A former IDF general warned Israelis on Tuesday that the next war with the Iran-backed Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah would lead to a barrage of rockets into Israel on an order of magnitude higher than anything Israel has yet faced. Major General (res.) Yitzhak Gershon, who served as the head of...

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The U.S. ambassador to Israel said Washington will “vigorously oppose and counter” the “pernicious” Palestinian-led campaign to boycott Israel, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. Ambassador Dan Shapiro, who was addressing the 16th annual Herzliya Conference, added that “no one should have any doubt that the policy of the U.S. government” is to fight...

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A media watchdog blasted a report in The Independent that falsely accused Israel of cutting off drinking water to Palestinians in the West Bank during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The report, written by freelancer Peter Yeung and published Wednesday, alleged that tens of thousands of Palestinians were being denied water resources...

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A major German bank closed an account belonging to an anti-Zionist group involved in the boycott campaign against Israel, Benjamin Weinthal of The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The decision by Commerzbank, Germany’s second largest bank, to stop hosting the account was confirmed to Weinthal by a “reliable source.” The account was...

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A senior Hamas official with extensive knowledge of the terrorist organization’s network of tunnels has surrendered to Israel, Haaretz reported Tuesday, citing reports from Fatah-affiliated websites. Bassam Mahmoud Baraka, the son of a Hamas-affiliated religious judge, is said to have turned himself in to Israeli authorities at the border fence between Gaza...

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Israel’s experience fighting terrorism has made its pavilion at Eurosatory 2016, the world’s largest defense and security exhibition, a popular destination for nations looking to upgrade their anti-terror capabilities, especially in light of major terror attacks in Orlando and Paris, Globes reported Monday. Thirty Israeli defense and security companies are being...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended his condolences over a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida that left 50 people dead and more than 50 others injured on Sunday. The Islamic State has since claimed responsibility for the massacre, which is being investigated as an act of terror...

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The British government has launched a probe into whether the Palestinian Authority is misusing aid money to pay salaries to convicted terrorists and incite violence against Israel, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening is in charge of the investigation. Findings are expected by...

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Israeli food products with Hebrew labeling have been delivered to a displaced persons camp near the rebel-controlled Syrian city of Quneitra, the Syrian news website Zaman al-Wasl reported Thursday. The food was distributed via Jordan, the report said, adding that this was not the first time this had occurred. The extreme need for aid in...

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An Israeli mobile platform is helping artists find a new way to profit from their work and share it with fans. Sephi Shapira began developing EscapeX after noticing that artists were posting songs and videos on sites like YouTube and Facebook, generating billions for the media companies through passive engagement...

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