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Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs

Liberman is Persona Non Grata, and Bennett Can Forget About Judicial Revolutions

By Shalom Bear

Netanyahu is angry and he plans to get even, but whose fault is it really?

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Netanyahu and Bennett Sign on the Dotted Line

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bayit Yehudi will bear full responsibility for settlements. Herzog insists he will remain in the Opposition.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

There is a Coalition!

By Shalom Bear

With just 2 hours to spare, Bibi and Bennett worked it all out.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Coalition Last Minute Talks: Likud Capitulates, Bayit Yehudi Wins Justice + 2 Security Cabinet Votes

By Shalom Bear

A Likud source said the new proposal made to Bennett was "rich and fair." It's about time.

Video of the Day

PM Netanyahu Meets IDF Soldier Damas Pikada

By Video of the Day

PM Netanyahu met with IDF soldier Damas Pikada who was brutally beaten up by an Israeli policeman, setting off protests by the Ethiopian community in Israel.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs

Shas Signs with Likud, Bayit Yehudi Gets Offer

By Shalom Bear

Shas got a good deal. What Bayit Yehudi does with their offer remains to be seen.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs

Avigdor Liberman Resigning from FM, Quitting Coalition, Heading to Opposition

By Shalom Bear

Avigdor Liberman, unhappy with the coalition talks dropped a political bombshell today.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Netanyahu Tells US Think Tank Obama's Deal with Iran Endangers Mideast

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Prime Minister spoke by video to the conference where Joe Biden said, "We have Israel's back."

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Sends Biden to Threaten War on Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

There is a new American-Israeli peace process between Netanyahu and Obama.

Israel / News Briefs / Iran / Politics / US

Rubio's 'Poison Pill' May Force Democrats to Get Off the Fence on Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

How many Democrats, especially the Jewish ones, would vote against the idea that Iran recognizes Israel?

Jewish / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Jewish Sen. Bernie Sanders to Run for President

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Jewish Vermont Sen. Sanders, who boasts he is "very close" to the teachings of Pope Francis," reportedly will announce his candidacy on Thursday.

US / News Briefs / Europe / Russia

Russian Hackers Reading Obama's Personal E-mails

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The emails are unclassified but include sensitive information of correspondence with ambassadors.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

The 'Almost' Coalition: Bennett Education Minister and Lieberman FM

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bayit Yehudi settles for three Cabinet posts. Shas to head Religious Affairs with Bayit Yehudi as Deputy.

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Shas MK Deri Calls Hareidi Assault on IDF Officer 'Terror'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The officer of a Hareidi IDF unit was in Mea Shearim to visit two of his soldiers whose families have social or financial problems.

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs

Biden's Foot-in-Mouth Disease Revealed at DC Yom Ha'atzmaut Event

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Biden gleefully announced two of his three Catholic children married Jews - not thrilling his Jewish audience.

Media / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS

Israel Prize Winner Warns against Boycotters of Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Poet Erez Biton, who was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature on Yom Ha'Atzmaut, used the occasion to warn against sponsors of the Boycott Israel movement. "Strident voices are being heard in the world including those who are challenging the very existence of the State of Israel," he said. "There are even those among them […]

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs

Jimmy Carter is Persona Non Grata for Israeli Leadership

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Israel's president and prime minister have refused to meet with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Europe / Russia

Russia Backs Down and Says Iran Won’t Get S300 System in 'Near Future'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kremlin says the lifting of the ban on selling the anti-missile systems to Iran was only a "political and legal decision."

Israel / News Briefs / Judaism

Rehovot Student Wins Bible Quiz

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister Netanyahu tells the contestants that "we could not exist without the Bible.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

President Rivlin's Independence Day Message Thanks Jews in the Diaspora

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

He thanks Jews who stand up for Israel but didn’t even hint they should make Aliyah.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Obituaries

Netanyahu Expresses His Sorrow over Death of Rabbi Lichtenstein

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his sorrow over the passing of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein Monday. "Rabbi Lichtenstein's knowledge found expression in his literary works. He served generations of students," said the Prime Minister. He added, "When I gave him the Israel Prize a year ago, I saw before my eyes a great rabbi, teacher and […]

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / News Briefs

Rivlin Gives Netanyahu Two More Weeks to Form New Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

President Reuven Rivlin granted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu two more weeks Monday morning to form a new government coalition after negotiations with different t parties have not produced a positive result. Rivlin really had no other choice. He would like to see a national unity government with the Likud and the Zionist Union, the euphemism […]

IDF & Security / Government / News Briefs

Netanyahu Meets With Children of Fallen Soldiers

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Netanyahu met with children of parents who lost their lives in service to the State of Israel.

Haredim & Hassidim / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett Flexes Muscles and Threatens to Knock Out Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bennett drew his red line on Twitter, but don’t worry. There is a Jewish solution.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Liberman and Bennett Teaming Up Against Netanyahu

By Shalom Bear

Bayit Yehudi wants the Religious Affairs Ministry, Yisrael Beytenu wants the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and both feel Netanyahu is trying to short-change them. It's a match made in heaven.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Russia

Putin Warns Israel Against Weapons Sales to Ukraine as it Lifts Ban on S300 Sale to Iran

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the past, both Russia and Israel stopped their weapons sales to avoid excess friction between the countries. Not anymore.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Netanyahu Visits Grave of his Entebbe Hero Brother

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited on Saturday night the grave of Yoni Netanyahu, the leader and lone IDF casualty in the rescue mission at Entebbe in 1976. They visited the grave at the Mt. Herzl Cemetery at night instead of on Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars this week […]

Israel / US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Israel Caves in to US and Frees Tax Money for PA without Erasing Debt

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu's "humanitarian considerations" are a euphemism for political considerations."

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Science and Tech

No Victory for V15 and Not Healthy 'Healthy' Snack Bars

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

First thwarted at the Israeli polls, now V15 funder's "healthy" bars are also losers.

US / News Briefs / Holocaust

Secretary of State Kerry's Yom HaShoah Message

By Jewish Press News Desk

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry calls the Shoah "the most painful and horrific chapter in human history."

Israel / US / News Briefs / Holocaust

Obama Saves 'Never Again' but Steers Clear of Mentioning Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The president was very politically correct on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel.

Politics / Government / Elections

Netanyahu to Ask for Extension

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister Netanyahu will head over to President Rivlin's house on Tuesday and ask for a 14 day extension to build his coalition.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Holocaust

Netanyahu Warns 'Bad Deal' with Iran Repeats Appeasement to Hitler

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel, for good reason, is just about the only nation on Earth that understands the results of appeasing evil.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Spins Tale that Netanyahu Offered no Alternative to Iran Deal

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Days after Netanyahu has outlined an alternative to the Iran deal. Obama says, "I have yet to obtain a good answer."

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Mocks Netanyahu's 'Red Line' Cartoon with Inaccurate Sketch

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama proves once again that Netanyahu is smarter than he is.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Khamenei and Netanyahu Reach Agreement: No Deal Better than Bad Deal

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Who said Iran and Israel can’t agree to anything? The Islamic Republic's Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Iranian television, "It would be better not to reach an agreement that to have a bad deal," the Hebrew-language Maariv website reported. Sound familiar? Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been saying all along that "no deal is […]

US / Iran / News Briefs

Ex-Sec'y of States Kissinger and Shultz Blow Up Obama's Deal with Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

State Dept. spokeswoman Harf says their comments are nothing more than "big words and big thoughts.

US / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education / Settlements

It's Official: Justice Brandeis Wants his Name Back

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Justice Brandeis was an ardent Zionist. Thomas Pickering, Brandeis's 2015 Commencement Speaker, insults the Justice's memory.

Israel / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Caught Telling Truth, State Department Tries to Fix It

By Jewish Press News Desk

The State Department tried to walk back Obama's statements yesterday, when he accidentally told the truth about the Iran deal.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Obama to Invite Bibi After Coalition Formed

By Jewish Press News Desk

US President Obama will invite PM Netanyahu to the White House once Netanyahu's coalition is set up.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Likud and Bayit Yehudi Continue Coalition Talks

By Jewish Press News Desk

The primary road block is the position that Bayit Yehudi party head Naftali Bennett will receive.

US / Iran / News Briefs / Europe

Iran Warns US on Sanctions: 'All or Nothing'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Iran already is threatening to rip up the deal if Obama does not annul all sanctions forever.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Netanyahu's Spokesman: Do You Really Trust Iran to Allow Monitoring?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"Monitors cannot work effectively with an authoritarian regime."

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

US Rejects Netanyahu's Demand that Iran Confirm Israel's Right to Exist

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

State Dept. says asking Iran to state it does not want to destroy Israel would only complicate matters.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

Marzel and Bennett Suffering from Post-Election Trauma

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Marzel not sorry Yachad party's loss cost Bayit Yehudi seats in Knesset. Bennett accuses Netanyahu of thinking he is a sucker.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Obama Calls Netanyahu About Nuke Deal

By Jewish Press News Desk

Obama updated Netanyahu on Iran nuclear deal.

The Muqata

Iran Deal - First Thoughts

By JoeSettler

It's official - Iran is 2-3 months away from the bomb - even worse than Netanyahu thought....

Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jordan / ISIS

ISIS Raids Palestinian Camp and Begins to Fulfill Netanyahu's Prophecy

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu said "radical elements...would certainly attack Israel and... threaten the Palestinian Authority and take control of the Palestinian public."

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset

Knesset Opens the Tent to its 20th Circus

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The clowns are back in town while ringmaster Netanyahu tries to tame the beasts.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Netanyahu Says West Ready to Award Iran for Aggression

By Jewish Press News Desk

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu continued to lash out at a possible "bad deal" with Iran Monday and said, "The agreement being formulated in Lausanne sends a message that there is no price for aggression and on the contrary – that Iran's aggression is to be rewarded." Netanyahu said in a statement: The moderate and responsible […]

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?

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority School Children: Boycott Israel by Killing Jews

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Has anyone asked Obama why Netanyahu should even think about agreeing to a Palestinian Authority country?

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

White House Escalates War on Netanyahu with Allegations of Spying

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama is furious, not over alleged Israel's spying on nuclear talks but that it used the information to influence Congress.

Jewish / NY / News Briefs

PM Netanyahu Sends Condolence Letter to the Sassoon Family

By Jewish Press News Desk

The children were laid to rest in Jerusalem earlier Monday evening.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Moody's Finance: Netanyahu Coalition to Be Stable and Good for Economy

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The worldwide credit rating company puts the icing on Netanyahu's victory cake.

Israel / US / News Briefs

McCain - "Get Over Your Temper Tantrum, Mr. President"

By Jewish Press News Desk

Senator John McCain pulled no punches against President Obama on CNN.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Kachlon Offered Prime Minister Rotation Deal - By Buji Herzog

By Shalom Bear

One wonders how many Prime Ministers Herzog envisions sitting in that one chair at the same time.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bennett Likely to Get Foreign Ministry

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bennett is likely to be the next Foreign Minister, and the fight is now over the Ministry of Religion.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

That US Anti-Bibi Bomb Keeps Bombing

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The anti-Bibi campaign's quiet change in tax status both came too late and constitutes an admission of wrongdoing.

The Muqata

Netanyahu's Victory for the Free World

By JoeSettler

Netanyahu's decisive victory has important ramifications beyond who gets to sit int he coalition.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Declares Victory

By Jewish Press News Desk

A very happy PM Netanyahu declared victory at the Likud victory party.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Netanyahu Makes His Phone Calls

By Jewish Press News Desk

PM Netanyahu made his call to Minister Naftali Bennett and said he is working to form a nationalist (rightwing) government. Bennett said this is a victory for the right, even though Bayit Yehudi took a big hit for the Likud. Netanyahu also called Aryeh Deri. Avigdor Liberman is refusing to take calls from Netanyahu and […]

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

US Orchestrated Anti-Bibi Bomb May Bite its Backers

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

V15 is barred from attempting to achieve its stated goals: defeat Bibi and create a Palestinian State.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Israel Elections 5775

Bolshevik-Like Israel Media Hide Good Economic News

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Consumer Price Index sank last month, but the anti-Bibi media buried the news so it won't help Netanyahu.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Egypt

Kerry's Gaffe Exposes 'IsraelPhobia'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

If Kerry confuses Egypt with Israel, what will be on his mind in talks with Iran?

Government / Elections / News Briefs

Bibi: Kachlon to be Finance Minister, No Matter What

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu promises Kachlon top ministry regardless of party size.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Understand Israeli Elections - Here's a Primer, Part 1

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

With nearly a dozen viable parties, the president choosing the one who pulls together the pieces, Israeli elections are complicated.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

If Aryeh Deri Keeps His Word, Herzog Cannot Be Prime Minister

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Shas chairman, the smartest politician in town, knows a coalition in the hand is better than one in the bush.

The Muqata

It Might Be Better to Vote Yachad

By JoeSettler

The polls currently don't look good for the Right, we may need Yachad to create a loud opposition.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / ISIS

Netanyahu Doubles Down on Dangers of ISIS Overtaking Palestinian State

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Netanyahu again stressed that a Palestinian State would be taken over by ISIS or other Islamic extremists.

Israel / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Hanin Zoabi May Back Bujie and Her Cousin Mohammed Backs Bibi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Anti-Zionist Haneen Zoabi may support the "Zionist Union" to lead the government while her cousin Mohammed backs Netanyahu.

The Muqata

Why I am Voting for Bayit Yehudi

By JoeSettler

The definition of elections is voting for the candidate you least dislike.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Media

'Zionist Camp' Invited High Schoolers to Pub

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The party headed by Herzog and Livni blamed the violation of the law on a "local" initiative.

Video of the Day

Bibi Plays Monopoly

By Video of the Day

In this latest election commercial, Netanyahu plays Monopoly with friends, as they ask and beg him to give up Jerusalem.

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances

Rabbi Lau Hints at Israel's Real Enemy

By Shalom Bear

Rabbi Lau was surreptitiously talking about current events and not ancient texts on the news Friday morning...

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists

Iran's Zarif Paints Iran as a Lamb, Israel as the Lion

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Iran's Zarif claims his country is the peaceful anchor in the region, while Israel is the evil danger.

US

The Story Behind Marble Moses in Netanyahu’s Speech

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

It was probably the first time that the marble relief portrait of Moses hanging in the House Chamber ever received such public acknowledgement.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / The Iran Deal

A Concrete Proposal

By Shalom Bear

If President Obama isn't going to listen to Netanyahu, at least he should listen to the concrete proposals by members of his own Democratic party.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

New Poll Gives Herzog-Livni 3-Seat Lead but no Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The anti-Bibi barrage last week cost him a grand total of two seats, which went to other parties but not to Bujie and Tzipi.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Netanyahu's Map of Iranian Terror Network Sets Stage for THE Speech

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Prime Minister showed AIPAC a map of Iranian-backed Hezbollah attacks in five different continents.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Tickets for Netanyahu's Speech 'Hotter than Fresh Latkes'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The anti-Netanyahu crowd, in the spirit of topsy-turvy Purim, drummed up support for his speech.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Any Deal Is a Bad Deal

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Iran, like the Palestinian Authority, has one mindset. A deal is not peace. It is an evil piece of paper.

The Muqata

Jeffrey Goldberg's Revelations and Concession Speech

By JoeSettler

Goldberg chose to believe two impossible things before I had breakfast this morning.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs

Transcript of Netanyahu's AIPAC Speech

By Jewish Press Staff

"Today, we are no longer silent; today, we have a voice. Tomorrow, as prime minister of the only Jewish state, I plan to use that voice."

Israel / US / News Briefs

Americans' Favorable View of Netanyahu at Record High, Says Gallup Poll

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

American like Netanyahu by a 2-1 margin, with Obama probably in the minority.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Bibi Wan vs. Darth Obama

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jew Wars: Episode 7 - Revenge of the White House

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Media

Rabbi Boteach Shoots Back at Critics and Calls Susan Rice a 'Bully'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

He told CNN 'God gave the US military power" that should be used to stop genocide.

Israel / US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs

V'nahafoch Hu! Jeffrey Goldberg Reverses Himself on Bibi, Obama and the Iran Deal

By JBN / Jewish Business News

Goldberg might as well have been quoting from Netanyahu's talking points sheet.

News Briefs

Netanyahu's Speech to Congress - Blocked from U.S. Prime Time, Perfect for Israel

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Bibi's speech will be during the U.S. workday, but prime viewing time in Israel.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Herzog-Livni Desperate in Face of Negative Polls

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Herzog, Livni and their media backers have thrown everything at Netanyahu. Voters are not impressed.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs

Kuwait Paper: Obama Threatened to Fire on Israeli Planes Attacking Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The report seems unbelievable, but the newspaper has an interesting track record.

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