Category Intelligence

Jerusalem

IDF Says Iran Planning to Attack Targets in Jerusalem

Israeli defense officials see indications that Iran plans to attack the Knesset and other government buildings in Jerusalem with missiles. The IDF is concerned that a heavy barrage could devastate parts of the capital. The army analyzed the Iranian threat…

Can Secret Israeli Institute Create Coronavirus Vaccine?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a secretive Israeli defense institute to develop a vaccine for the new Coronavirus. While The Israel Institute for Biological Research focuses on countering unconventional weapons, its scientists have produced vaccines in the past. In…

Social media

Israel Faces Clash With New Palestinian Generation

Social media generation presents new challenge for Israel’s security services; young Palestinians who turn into lone-wolf terrorists harder to spot. The newly released US peace plan marks the end of an era. The two-state vision of the 1993 Oslo Accord…

Synagogue

Jews Under Threat As West Fails to Counter Antisemitism

Jews in the West are increasingly exposed to Antisemitic threats and violence from multiple directions, a recent report warns. Moreover, public officials are failing to counter the growing tide of Anti-Jewish hatred, and in some cases directly promote it. The…

IDF Intelligence Assessment Hints at Explosive 2020

The annual IDF intelligence assessment suggests that 2020 will be an explosive year for Israel. Despite some attempts to downplay the risk of war, the estimate’s underlying message is that Israel-Iran tensions will likely erupt into a major military clash.…

Nasrallah

Israel Threatens to Kill Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah

Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz warned Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Monday that he could be a target for assassination. Katz issued the implied threat on Twitter in both Hebrew and Arabic. “Nasrallah keeps attacking Netanyahu and threatening Israel,” Katz wrote…