Palestinians Signal They Want All of Jerusalem

By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— Australia’s decision on Saturday to officially recognize the western half of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel prompted a number of outbursts, some of them very, very revealing. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed disappointment that, unlike US President Donald Trump, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison only acknowledged…

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Netanyahu: Hezbollah will get ‘unimaginable blow’ if it attacks

By Herb Keinon, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the north Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, said that the uncovering of the third Hezbollah attack tunnel is part of the process of “systematically dismantling” these weapons. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah will “make a big mistake” if it tries to…

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‘Settling the score’ with terrorists won’t prevent subsequent attack

By Alex Traiman, JNS— On the last night of Hanukkah, a Palestinian terrorist wounded seven in a drive-by shooting at a bus stop outside the large Jewish community in Ofra, Samaria. Injured in the attack were Shira Ish-Ran, a 21-year-old and 30-week pregnant woman, and her husband, Amichai, both of whom suffered multiple gunshot wounds.…

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The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ, TIMES OF ISRAEL— The last time that a stranger directed an anti-Semitic insult at me, I was carrying supplies for my son’s birthday party. It was on a Sunday afternoon on Dam Square. Carrying Star of David party decorations in a see-through bag, I paused to snap some pictures on my cellphone…

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Building Up Israel is Preparation for Messiah

By Dr. Rivkah Lambert, Breaking Israel News— In a Torah class, sponsored by Yiboneh and delivered in Jerusalem earlier this week, Orthodox scholar Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz explained that there are alternative scenarios for the messianic figure known in Judaism as Moshiach ben Yosef (Messiah, son of Joseph). Quoting the Vilna Gaon, who was among the…

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Israel’s New Strategy in the War Against Iran

By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— With “Operation Northern Shield” entering its second week and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) working to destroy a third Hezbollah attack tunnel underneath the border with Lebanon it has become increasingly clear Israel is waging a psychological war against Iran and its proxies. This is done by using cutting edge technology,…

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Netanyahu Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Battle Inside Iran

By Herb Keinon, JPost— Israel does not rule out acting militarily inside Iran’s border if it feels that is necessary for its security, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Asked at an annual appearance before the foreign press if Israel would act inside Iran’s borders, Netanyahu said, “Our redline is our survival. We do…

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The Next War Between Hezbollah and Israel

By Caroline Glick, Jpost— Israelis woke up Tuesday morning to the news that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had initiated a new campaign called “Northern Shield.” The mission, which began in the middle of the night between Monday and Tuesday, is to destroy attack tunnels that Hezbollah, the Iranian-controlled terror army in Lebanon, has excavated.…

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Israel and Russia Are on a Collision Course in Syria

By Yaakov Lapin, Algemeiner—- The crisis in Russian-Israeli relations that followed the downing of a Russian aircraft in September lacks an exit strategy, and has resulted in significantly higher tensions in the Syrian arena. Russia is seeking to pressure Israel into rolling back its air strikes in Syria, fearing that they will jeopardize the stability…

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Tunnels are only a precursor to the real threat

By Ron Ben Yishai, Ynet— At present, Israeli defense officials don’t foresee a military escalation in the north. While the IDF is working to expose and destroy a Hezbollah tunnel—and perhaps several tunnels—in the Metula area, the work is being done inside Israeli territory and neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese government have any cause to…

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Third Lebanon War Seems Inevitable Amid Threats, Discovery of Terror Tunnels

By Israel Today— Analysts have been saying for years that it was only a matter of time until Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist militia were again engaged in open conflict. The events of the past several days have finally woken most Israelis up to the seriousness of those warnings. Over the weekend, Hezbollah deputy secretary…

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