January 22, 2015
11:52 pm

A Palestinian farmer uses a handplow and a horse to work on his vinyard in the West Bank near the Jewish settlement of Efrat, on May 8, 2013. (Photo credit: Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Settlers build synagogue on Palestinian land, bill owner

After petitioning court to have illegal structure removed from his land, Abdul al-Jaabari receives NIS 88,200 property tax bill

By Tamar Pileggi

January 22, 2015
7:31 pm

The IDF bolsters its presence in northern Israel on January 21, 2015, following an airstrike in which several Hezbollah members were killed. (Photo credit: Basal Awidat/Flash90)

Israel bolsters army presence along Lebanon border

Measures taken in anticipation of a retaliatory attack by Hezbollah, after strike that killed Iranian general, 11 others

By Tamar Pileggi

January 21, 2015
11:37 pm

Medics transport a Palestinian man on a gurney who stabbed and wounded over a dozen passengers in an attack on a Tel Aviv bus on January 21, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/OREN ZIV)

Tel Aviv stabber wanted to ‘reach paradise’

Hamza Matrouk, 23, from the Tulkarem refugee camp, says he was motivated by Temple Mount tensions, Gaza war

By Tamar Pileggi

January 21, 2015
10:06 pm

Israeli soldiers patrol along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 18, 2014 (photo credit: Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)

Terror alert briefly called along Lebanon border

IDF detects possible breach of fence, but calls off emergency state after confirming it was a false alarm

By Tamar Pileggi

January 20, 2015
11:24 pm

Arab-Israeli protesters clash with Israeli police (unseen) in the southern Israeli Bedouin city of Rahat on January 20, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)

Police commissioner urges restraint as Bedouin city burns

Pipe bomb hurled at cops in Rahat during anti-police riots following deaths of two residents

By AFP and Tamar Pileggi

January 20, 2015
10:13 pm

A sign held by a Palestinian employees of the former Hamas government (not pictured) during a protest at the gate of the Palestinian unity government cabinet headquarters in Gaza, January 13, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)

Gaza laborers protest government cutbacks

Union says Palestinian unity government canceled health insurance for 80,000 workers

By Tamar Pileggi

January 20, 2015
9:45 pm

Graffiti reading in Hebrew: " Revenge for the shahids (martyrs)" flanked by two swastikas, is pictured on a wall in the southern Israeli Bedouin city of Rahat on January 20 2015. (Photo credit: AFP / AHMAD GHARABLI)

Nationwide strike, ongoing protests follow Bedouin deaths

Swastikas and ‘revenge for the martyrs’ graffitied in southern Arab town of Rahat during anti-police riots

By AFP and Tamar Pileggi

January 20, 2015
8:39 pm

A screen capture from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014, allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the IS-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul. (photo credit: AFP/HO/al-Furqan Media

Iraqi PM: Islamic State leader injured in airstrike

Haider al-Abadi confirms ‘caliph’ of the jihadist group survives raid near Syrian border for the second time

By Tamar Pileggi

January 16, 2015
1:06 am

Yehudit Shilat, the third-highest woman on the Jewish Home party’s Knesset election slate, spoke vehemently against homosexuality in a radio interview last year. (Photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Jewish Home candidate: Gay agenda ‘suicide’ for society

In 2013 interview, Yehudit Shilat cited lower birth rates and late marriage to explain her stance on same-sex relationships

By Tamar Pileggi

January 13, 2015
1:41 am

A Palestinian family walks on August 27, 2014, past the collapsed remains of a building in Shejaiya that was destroyed in fighting between Hamas and Israel. (photo credit: AFP/ROBERTO SCHMIDT)

AG says army’s anti-kidnapping protocol ‘balanced’

Weinstein says controversial Hannibal Protocol prohibits killing abducted soldiers to stop them being taken hostage

By Tamar Pileggi

January 11, 2015
1:07 pm

Tsega Melaku, an Ethiopian-born activist and journalist, and a candidate for Moshe Kahlon's Kulanu party. (screen capture: YouTube)

Ethiopian-born Tsega Melaku joins Kahlon’s party

Journalist, a former director of Israel Radio’s Reshet Alef, gets No. 3 slot on Kulanu Knesset slate

By Tamar Pileggi

January 11, 2015
11:14 am

#JeSuisCharlie campaign angers Al-Jazeera staff

Leaked emails reveal internal rift over free speech, satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s mocking of Islam

By Tamar Pileggi

January 5, 2015
5:51 pm

Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit/ Flickr)

Soldiers protest criminal investigations into Gaza war

Officers say probe should be carried out by team familiar with the operation, terrain and combat missions

By Tamar Pileggi

January 5, 2015
2:29 pm

John Calvin, a gay, Christian Palestinian asylum seeker, who currently resides in Canada, says he fears for his life after he was issued a deportation order on December 31, 2014. (Photo credit: CTV News Edmonton screen shot)

Gay relative of Hamas founders faces deportation from Canada

Christian convert, 24, whose five uncles were jailed in Israel for terror activity, says he’ll be killed if forced to return to West Bank

By Tamar Pileggi

January 4, 2015
5:39 pm

Israeli flags stand next to the menorah, the symbol of the State of Israel, at the Knesset (photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Jews and Arabs proud to be Israeli, distrust government

Poll conducted before war shows marked rise in support for state among Arabs; religious establishment scores low on trust

By Tamar Pileggi

Writer: Tamar Pileggi

Settlers build synagogue on Palestinian land, bill owner

After petitioning court to have illegal structure removed from his land, Abdul al-Jaabari receives NIS 88,200 property tax bill

Israel bolsters army presence along Lebanon border

Measures taken in anticipation of a retaliatory attack by Hezbollah, after strike that killed Iranian general, 11 others

Tel Aviv stabber wanted to ‘reach paradise’

Hamza Matrouk, 23, from the Tulkarem refugee camp, says he was motivated by Temple Mount tensions, Gaza war

Terror alert briefly called along Lebanon border

IDF detects possible breach of fence, but calls off emergency state after confirming it was a false alarm

Police commissioner urges restraint as Bedouin city burns

Pipe bomb hurled at cops in Rahat during anti-police riots following deaths of two residents

Gaza laborers protest government cutbacks

Union says Palestinian unity government canceled health insurance for 80,000 workers

Nationwide strike, ongoing protests follow Bedouin deaths

Swastikas and ‘revenge for the martyrs’ graffitied in southern Arab town of Rahat during anti-police riots

Iraqi PM: Islamic State leader injured in airstrike

Haider al-Abadi confirms ‘caliph’ of the jihadist group survives raid near Syrian border for the second time

Jewish Home candidate: Gay agenda ‘suicide’ for society

In 2013 interview, Yehudit Shilat cited lower birth rates and late marriage to explain her stance on same-sex relationships

AG says army’s anti-kidnapping protocol ‘balanced’

Weinstein says controversial Hannibal Protocol prohibits killing abducted soldiers to stop them being taken hostage

Ethiopian-born Tsega Melaku joins Kahlon’s party

Journalist, a former director of Israel Radio’s Reshet Alef, gets No. 3 slot on Kulanu Knesset slate

#JeSuisCharlie campaign angers Al-Jazeera staff

Leaked emails reveal internal rift over free speech, satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s mocking of Islam

Soldiers protest criminal investigations into Gaza war

Officers say probe should be carried out by team familiar with the operation, terrain and combat missions

Gay relative of Hamas founders faces deportation from Canada

Christian convert, 24, whose five uncles were jailed in Israel for terror activity, says he’ll be killed if forced to return to West Bank

Jews and Arabs proud to be Israeli, distrust government

Poll conducted before war shows marked rise in support for state among Arabs; religious establishment scores low on trust

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