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Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Meretz-Labor Merger Collapses

By Jewish Press News Desk

The forced merger of most of Israeli political parties fell apart once the anti-Netanyahu glue holding them together was dissolved.

Featured / The Muqata

A Bright Day for Israeli Democracy and the Lessons Learned

By JoeSettler

Who are the winners and the losers of the election crisis, and what did we learn from it?

Politics / Government / Elections / Left vs. Right / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

More Blue&White MKs Join Hauser-Hendel Rebellion Against Gantz's Minority Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gabi Ashkenazi and Chili Tropper are also opposed to forming a government dependent on the anti-Zionist Arab MKs.

Israel / Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right / News Briefs

Netanyahu: Minority Govt Backed by Arab List Will be ‘Celebrated in Tehran, Ramallah’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Netanyahu underscored that Arabs can be Zionists and support the State of Israel, but the Joint List MKs are not Zionists and do not support the State of Israel.

Featured / The Muqata

It's Time to Break Up the Blue&White Bloc Party

By JoeSettler

The unnatural alliance between Gantz and Lapid is what is preventing the formation of a government and may bring about new elections.

Featured / Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Former Samaria Council Head: Henkin Couple's Blood on Ya'alon's Hands

By JNi.Media

"If Bogey is feeling guilty, it should be for the fact that he was guided by his preference of maintaining the fabric of life of Arabs over the actual lives of Jews," Mesika wrote angrily.

Featured / Jewish / US / Politics / Government / Media

Washington Post Columnist Attacks Netanyahu for Being Too Trump-Like

By JNi.Media

Rothkopf's attack is so bereft of fact and so dependent entirely on the ways the author maligns facts and impressions about Israel's tough issues, one must wonder from which yard this cat has dragged his other gifts into the house.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Qatar / Iran / Saudi Arabia / Hezbollah / Gulf States / UAE / Egypt

Ya'alon: No More Arab Coalition Against Us, Also Containment Is Victory

By JNi.Media

The inherent philosophy of the Iron Dome anti-missile system matches Ya'alon's inherent philosophy of risking life and treasure not to defeat and eliminate, but to catch and release the enemy.

Politics / The Knesset

Ya'alon Leaves Likud, Starts New Party

By JNi.Media

Sources in Ya'alon's circle said the former defense minister would not align himself with the left, and that any attempt to associate him with the left 'is ridiculous.'

IDF & Security / Politics / Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs

AG Just Sank the Channel 10 Submarine Scandal

By Jewish Press News Desk

The AG and Prosecutor have decided there's nothing criminal to investigate against Netanyahu from Channel 10's report.

IDF & Security / Politics / Government / News Briefs

Netanyahu: I’m Motivated Only By Security Concerns

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Channel 10's latest accusations against PM Netanyahu have created a political storm.

IDF & Security / Politics / The Courts / News Briefs / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Rightwing Paper Crowns Shooting Medic Azaria 'Man of the Year'

By JNi.Media

"The court will rule on the severity of his action," says the subheadline on the cover, "but there's no doubt that the single bullet he shot at the terrorist ignited the stormiest debate in Israel's society this year."

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Netanyahu: US Never Offered Us More than $38 Billion

By JNi.Media

Netanyahu played down "all kinds of background noise and disinformation about the agreement."

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Analysis: Obama $38 Billion MOU Designed to Shackle Congress, Fight Not Over

By JNi.Media

Did Netanyahu sign the MOU in return for an Obama promise to leave him alone between Nov. 9 and January 17?

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / News Briefs / European Union

Israeli Leaders Slam PA's Abbas for Blood Libels and Lies in EU Speech

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli leaders responded fiercely to the lies hurled from the European Union podium by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

This Bench Belongs to the Minor from Yitzhar

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israelis have started a viral protest against the anti-democratic distancing order of a 15-year-old boy from his parent's home.

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Liberman Embarks on First visit to DC as Defense Minister Amid Military Aid Dispute

By JNi.Media

There is a dispute between the professional echelon in the defense ministry and Prime Minister Netanyahu over the American proposal.

IDF & Security / Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Annals of Crazy: Shabak Bans 15-Year-Old 'Jewish Extremist' from Talking to 12-Year-Old Neighbor

By JNi.Media

A Wednesday decree issued by Shabak truly sounded like part of the mad hatter's party in Alice in Wonderland.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

After 10 Months - Meir Ettinger Freed From Prison

By Jewish Press News Desk

Will Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman follow in Ya'alon's footsteps and sign new administrative detention orders against Kahane's grandson, sending him back to prison without trial?

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Kulanu's Leftwing Trend Continues: Housing Minister Supports Settlements Freeze

By JNi.Media

Kulanu's vagaries in the coming weeks should be viewed in the context of a party on its way to extinction attempting to soar once more by flapping its arms with great vigor.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

The Fire of Kabbalah & A Political Firestorm

By Moshe Herman

(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Fire in the hole! First, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to discuss the fire of God’s anger as expressed in the Biblical curses, and the fire of God’s love, as expressed in the bonfires of the Lag BaOmer holiday which celebrate the revelation of the mystical Torah. […]

IDF & Security / Jewish / Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs

Prosecution Loses Round As Judge Recused in Trial of Soldier Who Killed Neutralized Terrorist

By JNi.Media

This is a do or die case for the military prosecution, which has taken its share of lumps so far.

Bulletproof

Bulletproof - Upheaval At The Top

By Israel News Talk Radio

Ari Fuld explains all that has transpired in the last few days and how it has shaken up the Israeli government and the country.

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

State Comptroller Draft Report Reveals Ya'alon Brazenly Refused to Attack Hamas Tunnels

By JNi.Media

Defense Minister Ya'alon was in the habit, during security cabinet meetings, of forcing officers to remain silent if their views did not match his own.

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs

Incoming Defense Minister Rattles Israeli Political Establishment

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

MK Avigdor Liberman rocked the political establishment by agreeing to become the defense minister.

The Muqata

Musical Chairs: What This New Rightwing Coalition May Look Like

By JoeSettler

LIberman's entry into the coalition may bring about even more changes than expected...

Politics / Government / News Briefs

Netanyahu-Liberman Meeting Successful

By Shalom Bear

Both sides will be setting up negotiation teams to determine the terms of Liberman joining the coalition.

IDF & Security / Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

Watch full Version: Knesset 'Songs in their Memory' Event Honoring Israel's Fallen

By JNi.Media

The evening featured performances by Shiri Meimon, Ninet Tayeb, Harel Skaat, Idan Haviv, Chief IDF Cantor Lt. Col. Shai Abramson, Uziya Tzadok and military bands.

IDF & Security / Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media

Netanyahu Condemns 'Outrageous' Deputy Chief of Staff's Speech

By JNi.Media

The open rebuke was a deadly jibe at Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who defended and supported Golan's speech and the sentiments he noted.

Terrorism / Politics / News Briefs

Terrorist's Body Quickly Returned to Family

By Jewish Press News Desk

PM Netanyahu placed full blame on Defense Minister Yaalon.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Gunfire From Gaza Hits IDF Vehicle After Netanyahu’s Visit to Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Earlier in the day, Netanyahu toured the southern area of the Gazan border accompanied by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Gadi Eizenkot, inspecting the Hamas tunnel uncovered by IDF forces several weeks ago.

IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs

Israel to Open Second Gaza Crossing to Transfer Goods

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Opening the Erez Crossing for the transfer of goods to Gaza will reduce the pressure at the Kerem Shalom Crossing.

Terrorism / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / The Courts / News Briefs / Media

Does Ya'alon Forget He Also Personally Confirmed A Terrorist Kill?

By Jewish Press News Desk

There is a huge whiff of IDF hypocrisy here, a stink of "holier than thou." It's too convenient for pols to forget their own past.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Intifada

Vilified 'Executioner' IDF Soldier Appears Vindicated by Evidence

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Had IDF soldier not acted, Israelis and Arabs near the terrorist could have died.

IDF & Security / The Courts / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Court Extends Administrative Detention by 4 Months for Grandson of Rabbi Meir Kahane z'l

By Jewish Press News Desk

Meir Ettinger will remain in administrative detention for another four months, after six months in solitary confinement.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Evicted Hebron Jews Protest 'Selective Enforcement'

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

According to the legal system in Judea and Samaria, any real estate deal in those territories must first be submitted to COGAT and receive the defense minister’s approval.

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Netanyahu: 'Not Even One Meter' of Area C to Palestinian Authority

By Jewish Press Staff

PM Netanyahu promises Likud ministers "not one dunam" of Area C will be transferred to the Palestinian Authority, unilaterally, that is.

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

Despite Cabinet Decision, Israel Releases 5 Terrorist Bodies, Arabs Celebrate

By Jewish Press News Desk

Zigzag, backtrack, ransom, concession. That's how this latest government action in the war on terror has been described.

Terrorism / Government / News Briefs

PM Netanyahu's Statement on the Ongoing Arab Terrorism

By Jewish Press News Desk

English transcript of the Prime Minister's statements on the current wave of Arab terror.

Government / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Government Decides not to Abandon Gush Etzion Memorial Park

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Pressure from Gush Etzion leaders has convinced Ya'alon to authorize a site in memory of last year's three kidnap-murder victims.

Photo of the Day

Show Me Some of That Love!

By Photo of the Day

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter before their meeting at the prime minister office in Jerusalem on July 21, 2015. Carter is into big hugs.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

What Are the Main Weapons Being Used to Fight Israel Today?

By Moshe Herman

Yishai is joined in-studio by Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan, who heard Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon claim that while terrorism was yesterday's war, BDS and Deligitimization are today's strategic threat to Israel. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Erez Tadmor, associate editor at Mida magazine and co-founder of "Im Tirtzu," an organization that fights anti-Zionism on Israeli campuses. As the head of the "message" team for the Netanyahu campaign, which yielded a whopping 30 seats for the Likud, he explains what Israelis want to hear, and how Netanyahu beat an international consortium against him.

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs

U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey in Israel for Bilateral Military Talks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Israel on Monday as the official guest of his counterpart, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot. The two military leaders will meet, along with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and other Israeli security officials, to discuss bilateral military cooperation and other common […]

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Likud Breaching Bayit Yehudi's Coalition Agreements One by One

By Shalom Bear

The Bayit Yehudi party may be wondering if the coalition agreements it signed are worth the paper they're written on.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

US Ignores Linking the 'Deal' with Russian Sale of S-300s to Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kerry clinched the deal, expresses "concern" over sale of S-300 missiles but says it won’t affect a final agreement.

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Netanyahu to Release Frozen Palestinian Authority Tax Revenue

By Jewish Press News Desk

The PA hasn't changed anything on their end, so why did Netanyahu suddenly change his policy?

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Ya'alon Scraps Purchase of US Aircraft

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Israel decides not to go ahead with huge military purchase from U.S., likely to provoke rumors of continuing feud.

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

State Department Continues Grudge Match Against Ya'alon

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Kerry snubs Ya'alon, but the Israeli D.M. gets great press coverage in leading U.S. newspaper.

Terrorism / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

Israel Gets ‘Tough’ with ISIS and Declares it ‘Unauthorized’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The beheaders in Syria must be dropping their butcher knives in fear knowing they are unwanted in Israel.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Former NSA Blasts Netanyahu

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Uzi Arad launches ferocious attack on Netanyahu, DM Ya'alon. Praises home front but says pols giving nothing but marketing spin.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs

As if the Boys' Families Have Not Endured Enough Heartache

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Listening to the recorded phone call attempt for help was more than some of the relatives could bear.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Settlements

Police Entrapment in Yitzhar Fails, Yeshiva Seizure Extended (Video)

By Jewish Press News Desk

The police's failure to catch all those Yitzhar "terrorists" have the police taking more extreme measures to create one.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

Ya'alon: 'We Won't Ignore the Fire'

By Rachel Levy

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon says Israel 'won't ignore the fire' and 'will know how to lay its hands on' whoever threatens Israel.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Settlements

Jews Move into Hevron ‘Peace House’ 5 Years after Expulsion

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The government’s approval of Jews moving into the Hebron building marks a return to a bit of political normalcy.

IDF Blog

Samson Super Hercules Makes Aliyah, Joins IAF

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

The Samson Super Hercules aircraft ensures the IDF can safeguard Israel from far beyond her shores.

US / Government / News Briefs

Israeli Media: 2 US Jewish Groups Attack Yaalon's Comments; True?

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Israeli media quoted American Jewish groups attacking Ya'alon; at least half the quotes were re-cycled

US / Government / News Briefs

Kerry Does Obama’s Dirty Work and Chews out Netanyahu

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

President Obama has an unshakeable and eternal bond with himself.

US / Government / News Briefs

White House ‘Shocked’ that Ya’alon Criticizes Obama

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama’s crew did not even say “boo" when the Palestinian Authority endorsed this week a video-song mocking John Kerry.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / Europe / Russia

Ya’alon Calls the Obama Administration a Weakling

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel’s Defense Minister Ya’alon is sounding more like Foreign Minister Lieberman every day.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / News Briefs

Netanyahu Visits Golan Heights and Says It ‘Divides Good from Bad’

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Golan Heights “divides the good from the bad,” meaning Iran, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday during a visit to the region along with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. "On the day when talks between the major powers and Iran are being opened in Vienna, it is […]

US / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

‘PA and Israel Agree: It’s All Kerry and Obama’s Fault

By Jewish Press News Desk

The furor over remarks by  Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon about  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry show that the Palestinian Authority-Israeli “quality that they all share, so stupendously in an exhibitionist way, is to explain why it's the U.S.'s fault,” U.S.-Israel relations expert Alon Pinkas told NBC World News. The Yediot Acharonot journalist who wrote […]

US / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

US Rebukes Ya’alon for ‘Offensive’ Remark that Kerry is Messianic

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

When an Israeli leader says what he really thinks of Kerry, it‘s no wonder the US is insulted, even if true.

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

IDF Return the Iron Dome to Sderot

By JTA

The IDF is returning an Iron Dome anti-missile system to the Sderot, located less than a mile from northern Gaza, in wake of the escalation of terrorist attacks from Gaza. Terrorists on Tuesday killed an Israeli citizen working for the army at the Gaza security fence, and the IDF retaliated with strikes on terror targets. […]

US / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Settlements

Bennett Urges Annexing Major Jewish Centers in Judea and Samaria

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Either Kerry is smoking something weird, Livni is selling Israel up the creek or Bennett is about to break up the government. Kerry: We are close than ever to an agreement; Bennett: Start annexing.

IDF & Security / Iran / News Briefs

Yaalon Rejects Iran Nuclear Program ‘Charm Offensive’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, in a briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday, warned against falling for the recent Iranian “charm offensive” in which the country has expressed an increased willingness to negotiate over concessions on its nuclear program. “This is a regime that for the last 20 years we […]

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Boogie in the F-35

By Jewish Press News Desk

Defense Minister Moshe "Boogie" Yaalon checks out the F-35.

IDF & Security / US / Government / News Briefs

Yaalon, Hagel to Meet in Washington

By JTA

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet in Washington to discuss “regional security challenges.” The defense chiefs are scheduled to meet Tuesday at the Pentagon, according to a statement from Pentagon spokesman Carlin Woog to JTA. Israel has welcomed the results of a threat by the Obama administration to […]

Russia / Terrorism / Hezbollah / Europe / News Briefs / Syria / Israel

Wishy-Washy West Endangers Israel with Russian Missiles for Assad

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The West has played one too many games in the Syria disaster. After it lifts the arms embargo to rebels, Russia says it will arm Assad with game-changing missiles. For Israel, it is not a game.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

Gaza Terrorists Resume Aerial War on Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hamas is either playing war games again or again are losing control of rival terrorists. Either way, two rockets or mortar shells hit southern Israel, which probably will respond “proportionately.”

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Hagel to Visit Israel This Month

By Jewish Press News Desk

Chuck Hagel will visit Israel for the first time as Secretary of Defense for three days, April 21-23, according to Reuters, which was informed of the schedule by an Israeli official. Officially billed as trip to tighten cooperation with allies in the Middle East, Iran will be at the top of the agenda in his […]

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Minister Ya’alon on South Lebanon Threat, Zionism, and Aliyah.

By Moshe Herman

Yishai interviews Vice Prime Minister Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon to discuss Zionism and feeling Jewish in the Land of Israel

Israel

Israeli Minister: Iranian Crisis Will Culminate in Coming Months

By Yochanan Visser

In an interview with Ha'aretz last Friday, Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon made clear that for Israel the red line is Iran’s capability to produce a nuclear weapon and not Khamenei’s order to produce a bomb. He also said that Israel is not bluffing when it comes to decisive action to stop Iran and does not need an American ‘green light’ for a military strike .

News & Views

Excerpts from an interview with Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon

By Jewish Press Staff Writer

Former IDF Chief of Staff and current Minister of Strategic Affairs said he does not fear a Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath of Bash al-Assad's removal.

News Briefs

Vice PM Yaalon: 'Any Facility in Iran Can Be Hit'

By Jewish Press Staff

Former IDF Chief of Staff makes comments at Herzliya Conference.

News Briefs

Vice PM Yaalon Disappointed By Obama's Hesitation On Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Yaalon contrasted Obama's stance with that of France and Britain.

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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