Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Shas leader Aryeh Deri was unfit to hold ministerial office due to his past criminal convictions. While many Israelis agree with the court’s decision, they are concerned … Read More
UN Finger-Pointing Continues
The UN magnifying glass is once again focused on Israel. Yesterday, 94 countries voted to condemn Israel’s sanctions on the Palestinian Authority. Israel imposed this round of sanctions, which includes freezing funds intended for the … Read More
Hamas Releases Video of Captive Israeli
Gaza-based Hamas released a video Monday of Israeli Avera Mengisto who has been held hostage by the terrorist organization since 2014. This video is the first footage released of the captive, but there is no … Read More
IDF Command Passes to Hertzi haLevi
In a day-long round of ceremonies, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi today passed the torch to incoming Chief of Staff Hertzi haLevi. Kochavi has served in the top post for the last four years. … Read More
Israeli Man Injured in Stabbing
Around 17:oo Wednesday evening a rancher in Judea was stabbed in his upper body by a presumed terrorist carrying a knife. Paramedics who were called to the site found him fully conscious. They administered emergency … Read More
Tug-of-War over Iranian Weapons in Syria
Over the last several months numerous airstrikes in Syria have been attributed to the Israeli Air Force, which has remained silent on the issue. According to a recent report from an unnamed US ally, Iran … Read More
Negev Forum Opens in the UAE
Israel and its Arab allies under the Abraham Accords meet this week for a three-day summit in the UAE to discuss regional cooperation and stability. This is a wonderful step forward in peace, and in … Read More
Blinken to Visit Jerusalem
Recent tension between the US and Netanyahu’s new government have led to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announcing a visit to Jerusalem to speak personally with the prime minister. Since Netanyahu’s latest political victory in … Read More
Israeli Judicial Reform on the Table
Israel, which has no constitution, is governed by its parliament, or Knesset, who has the authority to write and to amend laws. Traditionally, the Israeli Supreme Court has supplied one of Israel’s few checks and … Read More
Debate over Finance Minister Could Determine Status of Government
As Israel’s newest government was sworn in a week ago, they pushed through a new law allowing Aryeh Deri to take the post of Finance Minister in the new government, despite his suspended prison sentence. … Read More