Tag: Israel

Bennet outlines plan to settle more Israelis in Golan Heights (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett intends to dramatically increase the number of Israelis living on the Golan Heights. Speaking at the Makor Rishon Golan Conference in the village...

After Merkel’s visit, Israel still waiting on submarine deal (Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)

The so-called “submarine affair,” considered the most serious case of suspected corruption in Israeli history, has been dogging defense agencies, politicians and public discourse since...

Palestinian village target of settler attacks and land theft (Al Jazeera)

The small Palestinian village of Kisan, nestled atop the rugged, picturesque hills of the occupied West Bank, has faced intensified Israeli land theft and...

Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues (HRW)

Facebook has wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses carried out in Israel and Palestine during the May...

Iran concerned by Israel’s presence in Caucasus, FM says (Al-Monitor)

Iran’s new foreign minister said Wednesday that Tehran has “serious concerns” about Israel’s actions in the Caucasus region. Iran’s chief diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the...

IDF vows to continue striking Iran’s nuclear program (Al-Monitor)

The Israeli military’s chief of staff said operations targeting Iran’s nuclear program will continue, rebuffing a demand by Tehran that they halt if the...

At OECD, Israel joins global battle against climate change (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, Energy Minister Karin Elharar and Israel’s ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Haim Assaraf met today with US climate...

Israel willing to give maritime talks with Lebanon another try (Rita Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Israel welcomes the new mediator to the US-sponsored talks with Lebanon over their mutual maritime border in the Mediterranean Sea. Energy Minister Karine Elharar spoke to Al-Monitor...

Arab-Israelis split on Shin Bet’s role in fighting surging violence (Afif Abu Much, Al-Monitor)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened the first meeting of the ministerial team for combating crime in Arab society on Oct. 3. This team, formed in response to an alarming...

Recent Challenges to Relations between the IDF and Israeli Society (Meir Elran, Ofer Shelah, Kobi Michael, Carmit Padan, Zipi Israeli, INSS)

Public confidence in the IDF is a central social-national asset that enables the military to enlist support, resources, and quality manpower, particularly when civilian...

IDF vows to continue striking Iran’s nuclear program (Al-Monitor)

The Israeli military’s chief of staff said operations targeting Iran’s nuclear program will continue, rebuffing a demand by Tehran that they halt if the...

Fragile Israeli government braces for chill as Knesset winter term begins (Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor)

“Contain yourselves for a few more weeks. Don’t pick fights on Twitter. It’s not worth it. If you shake the coalition up now, the...

Cyprus assassination attempt paints picture of emboldened Iran (Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)

There were two developments in Israel’s shadow war with Iran at the start of this week. On Sunday, Oct. 3, reports emerged that an...

Three Israeli ministers visit Emirates on sidelines of Dubai expo (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

The Israeli pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo is scheduled to open on Oct. 7. But even before opening, it has become an important platform from strengthening...

LockBit 2.0 ransomware hit Israeli defense firm E.M.I.T. Aviation Consulting (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Israeli Aerospace & Defense firm E.M.I.T. Aviation Consulting Ltd. was hit by LockBit 2.0 ransomware, operators will leak files on 07 Oct, 2021. LockBit 2.0...

Israel-Palestine: Abbas receives Israeli delegation in Ramallah (Middle East Eye)

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas met an Israeli government delegation in Ramallah on Sunday evening, the second meeting between the two sides in a month, according to sources...