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Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government on Sunday rejected claims raised in documents allegedly leaked from the Pentagon that leaders of its foreign intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of Israel’s judiciary. The New York Times on Saturday published an assessment it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update

Published by Reuters By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli jets hit Syrian military targets on Sunday in response to rockets launched towards Israeli controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said, as violence flared again following cross-border exchanges of fire during the week. State media in Syria reported explosions in the vicinity of the capital Damascus

Published by DPA The Israeli Air Force shelled several targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory which came after clashes erupted at a Jerusalem holy site early in the morning. Several people were injured early Wednesday after dozens of Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the al-Aqsa Mosque on

Published by DPA Thousands of supporters of the government’s controversial judicial reform took to the streets in Israel following calls to attack journalists and activists of the opposing side, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Some 30,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, blocking a highway in both directions, Channel 12 reported. Some

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has not met eligibility requirements to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected his country to join soon. Israel is yet to grant free passage for Palestinian-Americans at its airports and into the

Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli defense chief whose dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the country’s constitutional crisis to a boil is staying in office until further notice, aides said on Tuesday, suggesting government indecision on how to proceed. Beset by three months of unprecedented protests against his nationalist-religious

Published by Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul until next month amid fears that Israel’s worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It was unclear how far the bill’s delay to the