US CENTCOM commander to visit Israel this week to talk Iran, normalization with Arab statesU.S. CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. will arrive in Israel on Thursday for top-level meetings on the Iran nuclear threats and Israel's burgeoning ties with Arab states. January 25, 2021
Palestinians ask Europe to send monitors for electionsSunday’s invitation to the EU was a sign that the Palestinians want the world to believe they are serious about holding their first elections in 15 years. January 25, 2021
Teen injured in rock-throwing terror attack in SamariaThere were no serious injuries in a rock-throwing incident Sunday that damaged several cars. January 24, 2021
UAE approves new embassy in Tel AvivFollowing confirmation of the peace deal, the United Arab Emirates will become the fourth Arab country with an embassy in Israel. January 24, 2021
Israel to send Mossad chief to talk Iran with BidenMossad chief Yossi Cohen expected to discuss Iran's nuclear program with President Joe Biden and incoming CIA director William Burns January 24, 2021
Arab League chief takes veiled shots at Iran in UN addressWithout referring to Iran by name, Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that 'some regional powers are interfering in the affairs of the Arab region.' January 24, 2021
Israeli police arrest 145 to thwart clashing clans in Arab villageIsraeli security forces launched massive raids and arrested suspects carrying weapons such as a Carlo submachine gun, Molotov cocktails and a grenade. January 24, 2021
What would hiring Robert Malley say about Biden’s plans on Iran?The foreign-policy establishment favorite and Arafat apologist would be just another Obama alum in the new administration, but one that would particularly encourage Tehran. January 24, 2021
Israel strikes Iran-backed posts in Syria, killing 4, says state mediaThe strike was Israel's first on Syria since President Joe Biden took office earlier in the week and follows intense raids last week during which 57 fighters were killed and dozens were wounded in Syria. January 23, 2021
Anti-Semitic professor in California suspended from spring semesterUniversity of California Merced professor who tweeted about ‘IsraHell’ and Zionist ‘world domination’ will not teach spring semester after outcry January 23, 2021
Biden reverses change to ‘US ambassador to Israel’ title on Twitter after blowbackFor a time on Wednesday, the official Twitter feed for the U.S. ambassador to Israel had its title changed to add 'the West Bank and Gaza.' January 21, 2021
Trump departure jeopardizes future Arab-Israel peace deals, says US envoy'Anybody doing any deal ever knows that it's easier to do a deal when you've got certainty and it's less easy to do a deal when there's uncertainty,' said Aryeh Lightstone. January 21, 2021
Attempted terror attack at Jerusalem checkpoint, no casualtiesPolice forces have launched a search for the driver, who fled the scene. By World Israel News Staff Policemen manning a checkpoint in Jerusalem believe they were the target of a car-ramming attack on Thur... January 21, 2021
Suha Arafat: ‘Palestinians also deserve new leadership; like Trump, Abbas must leave’'Just as the United States separates from Trump, probably for good, so we must part with Abu Mazen [aka Mahmoud Abbas],' Yasser Arafat's widow said. January 21, 2021
US approves F-35 sale to UAE hour before Biden inaugurationUnited Arab Emirates closed a last-second deal with the Trump administration for up to 50 F-35 stealth fighters and advanced drones. January 21, 2021
‘Elections will be last nail in Palestinian Authority’s coffin,’ warns Egyptian intelligenceAccording to a Fatah official, representatives from Egypt and Jordan warned the head of the PA that Mahmoud Abbas' party is not prepared for Hamas' election challenge. January 21, 2021
Tunisian president rails against ‘Jewish thieves’Tunisia President Kais Saied caught in video posted to social media blaming the country's financial woes on 'Jewish thieves' January 20, 2021
Iran launches huge military exercise on eve of Biden inaugurationIran flexing its military muscles in advance of expected negotiations with the Biden administration on its rogue nuclear program. January 20, 2021
Open invitation to terror? Israeli security checkpoint outside Ramallah found desertedThe IDF answer - it mans the checkpoint at the exit from Ramallah according to 'operational needs.' January 20, 2021
IDF tanks shell Hamas targets after renewed rocket attacksFor the second time this week, IDF pounded Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks. January 20, 2021
Biden secretary of state: US would enter ‘longer and stronger agreement’ with Iran“If Iran comes back into compliance we would too,” said U.S. Secretary of State nominee Antony J. Blinken, referring to the 2015 nuclear deal that the Islamic Republic continues to breach. January 20, 2021
Police declare attempted stabbing last week a terror attackThe Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court issued a gag order on the details of the investigation. January 20, 2021
Russia tells Israel: Stop bombing Iran targets in Syria, we’ll take care of itRussia's foreign minister said his country doesn't want Syria used 'as a platform for the Iranian-Israeli strife.' January 19, 2021
Israeli wine and oil flow from Judea and Samaria to UAE as peace breaks Palestinian heartsThe Palestinian Authority called the UAE's purchase of goods from Judea and Samaria 'a flagrant violation of international law.' January 18, 2021
Morocco-backed group signs historic deal with US to fight anti-SemitismThe government-backed Association Mimouna of Morocco has worked toward greater local understanding of Jews since 2007. January 18, 2021
Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets firedIDF fighter jets hit Hamas military targets, including sites for digging underground cross-border attack tunnels. January 18, 2021
Israel begins vaccinating jailed terroristsThe first 20 prisoners in Israeli jails were vaccinated in a test run, with a widespread program to begin Monday. January 17, 2021
Biden source: Israel will be consulted before US reenters nuclear deal with IranWhile the president-elect wants a nuclear deal with Iran, Israel and regional neighbors say it has to be much tougher than the original one. January 17, 2021
IDF special forces nab 2 terrorists who fired at border policeA large quantity of ammunition of various types was seized in the suspects’ houses, the Shin Bet said Thursday. January 17, 2021
US House reintroduces bill to sanction supporters of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad"The United States must not tolerate anybody who provides support to these radical Islamic terrorists,” said Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.). By JNS A bill that would impose American sanctions on supporters of H... January 17, 2021
Terror-linked Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drillFootage showed two missiles smash into a target that Iranian state television described as 'hypothetical hostile enemy ships.' January 17, 2021
‘Kerry said it couldn’t happen, but we did it,’ says Pompeo about Israel-Arab peace dealsMike Pompeo embarks on a burst of actions in his final days as Secretary of State, contrasting his achievements with predecessors. By Associated Press Mike Pompeo isn't quietly fading away. "Remember t... January 16, 2021
Abbas declares first Palestinian elections in 15 yearsIf Mahmoud Abbas follows through with the first Palestinian elections in a decade and a half, he could get beaten by a terror boss from Hamas or an imprisoned intifada leader from his own party. January 16, 2021
WATCH: Israel Border Police Nab Sleeping Palestinian TerroristWorking together with Shin Bet security agency intelligence, Israeli Border Police captured a Jenin-based Palestinian terrorist while he was still asleep in bed. January 15, 2021
IDF preparing new operational plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear threatThe IDF is preparing three alternative scenarios that will be presented to the government in the near future, the report said. January 14, 2021
Suicide drones deployed in Yemen by Iran within striking distance of IsraelThe mullahs would hope for 'plausible deniability' if Yemeni rebels launch a strike on their behalf, says Iranian expert. January 14, 2021
Netanyahu campaigning in Nazareth for Arab vote confronted by protestersThe prime minister was met by protesters on a visit to a major Arab city to call on them to vote for Likud. January 13, 2021
Massive airstrikes pound Syria: 40 killed, Iranian weapons depots destroyedAirstrike attributed to Israel targeted Iranian weapons stores, including parts for Iran's nuclear program. January 13, 2021
Germany, France call for Israel to return to 1967 linesForeign Ministers of the four countries met in Cairo, called on the U.S. to resume mediating the Middle East peace process. January 12, 2021
Despite Gulf reconciliation, Qatar says no normalization with IsraelQatar reconciles with Gulf Arabs, but says it's not ready to adopt their normalization with Israel. January 11, 2021
Qatar to deliver another cash installment to Gaza StripQatar to send another payment of $10 million to the Gaza Strip. January 11, 2021
IDF severely underreports Palestinian terror incidentsTwo-thirds of all stonings and Molotov cocktail attacks in Judea and Samaria are not included in the army’s year-end summation. January 10, 2021
Terror uptick makes December most violent since 2017, Israel’s National Security Agency reportsSurge in attacks included murder of Israeli mother, large increase in firebombings. January 10, 2021
Opinion: Erasure of Faces and Facts – Anti-Zionism at Cornell UniversityCornell University permitted an anti-Zionist academic to push her agenda on students, which includes comparing Israeli actions to those of the Nazis. January 10, 2021
Anti-Semitic Tlaib will face Israeli flag every day on Republican neighbors’ door'I think it’ll be very helpful as she walks past it every day,' Cammack said. January 7, 2021
Iran: ‘Strong evidence’ Israel behind assassination of nuclear scientistIran renews threat to stage revenge attack, says Israeli attack was supported by the U.S. January 7, 2021
IDF inquiry into Palestinian man’s shooting finds soldier’s gun was grabbed in scuffleIDF says Palestinians grabbed soldiers weapon as warning shot was fired, resulting in Palestinian being accidentally shot. January 7, 2021
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria, state media reportsA Syrian war monitor said the attack comes less than 48 hours after a visit by top leaders of the Iranian military. January 7, 2021
Amnesty condemns Israel for not supplying vaccines to PA residents who aren’t its responsibilityAmnesty International irrationally demands Israel supply Covid vaccines to Palestinians who are the responsibility of the Palestinian Authority. January 6, 2021
‘Historical leap’: Sudan officially joins Abraham Accords with US signingJustice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari signed the accord Wednesday with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. January 6, 2021
How long would it take Iran to breakout to an atomic bomb?Iran announced it is violating the nuclear deal and enriching uranium to 20%. How long will it take it to make a nuclear weapon? January 5, 2021
Gantz pushes to buy third F-35 squadronIsrael’s defense minister said the nation currently needs to purchase another squadron of stealth F-35 warplanes from the United States. January 5, 2021
France gives $10 million to Palestinian group that supports boycotting IsraelA French agency provided funding to pro-BDS groups and organizations with alleged ties to terrorism, according to NGO Monitor, a watchdog group that profiles anti-Israel NGOs. January 5, 2021
WATCH: IDF, Shin Bet capture suspects from Sunday stoning attackThe IDF and Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet, captured several suspects from the village of Deir Nidham connected to the stoning attack launched on Sunday afternoon. January 5, 2021
Top UK Jewish group slams leading daily for claim that Israel is denying Covid-19 vaccine to PalestiniansThe article blamed Israel for the lack of vaccines in the Palestinian Authority-ruled areas. January 4, 2021
Second Intifada was Yasser Arafat’s biggest mistake, says widow of terror mastermindIf the Palestinians had won, it appears her reaction would have been different. January 4, 2021
Netanyahu: Iran’s race to uranium enrichment proves it wants the bombThe prime minister warns 'Israel will not allow Iran to produce nuclear weapons' after Iran announces enrichment to 20% purity. January 4, 2021
In first, female officer to head Israeli intelligence efforts against IranLt. Col. R., 37, who started her military service decrypting aerial images, says she’s 'excited and proud' to be the first women in a job so important to Israel’s security. January 4, 2021
3 police vehicles torched, Arab crime gangs suspectedTwo of the police vehicles were set on fire outside houses in Hatzor and Tzfat in the Galilee. By Aryeh Savir, TPS The police on Sunday launched an investigation into three separate incidents in which pol... January 4, 2021
Incoming US National Security Adviser Sullivan says Soleimani execution did not make America safer'In fact, Iran continues to act in ways that are at odds with the interests of the United States and its allies,' he added. January 3, 2021
