Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated this evening (Wednesday) in Mimouna celebrations in Hadera. “This is a wonderful holiday in the tradition of Israel and of faith in Israel’s future. I have enormous faith in our people’s strength, in each and every one of them, and we bring it to the fore in the face of

Passenger airlifted to hospital with serious wounds, two others suffer mild abdominal injuries; police launch investigation

Israeli leaders attended Mimouna events across the country this evening (Wednesday). Mimouna is a festival celebrated by Moroccan Jews following the holiday of Purim, and celebrates the redemption of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and the future redemption of the messianic age. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a Mimouna celebration at the community center

Hadera residents say they were kicked out of celebration because they aren’t Likud members; in first Mimouna festivities held at the Knesset

Yuli Yavin says 2016 edition of ‘Being a Citizen in Israel,’ with significant input from Kohelet Forum, includes talking points used by supporters of coalition’s overhaul plans

Hapoel Jerusalem calls incident ‘terrorism,’ say they feared ‘violent pogrom’ against Israelis; police said to stand by, block fans from leaving stadium during attacks

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in an interview with the New York Times today (Wednesday) in which he expressed optimism on the possibility of reaching a negotiated compromise on the judicial reform issue in Israel. “It”s a potential for a constitutional moment. A moment where we can direct Israel into a stronger and more resilient

(JNS) The Israeli public reasonably expected a dramatic announcement was coming when the Prime Minister”s Bureau announced Monday afternoon that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would give a prime-time press conference that evening from the Prime Minister”s Office at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv rather than the Prime Minister”s Office in Jerusalem. Over the past

New York Times reports on German institutions starting to restitute prized crafted silver items seized from Jewish families by the Third Reich

Individuals in Cyprus helping to cloak wealth of Russian billionaires added to blacklist, part of latest efforts against supporters of Putin’s Ukraine war

Silverman was spiritual leader of Shearith Israel from 1954 to 1964; Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner with links to the Mafia who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, was one of his congregants

Twitter CEO Elon Musk revealed in an interview with the BBC today (Wednesday) that he did not want to purchase the social media company last year. “The pain level has been extremely high, this hasn’t been some kind of party,” Musk said when asked if he regrets having bought Twitter in October 2022. He said

Chaos erupted at a basketball game between the Hapoel Jerusalem team and A.A.K. Athens today (Wednesday), when Greek fans burned an Israeli flag and threw firecrackers at fans of the Israeli team. Several Palestinian Authority flags were seen during the violent incident as well. The game had to be suspended due to the violence, and

Syrian FM in country for first time since 2011; Israel looks on in alarm as Riyadh warms relations with Jewish state’s enemies

Route 90 once again safe enough for travel; many visitors to the south became stuck as numerous roads were closed down

According to a report by Politico, China and Russia are in advanced secret talks with Iran to replenish Iran’s supply of an important chemical compound used to propel ballistic missiles. Diplomats familiar with the matter told Politico that this move would mark a clear violation of United Nations sanctions and possibly help Moscow replenish its

According to an exclusive report by Reuters, Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment to Syria. Reuters noted that they spoke with nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli and Western sources on the issue. The report noted that following the earthquake in northern Syria and Turkey, hundreds of flights from Iran began

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called out Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to close the Temple Mount to Jewish visitors until the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan. “The Prime Minister’s decision to close the Temple Mount to Jews during a wave of terror attacks is a grave mistake that won’t bring quiet but can

On Monday, El Al flight LY338 to Israel took off from Amsterdam as planned, but at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet above Germany, Austrian fighter jets were launched in its direction. Regional air traffic control asked the pilots to switch to another frequency for the next leg of the journey. The plane did not

Currency currently trading at 3.68 to the dollar and 4.02 to the euro, ahead of Moody’s country credit rating update on Friday

UK Defense Ministry warns readers to be wary of paper, among dozens of apparent classified files leaked online last week relating to Russia’s invasion

Greek Orthodox Church criticizes ‘heavy-handed’ restrictions that police have enacted for a second year at Church of the Holy Sepulchre citing public safety

One clergyman compares former president to Cyrus, lauded as an Old Testament hero for liberating the Jews from captivity in Babylon

EU says if execution footage authenticated, perpetrators must be held to account; Russia: ‘We live in world of fakes’; Ukraine calls to remove Moscow from UN Security Council

Father of Ma’ayan and Sahar Assor says daughter managed to send location before connection was lost; drivers, hikers told to stay away from riverbeds

Trip follows landmark, Chinese-brokered announcement that two nations would work toward resuming relations

Sources tell Reuters Tehran saw ‘God’s help’ in chance to move arms and ‘restocked quantities lost in previous Israeli drone strikes’; say Israel hit key Hezbollah, Iran base

Marwan Muasher says usual diplomatic tools won’t work with Netanyahu’s hardline government; asserts treaty between countries should be ‘reviewed’

Victim’s coffin is flown to Rome after small ceremony at airport with ambassador, Foreign Ministry officials

US president says trip priority is to ‘keep the peace’; will deliver congratulations, encourage work on universally beneficial economic policies; will visit ancestral hometowns

Located in the heart of the Jerusalem forest, the scenic area is replete with trenches and ancient dovecotes marking its history from the times of King David to David Ben-Gurion

FSB officials say Emirati security service officials agree to work against US, UK; Washington concerned Guly nation helping Moscow skirt sanctions imposed over Ukraine invasion

Police questioning partner on suspicion of murder; circumstances remain unclear

Some conservatives are beginning to ring the alarm over the issue, arguing it is increasingly costing the party votes

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, overturned FDA’s two-decade-old approval of mifepristone

Cold and rainy spell expected to continue until Thursday, and weather will start to warm by Friday

On a new album dropping on April 20 to mark the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Maria Ka takes cues from electronica for songs inspired by feminism and anti-establishmentarianism

Fallout from documents’ release could be significant, potentially putting US intelligence sources at risk, while giving country’s foes key information

Robert Sanford struck two police officers in the head as he stormed Congress on January 6, 2021 with a mob of Donald Trump supporters

Mishpacha praised by women’s advocates for featuring story on Jennie Miller Faggen, who supported dozens of European yeshivas in the early 20th century

Local police investigating; use of phrases could be criminal offense under Germany’s post-World War II hate speech laws

Former US President Donald Trump has widened his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical Republican primary matchup to 33 points, according to a new poll quoted by The Hill. A Morning Consult poll found Trump with 56 percent of the vote among a group of current and potential GOP challengers for the

Hamas official Sheikh Dr. Hamad Al-Regeb in a sermon in Gaza this past Friday prayed for Allah to bring annihilation and paralysis upon the Jews and to “enable” the Muslims to “get to” the Jews” necks. Al-Regeb also said that the Jews are “filthy animals” and “brothers of apes and pigs” who spread corruption, injustice,

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