Elad Benari

Elad Benari

News writer based in North America

Elad was born in Haifa, Israel, and currently resides in Canada.

News by Elad Benari

New Mall Planned for Gaza

Second mall in Gaza Strip to be built on ruins of security headquarters.

New Mall Planned for Gaza

Better Israel-Armenia Relations?

New Israeli Ambassador to Armenia could mark the beginning of warmer relations between the two countries, a contra to strain with Turkey.

Better Israel-Armenia Relations?

FM Meets British Secretary

Lieberman and William Hague discuss negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but UK-Israel bilateral dialogue is at a halt.

FM Meets British Secretary

Tel Aviv U Develops New Sensor

Powerful electronic sensor is capable of detecting many kinds of explosives.

Tel Aviv U Develops New Sensor

Israel Suspends UNESCO Relations

Israel to stop working with UN organization after it declares Rachel’s Tomb to be a mosque.

Israel Suspends UNESCO Relations

PA Factions to Meet in Damascus

Hamas and Fatah to hold second round of reconciliation meetings.

PA Factions to Meet in Damascus

Hamas Member Attacks West

Mahmoud al-Zahar attacks western values, defends Islamization of Gaza, and calls for the annihilation of the State of Israel through jihad.

Hamas Member Attacks West

Israel Reaches Out to World Jews

Ministry of Public Diplomacy & Diaspora Affairs reaches out with hotline to Jewish communities in the wake of the recently foiled terror plot.

Israel Reaches Out to World Jews

General Strike in Israel Averted

Finance Ministry and the Histadrut Labor Federation reach agreements after night long negotiations, general strike canceled.

General Strike in Israel Averted

Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Car

Arabs once again take advantage of olive harvest to commit attacks against Jews. Shomron head tells police: Prevent hooliganism and fight terror.

Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Car

Egyptian Author Threatens To Sue

Alaa al-Aswany claims his best-selling novel was translated into Hebrew without his permission by an Israeli group.

Egyptian Author Threatens To Sue

Iraqi Jewish Books Need Home

Controversy arises over Jewish collection found by US troops in Iraq.

Iraqi Jewish Books Need Home

Mugrabi Gate Could Collapse

Experts warn of imminent catastrophe as only bridge for Jews to reach Temple Mount is in danger of collapsing, yet Israeli government ignores it.

Mugrabi Gate Could Collapse

ISA: Hamas is Islamicizing Gaza

New report by Israel Security Agency shows that Hamas is actively making the Gaza Strip a state governed by Islamic religious law.

ISA: Hamas is Islamicizing Gaza

This Shabbat is Shabbat Hebron

Thousands expected to celebrate Shabbat in Hebron, the place where this week's parasha takes place.

This Shabbat is Shabbat Hebron

Jordan: PA State Will End Terror

Jordan PM joins the chorus:"No resolution to Palestinian issue will cause more terror and extremism" and his citizens stage anti-Israel protests.

Jordan: PA State Will End Terror

Largest IDF Med. Course Ends

50 medical officers complete course and will be assigned to various IDF units.

Largest IDF Med. Course Ends

Jerusalem Goes Pink for Cancer

Susan G. Komen for the Cure marks Breast Cancer Week in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Goes Pink for Cancer

Boycott Redefines 'Settlements'

PA Confusion: Boycott on Israeli goods only applies to places where there are no significant PA investments. Not all settlements are "illegal."

Boycott Redefines 'Settlements'

NBN Holds Aliyah Career Fair

Nefesh B’Nefesh holds Aliyah career fair in Toronto.

NBN Holds Aliyah Career Fair

ZOA Condemns Anti-Semite Oscar

Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, this year's lifetime contribution Oscar awardee, once claimed Jews let Nazis kill them so as to get a state.

ZOA Condemns Anti-Semite Oscar

New Technology for IDF Soldiers

New up-to-date device with a touch screen and map will allow IDF commanders to excel during battle.

New Technology for IDF Soldiers

"U.S. More Hostile to Israel"

Political writer Anne Bayefsky reveals U.S. duplicity at the U.N. Human Rights Council.

"U.S. More Hostile to Israel"

US Jews Go Right Wing

Will Jewish voters choose Republicans instead of Democrats on November 2? A significant shift in voting patterns already has begun.

US Jews Go Right Wing

Terrorists Come From Inside US

Evidence shows al-Qaeda now looks for operatives within the US.

Terrorists Come From Inside US

PA Looks for J'lem Investors

Palestinian Authority tries to strengthen its claims on Jerusalem with a new company aimed at promoting projects in the capital and its suburbs.

PA Looks for J'lem Investors

Former Prime Minister Turns 95

Former PM Yitzhak Shamir turns 95, his former Director General calls on today’s leaders to learn from him.

Former Prime Minister Turns 95

"Islam Does Not Like Christians"

Getting to know Italian MP Nirenstein: straight talk on Christian attitudes to Islam and Israel, and on multiculturalism in Europe..

"Islam Does Not Like Christians"

LA Israel Film Festival Turns 25

This year's celebration of Israeli movies will include Israeli Oscar winners.

LA Israel Film Festival Turns 25

Court Discusses Fake Arab Graves

Jerusalem Magistrates Court discusses new Arab tombstones in central Jerusalem cemetery following Arutz7 report that it is a ploy to gain land.

Court Discusses Fake Arab Graves

Torah Scroll Donated to IDF

Young Israel and NCSY donate 187th Torah Scroll to Israeli Defense Forces.

Torah Scroll Donated to IDF

Calls to Boycott Campbell Soup

Bloggers call to boycott Campbell Soup after it introduces halal line of soups in Canada, certified by an organization with possible Hamas ties.

Calls to Boycott Campbell Soup

Historian Removed from Debate

Professor Geoffrey Alderman invited, then uninvited from panel discussion at Irish festival.

Historian Removed from Debate

Israel to Try to Checkmate Iran

It's all a game as Israel attempts to break Iranian world record for simultaneous chess games.

Israel to Try to Checkmate Iran

When Car Designing Meets the IDF

Amir Zaid, long-time car lover and certified designer, works in the Israeli defense system. Says of his "Solitaire" robot: "design is crucial".

When Car Designing Meets the IDF

Muslims Gather on Capitol Hill

Highly publicized event attracts several hundred instead of the anticipated 100,000.

Muslims Gather on Capitol Hill

Jewish Group on ADL's List

Jewish Voice for Peace named on ADL’s top 10 list of anti-Israel organizations.

Jewish Group on ADL's List

Paris Peace Summit Postponed

Strain over peace talks causes delay in peace meeting in French capital.

Paris Peace Summit Postponed

Israel An Issue in Illinois

Israel and Obama's support of it central issue in the race of Congress in a Jewish area of Illinois.

Israel An Issue in Illinois

CAMERA Focuses on Global Issues

Last week’s conference dealt with Israel’s challenges on the world stage and possible solutions to these challenges.

CAMERA Focuses on Global Issues