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Illustrative: A man walks through the almost empty Ben Gurion International Airport on January 24, 2021 (Flash90) The government announced Friday that Ben Gurion Airport would remain closed until at least February 20 as Israel seeks to prevent the entry of new coronavirus variants that have contributed to the latest, unrelenting spike in case numbers. Israel’s main international airport has been almost entirely shuttered since January 25, except for cargo planes and emergency aircraft. Departing flights during this time have been limited to those traveling for medical treatment, essential w...

Tzachi Hanegbi, who is now Israel’s settlement affairs minister, attends a meeting at the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo Israeli cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi fired back at a question on whether the Jewish state would act alone against the threat of a nuclear Iran, promising that “we are going to defend ourselves.” “Are you telling me that … Israel would go ahead with a strike on Iran without the sign-off by the United States?”, asked Tim Sebastian, host of Conflict Zone program on the German outle...

© Gershon Elinson/Flash90 Settlement Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, December 24, 2020.Tzachi Hanegbi, a close ally of Netanyahu, says i n the future there 'may be no choice' other than an Israeli strike to prevent a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic A Likud minister close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the US will never attack Iran's nuclear program, and Israel will have to decide whether to launch such a strike alone or come to terms with a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic. The statement came as tensions heated in the Middle East, with Iran ra...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio “No politically irresponsible proposal will be on the agenda during the cabinet meeting, especially in such a sensitive time,” Gantz said, referring to Israel’s problems in handling the coronavirus crisis. Netanayahu and Gantz’s unity cabinet is currently a caretaker government in the run-up to the early election set for March 23. Originally, the cabinet Tuesday was only due to discuss issues relating to the coronavirus, so Netanyahu surprised Gantz with the West Bank move. The proposal would turn the outposts of Avigail, Asael ...

Jan. 18, 2021 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened Sunday’s cabinet meeting with an emotional statement about an issue that wasn’t on the agenda provided to ministers over the weekend. “We’re currently holding a discussion with the Defense Ministry about young settlements,” he said. “This is a humanitarian issue – people who have no electricity or water. I very much hope we’ll be able to reach an agreement in the next day or two, because we have to solve this. There’s no justification for this, and it causes unnecessary suffering.” Fundamentalist Israel is no longer Je...