Interior Ministry body hopes to provide hundreds more meetings a day to solve issue, as networks of hackers and bots scoop up time slots, sell them for steep prices online

Comptroller Shai Galili makes comments as Pinchas Idan faces sanctions for actions against judicial overhaul effort, decries ‘selective enforcement’

At the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri has been receiving security updates at his home that are intended for cabinet members only, Kan 11 News reported on Wednesday. Deri serves as a permanent observer in the cabinet. According to the report, an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel arrives

Efi Nave joins race, after previously stepping down over suspicions he used post to advance romantic partner’s judicial career; was convicted last year in separate case

Prime minister says company to get go-ahead in coming days; permit said set to be granted to Remilk, a developer of cultured milk

A former members of the National Guard has pleaded guilty in a case involving a neo-Nazi group”s plot to attack power substations. Joseph Maurino pleaded guilty in a North Carolina court to a charge of onspiracy to manufacture firearms and ship interstate and pleaded not guilty to a charge of the destruction of an energy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, together with Minister Miri Regev, met on Wednesday with the torchlighters for the State of Israel’s 75th Independence Day, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “Happy are the people and the country that has people such as you. Happy are the soldiers

The Jewish heirs of the $250 million Guelph Treasure have appealed the ruling of an American court that dismissed their suit for restitution. The case was rejected by the US court last year citing issues of jurisdiction, Artnet reported. The heirs are the descendants of a group of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers who were forced

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Steakholder Foods company this evening (Wednesday) in Rehovot. Steakholder Foods is a startup company that produces cultured, lab-grown meat. During the visit they printed, for the first time in the world, a cultured fish. Netanyahu tasted the cultured fish and meat and toured the various printers. As part of

Water cannon deployed at demonstration; dozens rally at home of Channel 14 controlling shareholder; pro-overhaul protesters rally against ex-Supreme Court chief

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, under whom Sudan has moved to cement ties with US and Israel, is locked in conflict with paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo for control of country

Opening Wednesday, new exhibit ‘Humans of the Holocaust’ engages the public with striking and sometimes whimsical images of 25 people who triumphed over the Nazis by living well

Images show several bullet holes on vehicle traveling from Migdalim settlement to Tapuah Junction; IDF searching for suspects

The Petah Tikva Magistrate”s Court has dropped charges against staff and students of the Homesh Yeshiva for violating the 2005 Disengagement Law by entering Homesh to learn at their yeshiva. The decision to drop the charges was made after the government last month repealed the part of the Disengagement Law which prohibited Jews from entering

Terrorists opened fire on a bus between Tapuah and Migdalim in Samaria this evening (Wednesday). No one was injured in the attack. Security forces are currently searching for the shooters. Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan said in response to the attack: “I say clearly to the terrorists who shoot in the dead of night

In a request sent to the Speaker of the Knesset, MK Amir Ohana, an MK from the coalition and an MK from the opposition, MK Ohad Tal (Religious Zionism Party) and MK Michael Biton (National Unity Party), asked him to ensure that at the upcoming Memorial Day ceremonies two MKs, one from the coalition and

Soldiers’ commemoration organization calls on politicians not to attend events at military cemeteries; Gantz: We must put public debate aside, if only for one day

It’s a family affair at the Eliyahus’ concert at Confederation House, breaking new musical ground

Indictment dropped against head of Homesh yeshiva and several others in light of partial repeal of 2005 law ordering evacuation of four northern West Bank settlements

President Isaac Herzog addressed the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw today (Wednesday), as part of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 80th anniversary commemorations. The following are President Herzog’s full remarks: In 1946, shortly after the end of the Second World War, my grandfather and namesake, the Chief Rabbi of the Land of Israel, Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Isaac

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has unveiled a new online hub to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day that offers a resource to counter online conspiracy theories and attempts at Holocaust minimization. ADL describes the new tool from the ADL Center on Extremism as providing a first-of-its-kind collection of resources on Holocaust denial. The resource hub, from the

Preparations for the Rally of Millions in favor of judicial reform are in full swing. So far, hundreds of groups have been registered across the country for transportation to the demonstration that will be held the day after Independence Day. In response to demand, demonstration organizers opened a website with details and the possibility to

Clalit pulls its sponsorship, Hadassah Medical Center cancels participation, Israeli Medical Association calls event ‘slap in the face’ to half the medical community

Move is standard practice during Israeli festivals and holidays, seen as periods of increased tensions

Israeli president appears to reference dispute over WWII narrative in speech as he joins German, Polish counterparts in Warsaw for 80th Ghetto Uprising memorial

Israel’s High Lander, backed by Emirati group, has developed a platform to safely manage UAV-based fleets within airspaces

A member of the Canadian province of Alberta”s new multiculturalism council resigned this week after evidence of past antisemitic posts began circulating online. The alleged posts also contained praise for a convicted terrorist involved in an attack on India’s parliament. The council, which was created on Friday by Premier Danielle Smith, has a goal of

In a major development for non-Orthodox British Jewry, the United Kingdom”s Liberal and Reform Jewish movements are joining to create a unified Progressive Judaism movement after working separately for more than 120 years. The historic project, a culmination of decades of discussions and rapprochement, is to be led by the Reform movement”s newly-appointed CEO, Josh

Opposition leader tells Likud minister tasked with organizing ceremony that ‘in three months you have divided Israeli society and no fake fireworks performance will cover that up’

Police released helmet footage from one of the officers who was involved in the capture of the terrorist who shot two Jewish men in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shimon Hatzaddik. The terrorist was arrested during a predawn raid in Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria this morning (Wednesday), nearly a day after he committed the attack. He

The UK’s first career Jewish ambassador was honored this week to mark 75 years since he joined the country’s diplomatic corps. The “Phillips Room” in the FCDO”s King Charles Street was named by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in honor of Sir Horace Phillips, who was the first British Jewish career ambassador. The

The chairman of the National Unity faction, MK Benny Gantz, supports the arrival of politicians at cemeteries on the Remembrance Day for fallen Israeli soldiers and Victims of Terrorism next week. At the beginning of the faction meeting, Gantz requested leaving disputes outside the cemeteries: “I would like to call on all citizens of Israel,

Syrian troops are warned to stop cooperating with Iran-backed group after reported artillery strikes; small military drone crashes in Syria

It has become fashionable in Israel to repudiate any notion of a medinat halakha, a state that is run according to Jewish law. Religious politicians who utter the phrase are forced to retract, and still its mere utterance clings to their biography as an obvious indication of their venality. Prime Minister Netanyahu has taken to

Knesset votes 33-12 to approve appointment, as MK Uriel Buso expresses hope that party chair will return to ministerial roles

B”nai Brith Canada called on the Canadian government to finally release its archive of historical documents about Nazi war criminals residing in the country. As the world observes Holocaust Remembrance Day, B”nai Brith made the request while testifying before a parliamentary committee. The advocacy organization also urged the government to create a public archive of

(JNS) During his Holocaust Remembrance Day speech on Monday night at Yad Vashem, Israeli President Isaac Herzog admonished the public never to invoke the genocide of the Jews in any context other than the Shoah itself. This was a not-so-veiled reference to a practice that”s become frighteningly commonplace in the politically polarized country. “The Nazi

Israeli Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer participated in an event in New York City hosted by the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE) on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day. “About eight decades after the Holocaust, we see an increase in antisemitism, on campuses, in the streets and in the public square. We see terrorist attacks

Political commentator Amit Segal announced today that his book “The Story of Israeli Politics” has been translated into Arabic. It is the first Hebrew book to be translated into Arabic by an official publisher since the Abraham Accords. In a Twitter tweet written in Arabic, Segal wrote: “I am happy to tell you that, after

According to projections, India will have estimated 1.4286 billion people compared to China’s 1.4257 billion; combined they make up more than a third of the world’s population

During emotional address in Tel Aviv, Reza Pahlavi says Israel and Iran can be ‘strategic partners’ and that majority of Iranians ‘think differently’ from regime

The writer, nephew of Moshe Dayan and father to singer Aviv Gefen as well as artists Shira and Natasha, battled inner demons to express himself

Following a joint discussion held Wednesday morning, the Special Committee for the Rights of the Child and the Special Committee for Combatting Drug and Alcohol Abuse will recommend administrative punishment for those who sell or market electronic cigarettes and tobacco products to children, youth, and young people up to age 21, Israel Hayom reported. The

Israeli musician and author Yehonatan Geffen has passed away at the age of 76, his family announced today (Wednesday). “It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of our loved one,” the family said in a statement. Gefen leaves behind three children – singer Aviv Geffen, composer Shira Geffen and Natasha Geffen.

A notorious white supremacist group distributed antisemitic flyers in the Palm Beach, Florida area shortly before the start of Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday. The hate literature was discovered in Lake Park and Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County on Monday morning, according to WPTV. The flyers were from the “Goyim Defense League,” the hate

Yesh Atid, National Unity argue that issue was mentioned by president when he laid out framework for negotiations; coalition rejects idea, claims no time

On the 80th anniversary of the ghetto uprising, the heads of state of the three countries for the first time attend a commemoration service for the fallen

Spokesman says that while L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 speedboat carrying sensors and cameras drew attention of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, trip took place without incident

Tamar Aharon, the teenaged girl who was shot in the head in a terrorist attack in Kiryat Arba in November 2022, will undergo head surgery tomorrow (Thursday). The 14-year-old girl’s family has asked the public to pray for the complete recovery of Tamar Bat Nira. Tamar was wounded when she was struck in the head

PM’s corruption trial continues to address ‘supply line’ of gifts to couple, with senior police official saying alcohol was requested even in absence of special occasions