Rivlin warns against Jewish-Arab civil war

Spillover violence between Arabs and Jews in Israel over the ongoing conflict with Gaza has led to a appeal from Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to "please stop this madness." The…

Hamas Wants to Be Crowned the Guardian of Jerusalem

— By Col. (res.) Grisha Yakubovich The current major escalation between Israel and Hamas is a result of the terror organization’s long-term strategic vision aimed at ultimately crowning it as…

3 killed in Tel Aviv rocket attack

More than 1,100 rockets have been indiscriminately fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern and central civilian communities, while the IDF has simultaneously been conducting hundreds of strikes…

Israel in midst of major campaign

In an address to the Israeli people, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “We are in the midst of a campaign,” and urged “patience and a certain sacrifice on your…

Arabs riot across Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today declared a state of emergency in the city of Lod near Tel Aviv, in the wake of "wide-scale riots." Lod is populated by 77,000…

Gaza barrage draws fierce IDF retaliation

The Israeli Defense Forces has launched some 190 precision strikes on Hamas military targets in response to the ongoing missile barrage from Gaza on Israel. The sites include attack tunnels,…

Gaza attacks Israel with rockets, fire devices

Palestinian-Islamists in Gaza are escalating attacks on Israel, in solidarity with ongoing violence in Jerusalem. A rocket was fired from the Hamas-controlled territory into southern Israel pre-dawn yesterday, sending residents rushing…

Palestinians call off elections

As expected, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ‘postponed’ 22 May parliamentary elections amid internal divisions among his Fatah party and a dispute with Israel over voting by Arab residents in east…

Israel blamed for PA election delay

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is widely expected to imminently announce cancellation of the first elections in 15 years, amid infighting in his Fatah party and a dispute over voting in…