Jonathan Beck
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Rome’s nude statues covered up ahead of Rouhani visit
In further concession to Iranian president, official dinner with the Italian PM does not include wine on the menu → Read More
Teen Palestinian arrested for killing Dafna Meir in Otniel
After 2-day manhunt, police and Shin Bet apprehend 15-year-old who was hiding out in a town near the scene of the killing → Read More
British PM says migrants who don’t learn English may face deportation
Cameron announces $28.5 million program; Muslim groups sharply criticize plan, aimed mostly at migrant women → Read More
Bahrain cuts ties with Iran
Iranian diplomatic staff in the capital, Manama, asked to leave within 48 hours; move comes day after Saudi Arabia took same step → Read More
Arab party’s Facebook post compares PM to Islamic State
Party’s condemnation of Kuntar assassination includes image of IS fighter in Netanyahu mask; Herzog: Party ‘crossed a line’ → Read More
Dermer sends settlement products as holiday gifts
Israeli ambassador to Washington rails against ‘fanatics and fools’ who are ‘singling out’ the Jewish state → Read More
Duma attack suspect confessed under torture, his lawyer alleges
Itamar Ben Gvir says his client was sexually harassed by Shin Bet interrogators, says probe should stop → Read More
Minister seeks debate on claims Shin Bet tortured Jewish terror suspects
Demand by Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel, backed by civil rights NGO, comes after detainees’ lawyers cite ‘outrageous physical violence’ → Read More
Israel and Turkey on verge of dramatic revival of ties
Secret meeting paves way for warming relations; also provides for Israel selling gas to Turkey and laying pipeline → Read More
Medics to do triage at terror sites based on injuries, not identity of injured
New directive by Israeli Medical Association: Treat most badly-wounded first, even if that’s the attacker → Read More
4,000 ‘inciting dolls’ heading for PA intercepted in Haifa
Plush figures of stone-wielding jihadis snagged by customs authorities; toys wear scarves with slogans like ‘Al Quds for us’ → Read More
Kerry draws fire for explaining ‘rationale’ of Hebdo attacks
Republicans tear into comments contrasting Friday’s ‘indiscriminate’ Paris massacres with strike on satirical mag → Read More
Coalition slams EU decision to label settlement products
Hotovely says EU step is a ‘boycott’ Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, who traveled to Europe last month in an attempt to prevent this development, says, “Labeling products is a boycott.” “Europe has today taken a discriminatory and grave step,” the deputy foreign minister says. → Read More
Jerusalem planning panel limits height of proposed pyramid
Structure reduced from 165 meters — which would have been 80 meters taller than the next-tallest building — to 108 → Read More
Four injured in West Bank car-ramming attack
At least four said wounded after being hit by vehicle next to Palestinian town of Beit Ummar, outside Etzion bloc; attacker seriously injured, according to initial reports → Read More
One killed in car-ramming attack in central Jerusalem
Several more injured as vehicle runs into crowd in capital; stabbing reported on bus minutes earlier; knife attack also strikes Tel Aviv suburb of Ra’anana → Read More
IDF nabs 3 Palestinians for hurling explosive device at army post
Soldier moderately wounded in attack; 18-year-old and 2 minors from Aida refugee camp confess to other terror activities → Read More
Netanyahu vows to widen steps to fight Palestinian terrorism
Prime minister says ‘new technological means’ will ‘significantly increase active protection’ on Israel’s streets → Read More
Jerusalem simmers after string of attacks raise tensions
Stabbings and other attacks rock capital overnight as police and army attempt to clamp down on persisting violence, catch killers of Henkin couple → Read More
Netanyahu to meet with Putin in Moscow next week
PM, Russian president to discuss deployment of Russian troops in Syria, threat to Israel of advanced arms leaking to terror groups → Read More