Analysts: Iranian Drone Dispatched to Israeli Territory a Trap Aimed at Eliciting Israeli Counter Strike

A picture taken on February 11, 2018, shows an Israeli Iron Dome defense system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria

Abraham Rabinovich
February 12, 2018 9:45 AM

JERUSALEM—A retired Israeli general said over the weekend that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the al Quds force, an arm Iran's Revolutionary Guards, "plans from the end," following the downing of an Israeli F-16.

Remembering the Six Day War

Capturing the Old City

Abraham Rabinovich
June 7, 2017 4:55 AM

Jerusalem’s Old City was a prize for Israel to dream about but too charged to reach out for. Although the Israel Defense Forces had drawers filled with contingency plans for virtually every conceivable target and circumstance in the Middle East, there was none in 1967 for the Old City, which was the closet target of all—literally a stone’s throw from the border dividing Jerusalem into two cities.

Israeli Soldiers Attacked in West Bank Refugee Camp

Abraham Rabinovich
March 1, 2016 3:03 PM

JERUSALEM—After two Israeli soldiers were attacked when they drove by accident into a West Bank refugee camp Monday night, the army ordered its Hannibal Procedure to be put into effect—namely to use massive fire, if necessary, to prevent soldiers being taken prisoner, even if it endangers the soldiers themselves.

Egyptian Lawmaker Throws Shoe At Colleague Who Invited Israeli Ambassador to Dinner

Abraham Rabinovich
March 1, 2016 9:52 AM

JERUSALEM—An Egyptian lawmaker who upset his colleagues and much of the Egyptian public by inviting the Israeli ambassador in Cairo to dinner at his home last week was struck Sunday in Egypt’s parliament by a fellow parliamentarian with his shoe, an insult in Arab culture.

Palestinian Employees Lose Out After BDS Movement Targets SodaStream

Abraham Rabinovich
February 29, 2016 2:02 PM

Jerusalem—The last of 500 West Bank Palestinians who had been employed by the beverage firm SodaStream were let go on Monday as a result of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israeli economic activity in the West Bank.

Jihadi Factions in Syria Claim to Have Killed Several Russian Officers in Car Bomb Explosion

Abraham Rabinovich
February 25, 2016 2:38 PM

JERUSALEM – The death and injury of “dozens” of Russian officers in a car bomb explosion this week at a Russian military base in Syria was claimed Wednesday by two jihadi factions.

Egyptian Lawmaker Invited Israeli Ambassador to Egypt to Dinner

Move denounced by other lawmakers, Egyptian media

Abraham Rabinovich
February 25, 2016 1:50 PM

JERUSALEM—Consigned to the diplomatic shadows in Cairo for the past two years as Israel’s ambassador to Egypt, Haim Koren splashed across the Egyptian media this week after an Egyptian parliamentarian invited him to dinner.

Iran Promises to Pay Family of Every Palestinian ‘Martyr’ $7,000

Will pay $30,000 for every home of a terrorist demolished by Israel

Abraham Rabinovich
February 24, 2016 2:26 PM

JERUSALEM—Iran on Wednesday stoked the current round of violence on the West Bank and Jerusalem by promising to pay the family of every Palestinian “martyr” $7,000 and to pay $30,000 for every home of a terrorist demolished by Israel.

Israeli Military Intelligence Chief: ‘Humanitarian Condition in Gaza Progressively Deteriorating’

The smoke trail of multiple missiles fired by Palestinian militants from inside northern Gaza Strip

Abraham Rabinovich
February 24, 2016 12:13 PM

JERUSALEM—The chief of Israeli military intelligence warned this week that despair in the Gaza Strip, where suicides have reached record levels, could lead to a renewed military confrontation with Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Says Russia, U.S. Recognize Israel’s ‘Freedom to Act and to Defend’ Interests in Syria

Smoke rises after Russian airstrikes in Syria

Abraham Rabinovich
February 23, 2016 1:26 PM

JERUSALEM—Less than a week after Israel was reported to have rocketed Syrian army outposts in the Damascus area despite the Russian presence as defender of the Syrian regime, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Monday that both Russia and the United States recognize Israel’s “freedom to act and to defend our interests” in Syria.