Arab-Israeli Conflict

WATCH: Israeli prisons end sale of luxury items to terror convicts

Terror convicts in Israel will no longer be permitted to purchase items like Kinder brand chocolate and New Balance sneakers in prison canteens, following outcry over the amenities to which criminals have access despite committing horrific crimes.

May 21, 2019

San Diego State University Women’s Center Apologizes for Sharing Photo of Palestinian Hijacker With AK-47 Rifle

“The image and what it represents is counter to our own values as well as San Diego State University’s values," said the women's center.

May 21, 2019

Israel expands Gaza fishing zone to ease humanitarian conditions

Israel says it is acting to distinguish between its fight against terror and helping innocent civilians.

May 21, 2019

Palestinian wait times dramatically eased with upgrades at Israeli checkpoints

Scenes resembling pleasant airport terminals replace long lines for workers crossing into Israel from the Palestinian Authority.

May 21, 2019

Bipartisan letter calls on Trump to address threats in Syria, ensure defense of Israel

The letter described the threats posed by terror groups, including ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah.

May 21, 2019

U.S. Navy on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy via AP)

Britain to Iran: Don’t provoke the US, Trump will retaliate

Amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, Britain warned the Islamic Republic on Monday not to persist with provocations under the misapprehension that the U.S. would not strike back.

May 20, 2019

Palestinians ice cold on Trump peace deal, say won’t attend Bahrain meeting

'Any solution to the conflict must be based on ending the occupation,' PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said.

May 20, 2019

Israeli academics tried to torpedo Germany’s ‘BDS is anti-Semitic’ law

While tremendous resources are invested in Israel and throughout the world to combat BDS, these radical professors undermine these efforts.

May 20, 2019

WATCH: Firebomb hurled at bus carrying high school girls south of Jerusalem

High school girls traveling on a bus in the Gush Etzion area, south of Jerusalem, were the targets of a firebomb attack on Saturday night. A video from inside the bus shows the flames from the incendiary device...

May 19, 2019

‘Jews exploited Holocaust’ in twisted video presented by Al Jazeera youth channel

After pressure, AJ+, an Al Jazeera channel geared to youth, pulled a video that presented a distorted view of the Holocaust.

May 19, 2019

Trump envoy: PA loves terror more than its citizens

Jason Greenblatt condemned the Palestinian Authority for choosing to pay terrorists rather than funding hospitals.

May 19, 2019

WATCH: Iceland’s Eurovision group holds up Palestinian flags

As the scores were being tallied at the completion of Saturday night's grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, members of the Icelandic group Hatari held up Palestinian flags when co-host Erez T...

May 19, 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Israel in 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Top Israeli officials welcome Germany’s branding of BDS as ‘anti-Semitic’

The German parliament on Friday condemned the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as fundamentally 'anti-Semitic.'

May 18, 2019

A previous airstrike on Damascus. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Syria accuses Israel of airstrikes near Damascus

Several explosions were heard in the Syrian capital on Friday night as the country's air defenses opened fire on 'objects' coming from the direction of the Golan Heights, state media reported.

May 18, 2019

Hamas terror group ‘salutes’ Jeremy Corbyn for ‘support and solidarity’

Hamas praised U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for supporting the Palestinian cause.

May 18, 2019

Hamas terrorist Fathi Hammad. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

WATCH: Israel’s ‘slaughter and annihilation’ imminent, claims Hamas political chief

Leading Hamas member Fathi Hammad on Wednesday told a crowd at a 'Nakba Day' rally in Gaza that the 'day of [Israel's] slaughter, extermination, and annihilation has drawn near.'

May 17, 2019

New Yorker convicted for helping Hezbollah find terror targets

A New York man was convicted Thursday of providing material support to Hezbollah by seeking targets in New York City for terrorist attacks.

May 17, 2019

WATCH: Palestinian textbooks rife with ‘jihad, martyrdom and sacrifice,’ expert warns

The European Union is investigating Palestinian textbooks after an expert in education concluded there was 'no sign of peace' in the curriculum.

May 17, 2019

Know Your Professor: New website targets anti-Israel lecturers

'Israeli academics, who receive their salaries courtesy of the Israeli taxpayer, work to promote boycotts and international pressure on Israel, accusing the IDF of perpetrating war crimes,' says Im Tirtzu.

May 16, 2019

Globalvision promoted as pro-Palestinian version of Eurovision

A leading force in the anti-Israel BDS movement, Rogers Waters, enthusiastically promoted Globalvision.

May 16, 2019

Texas Jewish mayor urged to pull out of Iftar dinner with Omar

“The Iftar is a time for reflection, piety and growing closer to God. Every year, this event is a special opportunity for people of many faiths to grow together,” said Austin Mayor Steve Adler.

May 16, 2019

PA sues US in Hague, demands removal of US Embassy from Jerusalem

The PA describes the transfer of the embassy as a "clear violation of international law and United Nations resolutions."

May 16, 2019

Israeli UN envoy, top US Jewish group call out Tlaib over Holocaust comments

“We will not allow Congresswoman Tlaib and extremist elements in Europe to rewrite history," said Ambassador Danon.

May 16, 2019

‘Give peace a chance’: Saudi paper urges Palestinians to consider Trump plan

The editor-in-chief of a Saudi newspaper is urging Palestinians to keep an open mind toward the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan.

May 15, 2019

10,000 Palestinians riot at Israel-Gaza border with violence, flames

The IDF prepares for mass violence at the Gaza border fence. Security in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria is tightened as well.

May 15, 2019

Ambassador Friedman celebrates Embassy anniversary: ‘We created a new shrine in Jerusalem’

Friedman said that tour buses drive by the Embassy on a daily basis and that sometimes people get off the buses and pray at the site.

May 15, 2019

Hacking attack on Israeli Eurovision webcast warned Tel Aviv residents to seek shelter

Kan downplayed the hacking incident, saying that it was brief, happened only once, and did not even reach many viewers.

May 15, 2019

Madonna performing in Tel Aviv in 2012. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup/AP)

Madonna to appear at Eurovision, won’t bow to ‘political agenda’

Madonna, ahead of Eurovision appearance in Tel Aviv, says she won’t bow ‘to suit someone’s political agenda’.

May 14, 2019

Sovereignty Movement co-leaders Yehudit Katzover (L) and Nadia Matar

Zionism prize winner calls for Jewish sovereignty over all Judea and Samaria

Fifty-two years since the Six-Day War, the time has come to apply sovereignty over all of the Land of Israel, states Nadia Matar.

May 14, 2019

Imam who delivered House prayer, called Israel ‘monster’, bemoans threats

Omar Suleiman, who delivered a U.S. House invocation last week, had called Israel a "monster" and Jews "terrifying."

May 14, 2019

Campaign launched to reverse disengagement, rebuild Jewish communities in Samaria

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, who was among those expelled from Sa-Nur, is determined to keep up the pressure.

May 13, 2019

Trump envoy Greenblatt: ‘We won’t compromise on Israel’s security’

The U.S. administration won't put Israel's security at risk, Trump's envoy said.

May 13, 2019

Report: US won’t oppose Israeli sovereignty over communities in Judea and Samaria

Israel's Channel 12 reported on Sunday that the United States signaled it won't stand in the way of Israeli moves to extend sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

May 12, 2019

Tlaib: Palestinians created ‘safe haven’ for Jews after the Holocaust

Tlaib claimed the Palestinians 'lost their land' and 'lives' to create 'a safe haven for Jews.'

May 12, 2019

Number of prisoners released in Shalit deal who returned to terror now stands at 100

They have been imprisoned by Israel again, prompting Hamas to demand their release in future prisoner exchanges.

May 12, 2019

Gaza rockets take toll: Help center reports sharp rise in trauma victims

Following the latest barrage of rockets from Gaza, 1,000 new requests for psychological help from trauma victims have been filed.

May 12, 2019

WATCH: Hamas threatens to sabotage Eurovision in Tel Aviv

Hamas threatens to deprive the 'occupation' the pleasure of a number of opportunities in the coming days, such as the Eurovision Song Contest.

May 12, 2019

Fears most of $30 million in aid to Gaza this week will go unsupervised

Israel has given its blessing to the joint U.N.-Qatari funding effort, but questions remain over the financial transparency of the aid program.

May 12, 2019

Anti-Israel imam leads prayer in US Congress, in past had praised Hamas ‘martyrs’

Despite his prayers for peace and unity, Omar Suleiman, founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research in Texas, has not shown such sentiment when it comes to Israel.

May 11, 2019

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. (screenshot)

Corbyn bashes Israel ahead of London march, silent on Palestinian rocket attacks

Corbyn praised an anti-Israel march in London on Saturday in a statement in which he slammed the Jewish state and made no specific mention of the deadly rocket attack by Palestinian terrorists last week.

May 11, 2019

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