Stay Informed

Sign up and be the first to stay abreast of developments in Israel and the Middle East

Israel

An Israeli father was killed, a mother critically injured, and their two children wounded after terrorists opened fire at the family while they were traveling on Israel’s Route 60 near Hebron on Friday. The man has been identified as 48-year-old Miki Mark, a father of 10 and head of a West Bank yeshiva, The Times of Israel reported. He was...

Continue Reading >>

Israel

Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer star Eran Zahavi, the Israeli Premier League record holder for goals scored in a season, announced Wednesday that he will join the Chinese club Guangzhou R&F on a $12.5 million contract over the next two and a half years. Maccabi is to receive $8 million for Zahavi, reportedly the most...

Continue Reading >>

Featured

The U.S. Navy’s investigation into the capture of ten American sailors in January “concluded that Iran violated international law” when it seized the sailors, the United States Chief of Naval Operations announced Thursday. In his prepared remarks, Admiral John Richardson explained the ways Iran violated international law. The U.S. ships, which were captured in...

Continue Reading >>

Europe

When Yotam Ottolenghi opened his first deli in London in 2002, he was probably unaware that he was about to launch a food revolution. His Mediterranean emphasis on fresh seasonal vegetable dishes trimmed with Middle Eastern condiments and spices proved so popular that he and his business partner, Sami Tamimi,...

Continue Reading >>

Israel

Outlets affiliated with the Palestinian Authority and its dominant Fatah party have granted the honorary title of “shahid,” or martyr, to a Palestinian who murdered a 13-year-old Israeli girl early Thursday morning. Muhammad Nasser Tarayrah broke into the West Bank community of Kiryat Arba and stabbed Hallel Yaffa Ariel to death as she slept...

Continue Reading >>

Europe

The official announcement of the UK Labour Party’s investigation of anti-Semitism within its ranks was marred Thursday when party leader Jeremy Corbyn made a speech comparing Israel to ISIS, shortly before a Jewish member of parliament was heckled and accused of being part of a media conspiracy. “Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the...

Continue Reading >>

Featured

A Palestinian man broke into an Israeli home in the West Bank and stabbed a 13-year-old girl to death in her bed as she slept early Thursday morning. Hallel Yaffa Ariel was killed by a Palestinian assailant who jumped the security fence around the settlement of Kiryat Arba, according to initial reports....

Continue Reading >>

Iran

Iran must declare all of its past and current nuclear activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order for the agency to credibly conclude that the country’s nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, former IAEA deputy director general Olli Heinonen wrote in a research paper for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on...

Continue Reading >>

Global Affairs

Israel delivered thirteen advanced drip-irrigation systems to drought-stricken Paraguayan farmers on Wednesday. The systems were provided by the Israeli irrigation company Netafim, a world pioneer in drip-irrigation technology. Drip-irrigation provides precisely the amount of water plants need, increasing crop yields while cutting water use by 75 percent or more. The technology...

Continue Reading >>

Europe

Germany has reached a preliminary agreement to lease up to five advanced drones from Israel for 600 million euros. The deal, which was signed with the state-owned Israel Air Industries last week, stipulates that the large Heron TP (Eitan) drones will be initially sent to Germany to be made operational and deployed in 2018, Ynet reported....

Continue Reading >>