Gaza rocket hits Israeli factory

A rocket fired by Islamist Palestinians slammed into a factory in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon around 9:30 PM Saturday night. Air raid sirens sent tens of thousands of…

Pompeo makes historic Golan, West Bank visits

Mike Pompeo has become the first United States Secretary of State to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights. Last year, Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, broke with…

Israeli leaders have ‘warm’ talks with Biden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “warm conversation” with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden last night. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu said that “the…

Why Israelis Like Trump

By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. [Editor's Note: This article was initially published on the eve of the US presidential elections] From his…

Qatar: Israel-Arab deals harm Palestinians

Qatar believes that Arab states who establish ties with Israel undermine efforts for Palestinian statehood, but acknowledged that it is their own sovereign right to do so. "I think it's…

IDF retaliates for Gaza rocket fire

Palestinian Islamists launched two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities just before 2 AM early Sunday. One of the hostile projectiles exploded in an uninhabited area…

Israeli leaders congratulate Biden

Jerusalem is welcoming the election of U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. Speaking at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said,…