Editor David Horovitz on financing Minister Ben Gvir’s ‘militia,’ PM’s judicial overhaul involvement; diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on miracle save of Ukrainian matzah factory
GDP projected to grow at a more gradual pace, around 3%, in 2023 amid global and domestic uncertainty; unemployment rate will rise to 4.3% at the end of the year
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides visited the Allenby Border Crossing on the Israeli-Jordanian border Sunday to witness the crossing functioning 24 hours a day, five days a week. This service enhancement was a commitment made by the Israeli government when U.S. President Joe Biden visited the region last summer. Ambassador Nides was accompanied by
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently come under scrutiny following the introduction of a new bill that seeks to block a presidential candidate with a Jewish father. The bill, dubbed the “Tshiani Law,” is named after its proponent, Noël Tshiani. The controversial bill on nationality has been considered by the opposition as a
Dnipro bakery shaken by drone attack as it prepares tons of matzah for Seder; rabbis see rise in interest from unaffiliated Jews
Yair Lapid has threatened civil war if he and his disgruntled Ashkenazi/socialist/secular minority don’t get to determine public policy. In this, Lapid has cast himself as the modern-day Yeravam ben Navat (well, sort of: while Lapid certainly has Yeravam’s unbridled arrogance, at least Yeravam was intelligent and well educated.) The Talmud (Sanhedrin 102a) relates that
Itamar Ben Gvir, a longtime proponent of Jewish rights at the holy site, tells fringe groups not to perform ritual killing of lambs where Temples once stood
Troops exchange fire with armed men in Palestinian city; Ezz Touqan and Nidal Tabanjeh detained over drive-by shooting that injured 2 soldiers in March
It is always gratifying to witness the rise of an American political figure, especially one who is a great friend of Israel and the Jewish people. I had the opportunity to meet one such person thanks to Henry and Trudy Stern of Lawrence and Dr. Ben Chouake”s NORPAC. Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana”s 3rd District
(JNS) When asked this week about the recent Israeli protests against judicial reform, President Biden responded, “The [Israeli government] cannot continue down this road. And I”ve sort of made that clear. &hellip Hopefully, the prime minister will act in a way that he is going to try to work out a genuine compromise. But that
Twenty-six years ago, I observed a Passover in Japan. It was a few weeks before Passover 1997. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn requested of a colleague and me to travel to the Far East and conduct public Passover Seders for the Jewish community living in the remote city of Kobe. Our
Jerusalem the Golden: Why were young girls buried, adorned with fine gold jewelry, in Jerusalem in the Roman period? On Monday, items of gold jewelry, discovered in past excavations in burial caves in Jerusalem, will be exhibited to the public for the first time, at the 48th Archaeological Congress organized by the Israel Antiquities Authority,
Carrar, based in Sderot, is working with some of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers
We kick off our new series – a deep dive into Megillat Ha’Atzmaut – with the man who needs no introduction: Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion
FM Eli Cohen hails Abraham Accords as ‘Israel’s greatest achievement’ in recent years — but several Arab ambassadors absent amid tensions with Netanyahu government
Israeli security forces operating in Samaria killed two terrorists and seriously wounded a third, after a gun battle broke out in the Palestinian Authority-administered city of Shechem (Nablus) Monday morning. IDF and Border Police forces were deployed to the Askar refugee camp adjacent to Shechem (Nablus) Monday morning, as part of an operation to arrest
Israeli headmistress convicted of 18 charges, cleared of 9 others, 15 years after she escaped arrest by fleeing to Israel
In 1984 Soviet dissident Gunnars Astra was sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment for possessing, among others, a copy of “1984” by George Orwell. In contemporary society, where everything seems to move incessantly towards progress, rights and freedom for all, it is difficult to grasp the paradoxes of the new 1984. We need a clear mind
Malka Leifer, the former principal of the Adass Israel School in Melbourne, Australia was found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of children Monday. After six weeks of hearings, a jury in the County Court of Victoria found the 56-year-old Leifer guilty on 18 of 27 counts of rape, indecent assault, child abuse, and other
Hamas, Islamic Jihad decry ‘betrayal of the resistance’ after prominent businessmen from Hebron area seen mingling with Israelis
Six Israeli Arab men were recently arrested in central Israel on suspicion they drugged and sexually assaulted a teenage Israeli girl. The six suspects are all adults from the Israeli Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa and Arab villages in the Wadi Ara area east of the coastal plain in central Israel. On Sunday, Israeli police
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud agreed in a phone call on Sunday to meet in the coming days, the Xinhua news agency reported. The Iranian foreign minister expressed satisfaction with the “positive trend” of the bilateral relation, highlighting Tehran’s determination to promote its good-neighborliness policy,
In Part I: “Reforming the court,” we explored the reasons Israel”s new government put advancing judicial reform at the forefront of its right-wing policy agenda. Here in Part II, we explore the underlying tensions behind the opposition to judicial reform. Five elections in three years Israelis were forced to go to the polls five times
Abdullah II meets with delegation led by PA president, weeks after diplomatic tiff with Israel over Smotrich’s comments on Palestinians while standing behind ‘Greater Israel’ map
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising there can be no doubt that the mainstream media will cover the occasion. For example, CNN is asking “Was your family affected by the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943? Leave CNN a voicemail.” Whatever CNN and other news outlets may produce this year, there
John Bolton, who served as former US President Donald Trump”s National Security Advisor, said on Sunday that depending on the outcome of the case, the indictment of Trump in Manhattan could be “rocket fuel” to his 2024 presidential campaign. “If Trump is acquitted or he gets the case dismissed because it”s not legally sufficient or
Target unclear, according to government-controlled SANA agency, but area is home to UN headquarters, several embassies; two people lightly hurt
Attorney Ran Bar Yoshafat, Deputy Director of Kohelet Policy Forum, a conservative think-tank which favors changes to Israel”s judiciary, spoke to Israel National News on Sunday, hours after leftist protesters broke into the Jerusalem offices of the organization. “People broke into our offices today, physically and verbally attacking our staff, pushing people. This is, in
Pakistan on Sunday denied rumors of trade with Israel, after a Jewish businessman tweeted about successfully exporting food samples to Jerusalem and Haifa, The Associated Press reported. Fishel Benkhald, a Pakistani Jew based in the southern port city of Karachi, went viral for tweeting about his first kosher food shipment to Israel. The two countries
Laniado guards in Netanya said to prevent entry over wafers, days before Passover start; hospitals look to balance compliance with longstanding respect for all religious practices
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced on Sunday he will seek the Republican presidential nomination, reported The Associated Press. Hutchinson called on former President Donald Trump to drop out of the race in wake of his indictment by a grand jury in New York, arguing “the office is more important than any individual person.” Hutchinson,
US envoy happy with Israel for keeping word after months of delays, says he’s now focused on expanding 4G service to Palestinians, securing hospital funds, getting power plant up
A car bombing rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday evening, AFP reported, citing state media. No deaths were reported as a result of the bombing. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. “An explosive device detonated in a civilian car, setting it alight without causing casualties,” said state news agency SANA, quoting a
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar reportedly intends to begin ousting reservist pilots who threaten to skip training or service in protest of coalition’s judiciary overhaul bid
A prominent Russian military blogger was killed on Sunday and 25 others injured in an explosion at a café in Russia’s second-largest city of Saint Petersburg, the interior ministry said, according to the AFP news agency. “One person was killed in the incident. He was military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky,” the ministry said on Telegram. Investigators
The new Major League Baseball season has the potential to be a historic one for Jews playing America’s favorite pastime. Here’s a rundown of some of the best Jews in the game
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office raised concerns a little over a week ago that a “rebellion” had been planned in the Likud Party, in the form of an alliance between MKs Yoav Gallant, Dudi Amsalem and David Bitan, who were also reportedly joined by Yuli Edelstein. According to a report by Yehuda Schlesinger in the
