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The World Jewish Congress (WJC) presented a report on European Union governments” progress developing action plans to tackle antisemitism on Tuesday at its summit in Madrid. The report tracks the progress of concrete steps that came out of the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism in October 2021, where countries focused on
Screening in Boston on March 21, Tomer Heymann’s award-winning film ‘I am Not’ follows Oren, an adopted Guatemala-born Israeli, on a journey beyond his multiple diagnoses
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Alleged terror attack in coastal city occurred on March 12; suspect from West Bank did not have an entry permit into Israel
Opposition tries to delay process, claims legislation’s new version nullifies past discussions; unclear if Knesset committee will vote Tuesday to okay bill for final readings
After last year’s bird flu killed at least 8,000 gray cranes, the park is giving out less corn to control crowding; farmers now await compensation for expected damage to crops
David Amsalem predicts a future state commission of inquiry into anti-government rallies will go after ‘many people’ for demonstrations against judicial overhaul
PM to spend weekend in British capital, but unclear if he’ll meet Jewish leaders; report says PM Sunak, UK officials undecided whether they’ll publicly criticize judicial overhaul
Top business leaders call on PM to halt contentious legislative process, saying it ‘undermines the foundations of democracy’ and will damage economy and society as a whole
An Arab terrorist who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon and who is suspected in a bombing attack in northern Israel last week that left one person seriously injured managed to cross into Israel and avoid detection with a ladder, the IDF revealed Tuesday. At approximately 6:00 a.m. last Monday, a 21-year-old Israeli-Arab road maintenance worker from
Nir Barkat backs changes to judicial appointments but says to avoid ‘chaos,’ court should not be defied if it blocks legislation; Likud: ‘An absurd discussion’
Following the arrest of an Arab in the coastal city of Netanya who was found with a knife in his possession, it has emerged that a potentially serious terrorist attack was averted by a miracle, with no one injured. Last week, Netanya’s special anti-crime police unit began the interrogation of the Arab, who was apprehended
An Israeli army vehicle was damaged Tuesday afternoon after it hit a mine along the Israel-Lebanon border, setting off an explosion. Earlier on Tuesday, the IDF revealed that the terrorist who infiltrated into Israel and carried out a bombing attack near Megiddo Junction was able to cross over the security fence simply by using a
A new poll conducted for the haredi news website Kikar Hashabbat has revealed extremely high support for the government’s judicial reform package among the haredi population, despite dire warnings from those on the Left that the reforms will lead to economic hardship. The poll surveyed over a thousand people and was taken following Israeli President
A racist, chauvinistic and inciting leadership has adopted terms such as equality and democracy to mobilize Israel toward an anti-democratic religious state
For a few years now, there has been a sense of optimism that much of the Arab world was becoming more moderate, and that certain “pivotal” nations, most notably Saudi Arabia, had become more conciliatory about the prospects for peace with Israel, a nation whose right to exist it had not yet conceded. The optimists,
Editor David Horovitz weighs in on the ostensibly ‘softened’ judicial appointments bill; environment reporter Sue Surkes on UN climate change report and counting Hula Valley cranes
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held his first visit in the Binyamin region as the guest of Binyamin Regional Council Governor Israel Ganz. Cohen came with Foreign Ministry staff, met with Binyamin Regional Council representatives and the local municipal leadership at the community center in Adam, north of Jerusalem. Cohen also met with high-tech workers at
Eli Ben Shem, head of the Yad Lebanim organization for the families of IDF fallen (whose son, Kobi, was one of the 73 IDF soldiers who lost his life in a terrible helicopter disaster in 1998), told media on Tuesday morning that the Mount Herzl grave of Yoni Netanyahu, the brother of the prime minister,
As a Roman Catholic in Warsaw during World War II, Jan Karski could easily have ignored the horrors unfolding behind the walls of the Jewish ghetto. Instead, as a member of the Polish Resistance, he donned a yellow Star of David and infiltrated the Warsaw Ghetto to report on what was happening to the Jews
Around 300 people participated in an event in support of the government’s judicial reform program in the city of Yavneh, attended by a number of prominent speakers including Daniella Weiss of the Nahala movement, Matan Peleg of Im Tirtzu, Gali Bat Horon of the Forum Cafe Shapira (a right-wing social activist group), and Dr. Mordechai
Members of the General Staff reportedly expect significant jump in number of former soldiers who refuse duty if government’s judicial overhaul continues apace
Military says troops’ behavior ‘inconsistent with IDF values’ after clip shows them slashing tires and smashing windows of truck in Ni’lin
Some 400 medical professionals attended the annual Nefesh B”Nefesh “MedEx” event on March 19-20 in Teaneck, NJ where they received expedited processing as well as networked with Israeli medical professionals, employers, and on-site licensing officials. The event was geared towards those in the advanced stages of Aliyah as well as young professionals with more long-term
Police say more officers to be deployed around Old City for Friday prayers during Muslim holy month, warn of terror groups inciting violence; IDF preemptively arrests instigators
Israeli security personnel uncovered a Palestinian Arab terrorist cell planning a number of shooting attacks in Jerusalem, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed Tuesday morning. According to the Shin Bet, a terror cell operating in Judea and Samaria under the direction of terrorists in the Gaza Strip was working to recruit terrorists for a
When Daniel Schleider and his wife, Lior, leave Israel next month, it will be for good &mdash and with a heavy heart. “I have no doubt I will have tears in my eyes the whole flight.” said Schleider, who was born in Mexico and lived in Israel for a time as a child before returning
For many, government’s planned judicial overhaul has become catalyst to leave country; one emigration facilitator reports four-fold inquiry increase over last year
A year after Moshe Kleinerman went missing, his family attended a meeting of the Otzma Yehudit party at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Dana Betzalel, who has been accompanying the family throughout this challenging period, spoke with Israel National News. “There is currently a gag order on the case, in order to protect the privacy of
Part Ten in a series about Jews and the Second World War Part One: British and French Appeasement of Nazi Germany Part Two: Soviet Russia as ally of Nazi Germany Part Three: United States Isolationism from Nazi Germany Part Four: France: Ally of the West to Collaborator with Nazi Germany Part Five: Nations That Actively
On Tuesday morning, the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee will be convening to discuss an amendment to the Basic Law: The Judiciary, a bill stipulating that the Supreme Court will not be permitted to exercise judicial review with regard to Basic Laws, which are the country’s approximate equivalent of a constitution. The bill has
Proposal clears with 63 votes in favor to 55 against; Lapid: ‘A happy day for criminals’; Likud MK claims law ‘will strengthen the standing of the judicial branch’
Iran’s authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, according to Reuters. Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on Iran, cited cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution. Iran has been swept by protests since the
Obed Hrangchal, 28, a mixed martial arts and kickboxing champion in his native India who is now a yeshiva student in the Israeli city of Ma”alot, last Friday became his new country”s kickboxing champion. Competing in the 57-kg. (125 pounds) division, Hrangchal took the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the Galilee in
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, on Monday denounced Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who said during a speech in Paris that “there is no such thing as a Palestinian people”. “The comments of Minister Smotrich go, once again, in the opposite direction and certainly cannot be tolerated. I call on the Israeli
I have read statistics about the negative effects that social media has on our population, especially the young generation, and we need to address these issues quickly. However, with all the dangers of social media, it”s not the biggest problem we have. Addiction – especially drugs, alcohol, gambling, food, shopping and so much more –
A new draft for the overhaul of the judicial appointments process leaves the Knesset with less than two weeks to re-draw a critical pillar of Israel’s constitution arrangements
New York police tightened security on Monday ahead of a possible historic indictment of former US President Donald Trump over hush money paid to an adult film actress, AFP reports. Only a couple of dozen Trump supporters attended a protest in America’s financial capital on Monday evening, as a grand jury weighs an investigation by
As he prepares for possible indictment in NY probe, ex-president targets progressive megadonor at the center of myriad antisemitic conspiracy theories, drawing Jewish concern
US President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of COVID-19, the White House said, according to the Reuters news agency. Biden said he shared Congress’ goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of COVID-19. “In implementing this legislation, my administration will
The office of Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued a statement condemning Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who said at an event in Paris on Sunday that “there is no such thing as a Palestinian people.” “This truth should be heard here in the Elysee Palace. This truth should also be heard by
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, who sponsored the bill, hails ‘significant step’ to re-establishing Israeli presence in homeland areas; opposition MK labels law ‘anti-Zionist’
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said on Monday evening that if the Supreme Court strikes down the laws related to the judicial reform, “that would be crossing every red line and we will not accept it.” Levin added, “There is no justification for a disqualification by the Supreme Court, the change we made is intended to
Designer David Weksler places placards in some models’ hands; another, dressed as a police officer, hands out ‘fines’ to audience members
Amazon on Monday announced it would axe another 9,000 roles, adding to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector in recent months, Reuters reported. The latest cuts focus on Amazon’s cloud and advertising divisions and will affect Amazon’s streaming unit Twitch as well. Dan Clancy, who was named as CEO of Twitch
The Knesset on Monday night approved the law cancelling the Disengagement in northern Samaria in its second and third readings. The law was approved by a majority of 31 to 18. It was approved in its first reading a week ago and returned to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which prepared it for
Rothman gives opposition less than 12 hours to file objections to constitution commitee before legislation readied for second and third (final) readings in the Knesset plenum
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in search and rescue, held a special exercise this week simulating a search for a missing person for the Israel Police’s senior officers’ course. The exercise included the use of working dogs, drones, and a group of searchers combing the search area on foot. The course commander,
Israel”s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on Monday that he spoke to Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, following the uproar over Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s speech in Paris, in which he declared that “there is no such thing as a Palestinian people”. “I assured him of the commitment the Government of Israel has to
