Columbia Jewish students call for protection ahead of upcoming speech on campus by anti-Semitic Malaysian PM
'This is not a matter of free speech, or of scholarly freedom,' the petition notes. 'It is a matter of basic academic decency.'
Hezbollah Hijacker of TWA flight 847 captured 34 years later
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon welcomed the new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft.
Arab media: Syrian army deploys large military presence to Israel’s Golan border
Syria's military beefs up reinforcements along the Golan Heights border with Israel, Arab media says.
Trump administration targets Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill for biased, pro-Islamic Middle East studies program
A pro-Muslim bias in the joint Middle East studies program of Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill may cost it a government grant, the Trump administration warns.
Jewish Arab party member incites against IDF, accuses Netanyahu government of ‘crimes against humanity’
Ofer Cassif, the only Jewish member of the Joint Arab List in the Knesset, continues the same inflammatory tone he used in the past.
Blue and White reportedly promised Joint List to repeal law that dealt with rampant illegal Arab construction
Blue and White denied the report. President Rivlin begins consultations on who should lead the new Israeli government.
WATCH: Gantz received request to meet with Greenblatt
Blue and White confirms it received a request from the U.S. Embassy to set up a meeting with Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt.
Highway robbery in the Knesset? MKs get paid a bundle for very little work
'Ever heard of a workplace that will pay you NIS 350,000 for showing up for three partial days?'
Foreign Policy: Israel detonated hydrogen bomb in 1979
The explosion was recorded by an American satellite but the Carter administration didn't want to publicize the event.
Kelly Craft promises: Israel will have no better friend at UN
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon welcomed the new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft.
Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down
Dozens of people were arrested, including at least two journalists, according to the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights.
Pro-Iranian militia base attacked in western Iraq
A pro-Iranian militia base in western Iraq was attacked from the air on Sunday.
Iran vows to protect Persian Gulf as US beefs up troop presence
President Hassan Rouhani said that the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf could cause problems for the world’s 'energy security.'
The real kingmaker: President Rivlin to be ‘dominant figure’ in coalition efforts
Rivlin will have more say this time in the coalition talks than he did after April's election.
WATCH: Understanding possible scenarios post-Israel’s election
i24News examines some of the possible scenarios that could lead to a new Israeli government.
IDF: Drone captured by Syria near border is Iran’s, not Israel’s
Syrian authorities say they captured and dismantled Saturday a drone rigged with cluster bombs near the Israeli border.
WATCH: US citizen arrested for scouting Empire State Building, other NY sites for Hezbollah terror attacks
Alexei Saab, a naturalized U.S. citizen and member of the Hezbollah, was arrested for scouting sites for attacks, including the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
US envoy meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss peace plan
The U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Netanyahu on Friday, days after elections that left the Israeli leader's political future in doubt.
Tillerson accuses Netanyahu of lying to Trump, convincing him ‘Israel are the good guys’
'It bothers me that an ally that close and important to us would do that to us,' Tillerson reportedly said about Israel.
‘I’m defending our nation against Jews,’ said suspect in Poway synagogue shooting
The suspect told a 911 operator in the moments after the shooting that he did it to save white people from Jews.
Kingmaker Liberman says ultra-Orthodox parties are ‘not the enemy’
Liberman said in a Facebook post on Friday that Haredi religious parties are only "political rivals" and "not the enemy."
Religious parties reportedly weigh Blue and White alliance
In a major about-face, Israel's haredi factions said they were weighing a coalition with Benny Gantz's centrist secular party.
Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s unity appeal; Blue and White calls it ‘cynical ploy’
'Bibi [Netanyahu] hGantz said he wouldn't take up Netanyahu's offer. 'Blue and White won the elections. Blue and White is the biggest party,' he said.as decided to go to a third election. He is already trying to put the blame on us,' said the senior Blue and White member, cited by Ynet.
Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing is fast approaching: What are his options?
Will the prime minister escape a trial? Make a plea bargain? Get immunity? All are possible.
Netanyahu cancels UN address to oversee efforts to form new government
Netanyahu was also to have met with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. proceedings.
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – September 19, 2019
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on September 19, 2019.
Ayelet Shaked-led Yemina faction dissolves hours after elections
The right-wing faction that joined together in a technical bloc splits into its three separate parties.
Arab Joint List becomes 3rd largest party; pundits say it has Netanyahu to thank
There is a consensus in Israel that the prime minister’s anti-Arab campaign rhetoric boomeranged, leading to the Joint List's success.
Trump hasn’t called Netanyahu, ‘our relations are with Israel’
'His comments Wednesday underscored Trump’s penchant for separating himself from political allies once they become weakened,' writes The Washington Post.
WATCH: How does forming a coalition work in Israel?
Israel's president will select a candidate who is most likely to be able to pull together at least 61 Knesset seats. But building a coalition takes time, ILTV explains.
Three-peat? Israelis contend with prospect of third election
Two days after an unprecedented repeat election, the country’s two main political parties appear deadlocked.
Netanyahu invites Gantz to meet: Let’s build a broad national government
Netanyahu invited Gantz to meet on Thursday, calling for a 'broad unity government.'
CBS news: Khamenei ‘approved’ attack on Saudi oil facilities, but only if Iran could plausibly deny it
'U.S. officials said the most damning evidence is still unreleased satellite photos showing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard making preparations,' says CBS.
WATCH: With election over, all eyes turn to Israeli president Reuven Rivlin
The pressure is now on Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose job it is to see that a government is established, to convince the two biggest parties to form a unity government.
Iranian judo team suspended for refusal to compete against Israelis
International Judo Federation rules that Iran can't compete after pressuring its top athlete to throw a match.
95% of vote counted: Blue and White leads Likud by single seat, 33-32
With 95% of the vote counted, Blue and White leads Likud by one seat. But the two major blocs are even at 56 seats.
To thwart ‘dangerous anti-Zionist’ coalition, Netanyahu aligns with right-wing, religious parties
Israel's prime minister says he will seek to lead a ruling coalition with religious and right-wing allies, despite falling short of a parliamentary ma...
Day after election Labor just happy to be alive
The party was saved 'from death,' says Yoram Marciano, a leading Labor activist cited by the Israel Hayom newspaper.
Israeli journalist Ben Caspit: ‘It’s beginning of the end for Netanyahu’
On the morning after elections, a popular anti-Netanyahu journalist predicts that the prime minister’s political career is over.
Trump names Bolton’s replacement, hostage negotiator Robert C. O’Brien
Trump named John Bolton's replacement on Wednesday.
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – September 18, 2019
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on September 18, 2019.
Trump searches for right response to Saudi oil attack pegged on Iran
'You know, I’m not looking to get into new conflict,' Trump said Monday, 'but sometimes you have to.'
Otzma Yehudit blasted for wasting right-wing votes as leader blames everyone else for failure
Yemina’s Smotrich slammed Otzma leader Itamar Ben Gvir a 'puffed up peacock.' Ben Gvir says the right-wing machine sabotaged his party.
Arab Joint List may recommend Gantz-led government
Ahmed Tibi of the Joint List said the party is considering recommending to President Rivlin that Gantz be allowed to form a government.
WATCH: What are Netanyahu’s options post-election?
Will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be forced to establish a national-unity government with his arch-rival, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz?
Gantz: ‘We wish Israel a good and desirable unity government’
On election night, the Blue and White leader called on 'political rivals to leave the disagreements aside and work together to create a fair and equal society.'
Anti-Israel harassment on US college campuses spikes 70%
A recent report found a disturbing rise in anti-Israel harassment of Jewish students on college campuses.
Netanyahu’s Likud Party Down 32-31 with 90% of Votes Counted
Likud and Blue and White are tied. More importantly, the right-wing bloc has one additional seat than the center-left bloc.t
Arab terrorist shot attempting to stab IDF soldiers, later dies of wounds
IDF forces shot a terrorist who attempted to stab them on Wednesday morning.
Netanyahu: We will never permit a government that relies on anti-Zionist Arab parties
Netanyahu remained defiant in the early hours of Wednesday morning as exit polls showed Blue and White beating Likud.
WATCH: Orthodox Jew attacked in Brooklyn
A hasidic Jews was attacked on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. by a number of African-Americans in Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Williamsburg. The assailants have not been apprehended.
Liberman set to play ‘kingmaker’ after tight race, demands unity government
Liberman says there is only 'one option' for the country: a unity government that includes his camp and the two largest parties.
Israeli exit polls show tight race but only if Arabs are counted with left bloc
Exit Polls show center-left and right-wing blocs close.
Is Netanyahu era coming to an end? Observers say it could be soon
Netanyahu has been counted out before, but this time the end may really be on the horizon, observers say.
WATCH: JNS hosts election night coverage from Jerusalem
As Israelis go to the voting booths on September 17, JNS will offer ongoing coverage on a host of issues with live reports. WIN will be there and will be hosting the live stream right on this page.
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – September 17, 2019
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on September 17, 2019.
Netanyahu warns: Arab List surging to 15 seats, encouraged by PA
Netanyahu warns voters that the Arab Joint List will gain a massive number of seats if not stopped.
To spur supporters, left and right claim other side is streaming to polls
'Gantz and Lapid will be sitting here tomorrow,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned.
Israeli police close polling station after Arabs riot over Likud election observer
Arabs rioted at a polling station after a Likud election observer was caught filming people.
President pledges to do utmost to prevent elections in case of stalemate
Reuven Rivlin says he will use every legal method at his disposal to avoid a Round 3 of elections.