Prime Minister Kicks Off Hanukkah in Israel with IDF

Celebrating the first night Hanukkah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered with soldiers of the IDF to light the first candle of the menorah and kick off the holiday.
Why is Livni Moving Closer to the Far Left?

While Hatnua chairwoman says she is fighting for a Jewish state, she is dangerously adopting the rhetoric of the anti-Israel left.
Boycotts, Sanctions, and a Palestinian State: Who’s Winning & Who’s Losing?

We are feeling a wave of resolutions, almost none of them binding on their governments, being taken by European parliaments, in favor of recognizing the State of Palestine.
Kerry the Peacemaker Attempting to “Defuse” Tensions between Israel, Palestinians

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Europe early Sunday in his latest round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at heading off a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN.
Left-Wingers Succeed In Splitting Israel’s Coalition

It is official. The current government in Israel is dissolving. An early election has been set for March 2015.
“Godfather of Israeli Army” Reburied in Israel After 68 Years

In what Haaretz newspaper called a “modest but impressive ceremony” Thursday, John Henry Patterson, commander of the Jewish Brigade in the British army in World War I, was reburied in Israel.
Another Netanyahu Government Is Not a Done Deal

If five Knesset seats move from the Likud to a party presenting a real rightist-centrist alternative, it will be the end of Netanyahu’s rule.
The storm over the teacup

A body politic barred from determining who may dwell within its boundaries is not a free, democratic society.
Israeli PM Considering Extreme Measures Against E. Jerusalem Terrorists

After weeks of unrest , Israeli Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to advance a bill which would revoke residency rights from terrorists and those inciting violence against Israel.
Vote on Basic Law Defining Israel as Jewish Nation-State Postponed

A planned vote on a Basic Law was scuttled Sunday, as Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) exercised her powers to delay the discussion.