Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen told Yedioth Ahronoth that Israel would launch military action against Iran even if Tehran concluded an agreement with the United States—provided Iran committed what he termed a “mistake” by resuming its nuclear program or its ballistic missile program. Coordination on maritime energy alternatives Cohen confirmed that efforts are underway in…
The IDF and Israel Police traded accusations on Sunday morning, criticizing each other’s handling of extremist settler violence in the West Bank after at least eight Palestinians were injured in clashes on Saturday. Settlers arrived at the Palestinian villages of Kusra and Jalud on Saturday afternoon, barricading themselves inside a Palestinian home and hurling stones…
Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container in downtown Tehran, Iran Six months into the war between the US, Israel and Iran, some of the worst fears for the global economy have failed to materialise, despite the conflict driving up energy and food costs, disrupting travel and trade,…
The recent, mysterious disappearance of mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi held the nation of Israel spellbound for more than a week. Everyone wanted to know: Where have they gone? Have they been kidnapped? Are they lying dead in some remote field, the victims of yet another antisemitic crime? Israelis love suspense stories –…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged that US sanctions are having a significant impact on Iran’s economy, reversing comments he made earlier this week that dismissed their effectiveness. Speaking to Iranian state television late Friday, Pezeshkian addressed claims that sanctions have no effect, saying, “Some say sanctions have no effect at all; to those people,…
Odeya Azoulay, one of Israel’s leading singers and the face of fashion retailer Adika, asked the company to shut down its newly relaunched website on Saturdays, bringing one of Israel’s most persistent debates over religion and public life into the world of online shopping. The revamped Adika website went live two days earlier, but visitors…
Finland has quietly signed a 10-year memorandum with Israel covering defense research, development and procurement, extending a military relationship that has become increasingly important to Israel’s defense industry despite growing political opposition to cooperation with Jerusalem in Finland. The memorandum, first reported by Finnish broadcaster Yle, runs until 2034 and replaces an earlier arrangement that…
(Aug. 29, 2026 / JNS) Ejecting representatives of the U.K. or of other countries from the U.S.-led International Gaza Support Center in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat would undermine efforts to improve Gaza’s future, the British embassy in Israel tweeted on Friday. Reports emerged over the past week that Israel was planning to…
0 Iran is facing growing economic strain as the United States steps up its sanctions campaign and the conflict between the two countries enters its sixth month. Tehran says the war and restrictions on Iranian shipping have sharply reduced foreign trade, while inflation and pressure on household finances continue to worsen. The Trump administration has warned…
Keeping any cultural venture going for long in this state budget-strapped country is quite an achievement, so it’s hats off to the Whisky Live bunch. Actually, raising a glass of some amber nectar, rather than tipping some headgear, might be more to the point, as the country’s distilleries, a bunch of their professional counterparts from…
