President Trump departs from Israel, Tel Aviv for Rome, Italy

First Official US Visit to Israel of the Trump Era

The first official from the Trump Administration to visit Israel arrived on Tuesday for a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a close adviser to President Donald Trump and new head of America’s cyber security program, was warmly welcomed by Netanyahu. Read more...

Syria Says It Downed Israeli Jet; IDF Denies Claim

State-controlled media in Syria on Tuesday claimed that the Syrian army shot down an Israeli fighter jet and a drone that had violated the country’s airspace, a claim that was quickly denied by the Israeli army. Read more...

Israeli Company Wants to Build Trump's Mexico Border Wall

The Israeli company that constructed the security barrier surrounding the Gaza Strip says it is eager to make Donald Trump’s proposed Mexico border wall a reality, should the Republican candidate win the White House in November.

“We’ve done it in the past, and we would definitely want to do it,” Saar Koursh, owner of Magal Security Systems Ltd., told Bloomberg last month. “The border business was down, but then came ISIS and the Syrian conflict. The world is changing, and borders are coming back big time.”  Read more...

Hamas Turns Terror Tunnels into Tourist Attraction

Times of Israel reports that the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group appears to branching into the field of local tourism, turning underground tunnels constructed to carry out cross-border attacks on Israeli communities into the latest summer attraction for Gazan youth. Read more...

Israel Passes Law to Protect Christians in IDF

The Knesset passed a bill this week designed to protect Arab Christians who enlist in the Israeli army.  The law, which includes an extended prison sentence for anyone who tries to dissuade a Christian Arab from serving in the IDF, became necessary in the face of stiff opposition and violent attacks against the Christian soldiers. Read more...

Screeching "Allahu akbar" on Temple Mount declared illegal

A Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court judge ruled that Shouting "Allahu akbar" – Arabic for "God is greater" at non-Muslims on the Temple Mount constitutes a disturbance of the peace.  Read more...

Temple Mount Riots in 2nd Day

Temple Mount sees second day of clashes amid ‪#‎Jewish‬ visits. Police say Arab‬ rioters prepared stockpiles of rocks and firecrackers during the night in planned assault on visitors

Examples of How the World Downplays Tel Aviv Terror Attack

The CNN headlines reported on the terror attack and remarked that Two "terrorists" were arrested. The tabloid resorted to referring to the perpetrators of the attack as "terrorists" in inverted commas. The fact that, at the time of reporting, 3 people had been murdered in the attack was relegated to small print below one of the photographs. Read more...

Israel Must Defend Itself

A Picture of Peace and Pardon

The desecration of a Jewish cemetery in Manchester comes amid rising anti-Semitism in the UK, particularly over controversial remarks from leading Labour politicians. Read more...

Israel's Iron Dome at Sea

The Israeli navy has successfully mounted and tested its vaunted Iron Dome anti-missile system on warships patrolling the country’s Mediterranean coast. Yesterday, the navy released a video of the tests, which took place in February.

The Whole Country is Full of Flags...

On Wednesday evening, an amazing transformation will take place in Israel's mood. After commemorating Israel's 23,447 fallen, the sombre mood gives way to celebration as Israel celebrates her 68th Independence Day! Read more...

Tel Aviv Comes to a Standstill for Yom HaShoah

The Fundamental Flaw in the Two-State Solution

The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted a document concerning "occupied Palestine." It was drafted by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan.  Read more...

Israel Relief Aid CEO Comments on Jerusalem Bus Bombing

Arutz Sheva

Last night, April 18, 2016, a Palestinian bombed a bus in Jerusalem.  There were 16 wounded, at least one critically.

Netanyahu: We Will Never Surrender Golan Heights

Israel’s Cabinet convened its weekly meeting atop the Golan Heights on Sunday so that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could pointedly inform the world that, in light of the current situation in the region, there is no chance Israel will ever return the strategic plateau to Syrian control.

US Visa Website Fails to Mention Israel

American blogger Elder of Ziyon has pointed out a disturbing "sensitivity" of the "official U.S. VISA information and appointment services." Of the countries listed on this government website, Cyprus does not have a flag and capital city. This is probably an indication of the United States' displeasure over the island's division between Turkey and Cyprus. Read more...

'Hitler' Clothing Store Causes Stir in Cairo

A Egyptian store owner situated on a prestigious promenade often called the “Champs Elysées” of Cairo is defending naming his shop after Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Read more...

Israelis Leftists Say Two-State Solution is Dead

US President Barack Obama and much of the international community blame Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the lack of a peace deal with the Palestinians. But even leading left-wing politicians admit it’s more complicated than that, and that a two-state solution is simply no longer viable. Read more...