The recently-reported Scotland Yard investigation into the Labour Party’s anti-Semitism is the “logical consequence” of scandals that have plagued the party since Jeremy Corbyn took over its leadership in 2015, Julie Lenarz, Senior Fellow for The Israel Project, argued Saturday in an essay published in the National Review Online. The dossier, which...

Actress and #MeToo activist Alyssa Milano’s refusal to speak at the Women’s March because of its leaders’ anti-Semitism earned the support of fellow actress Debra Messing, Fox News reported Sunday. Last Thursday, the Will and Grace star tweeted a link to Milano’s interview with The Advocate, where she said that...

ALERT AND BACKGROUND: ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK Mortars and Rockets fired at Israeli communities from Gaza Key Points • Over the past several weeks, Israel has worked strenuously with Egypt, the United Nations, Qatar and other actors to reach an “arrangement” with Hamas. Its goals: – Restore security to Israeli citizens...

Self-driving cars in the Holy Land may hit the roads as early as 2019, as three major players announced plans to develop Israel’s first ride-hailing service using Level 4 autonomous vehicles. The proposal from Volkswagen Group, Intel subsidiary Mobileye and Champion Motors was accepted during the recent Smart Mobility Summit  in...

After Hamas, the terrorist group that exercises military and political control over the Gaza Strip, fired 300 rockets and mortars into Israel, the IDF said that the terrorist group had crossed a red line, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. OVER THE LAST HOUR: 80+ rockets fired from #Gaza at innocent...

In the latest sign of warming ties between Israel and the Gulf States, Israel’s Minister of the Economy and Industry Eli Cohen was invited to Bahrain to participate in an international conference, Ynet reported Sunday. The Startup Nations Ministerial conference, which is held under the auspices of the World Bank...

A German think tank rescinded a human rights award it had planned to present to the Women’s March movement on grounds that the latter group holds anti-Semitic views, Benjamin Weinthal reported for The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. In a letter, a working group of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, which is associated...

Over 100 rockets were fired into southern Israel by Hamas, the terrorist group that exerts political and military control over the Gaza Strip, following an operation in Gaza that claimed the life of IDF officer, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Dozens of Red Alert sirens sound in the last few minutes...

Amir Elichai was walking along the beach in Tel Aviv when he was approached by strangers who demanded his wallet. He complied, and as soon as he was safe, he called Israel’s emergency services system. “The response time was terrible,” he recalls, leaving the muggers plenty of time to flee....

SWIFT, the financial messaging service that moves money around the global banking system, will disconnect some Iranian banks this weekend, the institution’s Chief Executive Gottfried Leibbrandt said on Friday, The New York Times reported. “This weekend we are going to disconnect a certain number of Iranian banks. It’s really regrettable,...