Defense minister briefed on Monday morning blast carried out by man who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon; says Israel will retaliate

The longtime actor returns to Israel 30 years after first visit, when he filmed Menachem Golan action flick

On Wednesday, thirty Jewish leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America arrived in Israel for a special 24-hour trip to urge Israeli politicians to reach a compromise on judicial reform. Members of the delegation met with President Isaac Herzog, Minister Nir Barkat, opposition leader Yair Lapid, MK Benny Gantz, MK Simcha Rothman, MK Danny

Religious Zionism MK Tzvi Sukkot, who is considered the “representative of the outposts in Judea and Samaria” in the Knesset, surprised demonstrators in an anti-judicial reform protest tent near the Knesset when he stopped by for a heart-to-heart talk. After his visit, MK Sukkot and one of the demonstration leaders, Ofer Firt, spoke with Hazinor.

Severe clashes have been reported on Thursday morning in downtown Tel Aviv, where many roads are blocked as anti-government protesters hold another national day of disruptions, this time dubbed, “Day of Enhanced Opposition.” Smaller protests have taken place in many parts of the country, including in Haifa, where reserve sailors blocked the entrance to the

US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses finance minister’s overseas trip; Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel looks at inflation rate and reactions to Silicon Valley Bank failure

Resident of Tuba-Zangariyye killed in car; police say incident related to ongoing feud between rival groups; 34 members of Arab community killed since beginning of year

Police arrest three people, including two motorists; ‘We are fighting against a dictatorship,’ protesters say with dozens of roads blocked

International Atomic Energy Agency remains tight-lipped on details of where the 10 drums of uranium ore disappeared, says it’s working to track down current location

Leading US attorney Prof. Alan Dershowitz, who has voiced his opposition to Israel’s judicial reform plan in the past, now admits that despite his opposition, the legislation would not make Israel any less democratic. During a Zoom debate with legal scholar Eugene Kontorovich organized by J-AIR Jewish radio on the subject of the reforms, Dershowitz

1-year-old boy brought to clinic in critical condition but efforts to resuscitate him fail

Josep Borrell angers Jerusalem with an article that appears to equate Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks with terrorists killed in Israeli army operations

Yair Golan, a former Knesset member of the Meretz party, has called for “more force” to be used in the ongoing anti-government protests, in order to attain the protest organizers’ goals. Speaking on Kan Reshet Bet on Thursday morning, Golan said that he approves of President Herzog’s outline for judicial reform, presented on Wednesday to

President says he accepts constructive criticism of his ‘People’s Framework’ for judicial overhaul ‘with love and great respect’

President Isaac Herzog responded Thursday morning to the harsh criticism of his suggested compromise to the judicial reform plan he presented on Wednesday. At the annual conference of the National Food Security Initiative, the President stated: “It is essential for me to say that I obviously hear the reactions from across the spectrum to the

According to a i24NEWS report, less than a month since the Oman announced it would open its airspace to Israeli planes, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has discussed ongoing tensions with the PA in a call with his Omani counterpart. Oman’s foreign minister reportedly told Cohen a future peace deal would be dependent on the

“The problem here is that as long as we have a political entity operating in the guise of a judicial court, we have to fix this problem of imbalance between the various branches of government.” This is how attorney Yisca Bina of the Movement for Governance and Democracy sums up the crisis currently facing the

Maj. (Res.) Shai Kelech, a reserves fighter pilot, visited the Israel National News studio to talk about the “Pilots Against Refusal” group, which combats the recent movement of IDF reservists who refuse orders in protest of the government’s judicial reform plan and is nearly unknown even though it has over 100 members. “The media mostly

Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain explore the line between civil disobedience and conscientious objection in Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestine Liberation Organisation President Mahmoud Abbas need to break their silence and confirm or deny whether two of their senior officials have been discussing implementing the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution or alternative solutions in secret back channel meetings for the last two months. Answering this question undercuts

Terror group’s operatives said to aim beams across border fence at town of Metulla; after UN fails to intervene, army drops smelly riot-control packages on perpetrators

Standing by speech, Galit Distel Atbaryan says she’s ‘aghast at interpretations’ she suggested Sephardim should care less about victims of the Nazi genocide

Thursday morning saw the opening of yet another day of planned national disruption, with the organizers of the ongoing anti-government protests operating across the country in what they are calling a “Day of Shame in Opposition to Dictatorship.” Already early in the morning at half-past-seven members of the “Brothers in Arms” group made up of

“If I close my factory on shabbat, I will lose 4000 rubles each time.” That was the reply given to the Chofetz Chaim by a Jewish factory owner in Chernikov in Northern Ukraine after the Chofetz Chaim had appealed to him to keep Shabbat, to close his factory where he was employing many Jewish people.

Minister of Culture and Sport Miki Zohar and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu visited Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) overnight Wednesday. Thousands of worshipers arrived at the site as part of the Samaria Local Council’s regular visits accompanied by the IDF. Among the visitors were MK Tzvi Sukkot and Hadassah International chairman and Medal of Valor

Hundreds of anti-government protesters arrived in the haredi city of Bnei Brak on Thursday morning, heading to a number of locations. A large number of protesters set up a mock recruiting office others attempted to reach the street where MK Moshe Gafni, one of the heads of the United Torah Judaism party, lives, but police

Legal experts from both sides who joined together in herculean efforts tocome up with workable reasonable compromise proposals discovered tonightthat President Herzog was playing them for foolish pawns. This evening President Herzog proposed: #1. To turn the legal counsel into the dictator in each ministry by establishing that their interpretation of the law is binding.

They didn”t call it the “Pool of Death” for nothing. After a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Nicaragua on Sunday, Israel finished the World Baseball Classic with only one additional run over the next three games. Israel lost 10-0 to both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, recording only one hit across the two games, both

Rabbi Dr N. L. Cardozo puts the dilemma of our two detailed parshiot perfectly: “When studying the last chapters of Shemot, we are puzzled by the great amount of detail and repetition in the instructions relating to the building and the architecture of the Mishkan. While the Torah is normally very parsimonious in its words,

WR-124, star 30 times as massive as our sun, photographed shedding dust and gas into space in its final throes before expected explosion

After Russian warplanes down flight over Black Sea, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Washington to continue operating ‘wherever international law allows’

Israel recently approved the export licenses for the possible sale of anti-drone jamming systems that could help Ukraine counter Iranian drones used by Russia during the war, three Israeli and Ukrainian officials told Axios on Wednesday. This marks the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago that Israel has approved defense

The UN nuclear agency said on Wednesday that approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium had gone missing from a site in Libya, AFP reported. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told the organization”s member states that inspectors on Tuesday found that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate “were not present as previously declared”

Electronics Recycling Corporation rolling out containers in Jerusalem, Rishon Lezion for batteries from bikes and scooters — but not cars — which will be recycled in Europe

Demonstrations planned in 150 locations as another day of ‘disruption’ takes shape against coalition’s push to overhaul judiciary after it dismisses president’s reform proposal

The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok”s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible US ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by US officials and legislators who have

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, is expected to express concerns about the Israeli government”s planned judicial reform, two German officials told Barak Ravid of Axios on Wednesday. Germany is concerned Israel’s judicial overhaul plan could have negative implications for the two countries’ bilateral relationship, a German

Naval forces from China, Iran and Russia &mdash countries at odds with the United States &mdash are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, China”s Defense Ministry announced, according to The Associated Press. Other countries are also taking part in the “Security Bond-2023” exercises, the ministry said without giving details. Iran, Pakistan,

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Wednesday night published her position regarding petitions that were filed with the Supreme Court and which request that National Security Itamar Ben Gvir be ordered to refrain from outlining policy regarding the Israel Police”s conduct during protests against the judicial reform and the government. Another petition, concerning the dismissal of

Gali Baharav-Miara responds to far-right minister’s High Court petition requesting he be allowed private counsel, says recent events ‘raise real concerns’ about his actions

A new report by UN Watch and the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has found that teachers and schools at UNRWA, the UN agency that runs education and social services for Palestinian Arabs, regularly call to murder Jews, and create teaching materials that glorify terrorism, encourage martyrdom, demonize Israelis

After advocating for Israel in the American gay community for years, A Wider Bridge faces an impasse as the Jewish state’s new coalition includes proudly homophobic politicians

Though it’s faced some of its toughest challengers to date, Team Israel brought an unprecedented number of top MLB athletes – and here’s how it happened

While brought to the Miami tournament by love of the game, supporters of the Jewish state agree – their love for the Israeli team is about more than just baseball

Lawsuit against Assuta Hospital to focus on malpractice, distress faced by family; Supreme Court ruled last week to halt genetic testing to find biological couple

North Korea was it again on Thursday, having launched another ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, officials said, according to The Associated Press. This was North Korea”s third round of weapons testing this week as South Korean and US troops continue joint military exercises that Pyongyang considers a threat. The latest launch also came hours

The Knesset Ethics Committee decided on Wednesday to temporarily suspend MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash-Ta’al) from the plenary following a verbal confrontation last month in which he called MK Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit), among other things, a “stinking Nazi”, “zero”, “stupid” and “bloodthirsty”. Cassif will be suspended from the plenary for three sessions and will not