"The government is trying to find water in other places. But the quality of the water will be very poor. So for now, the vegetables are fine, but the earth is losing its minerals and soil structure."
By JNi.Media
According to the report, Kerry used derogatory terms when referring to the president, and hinted he was seriously considering running in 2020.
By David Mark
We are now at an important inflection point in world history. This is the 70th year since Israel’s founding and we have a President and Vice President in America that not only won the election last year in miraculous fashion, but seem to understand that they are meant to play a pivotal role in history.
By JNi.Media
The investigators initially estimated that the party concealed money received from more than a thousand private donors and organizations in Israel and around the world.
That vast numbers of Americans are inspired by the Bible to support Jewish rights in their ancient homeland isn’t so much a function of the left-right conflict as it is an integral part of America’s political culture
By JNi.Media
The Israeli forces lay in ambush until dozens of smugglers arrived at the border fence, placed ladders against the fence and began to dump to the Israeli side bags that contained very large quantities of drugs.
Daniel Pipes said nothing would be better for the Palestinians in the long run than losing hope, because the fundamental cause of the conflict is Palestinian rejectionism
Live video stream from US VP Mike Pence's historic visit to Israel | Jan. 21, 2018 - Jan. 22, 2018
By Forest Rain
“But why does he have to make provocations with these declarations of his?!” I was shocked to hear this sentence come out of the mouths of my Jewish-American relatives. Yes, they were referring to Trump (who they hate) and to the Jerusalem Declaration. I love my relatives but they live in a completely different universe than I do.
By JNi.Media
According to a classified State Dept. report, the actual number of authentic refugees hovers around 20,000.
The soldier was lightly wounded, the terrorist was captured.
DM Moshe Arens said, “I told Bush, ‘Look, you guys aren’t succeeding, you didn’t intercept a single missile, and the next one could be chemical.”
One of the terrorists who murdered Rabbi Raziel Shevach was killed...
By Jeff Dunetz
Oslo didn’t stop terrorism. In the 2 years between the signing of Oslo and the assassination of Rabin, 10 Palestinian terrorist attacks killed 75 Israelis, wounding another 242. The crazed zealot who killed Rabin did so because he hated the Oslo Accords, but by killing Rabin he may have saved Oslo
A second terrorist has been wounded and captured.
Hotovely: UNWRA has "perpetuated the Palestinians’ fantasy" of returning to homes destroyed during the 1948 War of Independence.
By JNi.Media
At the top of the list is the Asa'el outpost in the Mount Hebron Regional Council, where 46 families live.
By Daniel Pipes
Denying UNRWA money does not get to the heart of the problem, which lies not in its sponsored activities but in its perpetuating and expanding population of "Palestine refugees" in three unique, even bizarre ways
By JNi.Media
UNRWA's labor union rejected the agency's diminishing its role "in preserving the identity of the Palestinian refugee and his right to return to his homeland."
According to verses in the Quran, God punishes the Jews for their sin of refusing to fight the indigenous people in the land, and God is angry that the Jews refused to convert to Islam. Yet the verses are consistent in their assertion that God gave the Jews the Holy Land.
By Bassam Tawil
The Palestinians do not even feel the need to condemn terror attacks against Jews, because the international community is no longer demanding that they come out against terrorism.
By BESA CENTER
The domestic and international outcry at Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital suggests that Israel’s position in the West Bank is far from secure. If Israel wishes to secure a future for Jews in the West Bank, ordinary Palestinians there must also benefit from – and express their support for – coexistence with Jews.
By JNi.Media
The schoolgirl tried to get a view of her attacker, but he ran away. "She could not give a report," a police source said.
By JNi.Media
Shas, which initiated the Supermarket Law, is not benefiting from it for the time being, and is expected to win only 4 seats (down from 7) – barely passing the threshold, if that.
By JNi.Media
It is probably a hopeful, even inspiring sign, that Israel's education budget for 2019 is nearly on a par with its security budget.
To emphasize that the ayatollahs’ regime is incompatible with Iran's economic well-being, America must counteract the effect of the nuclear deal by imposing stiff new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missiles, support for terror and military aggression – together with Europe if possible, but alone if necessary
The agreement to shore up bomb shelters and other civil defenses will require a sign-off from the Security Cabinet.
“This is a first step and I thank the prime minister. We expect the government to recognize Havat Gilad as a legitimate town in Judea and Samaria."
And who is paying for this Arab attempt to strangle Jerusalem and illegally occupy large parts of the historic Jewish homeland? “It’s funded mainly by the EU and Qatar,”
“Dear Raziel, you were nothing but praise for God – as your named indicated. We are at war and you are a victim of that war."
"We will honor his request and bury him in the town he loved so much,” said Yael Shevach.
By Fred Maroun
In the 69 years of this history, Israelis’ support for the two-state solution, however, has slowly eroded. The main reason is the realization that the Palestinians never wanted it and are not likely to ever want it.
The figure reflects the Palestinian Authority’s attempt to encourage and perpetuate terrorism, Defense Minister Liberman pointed out.
"You’ll have the son of ISIS and the grandson of al-Qaeda that will be fighting [for] this new Shi’ite force."
By JNi.Media
He interpreted President Trump's declaration on Jerusalem to mean that "the limits of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem are determined by negotiations."
By Gregg Roman
Trump must hold the Palestinians – and UNRWA – accountable for their rejectionism. The only path to peace is one that forces Palestinians to accept that continued rejectionism is a dead end.
Pro-Palestinian Authority groups say Israel still has a “legal and moral” requirement to meet the power needs of Gaza residents.
My diplomatic-political forecast for 2018: No war and no election in Israel, no division of Jerusalem, and no European support for Iranian protesters. I hope to see steps toward Arab-Israeli peace, and to see Saudi women driving – all the way to Israel.
The ongoing turmoil in Iran highlights both the duplicity to which the Obama administration resorted and the missed opportunity for a better deal.
By JNi.Media
On April 12, 2017, Ahmadinejad announced his intention to run for a third term, against the objections of the Supreme Leader. His nomination was rejected by the Guardian Council.
By JNi.Media
The church has been accused numerous times over the past two decades of selling its leasing rights over land in Jerusalem to Israeli Jewish investors
By JNi.Media
One major source of Arab property crime are illegal daily workers, who infiltrate into Israel in the morning, and on their way back home break into apartments or steal vehicles.
The wordsmiths at the US State Dept need to face reality in Judea-Samaria. The Israeli “occupation” of the portion where the Palestinian Arabs reside ended long ago, and the Israeli presence in the remainder of those territories is perfectly legitimate.
The systems developed by the unit are able to process and analyze data to create recommendations for intelligence officers.
By JNi.Media
Contrary to the current situation, the High Court of Justice will not be the first instance to hear Judea and Samaria Arabs' petitions. But the decisions of the District Court can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
By J. E. Dyer
A report is also circulating that a top member of the clerical council in Qom has expressed support for the popular protesters. That doesn’t mean anything specific is going to be conceded to the protesters. But it does mean, at the least, that at least some on the council see a need to appease the people
By JNi.Media
The IDF decided not to place launchers on the gas rigs themselves for safety reasons, fearing that fire would erupt on the platform during the launching of interceptor missiles.
By Noah Rothman
Cracks are beginning to show as enraged demonstrators beat at the Islamic Republic’s foundations. Iran is a repressive regime that sacrificed its legitimacy long before its citizens took to the streets in revolt.
By Forest Rain
The issue is not Christmas itself or Christians. The problem is that Arab solidarity against the Jews is more often than not, stronger than the values of Christianity.
By Sean Savage
A look back at the following five key moments in U.S.-Israel relations during the past year
When India supports an anti-Israel resolution, while Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine do not—invoking ingrained anti-Semitism rings somewhat hollow, and alternative explanations are called for
By JNi.Media
Apparently, the French tax authority has been conducting interrogations of Jewish citizens who plan to immigrate to Israel, demanding details of undeclared money or assets that they may have stashed away in Israel prior to starting their immigration process.
A Palestinian girl who punched an Israeli soldier in the face draws more media interest than Arab apartheid against the Palestinians.
“Many Israelis, as well as Jews living all over the world with relatives in Israel, will be able to use these archives to find documentation and pictures of their loved ones."
The EU channels large-scale funding to fringe anti-Israel groups, turning these groups into instruments of European policy under the pretext of "civil society." There is no other democracy in the world that is treated similarly by the EU.
This letter is different. It isn't a begging you to change your mind. Once you have bought into the BDS lies, it is very difficult to shake them. It is absolutely true Palestinians suffer. The only real questions relate to why this is happening, and what can be done about it.
Until the western-left moves beyond anti-white racism, antisemitic anti-Zionism, and humanitarian racism, it will remain riddled with hypocrisy and acting in cross-purposes toward its own supposed values.
“We are praying for rain, but we must prepare for more drought.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision, and Guatemala’s move to get on board is evidence that a major shift in international politics is at hand, particularly in Latin America.
By BESA CENTER
The IDF must not only not adopt a turn-the-other-cheek doctrine but should prosecute those involved in such provocations to the fullest extent of the law.
By JNi.Media
Romania was among the 35 countries that abstained at the UN General Assembly vote Thursday condemning President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
A few times a year I take an extreme left-wing tour in Israel. These tours aim to show why settlers, the IDF, the occupation etc. are all evil. What I didn't appreciate on the tour was being lied to by the Leftist organizations, T’ruah and Breaking the Silence
By JNi.Media
About one week after his rejection of the Trump declaration, Rick Jacobs had a change of heart, perhaps because of the raging attack on him by his biggest ally in the war over the Kotel real estate, Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky.
By JNi.Media
Both of the US north American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, abstained, so they get to come party.
By JNi.Media
"I, too, lived on this earth before the mid-1990s," Shaked said. "I still remember Israel before the Basic Laws. Sometimes the laws were more successful and sometimes less. We were not the land of the sons of darkness, nor were we redeemed by the sons of light."
Considering Trump officials say it will take at least 3 years to move the embassy to Jerusalem; the State Dept. says there are no plans to list Jerusalem as Israel's capital and US citizens born in Jerusalem still have "Jerusalem" rather than "Israel" listed as their place of birth it seems only fair to ask: What, exactly, has changed?
For all we know, the disabled Abu Thuraya might have chosen to be "martyred" by his fellow Hamas members in order to elicit exactly this sort of reaction from the UN and world media.
KKL has completed registration of 700 dunams land purchased from residents of the PA village of Beit Ummar, several kilometers south of Kfar Etzion, prior to the war of independence.
America often stands alone with Israel against the world. The bias of the international community against the nation state of the Jewish people has been long standing and evident, especially at the UN.
By JNi.Media
"[Trump's] statement is important," Liberman said. "These things seem to have a price which is worth paying."
By JNi.Media
Praising his soldiers for not using violence while criticizing them for not using violence certainly adds this battalion commander to a long list of IDF victims of crazymaking rules of engagement.
While much media focus has been on anti-Muslim violence and so-called "Islamophobia" in recent years, less attention is given to attacks against Jews which have been particularly high and significantly more violent – and the situation is only getting worse.
By JNi.Media
Having established their clandestine policy of protecting Hezbollah from American and international law enforcement agencies, the Obama administration proceeded to delay efforts to prosecute Hezbollah's international criminals.
Given the cry raised by Israel’s enemies – and some purported friends like Britain and France – you might think that Trump had ordered bombs dropped on civilians. But the objections were not for any loss of life, but for the intent to move a building and treat Israel normally.
Mainstream media (MSM) shows the oppressor to be Israel and the oppressed to be the Palestinians, facts tell a different story. The US Department of State is no less culpable than MSM in failing to reveal these truths
By JNi.Media
“We note that we cannot imagine Israel would sign a peace agreement that didn’t include the Western Wall.”
By JNi.Media
"The terrorists in Gaza confirm unequivocally what we repeat: they destroy the future of the Gazans with their own hands."
A Border Policeman was stabbed twice in the attack. The bomb didn't explode.
By JNi.Media
The kibbutz, which on the eve of Passover, 2008, suffered the worst bombardment by mortar shells since the Israeli disengagement from Gaza (they insisted on celebrating the seder at the kibbutz dining hall), is expecting that "turning into a mixed kibbutz will facilitate growth and development."
One wonders if other religions ever had to take into consideration frequent swells of persecution and literal danger to life and limb and encode it into religious law. In too many times and places, being Jewish has been and still is an act of courage.
CEO Kåre Schultz his restructuring plan would restore the company’s financial security and stabilize its business.
PLO leaders and minions meanwhile made it quite clear that now the dead peace process is truly dead. A week later, the peace process is still as alive and as dead as it ever was.
The IDF arrested 32 people in connection to the recent wave of violence, riots and terror attacks.
By Bennett Ruda
Apparently, the media bias against Trump, the already existing anti-Israel bias and the ignorance of some in the media has resulted in a perfect storm of horrendously inaccurate stories.
MK Yitzhak Herzog spoke about the rabbi’s modesty and spiritual power, and said his impact on haredi Judaism would continue to be felt for generations.
Up to the last minute, it wasn't clear the bill had a chance of passing in the Knesset.
Pres. Trump's decision merely restores the balance that was undone by Pres. Obama's decision to engineer a one-sided Security Council Resolution that changed the status quo.
Iron Dome successfully launched at least 2 intercept missiles.
Arab rioters abuse the Red Crescent symbol for terrorism.
By JNi.Media
Al Jazeera and the Turkish Anadolu Agency, both of which represent regimes that are hostile to Israel, have claimed that the delegation had been sent upon orders from Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital should be perceived as a reaffirmation of the victory of Chanukah, which, after all, celebrated the liberation by Jews from the Hellenists of the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple that radical Arabs and haters of Israel today (including Arafat and his followers, and UNESCO and their fellow travelers) deny ever had any connection to the Jewish people.
The bullet-proof bus was taking students home.
By JNi.Media
Police at the scene confirmed that Molotov cocktails had been thrown at the synagogue building.
If there is any change to the status quo, let the blame lie at the hands of President Obama for his cowardly decision to wait until he was a lame-duck president to get even with PM Netanyahu. Pres. Trump deserves praise for restoring balance in negotiations with Israel and the Palestinians.
By JNi.Media
The entire area north of Quneitra woke up to the sound of a dull explosion, followed by a column of smoke in the area north of Khan Arnabah, a stronghold of the Iranian, Hezbollah and Syrian armies.
President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
The 10 reasons for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital all boil down to one: Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people