Israeli municipalities and regional councils are preparing for local elections on October 30. For the first time, four villages in the Golan Heights (Majdal Shams, Buka’ata, Ein Qinya and Masadeh) will elect their own mayors. Since 1967, mayors of those towns were appointed by the state. According to a recent survey, out of 26,000 Druze […]
Read MoreAfter a seven year civil war full of bloodshed, the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, seems to have regained its stability with the help of allies such as Russia and Iran. On Oct.14 it was announced that Jordan and Syria have agreed to reopen the Naseeb Crossing, three years after the commercial lifeline fell […]
Read MoreOn Oct 7, 2018 a shooting took place in Alon Metal Factory, one of 160 factories in Barkan Industrial Park. A 23-year-old Palestinian man from the village of Schweica, opened fire, murdering Kim Levengrond Yehezkel (28), from Rosh HaAyin and Ziv Hagbi (35), from Rishon LeZion. Sarah Vettori (54), from Ariel was also wounded. The […]
Read MoreFatah and Hamas seem to be at a deadlock in terms of reaching Intra-Palestinian reconciliation. On Monday the Palestinian Authority slammed Hamas for advancing indirect talks with Israel about Gaza. It warned that Hamas is not authorized to sign any deal with Israel and that any agreement between Israel and Hamas would lead to the total separation […]
Read MoreThe United States has pulled out of the Iran deal in May and has since reimposed a number of sanctions that will degrade the Iranian economy. President Trump also imposed tariffs on the EU, Chinese and most recently Turkish imports contributing to the fall of Turkey’s lira. Turkey’s economic fall has ignited fears that the country’s […]
Read MoreFollowing the ongoing tensions along the Israel Gaza border this summer, there was a heightened escalation on Wednesday. In the afternoon the IDF closed several roads near the Gaza border after warning that it was concerned of a retaliatory attack by Hamas. In the evening, a barrage of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel. […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Security Cabinet is meeting this afternoon to discuss the Gazan tensions and escalations. Gazans fired over 150 rockets into southern Israel since last night. While ceasefire talks were being negotiated earlier this week, this morning Egyptian intelligence officially informed Israel that Hamas opposes calm. A senior Israeli army official also warned this morning that Israel was […]
Read MoreOn August 2, the LGBTQ community will celebrate the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance. It has been going on for over 15 years and symbolizes a persistent struggle for equal rights. This year, the march will take place during a tumultuous time for the community since the Knesset just passed a law covering surrogacy rights […]
Read MoreThe Syrian regime forces are continuing their offensive into Quneitra to retake rebel-held areas in that southern province. Many Syrians are fleeing the southwestern part of Syria towards the Israeli Golan Heights. According to UNHCR, there are 6.5 million people, including 2.8 million children, displaced within Syria, the biggest internally displaced population in the World. Well over […]
Read More(Photo: IDF Spokesman’s Office) On April 13, Hamas started a new method of combat against Israel and several incendiary kites were flown into Israel. Since then, the “aerial terror offensive” against the Gaza border communities has continued with greater vigor, including hundreds of incendiary kites flown into Israel’s territory, 600 fires, 8,800 acres of natural woodland and 11,000 […]
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