Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, in his annual intelligence assessment to Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz and the IDF general staff, warned on Monday that Israel will face an increasingly volatile region in the coming year, one that is \”more tense and Islamist in nature than before.\”
The verdict by an Israeli court in the case of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer in 2003, may have captured international attention and touched on a range of ethical issues at the center of Israel’s military operations.
Off a rough, paved road atop a mountain, on the thin stucco wall of a trailer home, black graffiti proclaims \”Private Jewish land.\” And underneath, in red, \”Migron.\”
Israeli schools opened for more than 2 million students, a record for the country.
As the school year got underway for more than two million Israeli students across the country on Monday, a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in open territory in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council in southern Israel—midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon—causing no damage.
Jewish Democrats slammed Republicans for planning a tribute to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) at the Republican convention.
As Iran gets set to host the Non-Aligned Movement triennial summit, Israel, the United States and a number of Jewish groups are worried that what happens in Tehran won\’t stay there.
The African Christian Democratic Party said it would fight the South African government\’s decision to adopt a regulation that prevents the labeling of goods from the West Bank as being produced in Israel.
Some 613 American rabbis, ranging across all denominations, have signed up as supporters of Rabbis for Obama, it was announced Tuesday by the Obama for America campaign.
South Africa has adopted a regulation to prevent the labeling of goods from the West Bank as being produced in Israel.
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