Israel Ordered To Pay Iran $1.2 Billion
The Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne has ordered the Israel-controlled Trans-Asiatic Oil Company to pay a debt of $1.2 billion to Iran’s national Oil Company.
Russia, Not Hezbollah, Sent Drone Into Israel
A Drone that crossed into northern Israel last month belonged to Russia not Hezbollah, as was initially suspected.
Anti-Israel Facebook Deletes Israel From List of Olympics Participants
The Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI), sent an urgent letter to Facebook last night (Wednesday), urging the mammoth social media company to add Israel and its flag to a list on the site of countries competing in the upcoming Rio Olympics, Ynet reported today.
Ex-President Moshe Katzav To Remain In Prison For Rape
The Israel Prison Service parole board on Thursday rejected former president Moshe Katsav’s appeal for early parole from his seven-year jail sentence for rape.
Sex offender Demands Restraining Order For Rabbi Who Exposed Him
Yona Weinberg, a convicted sex offender from the United States who is now living in the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, is stepping up litigation against Rabbi Ya’akov Horowitz, an American Rabbi who’s been warning people living around Weinberg of his past.
NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire Joining Hapoel Jerusalem
It was hanging in the air for some time, but that made Monday’s announcement that Amar’e Stoudemire has signed for Hapoel Jerusalem no less stunning.
8,000 Israelis Hold Bank Accounts In HSBC Switzerland
The Israel Tax Authority announced that it received information about several thousands of Israelis who hold bank accounts at HSBC Switzerland.
Ultra-Orthodox Parents Want Schools That Teach Kids Math and English
Last week should have been a crowning moment for the two ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism and Shas.
Brig. Gen. Buchris Quits Israeli Army Following Indictment For Rape
Brig. Gen. Ofek Buchris resigned from the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday following his indictment a week and a half ago on sexual charges including three counts of rape, allegedly committed against a female soldier.
China Consortium Buys Israel’s Playtika For $4.4 Billion
A Chinese consortium has bought Playtika, an Israeli online games company, for $4.4 billion in cash, the consortium and US-based Caesars Interactive Entertainment said in a joint statement on Sunday.