A flamb&eacuteed pizza is believed to have sparked a fire in a restaurant in Madrid, Spain, on Friday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, city officials said Saturday. Speaking to Spain”s state television TVE, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida said, “It appears the fire started when a flamb&eacuteed pizza was being served,

Fatality named as Wadi Abu Salamish, who watchdog group says is the 56th Arab to be killed in a homicide this year

(New York Jewish Week) &mdash What better way to recover from an injury than some Jewish penicillin? New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader, who is missing the beginning of the 2023 MLB season due to an oblique muscle injury, starred in a recent episode of “Home Plate: New York,” a program hosted by celebrity chef

Alexander Dubovick, an Israeli citizen who volunteered to fight with the Ukrainian army, was caught and killed by Russian forces as he fought in the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, journalist Itamar Eichner reported. Dubovick, who was known by his friends as “the partisan,” was killed in a battle on December 23, 2022, but

Weekly rallies held throughout country, with at least 110,000 estimated to attend main demo in Tel Aviv; Lapid: Without street protests, ‘the disaster would’ve already occurred’

(JNS) The last thing that most of those who run the umbrella Jewish fundraising organizations known as Federations want to do is play politics. Raising money for charitable causes and necessary services for Jewish communities is hard enough without these groups being dragged into the partisan warfare that has seeped into virtually every sector of

Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar (Likud) spoke on Channel 12 News’ “Meet the Press” program, revealing the apparent reason that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not eulogize Yehonatan Geffen. Geffen, 76, passed away earlier this week, was a poet and a writer, and considered one of Israel’s cultural giants. He is survived by three

Three residents of the southern Arab of Laqiya were arrested Friday night after attacking and attempting to kidnap a young woman, and breaking through a police barricade as they tried to escape the area. The three Bedouin, ages 19-26, attempted to kidnap a resident of Kiryat Malakhi who was an acquaintance of one of them.

The Extraordinary World Zionist Congress took place in Jerusalem last week, filling the place of the canceled convention of 2021. As a delegate of the new Eretz HaKodesh slate, I was asked to serve as the Vice Chair of the committee on “Diversity in the Zionist Movement”&mdashand thus I had a ringside seat as leftist

Michael Hassan, 33, has been identified as the man shot dead by police Saturday night, after he attempted to stab police officers and paramedics. Hassan, a resident of Netanya, is suspected of attacking his mother and barricading himself in his home. When the paramedics and police officers arrived at the scene to deal with the

The seventh chapter of Kings II (related to the theme of the portions Tazria and Metzora, read as the Haftorah of Metzora), tells a fascinating story, about the “four lepers.” The story takes place during the First Temple era when the Assyrian Army swept down on the Northern Kingdom of Israel and laid siege to

Rescue personnel recover remains of Israel Kisos, who was apparently swept away by strong winds after jumping off kayak to swim

Every Thursday, Brad Orsini gets on a conference call with dozens of other security specialists who, like him, focus on preventing threats to American Jews. But in a few days, and for the coming months, the conference call won”t just address the dangers of the present and future. It will also deal with events that

Israel National News – Arutz Sheva spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the dialogue taking place in the President’s Residence on the judicial reform. “There’s goodwill and there’s a positive attitude in the room, and things are discussed frankly and honestly,” President Herzog told Israel National News. He added that in his opinion, the

Soldiers from the Israeli Navy on Saturday morning located the body of missing yeshiva student Yisrael Kisus, 22. Kisus, a resident of Petah Tikva, disappeared on Wednesday in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). On Saturday, his body was pulled from the water. Kisus went missing after he left his kayak in order to swim at

Bodycam video, call to emergency line released amid pushback from family that Michael Hasson didn’t assault mother and live fire was unnecessary

Weekly protests taking place at around 150 locations across the country, with hundreds of thousands anticipated at main rally in Tel Aviv

Montevideo Maru located at depth of 4,000 meters off Philippines island in South China Sea; artifacts, human remains won’t be removed

‘We are going to still be here. We will not be intimidated,’ says head of one of the congregations targeted in 2018 massacre, the most deadly antisemitic assault in US history

Several relatives of fallen troops refuse honors at main ceremonies on Tuesday, amid tensions over government’s judicial overhaul plans

Nuclear research organization says goal of Future Circular Collider is to ‘push the energy and intensity frontiers’ of particle smashers ‘in the search for new physics’

Neighboring nations see spillover risk; Dagalo thought to have been well-paid for helping Gulf nations fight Iran-backed Yemen rebels as Russia’s Wagner Group makes Africa inroads

Canadian PM says will stand up for rights of nationals; Hassan Diab faces life in prison for 1980 bombing that killed 4, hurt 46; he wants Ottawa to reject any extradition request

Hundreds dead, thousands wounded as Khartoum resident says they are marking Eid with ‘gunfire and the stench of blood all around us’; foreign nationals set to be airlifted out

Where did we exceed our wildest dreams and where did we fall short? Revelatory interviews on the hopes and expectations of Israel’s founding visionaries

Hundreds of thousands expected to take to the streets at over 100 locations for 16th week; Tel Aviv demonstration to be addressed by ex-Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin

Last month Ganjar Pranowo called for boycott of Israel’s participation in the U-20 World Cup, leading to FIFA withdrawing hosting rights

Survey shows 60% don’t feel represented by government; many believe ministers should stay away from Memorial Day ceremonies; 53% say judicial overhaul harming the country

Ahead of new exhibit, designer says Greek-Jewish mother was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Ravensbruck; upon liberation she weighed just 25 kgs: ‘She was a skeleton amongst ashes’

Mayor pays tribute to 80-year-old’s musical talent, commitment to Israeli and Palestinian communication; he recently ended 3-decade tenure as musical director of Berlin State Opera

The stories of some of the 40 Israelis to have been awarded the military’s Medal of Valor, and of the battles in which they defended the state

Jewish-Liberal Egalitarian Union splits of from previous umbrella group over handling of allegations of misconduct by rabbi

In video, minister tells mayor whose security guard was murdered hours earlier that ‘your friends’ — Arab lawmakers — are voting against necessary gun laws

Long-delayed legal proceedings to start Monday for gunman accused of killing 11 worshippers at Tree of Life in October 2018

Officials say the suspect attacked his mom and barricaded himself inside the home; when officers arrived, he rushed at them with knives

Justices reject lower-court restrictions on mifepristone while a lawsuit on the matter continues

A new biography by John Lahr in Yale’s Jewish Lives Series tracks the successes (and many failures) of a beloved American writer whose tragic characters were inspired by his life

Minister overseeing ceremony said set to phone opposition leader to appeal for message of unity ahead of nationally-broadcast event

Story set for modern-day version; ‘Everyone knows what it feels like to be the underdog, the outsider,’ producer says. ‘Jewish stories tackle these ideas with humor and drama’

Transportation Minister Miri Regev, who is in charge of the annual torchlighting ceremony which takes place on Independence Day, is expected to call opposition leader Yair Lapid at the conclusion of Shabbat and ask him to participate in the ceremony, after he announced that he would not attend, Channel 12 News reported on Friday. According

Former US President Donald Trump has marginally extended his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his presumed chief White House contender, in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll shared exclusively with The Hill on Friday. The poll found that 55 percent of respondents who identified as Republicans said they