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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations – review
Bergman cites internal accounts and scores of interviews with spymasters, agent-handlers and killers<p>In January 2010 Israeli agents converged on a luxury hotel in Dubai: their target was Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, an arms supplier for Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip. …
Middle EastIsrael, Hamas make U-turn on the precipice with Gaza cease-fire
A death of an IDF soldier on the Gaza border, for the first time in four years; the bombing of Hamas outposts and battalion headquarters; and …
IsraelXTend Aims To Gamify Real-Life Activities With Drones And Augmented Reality
Two of the founders of the 3D company Replay Technologies Inc, which was acquired by Intel in 2016, are setting up a new augmented reality (AR) …
Augmented RealityExclusive: German intelligence contradicts Merkel on Iran's nuclear drive
The domestic intelligence agencies in Germany are the functional equivalent of Israel's Shin Bet.<p>><br>• ><p>Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in …
Angela MerkelIDF names Aviv Levi, 21, as soldier killed by Hamas sniper at Gaza border
The Givati soldier, who had been wearing a protective vest, was said to have been hit in the chest by the sniper.<p>><br>• ><p>Staff Sergeant Aviv Levi . (photo …
IsraelAverting War in Gaza
A series of momentous events in Israel-Palestine, both national and religious in character, risk spiralling into a dangerous escalation. Since 30 …
IsraelWhy Israel just passed a law that Arab leaders say creates “an apartheid state”
The Israeli parliament Thursday passed a controversial law declaring that Israel is an exclusively Jewish state — legislation Arab leaders have denounced as “racist” and akin to creating “an apartheid state.”<p>The “nation-state” bill, which was passed by a 62-55 vote in the Knesset, says that “Israel …
IsraelTwo Palestinians get life for murdering Israeli employer
JERUSALEM (AFP) -<p>Israeli judges on Thursday sentenced two Palestinians to life in jail for murdering their Jewish employer, the court said, in an October attack authorities labelled as terror.<p>Yousef Kamil and Mohammed Abu Elrob, both of Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank, were in May found guilty …
IsraelNearing the red line
Israel also faces a test of leadership. I don’t envy the prime minister. Who is taking the lead? The leader or the public?<p>Damage to an Ashkelon home …
IsraelIsraeli Arab who crossed into Syria on paraglider indicted
Nidal Salah from Jaljulia, who unlawfully left Israel to join ISIS in October 2015, faces series of charges including contact with a foreign agent, …
Israel'Jewish nation state': How Israel enshrines apartheid into law
The law is only the latest attempt to legislate discrimination against Palestinians
IsraelArmy told to prepare for large-scale military operation in Gaza — report
Israel’s political leadership has reportedly instructed the army to prepare for a military offensive in the Gaza Strip, to be initiated if the …
IsraelIsrael Sentences Palestinian to 9 Years for Moving Turkish Funds to Hamas
Israel’s Beersheba court sentenced the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency’s (TIKA) representative in the blockaded Gaza Strip prisoner …
Middle EastWhat does Trump's denial of Russian hacking mean for Israeli elections?
Could any of this impact Israel’s vulnerability to hacking in its own future elections?<p>><br>• ><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Prime Minister …
World NewsHow Policing in the U.S. and Security in Israel Are Connected
<i>Do Better is an op-ed column by writer Lincoln Anthony Blades that debunks fallacies regarding the politics of race, culture, and society — because if we all knew better, we'd do better.</i><p>On June 19, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley …
Israel18 Palestinians arrested in predawn West Bank raids; border cops thwart breach
Israeli security forces arrested 19 Palestinian suspects in raids across the West Bank on Sunday night and early Monday morning, officials said.<p>In …
IsraelAiming to be Jerusalem’s first female mayor, MK sees thaw in religious tensions
Musing about her newly launched campaign to become Jerusalem’s first female mayor, Kulanu lawmaker Rachel Azaria wistfully spoke about “returning to …
IsraelReport: Turkish citizen deported by Israel, returns to Turkey
Anadolu also stated that the arrest was "groundless" and that the information came from a "Presidential aide".<p>><br>• ><p>Turkish citizen, Ebru Ozkan, who was …
World NewsSupreme Court confirms release of Duma minor to house arrest
The court rejects the prosecution's request that the minor is still dangerous.<p>><br>• ><p>Photo of the Year: Menahem Kahana of the French AFP agency shows …
World NewsIsrael to ease Israeli settlers' gun ownership restrictions
NABLUS (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) National Office for the Defense of Land and Resistance of Settlement said on …
IsraelRise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations review: The killing machine
Since World War II, Israel and its pre-state paramilitary organisations have assassinated more people than any other country in the Western world, …
IsraelPalestinian police offer help in search for kidnapped Arab Israeli
Palestinian police say that they have begun minor searches for a 7-year-old boy from Qalansawe who was kidnapped on Tuesday evening from his home in …
IsraelKidnapped Arab boy reunited with family
Earlier in the day, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich had revealed for the first time the whereabouts of the boy who was snatched from outside his …
IsraelTurkey, Israel battle over Temple Mount
Israel is looking into the increased flow of donations from Turkey into Muslim groups active on the Temple Mount.
IsraelHow Israel armed the drugs cartels – part 1
When I lived in the West Bank a decade ago, I heard from Palestinians in both Hebron and Jerusalem more than once that the Israeli occupation forces …
IsraelThe Gaza siege isn’t about security. It’s collective punishment, pure and simple
<i>Israel shut down Gaza’s ability to conduct trade because of flaming balloons and kites that Palestinians have been floating over the border. There is</i> …
IsraelBolster cybersecurity industry by expanding access for religious community
At its core, Israeli ingenuity is about best utilizing and amplifying the ideas and skills of the people of Israel.<p>HACKERS AND cybersecurity. (photo …
IsraelIsraeli Spy Informed Iran of Barak, Olmert, Gantz Security Detail
Despite the confidentiality of the trial of former Israeli minister Gonen Segev, who is accused of spying for Iran, leaks to the right-wing Israeli …
Middle East10 Palestinians arrested overnight by security forces
Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)<p>X<p>Dear Reader,<br>As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, …
Middle EastBennett threatens to block Jewish state bill
Sara Netanyahu’s trial put off until October<p>The trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, which was set to begin on July 19, …
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