Amid Re-Election Campaign, Netanyahu Announces New Israeli Home Construction in Jerusalem

 by Algemeiner Staff and Agencies Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu said on Thursday that thousands of new homes would be built in two areas of Jerusalem where construction has long been frozen due to international objections. On a visit to the southern outskirts of Jerusalem on Thursday, Netanyahu — who is seeking re-election on March […]

Palestinian driver accelerates toward checkpoint, is shot by soldiers

No troops hurt in possible car-ramming attempt near Ramallah; condition of driver unclear By TOI staff 20 February 2020, 10:56 pm 1 Edit Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Thursday evening shot a Palestinian driver after he accelerated his vehicle toward them in a possible attempt to ram them with it, Hebrew media reports […]

Hamas said to warn of rockets on Tel Aviv if Israel kills terror group’s leaders

Gaza rulers threaten Israel via mediators, saying they don’t fear conflict, IDF ‘physical action’ in Strip will bring missile volley on Israel’s financial capital — Lebanese media TOI staffToday, 12:16 pm The Hamas terror group has warned Israel against assassinating any of the terror group’s leaders, saying the immediate response would be a rocket barrage […]

Palestinians must bring more to table than a sympathy plea – British MP

“I came away thinking that they [the Palestinians] are absolutely not going to let this be a moment of opportunity, – that is what was frustrating and disappointing to me,” Crabb said. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 20, 2020 12:42 The Palestinians must show they are serious about peace by seizing the “Deal of the Century” as […]

Syrian journalist: Jews ‘make miracles out of the impossible’

Watch: Syrian journalist refutes claim that Israel thwarts democracy in Arab countries, praises the Jewish people. Elad Benari, 20/02/20 06:47 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gYVuoZht7A?autohide=1&rel=0] The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network recently hosted a debate about Israel and the Arab countries. Syrian journalist Thaer Al-Nashef, who took part in the debate, said that the claim that Israel is thwarting democracy […]

Palestinian Authority says in talks with Israel to end trade spat

PA Economy and Agriculture ministers say international mediators helping shepherd talks after Jerusalem and Ramallah take tit-for-tat measures to ban imports Adam Rasgon19 February 2020, 11:56 pm Palestinian officials confirmed Wednesday that Ramallah and Jerusalem were holding talks via international interlocutors aimed at ending a trade tiff that has led both sides to ban exports […]

IDF retaliates after Palestinian Islamic Jihad snipers fire on Israeli troops

Sniper squad attacked Israeli troops from Khan Yunis area of Gaza Strip; no Israeli casualties reported • Palestinian media reports one person critically wounded in Israeli strike. (February 19, 2020 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that it had attacked a Palestinian Islamic Jihad sniper unit that fired on Israeli troops near […]

IDF: Islamic Jihad snipers fire at troops on Gaza border; none injured

Military says it fired back ‘to remove the threat’; incident comes as Israel and Palestinian terror groups in the Strip negotiate ceasefire By Judah Ari Gross Today, 12:41 pm A sniper team from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group opened fire on a group of Israeli soldiers along the southern Gaza border on Wednesday, causing […]

‘Everyone wants to work here,’ say Gaza merchants allowed into Israel

Israeli military’s decision to increase the number of permits for Palestinians in the impoverished enclave by to a record 7,000 was met with jubilations among the Gazans wanting to find work Matan Tzuri Published: 02.19.20 , 12:18 The workers from Gaza who legally crossed the border on Wednesday morning, expressed their feelings of gratitude after […]

‘Israeli missile is only guarantee of survival from potential Iran nukes’

The Arrow missile system has already succeeded in pushing Iran to shift its military tactics. YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 19, 2020 11:10 In the face of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon, “only the Arrow missile-defense system guarantees Israeli survival,” Dov Raviv, former head of the Arrow project at Israel Aircraft Industries, said Tuesday. “We cannot […]

Israeli researchers develop technology producing water from air

Researchers at Haifa’s Technion–Israel Institute of Technology say they have developed a standalone system capable of producing water from air, including in desert regions. By EYTAN HALON FEBRUARY 18, 2020 14:31 Researchers at Haifa’s Technion–Israel Institute of Technology say they have developed a standalone system capable of producing water from air, including in desert regions. […]

Report: Israel planned assassination of Hamas chairman Yahya Sinwar

Egypt reportedly pressed Israel not to carry out targeted killing of Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas terrorist in Gaza. Arutz Sheva Staff, 18/02/20 Israel planned a targeted strike to eliminate top Hamas terrorist Yahya Sinwar, but nixed the assassination amid pressure from Egypt, a report released Tuesday claims. According to a report by the London-based […]