A campaign to raise enough money to preserve 8,000 pairs of crumbling children”s shoes at Auschwitz has succeeded, thanks to an Israeli philanthropist based in Dubai, the UK Jewish News reported. The fundraising effort resulted in meeting its six-figure goal to save the thousands of shoes from disintegrating due to advanced deterioration. The Neishlos Foundation”s

Palestinian Arab officials are warning against the consequences of the approval of death penalty for terrorists law, which was approved in a preliminary reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday by a majority of 55 supporters against 9 opponents. In an interview with the Hamas-affiliated Al-Risala news website, a spokesman for the Prisoners’ Media Bureau

Plaintiffs, who include three rights activists and the wife of a jailed journalist, claim they were victims of ‘illegal intrusion into their phones’ using software made by NSO

Rafael Grossi, head of UN atomic watchdog, said hoping to relaunch dialogue on Iran’s program at the highest level after nearly bomb-grade uranium found

PM’s wife holes up in central Tel Aviv after hundreds of demonstrators catch wind of her presence: ‘The country is burning and Sara is getting a haircut,’ they chant

The US State Department condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks that he wished the Arab village of Huwara would be “wiped out.” State Department spokesperson Ned Price called Smotrich’s comments “irresponsible, repugnant. an disgusting.” “Just as we condemn Palestinian incitement to violence, we condemn these provocative remarks that also amounts to incitement to violence,”

Attendees at a White House roundtable on antisemitism hosted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff on Tuesday called for a longterm, non-politicized solution to address rising global antisemitism. The meeting, convened by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) as part of the efforts of an interagency group created by President Joe Biden to build a national strategy

Police officers and members of the Jewish Department of the Shabak detained a vehicle early Wednesday morning carrying four residents of the community of Gav HaHar, as part of the search for the Jewish rioters who burned buildings and vehicles in the Arab village of Huwara on Sunday. The residents were detained not far from

About a thousand people protested this evening (Wednesday) in front of a hair salon in Tel Aviv where Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was getting her hair cut. The protestors, who were demonstrating against the government’s planned judicial reforms, blocked the entrance to the hair salon and screamed at the security

UAE ambassador says members received ‘concerning’ update on West Bank violence in private session, the third emergency meet since Netanyahu established government 2 months ago

Demonstrators at Beit Kama Junction say serviceman accelerated toward them, got out of army truck and starting shouting; Military Police investigating

Premier also says without evidence that ‘foreign elements’ behind some of the demonstrators; falsely suggests protests against 2005 Gaza Disengagement were non-violent

After fiery debate, MKs tweak legislation to give hospital directors more control over how to keep leavened goods out during Jewish holiday, rather than imposing a blanket ban

A former member of the Ohio National Guard who threatened to commit a mass shooting against a Columbus, Ohio Jewish school where he worked as a security guard was sentenced on Tuesday to prison on charges related to building ghosts guns and making terroristic threats toward students and parents. The US Attorney”s Office for the

Israeli security forces captured four terrorists Wednesday, on suspicion of carrying out the murder Monday of 26-year-old dual American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles. In a joint operation of the IDF, Shabak internal security agency, and the Border Police, the four suspects were captured following a siege on a building in the Aqabat Jabr camp just south

Australian Jews reacted with outrage upon learning that a Melbourne games store was selling a Nazi-themed party game aimed at kids. The game, “I Would Kill Hitler: A Party Game of Hilarious Hypotheticals,” was discovered by Natalie Siegel, a Jewish woman descended from Holocaust survivors, when she was shopping in the Games World store for

While the opposition refuses to negotiate with the coalition on the government’s planned judicial reforms unless the bills on the issue are frozen and the coalition refuses to pause the legislative process, four MKs from the Likud and National Unity parties published a joint call for dialogue. The statement by MKs Danny Danon, Yuli Edelstein,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement this evening (Wednesday) in response to the protests that took place during the day against the government’s planned judicial reforms and the clashes with the police in Tel Aviv. “The freedom of demonstration is not a license to plunge the country into anarchy, because a sovereign country cannot

Curiouser and curiouser. The vocal media is concentrating on photos of the losing side of the election in Tel Aviv. Such a display is similar to that in Washington when Trump lost, and how they marched on the elected symbol of power. But this is Israel. We don”t see the northern and southern cities and

National Unity leader calls on Netanyahu to enter into negotiations on overhaul immediately; the premier ostensibly agrees, but sides continue to be divided on terms

Ratings agency cites risks to Israel’s system of checks, investor sentiment; cautions about importance of central bank independence for credibility of policy-making

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a statement this evening (Wednesday) which could pave the way for negotiations between the coalition and opposition on the government’s proposed judicial reforms. President Isaac Herzog spoke on the subject at the closing ceremony of the IAF pilots’ course and said that “the State of Israel, Israeli society, all

Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, will attend his 16th parole hearing on Wednesday at a San Diego federal prison. At the hearing, Sirhan, 78, will request to be freed from prison, the Associated Press reported. Sirhan”s lawyer, Angela Berry, said that even if the parole board grants her client

Following the catastrophic earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria on Monday, February 6, leaving over 46,000 dead and tens of thousands injured, the IDF”s Home Front Command dispatched a large search and rescue team, dubbed the “Olive Branch” humanitarian aid delegation to Turkey. Israel was one of the very first countries to offer its help

Legislation comes after High Court agrees to hear a petition requesting PM be suspended due to conflict of interests over government’s legal reforms and his corruption trial

Local currency weakens 6% and stocks drop as foreign investors step up activity in Israel’s foreign exchange market, amid concern over economic repercussions of overhaul

The national turmoil over the PM’s judicial overhaul is now being exacerbated by surging Palestinian terrorism and settler extremism. And still his entire Likud faction is silent

Doubling the number of safety shelters in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews placed nine new shelters around the city this week. The placement of the shelters was based on assessments of the IDF Home Front Command which worked to identify specific geographic areas where residents required additional

Senior PLO member Azzam al-Ahmad says Palestinian troops told not to hesitate, emphasizes importance of ‘national resistance’

The head of the Bnei David pre-military preparatory yeshiva, Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, was a guest on the podcast of publicist Dr. Gadi Taub. They spoke about the essence of the reform led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin. Rabbi Levinstein noted that “not everyone is aware of what the struggle is about. In general, some feel

Legislation receives support from Yisrael Beytenu opposition party, advancing in 55-9 vote, despite longstanding pushback from legal and security establishments

Moses” birthday was on the seventh of Adar. The Shabbat before Purim is almost always in the week of Moses” birthday so let”s use this opportunity to discuss what it means to be born. Many think of birth as the beginning of our story, but it is not. It is only the beginning of a

Germany’s foreign minister, diplomatic official voice opposition to legislation making its way through Knesset amid spike in Palestinian terror attacks

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on the US Supreme Court to restore workplace accommodations for Jewish employees observing Shabbat and other minority faith sabbath observances. The advocacy organization has joined forces with religious liberty scholars Asma T. Uddin and Steven Collis in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to support employee rights

Document used during late Egyptian president’s 1977 visit, during which he addressed the Knesset, sold by a US-based auction house in February without family’s knowledge

Clashes with stun grenades, water cannons mark 1st time these are seen at demos; at least 11 injured, 39 arrested; Netanyahu, Lapid accuse each other of stirring up anarchy

Albania is opening a museum to commemorate the actions of its citizens who rescued and sheltered Jews during the Holocaust. The “Besa” museum – meaning “word of honor” in Albanian – will open in capital city Tirana. It will be based in the House of Toptans, a historic building that is a designated cultural heritage

The Otzma Yehudit party’s bill to impose the death penalty on terrorists was passed in its preliminary reading in the Knesset Wednesday. The bill passed with 55 MKs voting in favor and nine MKs voting against it. The opposition Yisrael Beytenu party voted for the bill, while the haredi United Torah Judaism party was absent

Hundreds join family and friends, who remember victim, 26, as passionate and caring; IDF arrests suspected gunmen; Otzma Yehudit minister: ‘We failed’ to protect him

Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, a pro-Israel American official who pushed for the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, criticized the Israeli government’s planned judicial reforms, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reported on Axios. According to the report, Friedman made the criticism during a conference hosted by the Tikvah Fund

Friends and family of Elan Ganeles, the 26-year-old Connecticut native murdered in a terror attack near the Dead Sea Monday, joined together in song as he was laid to rest in Raanana Wednesday afternoon.

Knesset approves amendment for committee debate without objections; Labor MK who spearheaded bill thanks victim who recently shared story of abuse at hands of her brother

We read in our Parasha, that Moshe Rabbeinu is commanded:(28:1-2):”Bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons..to minister to Me You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aaron your brother, for glory and splendor.” The Torah then describes in great detail the eight garments that the Kohen Gadol is to wear, in his

Military says two suspects behind killing of US-Israeli Elan Ganeles apprehended in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, third suspect shot and detained while trying to flee

‘Huwara needs to be wiped out. I think the State of Israel should do it,’ top Netanyahu ally says, days after settlers rampaged through West Bank town following terror attack

US Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to establish a special envoy within the US State Department dedicated to advancing the Abraham Accords. The envoy would work to further the Abraham Accords, which the US brokered in 2020 leading to normalization agreements between Israel and Arab countries. In

Avraham Noach Paley, the father of Asher Menachem and Yaakov Yisrael Paley, the eight and six-year old brothers who were murdered in a terrorist ramming attack in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot nearly three weeks ago, was informed of the death of his children Wednesday morning. Paley, 42, had been seriously injured in the attack

Israeli security forces captured two terrorists Wednesday, on suspicion of carrying out the murder Monday of 26-year-old dual American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles. In a joint operation of the IDF, Shin Bet internal security agency, and the Border Police, the two suspects were apprehended, following a siege on a building in the Aqabat Jabr camp just

Appearing in Lod District Court, Amir Raz retracts earlier claims that he tied his children up as part of a game and not to prevent them from intervening in murder of their mother

Sheba Medical Center, Israel”s largest hospital, was recognized as one of the best hospitals in the world for the fifth time in a row by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The 2023 ranking evaluated the best hospitals across 28 countries including the United States, France, the United Kingdom,