The Israeli Air Force (IAF) declared its squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets operational yesterday, less than a year after receiving the first aircraft. The F-35’s are known in Israel as the “Adir”. Major General Amikam Norkin, Commander of the IAF said, “The declaration of the squadron’s operational capability is...

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President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday “that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” in a landmark speech at the White House. He noted that in 1995 the Congress, by “an overwhelming bipartisan majority,” adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act, urging the federal government to move the American...

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Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz signed an agreement with his counterparts from Cyprus and Greece and the Italian ambassador to supply European Union (EU) countries with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The project will involve a 1,300km (808 miles) pipeline on the Mediterranean seabed from the eastern Mediterranean...

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The Taylor Force Act, which will cut American aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it pays stipends to terrorists and their families, a scheme sometimes referred to as “pay to slay,” easily passed the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, with strong bipartisan support. It will now move to...

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For the second time in a week, Israeli jets are believed to have struck a military site inside of Syria, Ynet reported Tuesday. A Syrian military research facility in Jamraya (or Jamariya), outside of Damascus, was hit by several explosions overnight Monday. The area struck, which houses a number of military facilities including the...

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Following the arrest of two Bedouin Israelis for the murder on Friday of an Israeli soldier, Sgt. Ron Kokia, the leaders of several Bedouin communities condemned terror and called for coexistence as they met with the mayor of Arad, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The mayors and council leaders of...

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A baby born without an esophagus and a five-year-old boy unable to eliminate bodily waste naturally were among the complex cases awaiting senior Israeli surgeons on their voluntary visits to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. “It gives us a chance to do something...

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Dismissing threats of violence emanating from the Palestinians and Arab nations, Israel’s former deputy national security adviser, Eran Lerman, believes that, were President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital this week, as expected, it could have a positive effect on the peace proposals the administration is preparing. In...

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Professors who were part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to isolate Israel, colluded not only among themselves to take control of the American Studies Association (ASA), but coordinated their effort with outside anti-Israel activists, two legal experts wrote in an op-ed published Sunday in The Wall Street...

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Israel reportedly attacked an Iranian military base in the area of al-Kiswah in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to reports in the Syrian media, the IDF launched surface-to-surface rockets from the Golan Heights and the Israel Air Force (IAF) fired missiles at the military base, which is located...

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