Jewish Christian Baker’s Food Ruled “Kosher”

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service jerusalem_snowJERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Religious tensions remained in Israel Thursday, July 16, after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a Jewish baker's belief in Jesus Christ does not make her baked food unkosher.

NEWS WATCH: Israel Prepares For War With Largest Ever Military Drill

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior Middle East Correspondent 57jpgsmall1JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) -- Israel says it will hold the largest military exercise in its history, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Jewish state may have to prepare for war with Iran and other rogue states.

BREAKING NEWS: US Wants “Frank Discussions” With Israel’s New Government Over Peace

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By BosNewsLife News Bureaus netanyahu_bibi11 JERUSALEM/LONDON/PRAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- The United States said Wednesday, April 1, it was expecting "frank discussions" with Israel's new government, which is challenging key conditions of past peace negotiations with Palestinians.

NEWS WATCH: Iran ‘Starts’ Bushehr Nuclear Plant

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent emergency-plan-for-gulf-countriesJERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) -- In a move raising eyebrows from Jerusalem to Washington, Russian and Iranian officials began a test run of Iran’s first Nuclear plant, BosNewsLife established Thursday, February 26.

BREAKING NEWS: Kadima, Likud Claim Victory In Israel’s Vote

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent reporting from Jerusalem livniJERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni urged rightist Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, February 11, to join a national unity government after official results gave her Kadima party a narrow lead.

BREAKING NEWS: Kadima “Wins” Israel Elections, Exit Polls Show

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George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent reporting from Jerusalem tzipi-livni1JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni looked set to become Israel's second female prime minister as her centrist Kadima party won Tuesday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed.

BREAKING: U.N. Halts Aid To Gaza After Hamas Seizes Supplies

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Middle East Chief Correspondent hamas_war0402JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) -– The United Nations announced Friday, February 6, it has stopped sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip after militants of the Hamas group apparently seized 300 tons of supplies, in the second such incident in as many days.

U.N. Admits Its School Was Not Hit By Israel (BosNewsLife Investigation)

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent reporting from Israel MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANSJERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) -– The United Nations admitted Thursday, February 5, that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) did not hit a United Nations-run school, correcting its earlier media statements that a massacre occurred within the U.N. education facility.

Bomb Explodes Near Gaza, Threatening Ceasefire (Wrapup)

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent reporting from Israel ap_israel_gaza_air_strikes_175_07jan09JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas was threatened Tuesday, January 27, when a bomb exploded on the Israeli side of the Gaza border killing an Israeli soldier and injuring three others, the Israeli army said.

Militants Fire Mortars Towards Israel; Convoy Attacked

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Chief Middle East Correspondent reporting from Jerusalem MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANSJERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife) –- Humanitarian aid continued to flow into Gaza on Thursday, January 23, despite nearly a dozen mortar shells being fired towards Israel so far, officials said, and reports of a Jordanian convoy being attacked by suspected Hamas militants.