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A former Israeli general is claiming that both the United States and Israel have been in contact with aliens for years. Haim Eshed, who served as the head of the Israeli space security program for 30 years and is currently a professor, made the comments in an interview with the Tel Aviv-based newspaper Yediot Aharonot. […]

Several Israeli soldiers’ phones were hacked after they were tricked into downloading an app after being duped by Hamas agents posing as attractive, lonely women, BBC News reports. Fortunately for the Israeli army, it’s not believed that the hackers were able to get their hands on any useful data. It’s one of the oldest tricks […]

In the same secretly recorded dinner conversation in which Donald Trump tells an aide to “take out” United States Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman can be heard telling Trump that according to Jewish mystical numerology, he is the messiah, who has come to “save the whole world.” The recording — […]

A right-wing broadcaster with a history of making perceived anti-Semitic statements — including one where he called the impeachment of Donald Trump a “Jew Coup” — has been granted an official White House press credential to cover the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the president delivered an address on Tuesday. On Wednesday, CNN […]

In the latest in a lengthy series of “jokes” that insinuate he will refuse to leave office after his term ends, as documented in a CNN report, Donald Trump again mused about the possibility of serving more than two terms. This time the comment was made during a speech to a pro-Israel group in Hollywood, […]

President Donald Trump is the largest threat facing the American Jewish community, the Jewish Democratic Council of America claimed in a new advertisement. “The biggest threat to the security of American Jews today is, incredibly, the president of the United States,” the group said in the commercial that was published Tuesday on its Twitter account. […]

Demi Lovato took to her Instagram story to speak out about her recent trip to Israel, apologizing for not being “more educated” regarding certain political events as backlash from her journey to the country continues. After posting a series of photos detailing her visit to Israel, Lovato described her experiences of being baptized in the […]

Just four days ago, and three days before Israel’s September 17 elections, Donald Trump appeared to send Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political gift declaring that the United States would sign a “mutual defense treaty” with Israel, as The Inquisitr reported. Even when the U.S. discovered that Israel had apparently planted electronic surveillance devices […]

Just two days after a bombshell revelation that Israel planted electronic spying devices around the White House and in other areas of Washington, D.C., as reported by Politico, Donald Trump declared that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently discussed signing a United States-Israel “mutual defense treaty.” Last month, Trump fended off claims that […]

The Trump administration has announced a replacement for departing Middle East peace plan point man Jason Greenblatt. His choice is raising many eyebrows and voices, claiming that the new person in the position, Avi Berkowitz, is not qualified for the post. Former U.S. ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk shared his concerns on Twitter, saying that […]

Following Donald Trump’s comments earlier in the week accusing American Jewish voters who support Democrats of “great disloyalty,” and on the same day praising anti-Semite Henry Ford in a tweet, as The Inquisitr reported, Trump was widely accused of anti-Semitism himself for invoking the longstanding accusation of “dual loyalty” made against Jewish people by anti-Semites […]

Donald Trump tweeted praise for a man who said that Jews in Israel love him (Trump) like he’s the King of Israel and like the second coming of God. As Media Matters reports, Root claims to have been born Jewish but converted to evangelical Christianity. He’s also a proponent of conspiracy theories, such as the […]

During a visit with the president of Romania in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump touched on several hot topics, including the recent controversy with Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Both lawmakers have been publicly outspoken against the Jewish state and have openly supported the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement which […]

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump continued a social media feud with Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib after she and fellow Rep. Ilhan Omar gave a press conference Monday on the recent decision by Israel to ban them from visiting the country. During the presser, Tlaib recounted a conversation she had with her family about the decision […]

The grandmother of Rashida Tlaib is blaming Donald Trump for her granddaughter’s purported inability to visit her in her home in the West Bank, Yahoo News reports. “May God ruin him,” she told a local reporter. Muftia Tlaib is a 90-year-old woman living in Beit Ur Al-Fauqa, a Palestinian settlement in the West Bank. She […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who was originally denied entry into Israel along with Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar because of their support of boycotts that targeted the country, was later admitted entry on humanitarian grounds so that she could visit her grandmother who lives in the West Bank. Israel’s decision to ban both lawmakers was widely criticized […]

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will not visit Isreal, despite the Israeli government saying they would allow her into the country if she agreed to certain conditions. The New York Times reports that one of those conditions included a demand that she promise in writing to avoid promoting protests against the Isreali state. Tlaib is Palestinian, and […]

Typically a supporter of President Donald Trump’s actions, Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday broke ranks with the president and condemned Israel’s decision to deny entry to two Muslim American lawmakers. But his disagreement with the decision is not for the same reasons as Democrats who came to the defense of Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. […]

In what’s being touted by many as an unusual move, Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely announced on Thursday that Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar would be denied entry into Israel for an upcoming planned trip the two were set to take. The announcement came approximately one hour after President Donald Trump tweeted […]

In justifying a decision to bar U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Thursday he believed that the representatives intended to harm the country during a visit the two had planned. Netanyahu reportedly decided to bar the representatives from visiting the nation following […]

Jennifer Lopez showed off her amazing assets in a skintight, bejeweled bodysuit during her concert held at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday, reports Hollywood Life. The 50-year-old looked stunning in her sheer costume. Her famous curves, amazing derriere and long, lean legs were on full display. The mother of two’s amazing ensemble […]

Less than three months after a major exposé revealed that Russia uses sophisticated electronic warfare technology to disrupt local GPS systems as a way to protect President Vladimir Putin from drone strike assassination attempts, as The Inquisitr reported, reports out of Israel say that Russian GPS “spoofing” has disrupted flights coming into Israel’s Ben Gurion […]

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel recently took to Twitter to slam fellow Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg, or Mayor Pete, for his approach to Israel. Gravel made the comment following reports that Buttigieg would not reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, per The Hill. “The appeal of […]

In a time where it’s frightening to notice that a childhood favorite is trending on social media, Say Anything actor John Cusack shared an anti-Semitic meme, defended it, and then blamed it on a bot. The Daily Beast says that after retweeting a meme with a giant hand with a Star of David on the […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just unveiled the new illegal Golan Heights settlement that’s named after President Donald Trump. BBC News reports that Netanyahu held a naming ceremony on Sunday in which he honored Trump for recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the territory. But Netanyahu’s resolution is not supported by law, which means that the occasion […]

On July 22, 2016 — the same day that Wikileaks began publishing thousands of emails, emails reportedly stolen from the Democratic National Committee by Russian hackers — a British-Israeli security consultant named Walter Tzvi Soriano opened a real estate investment company alongside a former Israeli intelligence official. That same ex-Mossad official also ran a company […]

Michigan’s Democratic freshman representative, Rashida Tlaib, is being slammed by House Republicans over remarks she made during an interview on Yahoo News’s Skullduggery podcast published Saturday, according to The Washington Post. In the interview, Tlaib spoke at length about her feelings towards the Holocaust and discussed her support for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that substantial attacks against terrorists in Gaza will continue after more than 400 rockets were fired towards Israel, CNN reports. The prime minister’s remarks were made at a weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday morning. “Hamas bears the responsibility not only for its own attacks and actions but also for […]

During a tour of the Golan Heights on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he wants to name a new settlement in the region after President Donald Trump. Per Fox News, Netanyahu’s proposed resolution is a show of gratitude for the White House’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the territory. “I’m here on […]

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her appearance on the Yahoo! News Skullduggery podcast to criticize the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of the rise of authoritarianism that she believes is happening across the world. “I think that Netanyahu is a Trump-like figure.” Per Yahoo! News, Netanyahu was re-elected last week in the […]

As NBC News reports, Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in the Israeli elections — which marks his fifth term as prime minister — means that a two-state solution might not be as feasible. Specifically, most of the lawmakers in Netanyahu’s government oppose the removal of Jewish settlements on the land that Palestinians want to use for a […]

Earlier today, Israel’s intrepid Beresheet spacecraft attempted to touch down on the surface of the moon. While the endeavor was regrettably not a successful one, the mission broke substantial ground in its goal to land the world’s first private spacecraft on lunar terrain. Named after the Hebrew word for Genesis, the Beresheet aimed to become […]

Israeli incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief opponent, former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, both declared victory in Israel’s 2019 election on Tuesday night, as The Guardian reported, but as dawn approached on Wednesday in Israel, Netanyahu appeared to be building an advantage. According to live results posted by the […]

Throughout his remarks to a group of Jewish Republicans on Saturday, President Donald Trump seemed to address the Jewish Americans in the audience as if they were Israelis, Business Insider reports. The mischaracterization occurred multiple times throughout the speech. First, in referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the president said “your prime minister,” implying […]

A day after a New York man, 55-year-old Patrick Carlineo, was arrested for making death threats against Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Donald Trump mocked her during a speech in Las Vegas. Speaking to members of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump was listing out the names of prominent conservative lawmakers and supporters of Israel when he […]

President Donald Trump opened up a meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by signing a statement recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the contested Golan Heights region, per Reuters. Israel has occupied the Golan Heights since the Six Day War of 1967, and in 1981 passed the Golan Heights Law declaring Israeli jurisdiction and rule […]

On Friday, President Donald Trump took a few swipes at Democrats who have announced that they won’t be attending the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington, singling out some of his potential rivals in the 2020 general election. According to a report in The Hill, Trump’s comments are just his latest attempt […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has gone on record saying that President Donald Trump may just have been sent by God to save the Jewish people, according to a report in The Hill. The former head of the CIA sat down for an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network during the Jewish holiday of Purim, […]

Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress best known for playing Wonder Woman in the hit 2017 movie, has occasionally drawn controversy for comments about politics in her homeland, as well as discussion of her past service in the Israeli Defense Forces. Now, Gadot is in the news for criticizing the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

On Friday, following a House of Representatives vote condemning hatred of Jews, Muslims, and other religious groups, Donald Trump told reporters that the House vote was a “disgrace,” and went on to assert that “Democrats have become an anti-Israel party, the anti-Jewish party,” as The Inquisitr reported. But at a private Republican National Committee fundraising […]

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is “not a country of all its citizens,” The Jerusalem Post reports. What prompted the prime minister’s comments were social media posts made by famous Israeli actress and television host Rotem Sela. In an Instagram post, Sela pointed out that Israel treats Arabs like second […]

Roseanne Barr has posted a new YouTube video blasting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her proposed Green New Deal, reports Page Six. In the two-minute video, Barr’s profanity-laced critique accuses Ocasio-Cortez of supporting Louis Farrakhan and claims she is costing “hundreds of people decent-paying jobs.” During the rambling rant, Barr also attacked Ocasio-Cortez’s appearance, said she […]

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has hastily called off a trip to Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu made what is reported to be a brief, off-hand comment about Poland, Nazis, and the Holocaust. As the BBC reports, while visiting Warsaw, Netanyahu was alleged to have stated that “Poles co-operated with the Germans” at the time of the […]

Following a couple of days of being dragged over the coals for alleged anti-Semitism in her comments criticizing the pro-Israeli government lobbying group American Israeli Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was in no mood to listen to President Donald Trump’s calls for her to resign. Instead, according to the Hill, she […]

A post by the official Israeli Prime Minister’s Twitter account — quoting a statement made Wednesday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Associated Press — appeared to say that Israel planned to go to “war with Iran.” But the post was quickly deleted and replaced with a tweet displaying the same quote, but […]

As Donald Trump continues to work on plans to build a border wall, other countries appear to be leaping to the president’s defense by suggesting that their own walls work to help curb illegal immigration. In the past, Trump has noted that Israel has its own fences and walls to help make their borders more […]

In a press conference described by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as “bizarre” and filled with “lies, ramblings and nonsensical rants,” Donald Trump on Wednesday stunned Israeli officials with his seemingly reckless remarks about the new role of Iran in the Syrian conflict, following the pullout of United States troops from Syria, Israeli media reported. Trump […]

For a couple of days prior to the new year, the “translate tweet” button failed to appear on some Hebrew-language tweets, including those by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli government officials. This led to a conspiracy theory, spread by journalist Laura Loomer and others, that Twitter had done so for anti-Semitic reasons, […]

During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, several Twitter users noticed that the “translate tweet” button to English for tweets in Hebrew wasn’t working. Several users posted that they noticed the bug around December 28, specifically when some Hebrew tweets by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, mostly about his visit to Brazil, did not […]

According to a damning statement by a former Israeli intelligence officer, Russia actively decided that Donald Trump was the right man to be president of the United States and then participated in the election process to ensure that he was chosen as president. As Newsweek reports, while there has certainly been plenty of debate about […]