one of our soldiers, Israel should be holding 200 of theirs at the end of a war."

Headline / Politics / Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Netanyahu: Israel Will Stay in Judea and Samaria For Ever

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Imagine that radical Islamic forces were stationed on these hills. That would be a danger not only to us, but to all our neighbors."

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / Islamists / Saudi Arabia

Yavneh Terrorist Planned Attack During Pilgrimage to Mecca

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ismail Abu Aram decided to “fulfill his duty to jihad [religious war]” and to “kill a Jew.”

US / Government / Media / Jerusalem / Local

Conan O’Brien Jokes His Way Through Journey in Holy Land

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Conan, an Irish Catholic, said he was looking forward to visiting the ancient sites in Israel, and said he would travel to Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Headline / Government / Iran / Palestinian Authority / Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to Arrive for 3-Day Visit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The visit takes place against a background of growing criticism of the United Nations’ performance in the Middle East, particularly along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.

Police and Crime / The Courts / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Prosecutors Charge Sheikh Raed Salah With Incitement to Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Raed Salah is the leader of the outlawed Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel.

Israel / Syria / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists

Liberman: Israel Won’t Reconcile With Iranian Presence in Syria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Iran is trying to create a new reality in the region with Iranian air force and naval bases in Syria, with Sh’ite militias with thousands of mercenaries and by manufacturing precise weaponry in Lebanon.

Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / European Union

Agricultural Pest Threatens Israeli Exports to European Union

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Historically, the moth has been found mainly in Africa, but in recent years has caused increasing damage in Israel as well.

Government / Business and Economy

Unemployment Hits New Lows

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I wouldn't like to see a reality where a husband or wife gets up in the morning and they don’t have a job to go to," Kahlon said.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / ISIS

Hebron Man Arrested, Charged With Supporting ISIS

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"The fact that the suspect lived until a short time ago on the outskirts of Jerusalem shows how great the danger is."

Headline / Haredim & Hassidim / Government / The Courts / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judaism

High Court Rules Woman Can Serve as Director-General of State Rabbinic Courts

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"It would have been great if this issue had been resolved amicably between the sides rather than by the court."

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / US / Government / Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah / ISIS

Mossad's Yossi Cohen Heads to Washington For Talks on Lebanon, Syria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Cohen has warned that Iran is filling the vacuum left by ISIS as its hold on territory in Syria and Iraq wanes.

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel

Bennett: I’m the Natural Right-Wing Leader on Day After Netanyahu

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"In five separate polls published last week, we are gaining strength in every poll of right-wing voters.”

IDF & Security / Government

Amikam Norkin Appointed Israel Air Force Commander

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF Chief of Staff said Norkin was a natural choice for the position after “years of excellence.”

Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Weizmann Institute Named Top International Research Institute

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The need to demonstrate that publicly-funded science is being used for society’s benefit is paramount.”

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Government / Iran / Lebanon / Media / Islamists / Hezbollah / ISIS

Bennett: Don’t Take Eye Off Iran In Fight With ISIS

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"The answer is not to give Iran additional tools to fight ISIS now as this would serve Iran’s ultimate goal of building a Shi'ite corridor from Tehran to the Mediterranean Coast."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Citation For Off-Duty Soldier Who Shot Salomon Family Murderer

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We did our civil duty as everyone would have, but we would prefer to turn back the clock and bring back our beloved neighbors."

Headline / Middle East / Levant / Politics / Government / United Nations (UN) / Africa

Cape Verde Denies Instruction Not to Vote Against Israel at UN

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Diplomatic sources said there was significant Arab pressure on African states not to strengthen ties with Israel.

Politics / Government / Jerusalem / Africa

Muslim-Majority Guinea, Senegal Send Ambassadors to Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Togolese president wrote in the guest book at the prime minister’s residence: “I am dreaming of Israel’s return to Africa and Africa’s return to Israel.”

Politics / Government / Local

Netanyahu Blasts Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz for Undermining Him

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“There are 40 people who voted in favor of a bill to close the newspaper Yisrael Hayom and they are accusing me of bribery and breach of trust? Is anyone investigating them?"

Headline / US / Government / Jerusalem

Congressional Delegations Say Bipartisan Support for Israel is Strong

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We’re here because the United States and Israel are partners for peace and partners for security."

Headline / History / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Local

Jerusalem Wine Festival to Highlight 30 Years of Industry Growth

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The winemakers of Israel are unique because they're constantly "trading ideas back and forth. If one winery in Israel succeeds, we all succeed."

Headline / US / Global / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine

Teva Pharmaceuticals to Fire 7,000 - Stock Price Plummets

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We are focused on executing meaningful cost reductions, rationalizing our assets and maximizing their value."

Featured / Politics / Government / The Courts / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Beitar Beleaguered Burghers Boo Bibi

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Several dozen residents of the Gush Etzion settlements block on Thursday gathered at the entrance to the town of Beitar Illit to call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene against a High Court of Justice decree to demolish Netiv Ha’Avot, a small neighborhood of 17 homes adjacent to the town of Elazar. Netanyahu was […]

Terrorism / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Five Arab Jerusalemites Indicted for Incitement

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Three of the accused called on Facebook for people to attack Israelis following the murder of two policemen at the Temple Mount.

Headline / Weather / Ben-Gurion University

Israel to Launch Research Satellite, Will Track Climate Change

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The satellite will help a farmer see the spatial and temporal changes of crops in the entire field, and on an intra-field scale of small plots as well.

Business and Economy

Elovitch Expected to Cede Control of Bezeq

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Bezeq, will reportedly give up control of the company as part of negotiations to negotiate a NIS 1.2 billion debt owed by the Eurocom group.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

BREAKING: Arabs Attack Israeli Police on Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Thousands of people were milling around the Temple Mount, with the sounds of gunshots and ambulance sirens clearly heard.

Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / Asia / Local

Israel's NeuroDerm Sold for $1.1B to Japan's Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We believe that this transaction will yield important benefits for NeuroDerm’s shareholders and the Parkinson’s disease patients who urgently need new therapies."

Headline / Terrorism / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Obituaries

Thousands Pay Respects to Salomon Family

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"It’s time to understand that we need to end the Palestinians’ illusions that they will ever have control over our land."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / The Courts / The Knesset / The Temple Mount / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Calls For Death Penalty After Neve Tzuf Massacre

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ministers Katz and Bennett said that no new legislation would be needed to execute al-Abed.

The Knesset / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Arab MKs Reject Cameras at Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

None of the Arab MKs addressed the slaughter of the Druze policemen or of the Salomon family by their fellow Muslim Arabs.

Politics / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / European Union / Eastern Europe

Netanyahu Heard on 'Hot Mic' Warning Europe Undermining Its Security

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Europe, he said, was acting not just against Israel’s interests but against its own interests as well.

Headline / Terrorism / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Mayor Barkat Visits Temple Mount, Pledges Al-Aqsa Will Not Be Haven for Terror

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Barkat suggested the Muslim protesters direct their anger at the terrorists who established this need for the metal detectors.

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

Radiohead Withstands Pressure, Will Play Tel Aviv Wednesday

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“I stand with Radiohead and their decision to perform. Let’s hope a dialogue continues... "

IDF & Security / Syria

IDF Strikes Syria Again after Further Spillover into Golan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF said it had hit two Syrian artillery cannons and a truck carrying ammunition.

Government / Settlements

Settlement Leaders Demand Construction of Bet El Neighborhood

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Netanyahu committed to building them... that was 5 years ago.

Headline / US / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Saudi Arabia

US Envoys Wrap UP Visit to Israel, PA

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Mahmoud Abbas will never take any deal, no matter how sweet, because "there is no way he will allow himself to go down in history as the person who gave up on the 'right' of return."

Haredim & Hassidim / The Courts / Travel / Business and Economy / Religion / Judaism

Civil Rights Groups Praise Decision Banning Gender Separation on El Al

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"When the only contact people have with the Orthodox Jewish world is negative and aggressive, it reflects badly on all of us," a hareidi-religious businesswoman said.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / Police and Crime / Government / Jerusalem

Two Arrested in Connection With Last Friday’s J’lem Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"We will get to every person who had any connection at all to the attack and to anyone who dares to openly express support, or to utter inciting statements or encourages people to support terror ."

IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Local

US Aircraft Carrier to Dock in Haifa

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Haifa served as a base for the U.S. Sixth Fleet during the 1980s and 90s, but the Pentagon ended that in 2000 when the second intifada erupted.

Government / Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Egypt

Could Gulf of Eilat’s Super Corals Save Reefs Worldwide?

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia must create a joint protection program to remove all anthropogenic stressful conditions."

Headline / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government

No Decision on Parole for Former PM Olmert

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Prosecutor's Office said the leak of classified information could cause serious damage to state security.

Headline / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israeli Researchers Find Male-Only Longevity Gene Mutation

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A deletion of the growth hormone receptor Exon 3 was not only a marker of exceptional longevity, but it also made them taller.

Headline / Politics / Government / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Bennett to Propose Supermajority to OK Jerusalem Moves

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"It is important to make clear, before the start of a diplomatic process, that Jerusalem will never be divided under any circumstance."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

Murdered Border Police Officer Laid to Rest

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

'We will not surrender and we will not bow our heads before these cursed terrorists,' Minister Erdan said. 'We will pursue our enemies and those who wish us evil wherever they may be found.'

Government / Travel / Business and Economy / China

As Chinese Tourism Grows, Tel Aviv-Shanghai Route to Open

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In the last year, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of tourists and business people visiting Israel from China.

Headline / Government / The Courts / Science and Tech

Digital Rights Groups Fight Back Against Biometric Campaign

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The idea to create a biometric database of every Israeli citizen has been controversial from the start.

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