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February 22, 2020

Netanyahu blasts rival Benny Gantz, cites two advisers who likened Trump to Hitler

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with Mark Levin for an interview airing on "Life, Liberty & Levin" Sunday, days before Israelis go to the polls for the country's third general election in fewer than 11 months.

February 20, 2020

Israel: People who violate coronavirus self-quarantines could face years in prison

The Israeli government is warning residents who've recently arrived from parts of Asia that they could up to seven years in prison if they violate a mandatory home quarantine over concerns they could be carrying the coronavirus. 

February 18, 2020

Palestinians protest Trump Middle East plan in peaceful mosque demonstrations

Following the announcement of President Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which involves Israel annexing areas of the West Bank, thousands of Palestinians last week occupied morning prayer services in mosques in Jerusalem, Nablus and other cities in a massive peaceful protest.

February 18, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to begin March 17, after elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was told Tuesday that his trial on corruption charges will begin March 17--two weeks after voters go to the polls to elect a new government.

February 17, 2020

Hundreds pray at Western Wall for cure to coronavirus: 'God has the power to send healing'

Nearly a thousand Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem prayed for a cure to combat the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 1,770 people.

February 17, 2020

Hamas hackers attempted to 'catfish' Israeli soldiers

Hamas hackers have targeted Israeli soldiers’ phones with fake social media profiles, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

February 13, 2020

University of Illinois student government passes anti-Israel BDS resolution, school says there are 'no plans' to act on it

The student government at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) passed a resolution in favor of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) movement in the early hours of Thursday morning.

February 13, 2020

Pompeo 'outraged' after UN rights council names, shames companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he is “outraged” after the UN released a list of over 100 companies it said were in violation of Palestinian human rights for operating within Israeli settlements in the disputed territory of the West Bank. 

February 12, 2020

UN rights council releases list of companies operating in Israeli West Bank settlements

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday released its long-delayed list of more than 100 companies it said were in violation of Palestinian human rights for operating within Israeli settlements in the contentious West Bank.

February 11, 2020

Palestinian president dismisses Trump's Mideast peace plan at UN Security Council meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday and, as expected, again rejected the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan unveiled two weeks ago at the White House, saying the U.S. cannot be the sole mediator in the peace process.