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Operation Protective Edge has sparked clashes between mostly young Arab-Israelis – who are pro-Palestinian and many of whom are pro-Hamas – clashing with Israeli police in towns and villages around the country. The Knesset Ethics Committee suspended Balad MK Hanin Zoabi from taking part in Knesset debates for six months in response to anti-Israel and […]

Today’s developments have included the news of dozens killed in Shejaia from an Israeli airstrike on Hamas terror sites and at least 13 IDF soldiers killed in battles and in an attack on a tank from a home in Gaza.  Pundits and politicians across the globe are debating ethical and operational aspects of Israel’s current, […]

Next in MediaCentral’s Operation Protective Edge series of briefings and field tours, Professor Robbie Sebal, renowned expert in international law and the laws of warfare, and former legal advisor to the Foreign Ministry, will analyze the legal aspects of Israel’s military operations in Gaza.  Addressing issues related to urban warfare and definitions of “war crimes”, he […]

Next in MediaCentral’s Operation Protective Edge series of briefings and field tours, IDF Brigadier General (res) Tzvika Fogel, former Southern Command Chief of Staff responsible for Gaza and an expert in military and security issues in the region, will analyze Israel’s military options and operations in Gaza.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been conducting intense communications with the US and other countries since the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers were found near Hebron yesterday. He is asking them to pressure Israel not to retaliate with a large scale military operation in the West Bank and Gaza. Bassem Eid, a senior […]

Today, the IDF announced a new policy which includes sending preliminary conscription notices to all Christian Israelis, offering them the opportunity to serve in the IDF or civilain service (in hospitals, schools, youth movements, etc.). Recently, Father Gabriel Nadaf and several Christian IDF veterans set up the “Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum,” aiming to significantly increase the […]

The Haredi Orthodox are having to face the possibility that a new law, which ends their community’s exemption from military service, is going to make it compulsory for their young men to serve in the army. Haredim say the study of Torah is a foundation of Jewish life, that scholars have a right to devote […]

BODY: The first three days of the 21-day race will be held in Israel, consisting of a 10-kilometer time trial in Jerusalem, a 167-kilometer race from Haifa to Tel Aviv, and a 226-kilometer race from Beersheba to Eilat. Afterwards, the 176 riders from 22 teams will fly to Italy to ride the remaining 18 stages […]