Defense minister: Israel will retaliate against any provocation

By Israel Hayom— Israel is not interested in another conflict in the Gaza Strip but it “will not tolerate any infringement on its sovereignty and we will retaliate to any provocation,” Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday, following the discovery and destruction of an Islamic Jihad terror tunnel dug under the Israel-Gaza Strip border. Speaking…

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Balfour was height of our diplomacy, Oren tells Christian audience

By Benjamin Glatt, JPost— The 1917 Balfour Declaration viewing the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine was the high-water mark of the Jewish people’s diplomacy, deputy minister Michael Oren said. “It was the first time the international community recognized the right of a Jewish people to a homeland in our tribal lands, the…

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The Iran-Hamas Plan to Destroy Israel

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone— In a historic reawakening, Iran is once again meddling in the internal affairs of the Palestinians. This does not bode well for the future of “reconciliation” between Hamas and Palestinian Authority’s Fatah faction run by President Mahmoud Abbas.The re-emergence of Iran, as it pursues its efforts to increase its political…

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Heart to Share: The Rogatchi Foundation Special Art Donations to Israel and Jewish Causes

By The Rogatchi Foundation— In November 2017, Yigal Amedi, the Chairman of the Arts & Culture Council at the Ministry of Culture will be engaged in the charitable mission at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa. In his capacity of the member of the International Advisory Board of The Rogatchi Foundation he will hand to the…

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The Embassy, the NIF, and the U.S.-Israeli Jewish divide

By Evelyn Gordan, Commentary— The Anti-Defamation League released a truly shocking poll of Israeli opinion last week. You wouldn’t guess that from reading the newspaper headlines, which were all about decades-old divisions in Israeli society. But here’s the shocking part: Over a fifth of respondents accused Diaspora Jews of contributing to those social divisions. While…

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Vice President Pence heading to Israel

By Ynet News— US Vice President Mike Pence is planning a trip to Israel in December when the country celebrates the festival of Hanukkah, it was announced by the White House Wednesday night. During the visit, Pence, a long-time supporter of Israel, will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…

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‘Israel prepared to use force to stop Iran from acquiring nukes’

By David Rosenberg, Israel National News— Israeli Intelligence and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) declared Thursday that the Jewish state is prepared to use military force to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. During an interview in Tokyo, Katz said that Israel was hopeful that President Donald Trump’s October 13th decision not to…

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Israel-Hezbollah war is inevitable, sure to be devastating — defense experts

By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel— A war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group is inevitable, though not necessarily imminent, and will be unavoidably bloody for both sides, according to an assessment by a number of former generals from around the world, known collectively as the High Level Military Group. In an…

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