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Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

First witnesses have testified in a corruption trial of sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as the PM’s supporters and opponents rallied outside the courthouse. … Read More >Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi says Arabs will be better coalition partners than Israeli left

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A senior Haredi rabbi has reportedly given his backing to a potential Israeli government alliance with the United Arab List party, which has now become a potential kingmaker after Israel’s inconclusive election this March. … Read More >Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi says Arabs will be better coalition partners than Israeli left

Former Chief of IDF Intelligence Alarmed by Inclusion of Intel Sharing in Iran-China Pact

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif characterised the 25-year Iran-China Strategic Partnership Agreement signed on Saturday as a “historic” pact which provides a “strategic roadmap” for relations between the two nations. … Read More >Former Chief of IDF Intelligence Alarmed by Inclusion of Intel Sharing in Iran-China Pact

Israeli President Rivlin to Begin Consultations With Parties Elected to Knesset on 5 April

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin consultations with representatives of the parties elected to the country’s parliament (Knesset) on 5 April in order to determine who will be forming the next government, the presidential press service said on Monday. … Read More >Israeli President Rivlin to Begin Consultations With Parties Elected to Knesset on 5 April

Water fight: Israel turns off Jordan’s water supply amid drought and ‘personal frictions’, media reports

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

Already in trouble with Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated tensions with his country’s closest Arab ally on Friday by unilaterally rejecting its request to increase water supply to the drought-hit kingdom. … Read More >Water fight: Israel turns off Jordan’s water supply amid drought and ‘personal frictions’, media reports

No clear winner in Israeli election, but Netanyahu has upper hand in building a coalition

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Exit polls show no clear winner in Israel’s latest general election. However, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a clear path to building a coalition, if his potential allies give him that gift. … Read More >No clear winner in Israeli election, but Netanyahu has upper hand in building a coalition

IDF unwittingly reveals where SECRET military bases are, after publishing map of Covid-19 testing sites in Israel – media

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

The Israeli military inadvertently disclosed the locations of secret bases after publishing an excessively thorough list of Covid-19 testing sites in the country, one newspaper has found. The error was later corrected. … Read More >IDF unwittingly reveals where SECRET military bases are, after publishing map of Covid-19 testing sites in Israel – media

Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021By Editor

Security agencies fear that January’s events at the US Capitol, which was stormed by Donald Trump’s supporters after the election, may repeat themselves at the Knesset and are training to avert such a scenario, local media said. … Read More >Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports

Israelis gather for massive anti-Netanyahu protest days before election as PM faces corruption scandal (VIDEO)

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

Tens of thousands took to the streets in Israel to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, only days before the country’s next election. … Read More >Israelis gather for massive anti-Netanyahu protest days before election as PM faces corruption scandal (VIDEO)

Children’s safety comes first: Israeli court defends right of school to bar unvaccinated, untested staff

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

In a landmark precedent, an Israeli court has rejected a bid by a teacher’s aide who was looking to overturn a local council’s decision to bar her from work over her unwillingness to be vaccinated or tested for Covid-19. … Read More >Children’s safety comes first: Israeli court defends right of school to bar unvaccinated, untested staff