Tag: Israel

Israeli ultra-Orthodox society breaks silence on sexual abuse (Israel Hershkovitz, Al Monitor)

Ultra-Orthodox author Chaim Walder was found dead Dec. 27 in a cemetery in the city of Petah Tikva, an apparent suicide. His death came after several...

Israel’s cyber-chief on how to boost security – with Italy (Gabriele Carrer, Decode 39)

The Director-General of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, who just met with his Italian counterpart, believes Italy and Israel are on the same wavelength...

Israel’s Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary (Reuters)

Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper said on Monday its website had been hacked, in what it said was an apparent threat to the country. Israel's Jerusalem...

Israeli Jets Hit Militant Targets in Gaza After Rocket Fire (Military.com)

Israel’s military said early Sunday it launched strikes against militant targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled...

Hackers Target Israeli Newspaper’s Website Ahead Of Anniversary Of Iranian General’s Killing (RFE RL)

The website of a major Israeli newspaper was targeted by hackers a day before the anniversary of the 2020 killing of a top Iranian...

Israeli embassy in Kiev condemns nationalists for honoring Nazi collaborator Bandera (TASS)

Israel condemns the Ukrainian nationalists for staging a torchlight procession in Kiev honoring Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera on Saturday, the Israeli embassy said in...

Palestinian rockets explode off Tel Aviv coast, military says (Reuters)

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean sea on Saturday, causing an explosion off the shore of Tel Aviv, Israel's military...

Tensions boil as Palestinian prisoners face collective punishment (Al Jazeera)

Tensions have reached boiling point in several Israeli prisons holding Palestinian prisoners, with rights groups saying authorities are keeping a number of inmates, including...

Three Palestinians wounded by Israeli tank fire on Gaza (Al Jazeera)

Three Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army tank fire that came after an Israeli civilian was lightly wounded by gunfire from Gaza along...

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas visits Israel’s Gantz in rare trip (Al Jazeera)

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has held talks with Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz during a rare visit to Israel. In a statement on...

Israel’s SavorEat launches personalised plant-based 3D printed burgers (Steven Scheer, Reuters)

Israeli foodtech firm SavorEat (SVRT.TA) on Tuesday launched a plant-based burger system personalized to each customer, one of the first companies to use 3D printing technology...

Israeli air raid targets key Syrian port of Latakia: State media (Al Jazeera)

An Israeli air raid has struck Syria’s Mediterranean port of Latakia for the second time this month, causing “significant material damage”, according to Syrian...

Israel says will ‘double settlements’ in occupied Golan Heights (Al Jazeera)

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said the country intends to double the number of settlers in the occupied Golan Heights with a multimillion-dollar plan meant...

I once headed the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence research. Here’s why Israel can’t take out Iran’s nuclear program (Danny Citrinowicz, Atlantic Council)

In recent weeks, statements by current and former Israeli officials on the need to prepare for a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities have intensified. The...

‘Iran Threat’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel (RFE RL)

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S....

Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Is the Best Bet for Israeli Security (Alexandra B. Hall, The National Interest)

When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal (formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) in...