MK Yinon Magal To Resign From Knesset Amid Sex-Crime Allegations
Habayit Hayehudi lawmaker Yinon Magal has informed party leader Naftali Bennett that he wishes to resign from the Knesset after the emergence of sexual assault allegations against him.
ISIS Is Sure To Attack Israel It’s Only A Matter of Time
Israeli security officials assess the likelihood of an attack by ISIS using two measures. The first is the distance of the Islamic State’s fighters from Israel’s northern border and the second is the number of Palestinian Israeli citizens who seem to identify with the movement.
Jerusalem – ‘Suddenly, He Pulled Out A Knife’
One of the Border Policeman who eliminated a terrorist during a stabbing in Jerusalem Sunday spoke to the press in the hours after the event.
Mossad Enraged After PM Netanyahu Hints At External Candidate For Agency Chief
Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, was in the midst of an upheaval, after Netanyahu’s candidate for the position of agency chief was revealed to be Ido Nehushtan, Israel’s 16th air force chief.
Jerusalem – ‘I Heard Music and Then Felt A Stab In The Back’
The woman injured Sunday morning in the stabbing attack at a bus station on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem has been identified as Nepalese native, Isuri Taplaya.
Top official: Russian Jets Sometimes Cross Into Israeli Airspace
A senior defense ministry official has said that Russian jets occasionally cross into Israeli airspace as part of operations in Syria, but that close cooperation between Jerusalem and Moscow has prevented any potentially deadly misunderstandings.
IDF Chief of Staff Visits Brussels Amid Security Scare
IDF chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot secretly visited Brussels this week in the midst of the tense security situation in Europe, the Hebrew-language Maariv newspaper reported on Friday.
Israel To Establish Formal Presence In Abu Dhabi
The Foreign Ministry confirmed a Haaretz report Friday that Israel will in the coming weeks open an office in Abu Dhabi accredited to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Israeli Legal Officials Concerned For Their Safety Before Decision In Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Case
Legal officials and members of the police’s fraud investigation unit are taking precautions ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on an appeal by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, who was convicted last spring of bribing a senior police officer.
Car Attack Near Gush Etzion, 5 Soldiers Wounded
A Palestinian Arab launched a car attack against Israelis at Bayt Umar junction in southern Gush Etzion Friday, just after 12:30 pm.