Hamas drone plot against Israel foiled by Palestinian Authority

Hamas drone plot against Israel foiled by Palestinian Authority

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has helped foil an unmanned aerial vehicle attack on Israel. PA sources said Palestinian security forces detected a Hamas squad directed to assemble a UAV for an attack on Israel in late 2013. The sources said the UAV was designed to carry an explosive payload that could […]

Israel reports September spike in attacks by Palestinians

Israel reports September spike in attacks by Palestinians

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported a sharp increase in Palestinian attacks. The Israel Security Agency has reported a more than 33 percent increase in attacks in September 2013. The agency said most of the increase stemmed from the West Bank. “The main increase is noted in Judea and Samaria [West Bank] with […]

Netanyahu: Terrorists won’t ‘uproot’ Jews from Hebron

Netanyahu: Terrorists won’t ‘uproot’ Jews from Hebron

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has approved an additional Jewish residence in the West Bank city of Hebron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a plan to allow Jews to enter a home bought by Jews in Hebron. The approval was announced on Sept. 22 after the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinians in […]

Sinai insurgency spurred increase in August attacks on Israel

Sinai insurgency spurred increase in August attacks on Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported an increase in Palestinian attacks. The Israel Security Agency cited a sharp increase in Palestinian strikes in August. ISA said the attacks included rocket and other enemy operations from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. “August 2013 saw an increase in the number of terror attacks,” ISA said, “99 attacks […]

Israel, Palestinian Authority consider renewing joint patrols

Israel, Palestinian Authority consider renewing joint patrols

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — After a suspension of more than a decade, Israel and the Palestinian Authority were examining the prospect of joint security patrols. Officials said Israel and the PA have been urged by the United States to renew joint security patrols in the West Bank. They said the proposal was seen as […]

Israel’s rich-poor gap on missile defense: Umbrella favors the wealthy

Israel’s rich-poor gap on missile defense: Umbrella favors the wealthy

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The government has acknowledged that protection against missile attacks does not extend to all Israelis. Officials said Israel’s missile defense umbrella remains uneven. They acknowledged that the upper middle class and wealthy Israelis enjoy far greater protection against missile attacks than the poor. “A third of Israeli residents have […]

Netanyahu yields to Obama, orders freeze on Jewish settlement building

Netanyahu yields to Obama, orders freeze on Jewish settlement building

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel, under pressure from the United States, has again imposed a freeze on Jewish construction in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Officials said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his government to suspend tenders for housing projects in Jewish communities in the West Bank and most of Jerusalem. The officials […]

White House drumming up Arab support for Palestinian state

White House drumming up Arab support for Palestinian state

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has been recruiting Arab states to support a U.S. drive for a Palestinian state in 2014. Officials said the White House and State Department have been lobbying Arab allies of Washington, to support a peace deal with Israel that would enable the establishment of […]

Israeli intel: Palestinian cells directed to stock up on rockets

Israeli intel: Palestinian cells directed to stock up on rockets

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been bracing for Palestinian missile and rocket strikes from the West Bank. Military sources said the Home Front Command has assessed that Hamas and other Palestinian insurgency movements were building missile and rocket arsenals in the West Bank. The sources said the military command, responsible for […]

Some good news about Israel and what Obama said about it

Some good news about Israel and what Obama said about it

Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Amid all the euphoria about President Obama’s visit to Israel, modified by the realization that Netanyahu’s apology to Turkish prime minister Erdogan under pressure from Obama (and truth be told under pressure also from Israeli industry, which has seen its once-robust sales to Turkey plummet) was a serious and […]