Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Netanyahu and Gallant at airport, as anti-government protestors block major highways

Former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, speaking to Israel National News from the Conference of Presidents, explains her message to the summit about the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. “The celebration of 75 years and what it means not only for Israel internally but for Israel and her relations with global jury

A security alert was sounded in the city of Betar Ilit on Thursday evening after a suspicious suitcase was found on a bus in the city. The suitcase began emitting sparks and smoke. Explosive ordnance disposal teams are working to neutralize it. At the same time, security forces are currently searching for the man suspected

An eyewitness to the shooting attack that took place on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv on Thursday night recalled the horrifying moments in a conversation with Israel National News. “I turned around and saw someone with a rifle in his hand, I shouted ‘terrorist’, I laid down on the ground and pulled my husband. It’s

Amichai Eshed’s delegation to training division carried out with commissioner’s approval; shortly thereafter, Eshed is called to oversee response to terror attack in the city

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed of the terrorist shooting attack in Tel Aviv Thursday night while sitting in the main Sephardic synagogue in Rome, where he is on a diplomatic visit. Military secretary Avi Gil whispered the report of the attack in the prime minister’s ear shortly after he delivered an address to the

Decrying ‘nightmare’ crisis over judicial revamp, president says current legislative package undermines democracy, asserts he has reached behind-the-scenes agreement on most issues

Middle East official stresses deal remains ‘far off,’ amid Congressional opposition to boosting defense ties with Riyadh and intensifying Israeli-Palestinian violence

PM’s son claims, without evidence, that police and prosecutors are ‘fully cooperating with the anarchists’ to shutdown highways as part of protests against judicial overhaul

Participants in nighttime meeting, which included heads of several major Israeli firms, say Levin expressed openness to compromise but rejected calls to halt legislative push

Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale said that when he took a photo with a member of a neo-Nazi group and a Nazi blogger last week, he was unaware they were far-right extremists. Rosendale, who represents Montana”s 2nd District, posed with the far-right extremists next to the Capitol. In the photo, the rep. stands with white

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides condemned Thursday night’s terrorist shooting attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv. “Shocked by tonight”s brazen terrorist attack in Tel Aviv that targeted innocent people. Praying for those who were injured,” Nides tweeted. Five people were hospitalized following the attack, three of whom had been shot, and two of

Three people were wounded, one seriously, one moderately, and one lightly, in a terrorist shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Thursday night. The shooter has reportedly been neutralized by a police officer. Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai stated that the shooting was a terrorist attack and that a terrorist was killed. Huldai called on the

Police say gunman who opened fire at people at cafe on Dizengoff Street shot dead by two officers; another victim in serious condition

A New York City legal aid firm apologized as part of a $170,000 settlement for allegedly discriminating against a Jewish employee who is pro-Israel. Bronx Defenders, which is funded with New York City tax money, was also denounced in the past for a 2021 email from its director attacking Israel and the police, and also

(JNS) On Sunday, a group of Israeli Air Force reserve F-15I pilots announced that due to their opposition to the Netanyahu government”s judicial reform bills, they would not participate in their squadron”s training mission this week. It”s hard to know what the pilots thought would happen in response to their declaration, but if they believed

Liz Mair, a well-known American political and communications consultant and president of Mair Strategies LLC. claimed to have been subject to antisemitic treatment at JFK Airport in Queens, New York because of her Jewish-sounding last name. In a thread posted to Twitter, Mair claimed that airport staff single out haredi Jewish passengers, who she calls

Net interest income increased 38% to NIS 13.5 billion as the Bank of Israel hiked borrowing costs from a low of 0.4% in April to 3.25% in November 2022

President Isaac Herzog delivered an address to the nation on Thursday evening on his efforts to mediate a compromise on the government’s planned judicial reforms, during which he called on the coalition to end its efforts to pass the reforms in their current form. “The set of legislation that is being discussed now needs to

The paratrooper officer Lt. Nadav Weinberg, who was seriously injured in a shooting attack in the City of David neighborhood of Jerusalem six weeks ago will be released tomorrow (Friday) from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center on his feet. A 13-year-old terrorist opened fire at Nadav and his family. Despite being seriously injured by the

Remembering Topol O, how the mighty have fallen. With a heavy heart, a heavy hand, and tears in my eyes, I write this small tribute to a true lover of Israel, a lover of Jewish “TRADITION,” a gentleman”s gentleman, a kind and giving person, an actor who was graced with Divine Inspiration when he sang

On Tuesday (which was also the festival of Purim), the Israeli Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the state against online marriages, leaving intact a previous lower court ruling that a marriage formalized abroad is to be considered to have taken place abroad even if the couple was physically present in Israel at the

Satellite images reveal runway targeted at two locations, preventing large planes — such as Iranian cargo flights ferrying weapons to Hezbollah — from landing

AI21 Labs, co-founded by Amnon Shashua, launches Jurassic-2 and five new AI generative tools to paraphrase, summarize, check for grammar mistakes, and improve text

Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, strongly criticized the police and the prosecutor’s office for their response to the protests against the government’s planned judicial reforms. “What’s been happening here in the last few weeks is, for all intents and purposes, an insurrection by the police leadership,” Netanyahu wrote on Twitter. “It

A knife-wielding man allegedly harassed London Jews leaving a Stamford Hill synagogue on Purim, screaming antisemitic abuse at them. The assailant reportedly yelled “Heil Hitler, I love Hitler” at congregants as they exited the Darenth Road synagogue, according to Campaign Against Antisemitism. The threatening encounter was made public by Stamford Hill Shomrim. The volunteer neighborhood

(JNS) Democracy is currently being undermined in many parts of the free world. In Israel, the threat is deeper and wider than either side will admit, given the near-civil war that has erupted over the government”s proposed judicial reforms. Enormous demonstrations against the reforms have been taking place in Tel Aviv and elsewhere over the

Designed to resemble Israel’s Declaration of Independence, petition warns judicial revamp poses ‘real danger’ to country, says leaders should seek broad consensus for changes

Founded by an Israeli who has raised over $5 billion in private investments, NewVest offers easier access to a high-performing asset class

A US military veteran who allegedly told an undercover FBI agent he wanted to “wipe out” the American Jewish community was found guilty on Tuesday of obstruction for participating in the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The trial of Hatchet Speed, a former US Naval reservist who was assigned to a

Today (Thursday), the first official Knesset delegation since the signing of the Abraham accords set out for Bahrain. MK Danny Danon, a senior member of the ruling Likud party will lead representatives from both the coalition and the opposition parties including MK Dan Illouz, MK Yifat Sasha-Biton and MK Elazar Stern. The Israeli delegation will

Group’s researchers say hate campaigns including fliers, banners and graffiti jumped by 38%, occurred in 49 states

Before flying, premier says he has ‘no doubt’ that Giorgia Meloni and her far-right party, which has neo-fascist roots, ‘have learned the lessons of history’

A Santa Rosa County commissioner is defending his use of an antisemitic slur, claiming the offensive phrase was not problematic because it was not directed at a Jewish person and was simply “common vernacular” he learned during childhood. Calls for Sam Parker”s resignation have mounted after he was filmed using the antisemitic phrase “Jew you

Knesset Constitution Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism party) cancelled his attendance at a meeting with attorneys at the Israel Bar Association office in Tel Aviv Thursday afternoon due to the large number of protestors outside the building as well as a threat against his life. The police had requested that Rothman not go

22 arrested, some violently, amid marches, workplace strikes, blocking of main thoroughfares, disruptions of train services and rallies outside homes of government officials

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Thursday afternoon. During their meeting, Secretary Austin delivered a message from the Biden Administration on the controversy surrounding the issue of judicial reform in Israel. Austin said that the US-Israel bond “is rooted in far more than just shared interests. It’s rooted in

Col. Peled, the IAF pilot suspended for his refusal to report to reserve duty in protest against the judicial reforms, wrote to his friends after his suspension, “Thank you for the support and love at a time that is not easy for me.” “In the last few weeks, together with some of my fellow reservists

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara took off for Rome Thursday afternoon, where Netanyahu will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, local businessmen, and with the leaders of the Italian Jewish community. Before boarding the plane, Netanyahu told reporters: “We continue our efforts to reach an understanding [on the judicial reforms]. Unfortunately

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is investigating antisemitic chants made by Lazio fans before their team won its match against Napoli, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported. The probe was opened after videos of the antisemitic chants were posted online. The fans of Rome-based Lazio were filmed performing the chants before entering Maradona Stadium in Naples.

Col. ‘Gimmel’ gave media interviews about concerns in IAF about government’s planned moves; military’s statement cites ‘inappropriate’ conduct ‘contrary to guidance’ of IAF chief

MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism party) has announced his intention to demand that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confiscate money raised to benefit victims of the riots in the Samaria city of Huwara. “Collecting money and transferring it to released terrorists and supporters of terrorism is a violation of the law. We live in a country

Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has presented to IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi the results of the investigation into the violent riots which were carried out in the Arab village of Huwara last week, following the murder of the Yaniv brothers by a terrorist in the village. The IDF investigation

A new report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that white supremacist propaganda was at an all-time high in 2022 across the United States. The ADL Center on Extremism (COE) in 2022 tracked what it described as a “significant increase” in propaganda efforts by far-right groups, recording 6,751 incidents, a 38 percent increase over 2021.

A Colonel in the reserves of the Israel Air Force (IAF) has been dismissed from his position, after it was determined that not only had he participated in protests against the government’s judicial reforms, but was also actively encouraging other reserve pilots not to report for reserve service in protest against the government’s agenda. IDF

Some local tech firms are reincorporating their businesses abroad, wiping out 30 years of ‘investor education’ about Israel, lawyers warn

After scandal-ridden Rabbi Walter Homolka left the schools he founded and led, the community that bought him out is sparring with Germany’s biggest Jewish group over funding

Ruling party cites ‘controversy in society’ over legislation on NGO funding that critics said would stifle media freedom and civil society

PM Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after managing to avoid anti-judicial reform protesters at Ben Gurion Airport. Prior to the meeting, Netanyahu jokingly told Austin that he was “covering the neighborhood” – alluding to Austin’s planned trip to Syria and other focal points in the region. “I know a little

Anti-government protesters blocked sea access at the Haifa port on Thursday, sailing small craft in the port area in order to prevent ships from docking or embarking. “In a dictatorship, the seas are closed,” the “Brothers in Arms” group said by way of explanation. “For decades we have been sailing day and night to guard