Israel’s Foreign Ministry Cadet Course Includes First Muslim Woman

Thursday, 23 March 2017 | Thirty-one-year-old Rasha Uthmani from the northern city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye is the first Muslim woman to be accepted to the Foreign Ministry’s cadet course. Uthmani is currently nominated to be in the Israeli embassy as Turkey’s spokesperson. She had previously represented Israel in a delegation to the United Nations. Uthmani

Netanyahu: Israel and China are “Perfect Partners”

Thursday, 23 March 2017 | Yesterday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home to Israel after a three-day state visit to China. Netanyahu visited Beijing on invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. During a meeting recently between the two world leaders

Maintenance Work in Israel Yields Cache of Ancient Coins

Thursday, 23 March 2017 | A cache of nine bronze coins from the end of the Byzantine period (AD seventh century) was discovered in salvage excavations that the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) conducted as part of widening Highway 1, near ʽEn Hemed, financed by the Netivei Israel Company. During the course of the excavations which

Israel’s Multi-layer Defense System Nears Full Completion

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 | The story of a young shepherd from the fields of Bethlehem who turned into Israel’s beloved poet king needs no introduction. The Tanakh (Gen.–Mal.) is, after all, filled with the tales of King David’s bravery and heroism on behalf of his people. The most celebrated of these is arguably the

Israel Thwarted 16 Suicide Bombings, 16 Kidnappings Last Year

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 | Israeli security forces thwarted 16 suicide bombings and 16 kidnappings in 2016, making it the first year in three decades that no Israelis were killed by terrorists from the Gaza Strip, the head of Israel’s internal security agency told lawmakers on Monday. Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman told the Knesset’s

Hamas Stealing Turkish Aid Money to Fund Terror

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 | Two Palestinian men have been charged with funneling funds from Turkish charities earmarked for Gaza reconstruction to the terrorist group Hamas, Israel’s internal security service announced on Tuesday. The Shin Bet said that Muhammad Murtaja, the Gaza coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA), was arrested in February

Ancient Ship Replica Returns to Sea

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 | The Ma’agan Michael Ship has returned to the sea. Twenty-five hundred years after the ship sank off the coast at Ma’agan Michael, and 30 years after the shipwreck was discovered and removed from the water, a replica of the vessel has been launched. Organized by the University of Haifa and

IDF Calls up Reservists for Surprise Exercise in South

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 | The IDF’s [Israel Defense Forces] Southern Command called up its reserve forces for a surprise exercise on Sunday amid a recent increase in rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel. As part of the exercise, reserve forces will drill a variety of operational scenarios with an emphasis put

Shin Bet Chief: “No Doubt” Hamas Planning Passover Terror Attacks

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 | The Iran-backed Palestinian terror group, Hamas, will “no doubt” try to launch terror attacks on Israel during the upcoming Passover holiday, the head of Israel’s internal security agency told the Knesset’s influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday. “We are just before the Passover holiday, and there is no

US Boycotts UN Council Over Anti-Israel Bias

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 | The United States on Monday boycotted the United Nation’s Human Rights Council over its disproportionate focus on Israel, saying this “long-standing bias” severely jeopardizes the organization’s credibility. Israel is the only country that has its record examined during each of the council’s three annual meetings under a standing agenda item,

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