Military officers warn Congress members, Jewish community that government policies undermine IDF’s standing as a moral army, open fissures in society, threaten national security

The Knesset on Monday evening approved the first reading of the “Incapacitation Law”, which would prevent the Attorney General from declaring that a Prime Minister is unfit for office. 61 MKs supported the proposal and 51 opposed it. The bill stipulates that a Prime Minister can only be declared unfit for office as a result

Days after SVB collapse, federal regulators closed Signature Bank, backed by one of Israel’s major financial institutions Bank Hapoalim

Dual Jordanian-American citizen Bassem Awadallah, imprisoned for allegedly helping king’s half-brother plot takeover, suffering low sugar levels from three-week fast, lawyer says

Legislation barring premier from being ordered to leave office — except in cases of mental or physical incapacitation — slammed as ‘tailored exactly to Netanyahu’s measurements’

MK Ariel Kallner of the Likud launched a new Knesset lobby tasked with fighting antisemitism and delegitimization of Israel, and discussed its importance with Arutz-7 Israel National News. Kallner notes that the group is being established, “with an emphasis on the issue of political subversion and the intervention of foreign countries and their assistance for

B”nai Brith Canada began a series of roundtables on Thursday promoting the importance of adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism aimed at government bodies and jurisdictions. The first B”nai Brith IHRA Symposium series was held in Vancouver, British Columbia where the advocacy organization shared its message with provincial community leaders concerned

A British Jewish advocacy organization is urging tougher penalties for local councilors who engage in antisemitism. Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) submitted its recommendations on proposed changes to the the Parliamentary Committee for Standards in Public Life, which it hopes will results in tougher punishments for offending councilors. CAA noted that the committee had previously recommended

President Isaac Herzog said that he is devoting all of his time and energy to finding a solution to the controversy surrounding the government’s planned judicial reforms. “It is no secret that I devote all my time and energy to finding agreements that will rescue us from the constitutional and social crisis we are in,”

There are growing concerns in the Likud party that the efforts to pass Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s judicial reforms as well as the behavior of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir could cause the government to fall. Channel 12 News published quotes from the Likud faction meeting Monday in which party MKs demanded that the judicial

The city of Stamford, Connecticut was targeted with antisemitic propaganda by a neo-Nazi group over the weekend, according to The Daily. Flyers found in the city’s Belltown, Pepper Ridge and Springdale neighborhoods claimed that New England states were “less white” than a decade ago, blamed Jews for the conspiracy, and told residents to “organize and

Newly released FBI data found that hate crimes were at a record high in the United States in 2021, revealing a dangerous pattern not seen in over two decades. The number of reported anti-Jewish hate crimes rose from 683 in 2020 to 817 in 2021, and comprised slightly more than half of all religion-based hate

Joint statement announcing China-brokered rapprochement deal identifies 2-month window for sides to formally restart relations, reopen diplomatic missions after 7-year rupture

As coalition plans to bring key judicial overhaul provision to vote on Monday, opposition parties declare boycott; Netanyahu makes weak call for ‘talk’ to ‘try to reach agreements’

Noam lawmaker says if coalition doesn’t meet demand before passing state budget in May, he will ‘work from the Knesset for the benefit of the public’

After minister allegedly tried to bypass chain of command and give orders to commanders regarding operations, Shabtai says he will be the only one to speak to him

An Iraqi Islamic council issued a historical fatwa against the Hamas terrorist organization on Thursday, marking the first time an Islamic legislative council has ruled that Hamas has no religious legitimacy. The Islamic Fatwa Council, based in the central Iraqi city of Najaf and comprised of Shiite, Sunny and Sufi clerics, described Hamas”s treatment of

Yesterday, Sunday, internationally-acclaimed artist David Roytman unveiled his brand-new gallery in Soho, Manhattan. Roytman has made world headlines for his original technique of abstract art which he created by firing pistols, rifles, and even tanks and jets(!) to blast small bags of paint onto canvas and create compelling designs. His artwork, which he has entitled

The Chabad House in Cape Coral, Florida was vandalized on Saturday by an assailant who tried to break in with a brick during Shabbat services. The synagogue”s Rabbi Yossi Labkowski described the vandal as an “angry man.” The incident began around 1 p.m. “Then we hear this loud noise,” he told NBC2. “I was approaching

Adelaide Writers’ Week lambasted for inviting authors who claim Israel harvests Palestinian organs, poisons wells; one calls recent American Israeli terror victim ‘human garbage’

Psagot Investment House and IBI Investment House see no fear of contagion to financial stability of Israeli banks; lenders have capital buffers to withstand times of turmoil

A new mikvah that opened recently in Kelowna, British Columbia is the first of its kind in the interior of the Canadian province. Prevously, Orthodox Jewish residents in the area had to travel the long distance to Vancouver or Calgary, Alberta to observe the religious ritual. The Okanagan Chabad House opened Mikvah Chaya Mushka on

More than 300 Bahraini and Israeli business leaders attended the opening ceremony of the “Connect2Innovate” conference which kicked off this evening, Monday, and will continue until March 15 in Manama. The first-of-its-kind event was organized by Start-Up Nation Central, a non-profit organization that connects governments, companies, and investors to the Israeli innovation ecosystem, in cooperation

Residents of Chicago”s Edgewater neighborhood, furious after a man hung Nazi flags from the windows of his apartment, have contacted both the building”s property manager and a city lawmaker representing the area but the flags are still up. The StopAntisemitism organization denounced the Nazi flags and called for an investigation by the building”s property manager

Passengers on a German-bound Lufthansa flight that experienced major turbulence were instructed to “delete all photos and videos” of the event, according to Business Today. Due to “severe turbulence,” the flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC. The plane”s flight crew ordered passengers to delete all photos

Police Commissioner Yaakov ‘Kobi’ Shabtai on Monday issued orders forbidding the officers under his command from speaking directly with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. At the weekly command staff meeting held at the national police headquarters, Shabtai made it clear that from now on every request from the office of Minister Ben-Gvir to the police

Authorities urge parents to take children to receive vaccine following small outbreak in Safed this month

Merom HaGalil Regional Council education chief apologizes for snap decision to drop 13-year-old from event, says he was only trying to protect her from offense if people walked out

Former Arafat aide Fuad Shubaki, who was oldest Palestinian inmate in Israeli custody, is sent to West Bank after serving 17 years for role in foiled Iranian weapons transfer

We are fortunate that former Prime Minister Yair Lapid”s term was short-lived and that we escaped the type of damage he could have done to the State of Israel if he had his way. Lapid and Biden Courtesy Lapid filled in for a few months after Naftali Bennett”s experimental disaster of leadership became undone. His

Two Jewish residents of the Samaria community of Givat Ronen were arrested this morning (Monday) by the Shin Bet and police on suspicion of involvement in the violent riots in Huwara which followed the murder of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv. In the afternoon, the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extended the suspects’ detention for three days. At

Avraham Paley, the father of Yaakov Yisrael Paley, 5, and Asher Menahem Paley, 7, the children who were killed in a ramming attack in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem last month, left the hospital for the first time since the attack Monday and visited the grave of his sons. Paley, 42, who was seriously injured

As markets reopen, president says country’s financial systems are sound, taxpayers won’t bear the brunt after stunning breakdown of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank

IAF lieutenant was convicted of sodomy and indecent acts by force against female soldiers under his command

Police are investigating an antisemitic drawing found on the door of a Jewish student”s dorm room at Stanford University as a hate crime. The drawing included “multiple swastikas and an image modified to resemble Adolf Hitler.” It was found by the student on the whiteboard attached to their dorm room door on Friday morning, the

In January of this year, it was announced that Likud MK Danny Danon was drafting a plan to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, a key campaign commitment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to national elections in recent years. However, this Wednesday it will be Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu party placing a bill

Air Force chopper was ordered to take PM to protest-blocked airport en route to Italy, but he then took a police helicopter; pilots were reportedly unaware of ruse

Energy Ministry warns domestic supply will fail to meet high demand for construction materials to build housing, roads, infrastructure, per current growth rates

As Biden administration mulls updating racial and ethnic categories for first time since 1997, some want separation of Black from African American, or South Asian from East Asian

After meeting, Lapid, Gantz, Liberman and Michaeli reiterate no talks while government pushes ahead with legislation, call to formulate a ‘balanced’ constitution

David* violated restraining order, was sent to prison for 8 months while refusing to grant his wife Lital* a divorce; yet Haifa rabbinical judges suggest they seek ‘shalom bayit’

A prominent haredi Israeli rabbi praised Baruch Goldstein, telling followers that the late doctor”s shooting attack in the Tomb of the Patriarchs 29 years ago spared Hebron Jews from an impending danger. Rabbi Meir Mazuz, spiritual leader of the Tunisian Jewish community in Israel, dean of the Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and rabbi

Fox News host Mark Levin accused Democrats of “tolerating” anti-Semitism, criticizing Democratic leaders for remaining silent over Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan”s recent Saviours” Day event late last month. From February 24th through the 26th, the Nation of Islam held its annual conference in Chicago, the first large-scale gathering the group has held since

Editor David Horovitz on botched dismissal of Tel Aviv’s top cop, whether now is the time for a constitution; military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Thursday’s terror attack

Israel National News spoke with the German ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, to discuss among other things the German policy toward Israel in light of the German government’s stated commitment to a policy of friendship and goodwill toward Israel. German-Israeli cooperation has existed for decades in a wide variety of areas, most recently in the

Dramatization of his upbringing loses out to multiverse ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’; Jewish producer of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ sees movie take home four honors

Number cited by head of judiciary offers glimpse at scale of crackdown on demonstrations since September, but also suggests regime feels secure in quelling movement

Agreement between two regional foes seen as major diplomatic triumph for Beijing as Gulf Arab states perceive United States winding down its involvement in Middle East

After colleagues refused to work, Gary Lineker returns as presenter of flagship show; says past few days were difficult, but it doesn’t compare to suffering of refugees

Hundreds hold joint rally against far-right minister, but while US Jews use opportunity to highlight Palestinian plight, Israeli expats prefer to focus solely on judicial overhaul