HarperCollins has revised multiple novels by the famed British mystery writer Agatha Christie to remove references to Jews and other minorities deemed offensive by sensitivity readers. The edits, which the British Telegraph first reported on Sunday, add Christie to a growing list of authors whose work is getting tweaked for contemporary audiences. Roald Dahl, the

Dozens of Arab terrorists rioted for hours on Monday night on the main road leading through the town of Huwara in Samaria, the setting for three shooting attacks in the past few months, one of which was fatal in the cases of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv Hy”d. Multiple Jewish-owned cars driving through Huwara in order

Bezalel Smotrich says act will significantly reduce consumer costs ahead of coming Passover holiday; physicians union says government ‘ignoring voice of reason’

Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn delve into PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s long game, and report on protests and steps toward negotiations

In letter to cabinet alongside central bank’s annual report for 2022, Amir Yaron writes that major changes must be done with broad agreement, preserve institutions’ professionality

Suspect tells staff she will torch office, returns to douse entrance with gasoline; police nab her before she can start fire with lighter in her possession

George Washington University has cleared a professor of allegations from a federal civil rights complaint that she discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in the latest instance of universities and pro-Israel groups wrangling over how to define antisemitism on campus. The summary of the findings, by an outside law firm, also criticized the pro-Israel group

As the negotiating teams from the Likud, Yesh Atid, and National Unity parties form and make their preparations to start discussions on the government’s judicial reform package, several laws already in the pipeline are apparently continuing to progress through the Knesset legislative system, leading to opposition MKs claiming that Netanyahu’s call for a halt to

Coalition sources, Knesset secretary say move is ‘technical,’ but opposition MKs fume and say they’d be coming to overhaul negotiations with ‘a gun to the head’

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced that the tax imposed by the previous government on soft drinks will be cancelled. Smotrich will be presenting his decision for the approval of other government ministers later on Tuesday. “As Passover approaches, we are reducing the tax on soft drinks,” Smotrich said. “This will lead to substantial savings

The Knesset plenum voted early Tuesday morning to approve the appointment of a second minister in the Justice Ministry. Dudi Amsalem (Likud) was appointed to serve as Minister in the Justice Ministry, alongside Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud). Amsalem will also simultaneously serve as Minister of Regional Cooperation, replacing Minister Yoav Kisch (Likud). Kisch will

The director of the Religious Zionism party, Yehuda Wald, has expressed his reservations regarding the role to be played by President Isaac Herzog in hammering out some form of compromise between the coalition and the opposition on the judicial reform package, saying that Herzog has proven that he is not an impartial arbiter. “We already

Chair of Knesset law committee says action called by Histadrut in opposition to judicial reform legislation was illegal, warns it to expect consequences

3 children, 3 adults die as suspect Audrey Hale opens fire in The Covenant School; transgender shooter killed by police, leaves manifesto indicating multiple attacks planned

Nides says PM likely to meet Biden after Passover; US said concerned by Defense Minister Gallant’s firing, bombarded Jerusalem with warnings that move tarnishes democratic image

Ben Stiller offered his own High Holiday alternative to Adam Sandler”s “Chanukah Song” as his fellow Jewish comedian accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. During an awards ceremony that took place on March 19 and aired this week on CNN, Stiller asked from the stage at Washington, D.C.”s Kennedy Center for the Performing

One of the most contentious components of the government’s judicial reform package is the Override Clause which would enable the government to vote down Supreme Court rulings that invalidate Knesset legislation. Long promoted by elements within the coalition as essential in order to curb the Court’s power, the Clause has passed its first reading in

Speaking on Galei Tzahal (Army Radio), the US ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, expressed his relief that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a pause in his government’s judicial reform program. “I slept well last night,” Nides said. “I congratulate the Prime Minister on the announcement. As President Biden has said several times, we

The US State Department pushed back Monday on claims that the Biden administration is funding the anti-judicial reform protests in Israel, calling the accusations “completely and demonstrably false.” Speaking with reporters at a briefing Monday, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said that while the administration supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s decision Monday to

Resignations account for 20% of total number of tutors at state-provided language schools that are already suffering backlog due to lack of teaching staff

Conservative pundit and Daily Wire cofounder Ben Shapiro responded to Israel”s ongoing judicial overhaul crisis Monday, laying out the case for both reform and compromise in public policy. In a series of tweets Monday night, the Orthodox Jewish commentator, who has frequently weighed in on Israeli politics, pushed back on the claim of anti-reform activists

Amid the furor over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause his government’s judicial reform legislation, Likud MK Nissim Vaturi expressed the belief that the reforms will ultimately go ahead and that a temporary halt was necessary in order to “maintain national unity.” “We had reached a very difficult situation,” he told Israel National News,

Almost 2 months after being promised the job by Netanyahu, vocal Likud MK approved by Knesset, though his role hasn’t been defined

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the advocacy agent of Jewish Federations across Canada, on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s announcement that the judicial reform legislation would be postponed. “The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs welcomes today”s decision from Prime Minister Netanyahu to delay the government”s judicial reform legislation. For those

JNS) After months of increasingly strident mass protests against his government”s plans to reform Israel”s out-of-control and highly partisan judicial system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have given in to the pressure. He said he was going to be “delaying judicial reform to give real dialogue a chance.” But it”s highly doubtful that this

Biden administration reiterates call for parties to strike compromise, as PM slated to address State Department confab on democracy to which Hungary and Turkey didn’t get an invite

Israeli and progressive American Jewish participants call for continued pressure against Netanyahu government, even after PM agreed to temporarily halt legislative effort

His 1976 album ‘Country Porn’ sold more than 100,000 copies, and included minor hit, ‘Asshole from El Paso,’ a parody of Merle Haggard’s 1969 song ‘Okie from Muskogee’

Findings by outside law firm criticize pro-Israel group StandWithUs for its ‘expansive view of definition of antisemitism,’ which report’s authors say stifles academic freedom

The Canadian government said on Monday it was targeting two entities and eight individuals as part of new sanctions against Iran over human rights violations and production of drones and ballistic missiles, Reuters reported. Canada’s latest round of sanctions against Iran, the 10th since October, targets individuals including senior officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard

The Knesset plenum approved the budget law for the years 2023 and 2024 in its first reading early Tuesday morning. The law was approved by a majority of 41 supporters against 32 opponents. The Arrangements Law for the next two years was approved in its first reading as well. The Arrangements Law is a government-sponsored

President urges party leaders to establish negotiation teams for sessions at his residence; Gantz quickly answers call, reaches out to Netanyahu to thank him for halting overhaul

The White House on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s announcement that the legislation of the judicial reform will be paused for the time being. “We welcome this announcement as an opportunity to create additional time and space for compromise,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, according to AFP. “A compromise is precisely what

MK Tally Gotliv (Likud) on Monday expressed outrage over the decision to pause the legislation of the judicial reform, but made clear she would not disband the coalition because of it. “The decision to stop the legislation is shameful and disgraceful, it’s shameful in several aspects,” Gotliv told Israel National News. “Perhaps all my friends

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for scaling up the production of weapons-grade nuclear materials to increase the country’s nuclear arsenal, saying it should be fully ready to use the weapons at any time, Reuters reported on Monday, citing state media KCNA. Kim made the remarks during an inspection of the country’s nuclear weapons

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday met the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, at his palace in Abu Dhabi. The two discussed strengthening cooperation between the two countries, especially during this complex period. During the day, former Prime Minister Bennett held a series of five meetings with the heads

Far-right demonstrators in Jerusalem target Arab passers-by, with 3 arrested after attack on cab driver; 38 detained throughout day in Tel Aviv where anti-gov’t blocked roads

MK Ze”ev Elkin, head of the National Unity Party”s Knesset faction, spoke to Israel National News and rejected the claims that the protest against the judicial reform consists only of left-wingers who oppose the government. The interview took place before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the nation in which he announced that

The new framework floated last Monday by Simcha Rothman, the chair of the Knesset Constitution Committee, does not remedy the flaw of previous frameworks that he and Justice Minister Levin have proposed: politicization of the judicial system. At the price of what the two see as a quick fix for right-wing representation on the Supreme

A day after the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a Channel 12 News poll published on Monday evening shows a surge for the chairman of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz, who wins 23 seats – at the expense of Likud and the Religious Zionist Party. Likud wins 25 seats in this poll, Yesh

Baharav-Miara says national security minister’s appointment ‘entails considerable difficulties,’ given his criminal past but argues PM is granted ‘broad discretion’ in such choices

With Netanyahu yet to sign letter giving Gallant 48-hour notice, defense minister remains in his post; Deri, Gantz, Edelstein and others urging premier to rethink decision

Israel”s newly proposed Judicial Reform Bill is all over the news, both in Israel and abroad, for all the wrong reasons. Thousands of protestors in Tel Aviv claim that its passage would change the character of the State from a liberal democracy to an unyielding theocracy. Prominent media outlets and left-leaning pundits are rending their

Members of Knesset and ministers from the coalition came on Monday evening to the huge right-wing demonstration that was held near the Knesset building, and called to continue the legislation of the judicial reform. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir spoke about his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he discussed the