Israel Democracy Institute and Israeli Law Professors’ Forum for Democracy argue judicial review would be too limited and gov’t would have too much sway in legislating Basic Laws
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich published an open letter Wednesday evening apologizing for his comments following the murder of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv that the Arab village of Huwara in Samaria should be “wiped out.” “I have a friend, a senior-ranking Air Force reserve pilot, who reflected to me the feeling that my statement evoked in
A Jewish community center in Blacksburg, Virginia that is used by many Jewish students at Virginia Tech, was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. According to a photo posted online by the StopAntisemitism organization, the Blacksburg Jewish Community Center”s sign was vandalized with antisemitic symbols. “We are nauseated to see a Jewish Community Center (JCC) sign in
Jewish-Australian entrepreneur and investor Kevin Bermeister, speaking with Israel National News, has announced that he will move more assets to Israel in the wake of calls from opponents of judicial reform to take investments out of Israel. Bermeister, the founder of the “Jerusalem Development Fund”, and the founding investor in a number of successful technology
Team Israel”s baseball team has announced Jewish themed shoes designed by the team’s pitcher Alex Katz. The left-handed pitcher”s two shoe designs feature blue Stars of David on a white background and depictions of Jerusalem. They will be worn by Team Israel at this year”s World Baseball Classic tournament hosted by Japan, Taiwan and the
The U.S. government has been funneling taxpayer money to the left-wing group bankrolling protests against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Israeli funding documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The documents indicate that, since 2020, Foggy Bottom has sent over $38,000 to the Movement for Quality Government (MQG), the Israeli nonprofit stoking nationwide
Adidas warned on Wednesday that the fallout from severing ties with disgraced rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, who goes by the name Ye, has left it in a position to suffer its first operating loss in 31 years. Most of its economic woes came as a result of having to write-off the company”s entire
Five former police commissioners and 33 retired superintendents appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his post. The officials plan to take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday night under the title: ‘Save the police from Ben-Gvir.’ They wrote that they have “identified processes on
Senior officials from the Biden Administration have refused invitations to address the Israel Bonds annual conference next week over the appearance of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the conference, the Forward reported. The administration is furious with Smotrich for a statement he made calling on the Arab village of Huwara Samaria to be “wiped
No injuries reported in attack against Issa Amro; video appears to show soldiers standing by during assault, army says footage partial
Victim identified as Hamza Shadi Zoabi is the 27th Arab in Israel to be killed in suspected murder this year
Two New Hampshire political leaders have leant their support to the passage of a statewide anti-BDS bill. House Bill 339, which was introduced in the state legislature in January, would prohibit state funds from being used to contract with or invest in companies supporting the boycott movement against Israel. Current Rep. James Spillane (R) and
Today (Wednesday), Member of Knesset Tali Gottlieb (Likud) attacked Supreme Court President Justice Esther Hayut, accusing her of “incitement and dividing the people”. “When a person like the President of the Supreme Court goes to the State of Israel and dares to claim impending dictatorship, it will affect pilots, judges, and doctors,” claimed Gottlieb on
Polarizing head of state increasingly held euroskeptic, pro-Russian views, but was viewed favorably for support of Jewish state
Police are preparing for the second ‘Day of Disruption’ by opponents of the government’s planned judicial reforms tomorrow (Thursday). About 3,000 police officers will be deployed in 130 locations across the country. Ben Gurion Airport will be a focal point of the protests due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure for a diplomatic visit to
An Italian translator has refused to translate for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech at a Rome synagogue over the weekend, calling him “dangerous.” Translator Olga Dalia Padua was contacted by the Israeli Embassy in Rome, and wrote about her refusal on Facebook: “Not only do I not share Netanyahu’s political views, but
Purim is a Jewish holiday often neglected outside the more religious communities in America and Israel because it commemorates an attempt to exterminate the Jews. And we all know that stopped being a problem long ago. If Purim had concluded with a lesson on tolerance, liberal Jews might be more inclined to celebrate it. Unfortunately
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday blasted the Democrats for their attacks against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Noting that “there is one foreign leader for whom the Democratic Party seems to reserve special scorn. Cotton highlighted that prominent Democrats have called the Israeli Prime Minister a “reactionary,” a “racist,” and an “ethno-nationalist,” and have
Demonstrators aim to disrupt PM’s route to airport for trip to Italy, as police warn of fines; plans for nationwide marches, strikes, and disruptions to traffic and train services
Proposed legislation would only allow new arrivals to receive documentation after residing in Israel for 1 year; ministry says some exploit benefits without settling down
David Shipman, an information security expert at ESET Israel, discusses the cyber attack against the Technion about three weeks ago, an attack that the National Cyber Authority determines originated in Iran. Shipman points out that many groups are engaged in efforts to enter the computers of large bodies and organizations, and Iran itself has many
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis led a service this week marking 80 years since German Jewish soccer player Julius Hirsch was deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered. The ceremony occurred before a Champions League match between England”s Chelsea and Germany”s Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge. Rabbi Mirvis said a prayer of remembrance for Hirsch
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, which was marked today (Thursday), and in the wake of the hijab protest that broke out in Iran after the murder of Mehsa Amini in September 2022, Israel’s Foreign Ministry this evening projected messages of Israel’s support for Iranian women on the façade of the ministry building. The
Augustino Mayom Makuok was just 16 when he ran away from war-torn South Sudan. At 23, he found a way to enter Israel and he stayed here for six years, until in 2012, about a year after independence was declared, all South Sudanese refugees in Israel were sent home. I had not known him when
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism across the state. The measure, House Bill 30, passed the House 136-22 with bipartisan support. It would enact into state law the IHRA definition of antisemitism and would provide for additional enhanced criminal
Hundreds march through West Bank city’s streets with coffin, some calling Palestinian forces and other officials ‘prostitutes’ and ‘spies’ for Israel
A man claiming to be a Hasidic Jew who became a social media star after he adopted nine boys has been charged with sexually abusing six of them, according to KPRC2. Hayim Nissim Cohen, 38, was already out on bond on a prior sexual abuse charge from 2019, the New York Post reported. Cohen, who
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned anti-judicial reform protestors against blocking access to Ben Gurion Airport during their ‘Day of Disruption’ tomorrow. “I’m in favor of demonstrations and freedom of expression, but Ben Gurion Airport and the country’s main transportation arteries are out of bounds. There are people who need to get to the hospitals,
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met Wednesday afternoon with municipal and local council leaders in jUdea and Samaria for a security discussion in light of the recent wave of terrorism in which three Jews were murdered in shooting attacks last week. The meeting dealt, among other things, with security preparations and IDF operations to
Far-right Otzma Yehudit lawmaker’s bill would protect security forces from prosecution for any actions during operational activities
Shots were fired at Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan as he was conducting a tour in Har Bracha at a site overlooking Joseph’s Tomb on Wednesday afternoon. Dagan was leading a tour of guests from abroad when four bullets were fired at him and the tour guests. He took cover with IDF soldiers who
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As things stand, and despite talk of compromise, the coalition is set in days to bulldoze through the Knesset its revolution in Israel’s governance, giving all power to Netanyahu
Austin set to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo before arriving in Israel later in the day
Two ships tracked leaving Iranian port and arriving in Russian dock in January; security source tells Sky News 100 million bullets and 300,000 shells on board
Local activist collective says building hit used as base for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard; state media claims blast caused by mine ‘left by terrorists’
Jewish leaders in Porto, Portugal denounced two upcoming concerts by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters taking place this month in Lisbon. The Jewish Community of Porto said in a statement that it was unfortunate the controversial musician, who has been accused of antisemitism on multiple occasions, was scheduled to perform in the country on
Translation by Yehoshua Siskin Happy Purim from Jerusalem! Today is Shushan Purim, named for the fact that the fighting in Shushan, a walled city, lasted a day longer than elsewhere and so Jerusalem, also a walled city (from the time of Yehoshua Bin Nun), celebrates Purim a day later than everywhere else. 1. *Rav Kook*
Proposals made by ex-justice minister Friedmann and others moderate plans to take control over judicial appointments and to radically restrict judicial review by High Court
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Rights groups, UN slam plan to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani’s appointment as head of new government in gas-rich Gulf nation
Hateful antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika, was removed from a building in a park in Queens, New York on Monday after police completed an investigation. The vandalism was discovered on Thursday evening at Fort Totten Park in Bayside. Officials removed the graffiti on Monday morning after the NYPD had completed an investigation. A spokesperson from
Dr. Yehudit Yehezkely co-authored this article. Communication mavens say that the main advantage the Left has over the Right is that the former understand the power of propaganda and the latter don”t. The Left understands the power of a symbol, as opposed to the Right, which believes that deeds will market themselves. Symbols have a
‘The gaps are big,’ says Yossi Fuchs ahead of expected meeting between architects of government’s planned overhaul of judiciary and figures behind proposed compromise
Israel Police released footage Wednesday afternoon taken from the helmet cameras of officers in the Yamam special forces unit during Tuesday’s operation in Jenin, in which Abd al-Fattah Hussein Ibrahim Gharusha, the Hamas terrorist who shot and killed 21-year-old Hallel Yaniv and 19-year-old Yagel Yaniv, was eliminated. In the video footage, the officers can be
Emanuel Fabian on the military operation targeting terrorist who killed Yaniv brothers; Jacob Magid on US response and Aqaba summit; Luke Tress on tangled web of lies and sex abuse
Palestinian Arab terrorists operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip detonated a bomb next to a passing Israeli military bulldozer along the frontier Wednesday afternoon, an IDF spokesperson said. The bomb was set off while the bulldozer was carrying out routine maintenance work on the border fence along the southern Israel-Gaza frontier. Army tanks opened fire
Ruth Polachek, founder of she codes, says if women focus and persevere they can make up 50% of software developers and triple their salary
No injuries reported to Israeli soldiers; farmers ordered to temporarily evacuate area
