Liberman: Israel’s Northern Front Unprepared For War
TEL AVIV – Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Sunday warned that the homefront by the border with Syria and Lebanon in Israel’s north was not adequately prepared for a potential war.
Liberman
Israeli Officials Slam Erdogan For Threatening To Sever Ties Over Jerusalem
TEL AVIV – Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his threat to sever diplomatic ties should President Donald Trump make a formal declaration recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Israeli Defense Minister Urges Trump to Recognize Jerusalem, Says ‘We Will Deal’ With Arab Violence
TEL AVIV – Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday brushed off fears of a Palestinian reprisal should President Donald Trump formally declare Jerusalem as the Israeli capital or relocate the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv, saying Israel “will know how to deal” with any resulting violence.
Netanyahu Praises Communications Minister Over Move to Shutter Israel Bureau of ‘Inciting’ Al Jazeera
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised Communications Minister Ayoub Kara for taking concrete steps to “stop incitement” with a decision to permanently shutter Qatari-based news channel Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau.
Report: Netanyahu Considers Closing Down Al Jazeera Bureau In Israel
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is mulling shutting down the Jerusalem bureau of Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera, Hebrew-language Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Tuesday.
Israeli Army Chief: Lebanese Government Will Be Held Responsible for Any Hezbollah Attack
TEL AVIV – The IDF Chief Of Staff on Sunday warned Beirut that the army would strike Lebanese strongholds – and not just those affiliated with Hezbollah – were the terror group to attack Israel.
Palestinian Authority Policy Pays Reward to Jerusalem Truck Terrorist’s Family
JERUSALEM – Amid deafening silence from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who failed to condemn Sunday’s fatal terror attack in Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority prepares to reward the terrorist’s family with a monthly stipend of $760 for the murder of Israelis.
WATCH: Palestinian Authority Network Releases Video Claiming Israel Poisoned Arafat
TEL AVIV – The Palestinian Authority’s official TV network has been airing a video several times a day accusing Israel of poisoning former leader Yasser Arafat and further claiming that Israel is targeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next.
Defense Ministry Statement Comparing Iran Deal To Agreement With Hitler Caught Netanyahu By Surprise, Aide Tells U.S. Ambassador
TEL AVIV – News of a statement by the Defense Ministry slamming President Barack Obama for the Iran deal took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by surprise, his aide told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Friday.
Israeli Lawmakers Equate Orlando, Tel Aviv Terror Shootings
TEL AVIV – Israeli lawmakers opened the Knesset this week by expressing their condolences to the victims of the attacks in Orlando and Tel Aviv and equating the two instances of terror.
