10 April 2019

Airbnb announced on Tuesday that it would rescind its decision to remove ads of Jewish homeowners in Judea and Samaria following a settlement of a Shurat Hadin lawsuit.

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after 20 years with upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah being installed as interim leader of the north African Muslim nation.

Shas leader Deri and UTJ leader Gafni both spoke with PM after the polls closed and promised to recommend to President Rivlin that he form the next government.

“King Bibi” may yet be dethroned – we won’t know that for sure for days – but if he is, the uncrowning process will have been brought on by none other than the king himself.

The lesson that can be learned from the election is the one that none of the active politicians wanted to hear: Next time, listen to Ehud Barak.

“I would like to thank our heroic people,” Odeh told supporters shortly after the exit polls were published.

Gantz wrote that the results were not final and that there might still be "electoral movements that could enable us to carry out political maneuvers."

President Trump received President El-Sisi at the White House Tuesday and called the Egyptian president "friend."

Israelis have grown more cynical over the years regarding the chances for peace. The parents of first-time may have believed in the Oslo Accords, but those hopes were dashed.

Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the public “for putting their trust in me...and even greater trust than before.”

Once again, in a Middle East that usually does politics with bullets and bombs, we deployed ballots. Israel passed the true tests of democracy and security.

Readers have their say.

Arab media believe the next Israeli government will confront the post-Syrian civil war era as the Jewish State seeks ties with Gulf States and Oman.

Regardless of how the government will be formed in the coming days, Gantz has proven to be a formidable player in Israel's political landscape.

Rouhani says move will unite Iranians • Arch rival Saudi Arabia welcomes Washington’s decision

The United Nations, United States, European Union and G7 bloc have appealed for a ceasefire, a return to a UN peace plan, and a halt to Haftar’s push.

It was an ugly election - this one uglier than most - because it was so non-ideological: so little about issues, and so much about personalities.

All six artists lost a close relative in military service, and are exhibiting works which made artistic use of elements taken from children’s games.

The aim of the project is to promote the creation of joint drama series, which will reflect a variety of viewpoints on between filmmakers and television in Israel and France.

Movers and shakers, how Israeli people shape the places of this country.

Erdogan told reporters while returning from a trip to Russia this week that he and his foreign minister were constantly being asked about the S-400 purchase and being pressured to abandon it.

While an opposition victory has been hailed as a show of democracy by the West, the right to recount votes should also be considered part of that process.

Smotrich said he hopes the New Right will garner enough votes to make it into the Knesset.

Committee set up following a number of serious incidents in the Commando Brigade over the past year.

There tends to be a low level of trust within confidence of the fairness of the elected throughout the polled populations.

Results show Shas and United Torah Judaism will have heavy political clout in next government.

Klein, a Trump supporter and longtime opponent of a Palestinian state, made a point of rejecting claims that Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to a rise in white nationalist violence in the US.

U.S. intelligence believes the crown prince ordered the killing, which Saudi officials deny.

Case will likely enable Yazidi victim to testify, conjuring up memories of Holocaust survivors confronting Nazi war criminals at trial.

More than 77 percent of Syrian families in Egypt were in debt in 2017, up from 73 percent the year before, according to unpublished data seen by Reuters from a UNHCR survey.

US pastor Andrew Brunson was among those jailed in the aftermath of the coup. He was released last October.

The organizations say on their websites that they collect donations for people in Gaza, Somalia, Syria and other countries.

The U.N. has said that a blast in Sanaa near two schools on Sunday killed 14 children and injured more.

Litzman triumphs in Bnei Brak, Gaza envelope split and New Right takes Gush Etzion.

Hernandez faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison when he appears before a judge on Oct. 7.

Some even thought the general was bluffing.

"Persons who spread these ideas are not welcome in our country," Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said.

The officers found multiple beehives stored in the back of the two suspect's truck.

U.K., U.S. and Norway urge transition after months of protests culminate in deaths at hands of security forces.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern banned the sale of all military style semi-automatics (MSSA) and assault rifles just six days after the March 15 shooting, and announced plans to tighten gun laws.

Jon Medved, the CEO and founder of OurCrowd, emphasized that Israeli hi-tech is considered by all major parties entering the Knesset as a "national brand and national business."

"I JUST WANT TO SURVIVE"

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 and the pair were released six days later.

Which parties got how many seats?

The two filmmakers visited to rodeos, farms, ranches, went horse-riding and experienced true American country culture that you can only receive first-hand.

Central European University, set up by Soros, a Hungarian-born liberal philanthropist, will move part of its operations to Austria from September because of rules forbidding it to issue U.S. degrees.

May had requested the EU defer Friday's exit until June 30 but in Brussels a "flextension" until the end of the year or until March 2020 was being discussed, EU diplomats said.

Strong election showing of Shas and United Torah Judaism will lend the haredi parties heavy political clout in their demands for a High Court override bill and mass haredi exemptions from the army.

A city-by-city photo tour of how Israelis voted.

The comments come after the SAJBD responded to International Relations Lindiwe Sisulu's announcement that the country's Embassy in Tel Aviv was downgraded and that its ambassador will not replaced.

It was finally confirmed that the successful singer will appear in the artistic part of the final night of the competition on May 18. However, those against Israel they called on Madonna to cancel.

"We punished our politicians because they don't care about us."

President Reuven Rivlin visited the Central Elections Committee in the Knesset Wednesday to see the vote-counting and meet with committee chairman and Supreme Court Justice Hanan Melcer.

Only 15% of elected MKs support two-state solution

"Scholars from BGU and Brandeis have a long history of successful research collaboration," Prof. Carmi said.

Feiglin, thought to be kingmaker, falls far below threshold; Bennett and Shaked need only 4,275 more votes to get into Knesset.

A black hole's mass can be that of a large mountain up to millions times the mass of the sun.

Goodwill wishes begin coming in from allies around the world.

A record five gay Knesset members are expected to be sworn in, along with the first-ever female Druze MK.

Only three countries have completed the formidable task of landing a spacecraft on the lunar surface - the United States, Russia and China.

New Right tells voters to inform elections panel about irregularities

Police fired into the air and police detectives who happened to be in the area were able to incapacitate the woman and take away the knife.

Hamas, the report said, has long viewed Netanyahu “as a coward, desperate to avoid trouble and war” while Gantz would be more open to military conflict.

Bedouin cast ballots for Shas, and Gush Etzion gives votes to Meretz in head scratchers

Former Egyptian strongman said Benjamin Netanyahu was willing to give up all of the Golan Heights in 1998.

"I can assure the rest of the world that President Trump will continue to ratchet up the pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran so that their behavior will change," Pompeo said.

Yankelevich has taken a different path however, and decided to seek elected office outside of the constraints of the haredi system.

In an official El Al statement, the company explained that that the passenger was a US citizen.

A former IDF colonel, Maixner currently serves as CEO of IMCO Industries, a Tel Aviv Stock Exchange-listed defense company, and previously served as CEO of Merkavim and Hod Assaf Industries.

In a four minutes exchange between Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Secretary Pompeo, the two argued about the prospects of an upcoming peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

“We will stand together,” Gantz said. “This is my first day of the next decade in which I will serve the people every way I can.”

MK Shelly Yacimovich, who is sixth on the list, said Gabbay made many mistakes during the campaign.

In the case that the hearing and/or decision comes early, that could create a major dilemma concerning Netanyahu’s position as prime minister.

For anyone watching Channels 12, 13 and KAN at the same time, it was clear that someone made a mistake.

Druze in Israel tend to vote for Zionist parties as opposed to Hadash, Balad, Ra’am and Ta’al.

Photographer Mark Osterman focuses on automobile innards in his new exhibit, ‘Anatomy’

Local indie band Benjamin’s Brother asks important questions on ‘Field Trip,’ their sophomore album

After months of speculation, Mandelblit announced on February 28 his intent to indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

The woman told police dispatch that an intruder was in her bathroom and had locked the door, but she could see shadows moving underneath.

The visit focused on examining the possibilities of expanding activity here, visiting key projects where the company’s systems were installed, and becoming familiar with locksmiths.

Netanyahu proved once again that he is a master strategist and Israel’s consummate politician. Over a million voters put their faith in him, even with all of the legal woes and potential indictments.

On April 11, the organization’s 58-member executive board will vote on the twice-a-year resolutions.

In the aftermath of the current election campaign, we think it quite appropriate to apply this description to those things, among others, from which Israel’s media are suffering.

If there is a major change in the Jewish organizational world over the past 50 years it is that the center of gravity of American Jewish organizational life has shifted from “national” to “local.”

Along with the bad news is the shrinking of the Labor Party and its more ideological sister, Meretz. Both Labor and Meretz need to rethink their futures.

After its membership is confirmed, the 21st Knesset is expected to be sworn in at the end of the month, with a delay due to Passover.

Foreign press who flew in to cover the election said they do not understand why Israelis elected Netanyahu if he is facing such serious allegations.

It’s expected that the peace plan will be rolled out once Israel’s new government has been formally sworn in, but a date has yet to be set.

In standard Israeli discourse, acceptance to a community is usually based on common ideological, religious and national issues.

Each country’s unique approach to counterterrorism would make a perfect combination.

Trump has even accused Soros, a Holocaust survivor, of financing “caravans” of Latin American refugees “invading” our southern border.