Israel’s decision to install metal detectors at the entrance to the Temple Mount following a deadly terror attack there was based on “pure security” and not political considerations, a former head of Israel’s internal security organization said Thursday. At a press briefing hosted by The Israel Project, former Shin Bet chief and...

Leaders of the Visegrad Group—Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia—met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest on Wednesday, and vowed to support improved Israel-EU relations. In a statement following the meeting, the five leaders agreed to enhance EU-Israel relations in areas of mutual interest, including cooperation on economic, political,...

The United States-sponsored water agreement signed last week between Israel and the Palestinian Authority marked the end of Palestinian efforts to obstruct joint water projects in order to delegitimize Israel, an expert on Israeli water technology wrote in a recent op-ed published in The New York Times. Seth Siegel, author...

The Israeli army on Wednesday revealed for the first time the extent of its humanitarian aid to Syria, including lifesaving medication such as insulin, dozens of tons of clothes, and hundreds of thousands of liters of fuel and food, as part of “Operation Good Neighbor.” The IDF spokesperson reported that the primary...

Iran’s efforts to build a “direct corridor” from Baghdad to the Mediterranean Sea and further entrench itself militarily in Syria are two of Israel’s most pressing concerns, Israel’s former national security adviser said Monday. The corridor, referred to as a “Shiite crescent” by Jordan’s King Abdullah, would place Israel’s borders in “direct connection to Iran—a...

In a new documentary about Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters’ rancorous campaign against Israel, acclaimed filmmaker and author Ian Halperin is seeking to emphasize the damaging rhetoric of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign Waters supports. “I’ve never come across a story more filled with hate, prejudice, and misinformation than...

For the third consecutive night, violent altercations broke out between Muslim worshipers and the police in Jerusalem’s Old City. According to police reports, a group of Muslim worshipers threw rocks and bottles at police officers stationed by the Temple Mount after evening prayers on Tuesday, lightly injuring two officers. Police...

Israeli secondary school students Ron Solan, Rina Sevostianov, and Ofir Shmool won a silver and two bronze medals, respectively, at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad in Thailand this month. Ben Pilarski was the fourth member of the Israeli team. The annual contest draws teams of four students from 76 countries...

Since American troops withdrew from Iraq, Iran has come to “dominate” its western neighbor in “military, political, economic and cultural affairs,” The New York Times reported Sunday. Tim Arango, the paper’s Baghdad bureau chief, detailed Iran’s history of working to subvert Iraq when it was ruled by Saddam Hussein, and then...

The award-winning journalist who first revealed that three Jewish women were banned from the Dyke March in Chicago for carrying LGBT flags adorned with the Star of David last month, confirmed on Monday that she was removed from her position as reporter because of the event. Gretchen Rachel Hammond wrote in...