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TEL AVIV – Sen. Bernie Sanders’s anti-Israel statements go “even beyond Hamas terrorist propaganda,” declared Breitbart Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter Aaron Klein during a radio interview on Wednesday night. Klein was referring to an interview given by the far-left

An Israeli cabinet minister described as “loony” on Thursday an account by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of the number of Palestinian civilians killed in the 2014 Gaza war that went well beyond any official assessments. The minister, Zeev Elkin,

The Jerusalem Post reports: Iran presents a greater danger to Gulf States and the stability of the Middle East than Israel, a high ranking official in the Bahrain government told Arab Media in recent comments. During an interview with Saudi

Foreign policy is not Bernie Sanders’ strong suit, the head of the Democratic party’s Israel branch said Wednesday, defending the presidential candidate for his controversial positions on the Middle East conflict, including his suggestion that the IDF had killed more than 10,000 innocent Palestinians during the last Gaza war.

JERUSALEM (AFP) – Four decades after his brother was killed during a rescue operation in Uganda, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is embarking on an African mission of his own — but with very different aims. Galvanised by a growing demand for

Israel’s neighbors are buying arms on a scale that threatens its regional military superiority, the deputy Israeli air force chief said on Sunday, in remarks that appeared aimed at helping secure more defense aid from a reluctant Washington. U.S. military

TEL AVIV – Four Muslim states have declined to grant entry to a high-ranking Hamas delegation, an informed source in the movement told Breitbart Jerusalem. Hamas has asked Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan to invite a group of Hamas top brass, led by political leader Khaled Mashal (pictured), on an official visit. The source said that Saudi Arabia didn’t even reply to the request conveyed by Qatar.

The Times of Israel reports: Israel’s state-owned electric company on Monday continued to scale back its electricity supply to Palestinian cities due to almost two billion shekels in unpaid debt, limiting its supply to the city of Bethlehem and vowing

TEL AVIV – Weekend talk radio host Aaron Klein, who doubles as Breitbart’s Jerusalem bureau chief, debated an anti-Israel caller to his radio show yesterday after the caller claimed Israel was not a democracy, posed a nuclear threat to the world, and did more harm than good for U.S. national security.

The Jerusalem Post reports: Monday morning it was reported that a soldier was stabbed at the village of Tzur Yitzhak near Kfar Saba. Later in the day, the IDF began investigating the possibility that the soldier invented the story of

TEL AVIV – While Israel was still reeling from an incident in which an IDF soldier shot an immobilized terrorist in the head, four commanders from the army’s elite Givati Brigade opened up to Ynet news about the shooting and the challenges of

The Times of Israel reports: The United Nations has censored an exhibition about Israel set to go on display at the organization’s headquarters in New York. Three of the 13 panels in the exhibition “Israel Matters,” which is set to open

The Times of Israel reports: A Palestinian official said an assailant shot through the head by an Israeli soldier in Hebron last month was injured but alive before the bullet pierced his brain, as an autopsy on the victim was

TEL AVIV – Iran’s involvement in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq is meant not only to ensure the survival of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and weaken anti-Shi’ite militants in the region, but to ensure that Iranian weapons smuggling to Syria and Lebanon

JAFFA, Israel – Palestinians from across the political spectrum condemned an official delegation that visited the family of a top Israeli officer after his death in a plane crash last week. The outcry broke out after Palestinian officials, headed by Fatah leader Abbas Madani, paid tribute to Brig.-Gen. Munir Amar, the head of the Israel Defense Forces’ Civil Administration in the West Bank and one of highest-ranking Druze officers in Israel’s history, who was killed earlier this week after his ultralight plane crashed.

Israel’s neighbors are buying arms on a scale that threatens its regional military superiority, the deputy Israeli air force chief said on Sunday, in remarks that appeared aimed at helping secure more defense aid from a reluctant Washington. U.S. military

TEL AVIV – Israel is thoroughly investigating a shooting incident that involved an IDF soldier in Hebron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, the Jerusalem Post reported. The soldier was arrested ten days ago after shooting a disarmed

During a radio interview on Wednesday night, Breitbart’s Jerusalem Bureau chief Aaron Klein slammed what he called the “demented mind” of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for writing a formal letter asking Secretary of State John Kerry to probe claims that Israeli security forces have committed “gross violations of human rights

The Times of Israel reports: The Palestinian Authority president reached out to Israel on Thursday, saying he opposes near-daily Palestinian attacks on Israelis and suggesting the violence would stop if the defunct peace process were to resume. Israel has accused

The Jerusalem Post reports: Knesset Deputy Speaker Hilik Bar (pictured) will address both houses of the Alabama State Legislature on the topic of Israel’s security challenges and US-Israel cooperation next week. Alabama Lt.-Gov. Kay Ivey invited Bar to speak before a joint

The Jerusalem Post reports: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was working to stop Palestinian knife attacks and other street violence against Israel and had offered to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rekindle peace efforts. The

The Jerusalem Post reports: The Israel Navy completed a drill early on Thursday morning simulating an ISIS takeover of a civilian ship and a raid to free the vessel. A senior naval source said the exercise was aimed at “improving our

The Jewish Press reports: On his Wednesday’s press briefing, State Dept. spokesman John Kirby strongly condemned the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Commission’s unreasonable focus on Israel, in a world tormented by so much evil and tyranny. Kirby was asked regarding the

The Jerusalem Post reports: In a dramatic opening to Thursday’s IDF court hearing over whether to release or keep in custody the soldier who shot a Palestinian in Hebron last week, IDF Prosecutor Lt. Col. Edoram Rigler said that they

Ynetnews reports: The Egyptian border guard destroyed a three kilometer long tunnel between Rafah, Egypt and the Gaza Strip, one of the longest tunnels discovered at the border between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, according to Egyptian security sources

Ynetnews reports: Palestinian incitement related to the al-Aqsa mosque has significantly increased in the weeks leading up to Passover, which begins on April 22, in an attempt to raise tensions and cause disturbances and acts of terror. Every year, there is

JAFFA, Israel – Hamas has recently beefed up security along the Gaza-Egypt border, the London-based Asharq al Awsat newspaper reported.  The move comes in the wake of a meeting between Hamas decision makers and Egyptian military intelligence officials marking the

TEL AVIV – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has penned a letter asking Secretary of State John Kerry to probe claims that Israeli and Egyptian security forces have committed “gross violations of human rights.” The letter strongly implies that if the

The Jerusalem Post reports: Upwards of 1,000 demonstrators gathered Tuesday outside the Qastina military court to express support for a soldier arrested over the shooting death of a wounded Palestinian assailant last week, in a case that has sparked a

The Jerusalem Post reports: In the wake of the firestorm raging over the Hebron shooting of a downed attacker by an IDF soldier, and the soldier’s subsequent arrest, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon fired back on Tuesday against attacks from right-wing

The Jerusalem Post reports: Islamic Jihad’s military wing, al-Quds Brigades, released a video on Tuesday documenting the preparations conducted by its tunnel fighters to avenge the blood of Palestinians “executed” by the IDF. The two-minute long video, titled “Blood readiness,”

BAR-LEV MILITARY BASE (ISRAEL) (AFP) –  An Israeli soldier caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground appeared in a military court Tuesday as dozens of his supporters protested outside. Prosecutors were seeking to extend

TEL AVIV – The bodies of Palestinian terrorists will no longer be returned to their families, in accordance with a new policy set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu on Monday ordered Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon to halt the transfer of terrorists’

The presidents of Russia and Iran agreed on Monday to step up bilateral contacts, including over the Syrian conflict, in which both countries are allies of President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian government and Western-backed opposition are currently holding U.N.-mediated peace

The Jerusalem Post reports: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the best way to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, US and EU ambassadors said on Monday at a conference on the subject in Jerusalem sponsored by the Hebrew daily

Israel’s parliament gave initial approval on Monday to a bill that would allow members to suspend from the legislature colleagues whom they believe have supported Israel’s enemies or have acted against the state. The proposal was strongly criticized by opposition