WATCH: Israeli Air Force boils down 3 years of training into one minute
The Israel Air Force released a tongue-in-cheek video summarizing three years and six stages of air force training into a single minute.
June 26, 2019
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Israel TV news anchor suspended over Netanyahu satire
Kan reportedly says that the host, Dov Gil-Har, should have coordinated the segment ahead of time.
June 26, 2019
Analysis: How has Israel fared under Netanyahu’s leadership?
As Netanyahu reaches a new milestone, it's worth looking back over his leadership to ask how he's done.
June 26, 2019
SpaceIL will pick new mission, going to moon ‘not challenging enough’
The organization announces that it will pick a mission that is more groundbreaking than landing safely on the moon.
June 26, 2019
Netanyahu willing to cancel elections? Rumors, contradictions swirl
Contradictory reports surround news that Netanyahu appears willing to cancel the coming September elections.
June 26, 2019
Nintendo’s second retail store worldwide opens in Tel Aviv!
'A Nintendo store in Israel is great and awesome,' gamer Baruch Hughes told World Israel News.
June 25, 2019
Otzma Yehudit declares breakup of right-wing union
Itamar Ben-Gvir claims that there is a dismissive attitude within the right-wing bloc toward his party.
June 25, 2019
Bolton: Russia should have interest in containing nuclear Iran
"We see continued evidence, growing evidence, of Iran's violations of not just the nuclear deal but the nonproliferation treaty itself," Bolton said.
June 25, 2019
Suspect in child rape case released for lack of evidence
'The possibility that the rapist will walk free frightens me... We will do everything we can to change the decision,' said attorney Yehuda Fried.
June 25, 2019
Financial sector is the target of most cyber attacks, says Israeli exec
'The total damage to the financial sector is estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars a year, despite their huge investment in cybersecurity.'
June 25, 2019
WATCH: Netanyahu leads historic US-Russia-Israel security meeting focused on Iran and Syria
'We also have a common objective to achieve that larger goal, and that is no foreign forces that arrived in Syria after 2011 remain in Syria,' Netanyahu stated.
June 25, 2019
Netanyahu on hook for own legal fees
Netanyahu's final request to seek help from wealthy friends and family to pay his legal fees was rejected.
June 24, 2019
Bolton tours Jordan Valley, confirming its critical importance to Israel
Bolton toured the valley with Israel's prime minister.
June 24, 2019
Cash-strapped PA kicks Trump’s $50 billion economic package: It has ‘nothing positive’
'We will not be slaves or servants' to the American peace team, the Palestinian president tells journalists.
June 24, 2019
Israeli minister, losing seat in Knesset, considered career in reality TV
Failing to win a seat in Parliament, Israeli Minister Ayoob Kara tried out for reality TV.
June 24, 2019
Istanbul elections deliver second clear blow to Erdogan
Erdogan's Islamist-rooted AKP party suffered a loss in a rerun of elections held in March.
June 24, 2019
WATCH: An Israeli Robot that Debates and Wins Arguments!
At the Tel Aviv Expo Hall on June 13, IBM in Israel hosted its first live event, “Project Debater.”
June 24, 2019
Lawyer representing 7 year-old Jewish rape victim defends integrity of case
The lawyer representing the 7 year-old victim claiming rape answers questions throwing the case into doubt.
June 24, 2019
McDonald’s wins Ben Gurion airport tender despite its refusal to set up branches across Green Line
Burger Ranch and Burger King lost out to McDonald's, despite protests over its refusal to open branches in Judea and Samaria.
June 24, 2019
Jerusalem hosts New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and top players
'We are living in a word that is so divisive at times and sport is one of the few things that brings people together,' said Kraft.
June 23, 2019
Israeli gymnast wins two gold medals and a silver at European games
Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram has won three medals at the 2019 European Games in Belarus.
June 23, 2019
Israel’s religious right faces leadership power struggle
Two are vying for the top spot of the United Right, an alliance of religious-Zionist parties.
June 23, 2019
Jewish child rape case: New testimony will decide fate of accused
Newly gathered information could determine whether the Arab indicted for the crime will be prosecuted.
June 23, 2019
‘Entrepreneurship is in Samaria’s DNA’: Economy flourishing beyond Green Line
Nearly 2,000 small and medium-sized businesses now operate in Judea and Samaria.
June 23, 2019
WATCH: IDF soldiers running from Palestinian stone throwers
Journalist Boaz Golan, founder of the Israeli new site 0404, and TV host on Channel 20, tweeted on Saturday evening footage of Israeli soldiers running from stone throwers in the town of Kfar Qaddum in Samaria.
June 23, 2019
Blue and White infighting: Ya’alon calls Lapid ‘a liability’
Lapid "has become a liability" because of a "campaign of hate that is causing us damage," said Ya'alon, according to a Channel 12 TV report.
June 20, 2019
Transportation minister: ‘I intend to Judaize the Galilee’
The newly appointed transportation minister has long-term plans for increasing the Jewish population in regions with the greatest number of Arab residents.
June 20, 2019
Jewish Home party leader won’t concede position to popular Ayelet Shaked
Despite Ayelet Shaked's popularity, Rafi Peretz refuses to step down from his position as leader of the Jewish Home party ahead of the election.
June 20, 2019
Netanyahu blasts former Mossad chief’s mocking of right-wing voters
'There’s no limit to the arrogance of the Left, Netanyahu said after Shabtai Shavit called PM’s voters people 'without understanding.'
June 20, 2019
Two Israel security cabinet meetings called as fears grow of Iran-inspired attack
The Netanyahu government worries that Iran will attack Israel through its proxies as part of its dispute with the U.S.
June 20, 2019
Trump nominee for UN ambassador: ‘Israel will have no stronger ally’
Kelly Craft said there will be no stronger ally for Israel at the U.N. than herself.
June 20, 2019
‘I serve God,’ says new minister, vowing to get rid of Liberman
Betzalel Smotrich says that the most important goal is to create a new government without Liberman, who insists on the drafting of haredi men.
June 19, 2019
Netanyahu to Israel’s enemies: ‘Don’t test us’
Netanyahu cautioned Israel's enemies while attending an IDF exercise.
June 19, 2019
‘Welcome to Palestine’: Ukrainian cell provider sparks anger in Israel
It’s like telling someone who lands in Ukraine, ‘Welcome to Russia,’ said one angry tourist.
June 19, 2019
Opinion: The appalling political exploitation of a 7-year-old’s rape
With three months to go before the 'do-over' Knesset elections, no issue is off-limits in the fray.
June 19, 2019
Questions arise in rape of Jewish girl: ‘It doesn’t add up’
Problems have emerged in the case involving the rape of the 7-year-old Jewish girl by an Arab worker.
June 19, 2019
WATCH: ‘Peace monkey’ that crossed Lebanese-Israeli border made arduous trek
Is he a sign of peace or a cute menace running around?
June 19, 2019
From army of Judah to IDF: Israeli soldiers uncover ancient watchtower
'The connection to the land, and the fact that there were Jewish fighters in the past, gave me a sense of mission,' said Second Lieutenant Roi Ofir.
June 19, 2019
Religious-Zionists look to unite ahead of elections
Religious-Zionists want to enter the elections united, reports say.
June 19, 2019
Bar Refaeli’s lawyers want Dicaprio to testify in tax evasion case
Bar Refaeli's attorneys hope old flame will help her in court.
June 18, 2019
Did US pressure Israel not to evacuate illegal Arab settlement?
The U.S. asked Israel to hold off on the demolition of the illegal Bedouin settlement, Likud Knesset Member Yoav Kisch said.
June 18, 2019
‘Underground smugglers’ tunnel’ discovered in middle of Ben-Gurion Airport
An Israeli police official warned, 'If Georgians could get in, so could terrorists.'
June 18, 2019
Couple marries after meeting at funeral of three murdered youth
The two, teenagers at the time, came in a show of unity with the bereaved families. They married five years later.
June 18, 2019
Netanyahu names new education and transportation ministers
'The deep and firm partnership between the Likud and the Union of Right-Wing Parties will continue during the election campaign and afterward,' Netanyahu announced.
June 18, 2019
Arab accomplices still at large in rape of Jewish girl, 7, report says
Two accomplices helped the rapist, holding the girl down and telling her she 'deserved it,' reports say.
June 18, 2019
1,000 more troops to Mideast as US, Iran edge toward break point
Trump administration followed by ordering 1,000 more troops to the Middle East.
June 18, 2019
Egypt agrees to pay Israel $500 million to end gas dispute
Egypt says it has struck a deal with the state-owned Israel Electric Corporation to settle a fine for halting deliveries of natural gas.
June 17, 2019
Haredi strategy: Don’t attack, but reveal Liberman’s hypocrisy
'Liberman wants a fight with the haredim,' a haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, party source said. 'We won’t give it to him.'
June 17, 2019
Stolen Torah scrolls found hidden in Palestinian barn
Israeli authorities found four stolen Torah scrolls from a synagogue that had been vandalized in central Israel last week.
June 17, 2019
Palestinian indicted for kidnapping, rape of 7-year-old Jewish girl
Other Palestinian workers were allegedly present during the shocking crime.
June 17, 2019
Netanyahu, in fight for political life, may unify all parties on right
Netanyahu will reportedly try to merge all the right-wing parties to ensure he can counteract Liberman.
June 17, 2019
Israel wields nearly 100 nuclear warheads, says peace research group
Israel has 80-90 nuclear weapons which can be delivered in a variety of ways.
June 17, 2019
A ‘great honor’: Trump thanks Israel for new town in his name
'This is an act of settlement and of Zionism of the first order,' Netanyahu said at unveiling of new 'Trump Heights' community in the Golan.
June 17, 2019
Sara Netanyahu pleads guilty, says ‘I’ve suffered enough’
Sara Netanyahu’s lawyer says the 'demonization' of his client during the years-long saga was 'unprecedented.'
June 16, 2019
Netanyahu defends ‘beloved wife’ against media’s ‘vicious and venomous lies’
The Israeli leader took to social media to defend his wife and slam journalists for their 'vicious and venomous lies.'
June 16, 2019
Saudis join US, Israel in blaming Iran for tanker attacks
The Saudi crown prince laid the blame for the attack on two oil tankers squarely on Iran.
June 16, 2019
First Druze fighter pilot in Israeli history set to earn wings
The IAF's first Druze fighter pilot is set to graduate from pilot training soon.
June 16, 2019
Liberman: ‘We’ll force a unity government’
Liberman said he would force a unity government after the next elections.
June 16, 2019
Joint Arab List may return for September elections
The Joint Arab List may return in September as Arab parties look to block other initiatives.
June 13, 2019
In Israel, millionaires are the new normal
With the estimated personal wealth in Israel going up by 45% in the last decade, Israelis are now a premier target for global wealth management bankers.
June 13, 2019