Middle East

Odelia Karmon, a former adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he served as leader of the opposition, reportedly told police her former boss attempted to cover up payments she received from a US non-profit while under his employment, according to recordings obtained by the Haaretz daily on Friday. Karmon was being investigated as part

Palestinian Scout group misleads World Scout Movement about terror ties (JNS.org) A watchdog group said the Palestinian Scout Association (PSA) has been misleading the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) by claiming they are not the group promoting a course honoring a terrorist. Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) found substantial evidence that the Palestinian scouts

Former Israeli president Shimon Peres’s condition was still “serious and stable” by Friday morning, with doctors recommending the 93-year-old remain sedated and on a respirator three days after he suffered a major stroke, his office said. “The ninth president had a quiet night. There is no change in his condition — it continues to be

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a scathing criticism of a recent video released by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu which decried the proposed removal of Jewish populations from Judea and Samaria as “ethnic cleansing”, slamming the comments and warning that the two-state solution is in danger. Speaking during a UN Security Council meeting Thursday,

Hundreds of Israelis killed in thousands of rocket attacks — that is the army’s Home Front Command’s estimation for what to expect in a future war, according to figures released ahead of a nationwide preparedness drill set for next week. Beginning next week, the Home Front Command will kick off “Standing Firm,” a preparedness drill

Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres saw “real improvement” today (Thursday) but remained in serious condition after the 93-year-old suffered a major stroke on Tuesday, his doctor said. “There is another real improvement today,” Peres’s personal physician and son-in-law Rafi Walden told media, describing his condition as serious but stable. He

Hundreds of Israeli artists and intellectuals urged world Jewry to challenge Israeli policy toward Palestinians, in an open letter released Wednesday. “We call upon Jews around the world to join with Israeli partners for coordinated action to end the occupation and build a new future, for the sake of the State of Israel and the