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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport to board a flight to Italy. Due to roadblocks by demonstrators protesting the government’s judicial reform legislation, the couple was taken to the airport by a police helicopter. To prevent protesters from blocking the Prime Minister’s motorcade, an Air Force CH-35

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Political correspondent Tal Schneider conducts a mini-interview with opposition head Yair Lapid, legal affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon unpacks a potential ‘alternative’ reform plan

PM expected to press PM Meloni to move embassy to Jerusalem, after Italy voted with Israel at UN; will meet US defense secretary before taking off

Protesters against judicial overhaul form chains around the country including along Tel Aviv’s beachfront promenade, vow not to let rights be harmed

Thousands of travelers flying on Thursday afternoon flights began to arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport during the early morning hours out of fear of roadblocks by anti-judicial reform demonstrators. Recently, the protest organizers announced that they would block the way to the airport due to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned flight to Rome. An Israel

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What are the two sides of the judicial reform debate? According to MK Simcha Rothman, the chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, many of those protesting against the government lack a fundamental understanding of how legislation is crafted and as such, their protests are not only misguided – they are actually counterproductive.

Actor aiming for Los Angeles area district with campaign focusing on good governance, says he wants to restore faith in government

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Rhode Island to hold vote on April 23, 2024, when many observant Jews don’t write, drive or use electricity, making voting impossible

An official Knesset delegation led by MK Danny Dannon will take off for Bahrain Thursday for the first time since the Abraham accords. According to Israel Hayom, the delegation includes MKs Dannon, Dan Illouz, Yifat Shasha-Biton, and Elazar Stern. The four will participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference and meet with the Emirati delegation during

One thousand members of the Likud party, including heads of the main party branches, have published an open letter in support of the party’s planned judicial reforms. The letter is the initiative of the “Unified in Likud” forum, the largest ideologically-based group within the party, as well as the Movement for Governance and Democracy. “We,

Hundreds of protesters have arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in their cars and have succeeded in blocking the access road leading to Terminal 3, despite a police presence. According to onlookers, police have thus far failed to disperse the protesters despite having handed out a number of citations. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is

Olga Dalia Padoa says her children convinced her not to cooperate with ‘someone promoting fascist principles,’ in fresh complication for premier’s trip to Rome

Activists say Israel ‘running aground’; 4 arrested at Tel Aviv junction, 6 in Jerusalem; junctions blocked across country by rallies against government’s plan for judicial system

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid tribute to Chaim Topol, who passed away last night at the age of 87. “My wife Sara and I, like all Israeli citizens, with deep sorrow, are saying farewell to our dear and beloved Chaim Topol, who was one of the State of Israel’s greatest artists. He greatly loved

Activists blockade office of conservative think tank involved with plan; nationwide marches, strikes, traffic and train delays planned; demonstrators aim to disrupt PM’s Italy trip

Israel’s founder and first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously said, “The test of democracy is freedom of criticism.” Read Doug Seserman’s post on the Israeli judicial reform.

CCTV footage shows Mahmoud Tawil following victim into park bathroom, where he locks her in stall; suspect confesses to crime and to having attempted assaults on other women

“It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.” — Albert Einstein “And Moses hastened, bowed his head to the ground and prostrated himself, and said: “If I have now found favor in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord dwell among us for it is [כי] a

453 Jews visited the Temple Mount over Purim, according to the Temple Mount Administration, 55 percent more than did so last year on Purim, and many more than the previous record number who visited on Purim – 315 Jews who did so in 2020. Police securing the site allowed families with children to visit the

Hundreds of protest events are scheduled on Thursday, titled “Resistance Day,” during which roadblocks and disruptions are planned in protest of the government’s judicial reform legislation. In addition, demonstrators are expected to make their way to Ben Gurion International Airport. On Thursday morning, IDF reservists broke into the Jerusalem offices of the conservative think-tank Kohelet

Netanyahu’s one-time pick to head central bank says that when concerns about financial instability are proven correct, it tends to be too late to put genie back in bottle

To view all the Torah Lessons, Click Here Parashat Ki Tisa Presented By: Rav Moshe Davis Written by: Yehuda Gold In Parashat Ki Tisa, the posuk states that the Land of Israel will be an eternal possession of Am Yisrael. The Netziv explains that even when Am Yisrael is in exile, the Land is still

A Border Police SWAT team eliminated three terrorists Thursday morning in the town of Jaba’ south of Jenin in Samaria. The three terrorists exited a vehicle and opened fire at the soldiers, who returned fire. The terrorists were armed with explosives, pistols, and a rifle. Two of those killed were those who were targeted for

(JNS) What”s really going on in Israel? What are the massive demonstrations and disruptions in the streets, the revolt of the reserve pilots and the countless testimonials and petitions in Israel and the U.S. about? They aren”t just about changing the balance of power between the Israeli Supreme Court and the elected government and Knesset.

Wed, Mar 8, 6:51 AM (1 day ago) to me Before the Protestant Revolution, your average Christian was illiterate. What he knew of the Bible was filtered through his priest. Not so the Jew. He studied the Torah himself – indeed, was obligated to do so. Every Jew therefore had direct access to G-d”s word.

Police say forces sought to arrest suspects but they opened fire from passing vehicle in Jaba’, south of Jenin; teen wounded in Tuesday clash dies

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As far back as we can remember our national history, we fought the gentile enemies who tried to murder our women and children. We praise as heroes those who raised the sword of defense to avenge their blood. Bar Kohba was a hero who fought rapacious Romans. Yehuda the Maccabee slashed the throat of countless

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union (OU), issued a statement after some Jewish men went into the Arab town of Hawara and destroyed property. This was in response to the brutal murder of two brothers, from Har Bracha, who were shot – execution style – while driving through this town. Rabbi

Halevi vows to ensure legality of army missions after meeting with senior IAF members; ‘We won’t stand idly by’ if reform passed, hundreds of reconnaissance fighters tell Gallant

The US-Israel talks on Iran this week were positive and showed that the two countries are looking at the issue from a “much closer point of view,” a senior Israeli official told Axios” Barak Ravid on Wednesday. The talks at the White House, which were the first of their kind since the new Israeli government

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Egypt and Qatar are continuing their efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas in an attempt to prevent a deterioration into a new round of fighting, but Hamas is not ready to commit to this and is warning of an imminent military escalation. The Lebanon-based Al-Akhbar newspaper, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported on Wednesday,

Letter making rounds on the Hill also opposes West Bank annexation by Israel and supports creation of Palestinian state; 2 centrist, Jewish Democrats come out against initiative

An explosion in eastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three people, The Associated Press reported. A war monitoring group said the blast was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen. No group claimed responsibility for an attack in the area and reports about what had happened were sketchy. The Britain-based Syrian

Israeli actor, singer and Israel Prize laureate Chaim Topol passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 87. Topol was best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer”s disease several years ago, and his

The parliament of South Africa voted on Wednesday to downgrade ties with Israel in what is a culmination of many years of rocky relations with the Jewish state, Israel Hayom reported. The measure was backed by 208 lawmakers, while 94 opposed it. The move will see Israel’s Embassy in the capital Pretoria downgraded to a

In post 1 week after scandal-sparking remark, minister in defense ministry says he must do soul-searching after pilots understood words as directive to obliterate entire town

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, whom Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to harness to support the judicial reform, warned in an interview with Channel 12 News on Wednesday of possible economic damages that could be caused by the plan. “There is a sense that, this judicial reform, not because the idea of judicial reform

One of the world’s greatest dynasties was also powered by women, whose tales are now told through the family’s magnificent art collection at NYC’s Jewish Museum through Aug. 13

Iran has secretly supplied large quantities of bullets, rockets and mortar shells to Russia for the war in Ukraine and plans to send more, a security source told Sky News on Wednesday. The source claimed that two Russian-flagged cargo ships departed an Iranian port in January bound for Russia via the Caspian Sea, carrying approximately

In the forest where an 85-acre law enforcement compound is set to be built, ‘Stop Cop City’ protesters have prayed, celebrated Shabbat, built a sukkah, and lit Hanukkah candles

Herbert Block, Executive Director of the American Zionist Movement (AZM), spoke to Israel National News at the gathering of the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem. “AZM is always pleased to be part of the Conference of Presidents because it”s an opportunity for all the major Jewish organizations, some of which are members of AZM as

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara will fly to Rome on Thursday and will remain in Italy for the entire weekend, despite the fact that this visit will include one official meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which is expected to last 45 minutes. On Thursday evening, Netanyahu will visit the Rome

Officers from the Yamam, Israel’s National Counter Terror Unit, were summoned on Wednesday evening to a residential building in Ramat Gan, after a man threatened to commit suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of the building. As some of the officers held conversations with the man in an attempt to distract him, other officers

Ex-law enforcement chiefs say national security minister overstepping his legal authority, exploiting position for political gain