Obama, even more than Lapid, Livni and Herzog, want “anyone except Bibi.”
Lapid tries to ignore the economy, security and the middle class by making Netanyahu the only election issue.
Unlike normal MKs who receive death threats for their connection to the Temple Mount, Eli Yishai was threatened to be stabbed if he left the Shas party.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Nearly 83 percent of Jewish Israeli teenagers encounter online anti-Semitism, and more than 51 percent are targeted due to their nationality, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) In the same poll last year, 69 percent of Israeli teens reported being exposed to Web anti-Semitism, including 36 percent due to nationalistic […]
As Obama would say, they act like they are married.
Wednesday’s Knesset unanimous vote on the first reading of the bill to go to elections gives Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a national unity government on at least one issue. He need not gloat because most of the country would prefer that the Knesset Members fight it out by themselves instead of wasting $500 million and […]
By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency
One of the side effects of going to early elections is that all budgets are frozen at 2014 levels of spending.
As always, Hamas decides that freedom and democracy are for losers.
Party faction leaders were actually able to sit together in a room and agree on something.
“Lapid and Livni worked as the Opposition within the government.”
As the mud slinging continues...I guess the Yesh Atid party line is to brand everyone "an extremist."
The first poll released since the announcement of new elections.
Netanyahu laid the blame for new elections squarely on Lapid and Livni and the fact that the Likud did not have enough mandates to govern unhindered.
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, who until an hour ago was Finance Minister before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired him, called said the Prime Minister has failed as a leader. Shooting the opening gun and setting the tone in what is going to be a nasty, bitter and ugly election campaign, Lapid called Prime Minister […]
"I will not tolerate this opposition from within."
By JoeSettler
If Bennett and Ariel split the party, Bayit Yehudi votes will go to the only party fielding a strong, stable religious bloc... the Likud.
All of the rats are leaving the sinking ship.
MKs are busy talking about potential dates for general elections.
The Bayit Yehudi party will be running primaries to elect the head of the party on January 5, 2015.
Netanyahu, who once scored a stalemate with chess master Natan Sharansky, has everyone in check.
The rats run away from the ship so it won’t sink.
Gadi Yarkoni, the last person injured during Operation Protective Edge, was released today from Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva.
By Rachel Levy
Egypt-based Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk says Gaza landlords are refusing to rent to Hamas terrorists.
Rockets and violence over diplomacy and passivity is the Palestinian Arab ruling style of choice, as reflected in a PCPSR poll.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
The body of 1st Sgt. Shachar Shalev was laid to rest this afternoon in the cemetery in Hipsin.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
The recent war in Gaza is not expected to inflict any lasting damage on economic performance.
Cabinet holds special session in Ashkelon, faces criticism from local residents, officials over lack of aid package
Sgt. Shahar Shalev, an IDF paratrooper who was critically wounded in the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge, has died of his wounds. His death brings the number of Israeli casualties from Operation Protective Edge to 72. Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
Hamas’ supreme leader Khaled Mashaal dashed any hopes of long-term peace with Israel in a speech in Qatar on Thursday in which he shot from the hip at Israel and also at his terrorist organization’s new partner, the rival Fatah movement headed by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas. His lengthy speech in Qatar, which has […]
Only time PLO seems interested in justice for Palestinians is when Israel is involved
For years, Binyamin Netanyahu's views on negotiating with terrorists, and on negotiating under fire have been clear: In his defining treatise on the subject Terrorism: How the West Can Win, Netanyahu spelled out clear guidelines for dealing with the scourge of attacks on civilians. Amongst other principles, the then up-and-coming Likud leader said clearly that terrorists must […]
One Arab tried to infiltrate Israel and dozens stoned IDF troops over the Gaza security fence Thursday, as Gazans celebrated their "victory" over Israel by initiating low-level clashes near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. IDF forces responded with warning shots in the air. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Uzi Arad launches ferocious attack on Netanyahu, DM Ya'alon. Praises home front but says pols giving nothing but marketing spin.
By Shalom Bear
With Hamas, fear of failure will keeps you on your toes, literally...
By Shalom Bear
Too much celebrating? Ismail Haniyeh moves from the sub-basement to an upper floor of Shifa hospital...
Gazans overwhelmingly support rocket attacks against Israel, but they prefer other methods of attack even more.
Has Netanyahu ever heard of Lincoln’s phrase, “You cannot fool all of the people all of the time?”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Hamas recently indicated to international press that it would continue building up its underground network while restocking arsenal, rockets and other weaponry
Israel’s political landscape awoke Wednesday to the latest ceasefire with a sharp round of criticism for Prime Minister Netanyahu, and jostling for position amongst senior politicians who have begun to smell the aroma of early elections, possibly in the first half of 2015.
Nearly 90 percent of Gaza residents support attacks on Israel, say rockets help 'deterrence'
Chaim Yellin: We don't want government support. We need quiet in the morning.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The majority of the reactions are against the truce, and all voiced skepticism about its viability.
Released for Publication: The IDF has released the names of the 2 killed by Hamas mortars yesterday...
Simon Wiesenthal Center called on US to denounce the rigged UNHRC Commission on Gaza.
Neither side achieved its stated goal: the Gaza blockade will not be lifted and Hamas will not be disarmed.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
"The time has come for us to say, that our true war is not aimed at opening the border crossings. Our true war is aimed at the liberation of Jerusalem, Allah willing."
One of the seriously wounded people from the Hamas rocket attack on the Eshkol region has died...
Hamas and other Gazan terrorists fired 4,594 rockets and mortars at Israel...
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“We are in vital need of men aged 18-60 who are willing to donate platelets.”
“The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan…but the city…was perplexed.” – Book of Esther
If you can't kill an Israeli, you can always kill your fellow Gazan.
If Netanyahu cracks, Israel about to pay through the nose for not finishing up the job of beheading, figuratively speaking, the Hamas regime.
No one wants to be rejected.
7:16pm Ceasefire? 7:15pm 08-26-2014 Kerem Shalom 7:09pm 08-26-2014 Erez 7:09pm 08-26-2014 Kfar Aza / Saad, Erez 7:09pm 08-26-2014 Kfar Aza / Saad 7:05pm 08-26-2014 Beeri 7:05pm 08-26-2014 Beeri 7:05pm 08-26-2014 Nir Oz, Nir Oz / Ein HaShlosha 7:04pm 08-26-2014 Yad Mordechai / Netiv HaAsrah, Nir Oz, Nir Oz / Ein HaShlosha 7:04pm 08-26-2014 Yad Mordechai […]
MK MIri Regev (Likud) has called on Finance Minister Yair Lapid to annul a special tax, levied on residents of the Gaza Belt region, to build bomb shelters in every home. According to a report on Israel Radio, Regev criticised the government for “capitlizing” on the frustrations felt by residents of the south. The government […]
Two men, residents of Galilee, began terror careers as young as 14. Arraignments this morning in Haifa District Court
Ashkelon residents in shock, Nahal Oz members take refuge away from missile-torn border region.
Strategic Affairs Minister: Hamas fires actual rockets, Abu Mazen fires diplomatic ones.
Qassam rocket fire from Gaza damaged a power line in the Eshkol region on Tuesday morning.
This truce period will simply be a waiting period before a larger, more deadly war.
The latest ceasefire plan is for a month. Hamas can barely even control itself for a day, and Egypt expects it to last a month?
11:01pm Kiryat Shmona (Code Red did not activate) 10:14pm Beit Hillel, Kiryat Shmona, Metullah, Kfar Giladi 9:10pm Iron Dome intercepted at least one missile over the port city of Ashdod -- a second missile landed in an open area. No word on property damage but no reported physical injuries thus far. 9:02pm Ashdod and surrounds […]
Former NY Judge Mary McGowan Davis will joint a UN panel probing Israel's counter terror offensives.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
The nearly two-month-long conflict with Hamas that has taken an economic toll on Israel. The hardest-hit from the ongoing war are the businesses in the south of the country.
Egypt trying to broker latest deal; talks don't seem to reflect reality of fighting.
No lull in missile fire as sides return to Cairo; man lightly wounded in Ashkelon
Jodi Rudoren rejects Foreign Press Association statement about terror group, but can't answer why paper has not run photos of Hamas terrorists
Rocket attack on eastern border; IDF says attack was stray missile, not intentional attack
The principal of a primary school in the Israeli-Arab city of Taibe was murdered by keffiyeh-masked men Monday. According to Israel Radio, the men escaped the scene of the attack. The man died while being treated at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.
Woman attacked in Brussels, rabbi attacked in Australia, Colombian paper says 'occupation' of Palestine started with conquest of biblical Joshua.
One missile explosion on Tel Aviv could cause a local disaster. One successful Hamas hack of IDF secrets could cause a national disaster.
By Shalom Bear
It's been quiet for 2 hours, following a Hamas signature ceasefire barrage. Are we in a secret ceasefire?
Rockets launched at Jerusalem were fired from Gazan schools compound.
07:28 Ashkelon Coast, Gaza Belt, Asheklon, Nitzanim 07:22 Yad Mordechai 06:46 Eshkol 06:41 Kiryat Malachi 06:31 Eshkol, Ashkelon Coast 06:29 Ashdod, Ashkelon 06:27 Kiryat Malachi 06:27 Eshkol 06:24 Kibbutz Be'eri 00:20 Jerusalem 00:02 Kiryat Malachi 00:01 Eshkol 11:56pm Lachish, Beit Guvrin 11:52pm Multiples: Ashdod, Be'er Tuvia, Shafir, Ein Tzurim, Orot, Kiryat Malachi, Kidron 11:50pm Eshkol, […]
The IDF targeted the rocket launcher that fired at Jerusalem on Sunday night. A hit was confirmed, the IDF said.
By JTA
Nearly 200 Hollywood elite, including Sylvester Stallone and Seth Rogen, signed a statement condemning Hamas as its conflict with Israel continues.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
The three injured were taxi drivers who were preparing to take a group of Gazans from the crossing to Israeli hospitals.
The IDF targeted assassinations of key Hamas terrorists had another success on Sunday.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Four-year-old Daniel Tragerman, Murdered by Hamas, Laid To Rest on Sunday Morning
Whether Hamas IS equivalent to ISIS or Hamas simply hearts ISIS remains unclear.
Hamas’ actions , or lack of actions, in the next two days may determine if the IDF invades Gaza.
1:35am Golan / Alonei HaBashan / Yonatan 1:32am Golan / Alonei HaBashan / Yonatan 1:24am Golan / Alonei HaBashan / Yonatan 11:54pm IDF Spox reports the following numbers...from the beginning of Protective Edge, Gazan terror organizations (Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, etc.) have fired the following: 260 rockets fired from schools 130 fired from cemeteries 160 from religious places […]
At least three terrorists are dead and nine others wounded in an IAF air strike in Gaza City following a day of non-stop rocket fire aimed at Israel.
We started to look for a terrorist….Suddenly, a small boy appeared. The terrorist grabbed him and escaped with him.
By Rachel Levy
A declassified IDF intelligence report shows the use of human shields by Hamas terrorists has sunk to child sacrifice.
Hamas murdered a 4 yr old Israeli boy with a rocket launched next to an UNRWA school/shelter for Gazan refugees.
5:33pm Shabbat Shalom from Israel. It should be a peaceful Shabbat. 5:28pm Kerem Shalom 5:26 pm Kerem Shalom 5:22pm Nachal Oz 5:13pm Erez, Miflasim 5:13pm Gaza perimeter/Sderot, Erez, Miflasim 5:13pm Gaza perimeter/Sderot 5:02pm Erez, Miflasim 5:02pm Gaza perimeter/Sderot, Erez, Miflasim 5:02pm Gaza perimeter/Sderot 4:04 pm Sdot Negev, Shaar Negev 4:00 pm Sdot Negev, Shaar Negev […]
On Thursday, the Israel Air Force hit a motorcycle transporting 2 terrorists in Rafah.
10:58pm Negev 10:32 pm Eshkol 9:38 pm Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ashkelon Coast 8:47 pm Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, and area. Iron Dome Interception. 8:46 pm Beit El 20:00 pm Iron Dome downs two rockets over Be'er Sheva; three others explode in open areas. 19:42 pm Two warnings of rockets in Be'er Sheva, warnings of rockets Hatzerim , site […]
The security cabinet authorised Thursday the emergency call-up of 10,000 IDF reservists. Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Israel would continue to pursue Hamas leaders anywhere and at any time, and added that the current campaign would “take time.” Ya’alon called on the Israeli public to display patience and strength while the army deals with the […]
The Jewish community in Belfast, Northern Ireland is bracing for violent backlash as the city prepares for an appearance by radical British MP George Galloway on Saturday night. Last month, Palestinian supporters smashed windows twice at the Belfast Hebrew Congregation following a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the city. Now, representatives for Galloway say the 1,000-seat Ulster […]
PA Arabs stoned an Egged bus near Halhoul, north of Hebron Wednesday. The attack took place near the site where the bodies of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Sha'ar and Naftali Fraenkel were discovered on June 30. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Non-stop rockets on south; Yadlin: Hamas rocket stockpiles dwindling.
Three more terrorists killed in IAF air strike on Sheikh Radwan section of Gaza City Thursday.
IAF fighter pilots eliminate 20 terror targets in Gaza since midnight, killing six in the region.
Netanyahu, Ya’alon and Gantz’s comments: War until there is total quiet and everyone can sleep at night.
11:06pm Sapir, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot, Gaza border, Ashkelon, Ashkelon, Ashkelon 10:17pm Kerem Shalom 9:04pm Ashkelon Coast 8:49pm Eshkol 8:12pm Eshkol 7:47pm Eshkol 7:44pm A Hamas spokesperson has warned airlines to not fly into Ben-Gurion starting 6am tomorrow (Thursday), according to a YNet report. It's actually things like that that makes Israel hit Hamas even harder. 7:35pm Kerem […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Following Rockets, Israel Renewing Safety Precautions for Civilians
Deif may, or may not, have escaped the bombing raid. His wife, at least one of them, was killed. Is Haniyeh next?
PRESS [F5] to refresh this page: 1:38am IDF Homefront Command directs Haifa and Carmel regions to also open public bomb shelters. Nahariya (Northern Israel) opened their public shelters as well, as per their mayor's request, not the IDF.. 1:29am Ashkelon, Ashkelon Coast, Yad Mordechai, Zikim... (multiples all) 12:47am Reports that IDF has been targeting over […]