IMF cuts 2023 growth outlook, noting judicial uncertainty could lead to severe financial conditions, hamper investment and consumption; S&P set to affirm credit rating outlook

Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, on Wednesday expressed support for Israel as it came under attack from hundreds of rockets that were fired from the Gaza Strip. “Israel is defending itself the same way America would defend ourselves if someone was shooting missiles

Alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, premier warns terrorists ‘blood is on your hands,’ claims Islamic Jihad has been dealt harshest blow ever

Homes and cars in Ashkelon, Sderot, Kibbutz Nir Am hit with shrapnel, one in Netivot damaged by Iron Dome interceptor; Islamic Jihad says no deal until assassinations end

Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that the social media platform will soon introduce new features, including voice, video calling and other capabilities. Musk hinted that three of the new features are similar to capabilities available with Facebook”s direct messaging, Fox News reported. Twitter”s new features will let users “talk to people anywhere in

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin What does *David Hatuel* wish to tell us? Yesterday as part of “Operation Shield and Arrow” in the Gaza Strip, arch-terrorist Jihad Ghanem was eliminated. Among the many terrorist acts for which he was responsible was the murder of Hatuel’s pregnant wife Tali and four daughters — Hila, Hadar, Roni,

Ailing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to face one of the biggest political challenges in his career Sunday as he seeks reelection for a third term as president. Twenty years in power may come to an end for Erdogan, who orchestrated an amendment of Turkey’s constitution in 2018, giving himself some sweeping new

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday was pressed in an interview with CNN about civilian casualties in Israel”s air strikes on Gaza. The interviewer acknowledged that the terrorist organizations are using civilians as human shield, but asked Bennett whether Israel has an obligation to work around those human shields. “Israel has an obligation to

What do Syria, Israel, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Poland have in common? All of them have suffered missile attacks.

Italian Holocaust educator Liliana Segre was reelected on Tuesday as the president of the Italian Senate commission against hate racism, antisemitism and incitement to violence, Domani reported. Senator for Life and Holocaust survivor Segre proposed that the committee be reconstituted, which was approved in January 2023 by the Senate. The 20-member panel is tasked with

Today (Wednesday), in a preliminary reading, the Knesset plenum approved of MK Zvi Sukkot”s bill that establishes heavy fines for waving a “terrorist flag” or publishing photos of terrorists and symbols of terrorist organizations. The law provides the tools to combat the incitement that leads to terrorism because in the current situation enforcing the law

Road in Ramallah home to Al Jazeera bureau where journalist worked renamed in her honor, while construction set to begin on a media museum named for her

Despite the reports of an imminent ceasefire on the Gaza border, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization continues to fire rocket barrages at Israel. Around nine o’clock this evening (Wednesday), a heavy volley of rockets was fired at the communities of the Gaza envelope. A rocket directly hit a house in Ashkelon and caused heavy damage.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke today (Wednesday) with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in the midst of Operation Shield and Arrow. Minister Gallant discussed recent security developments in Israel, including 400 rockets fired indiscriminately over the past two days, by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, against Israeli citizens. In addition, Minister Gallant

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) warned in a report released on Tuesday that the state of California has experienced a worrying increase in antisemitic and extremist activity in recent years. The study from the ADL Center on Extremism, “Hate in the Golden State,” examined the period between 2021 and 2022. It found that acts of hate

New York Republican mired in web of lies over background also faces federal criminal indictment for falsifying official disclosure, taking unemployment benefits while having job

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation this evening (Wednesday), two days into Operation Shield and Arrow. “Our forces are attacking even at this hour, and anyone who attacks us receives the message that it is on their head,” Netanyahu said. He stated: “We dealt the Islamic Jihad in Gaza the hardest blow in its

Military spokesman says Hamas will only be targeted if it joins rocket fire; 56 rockets, mortars land short in Strip, while more are downed by Iron Dome, David’s Sling

Israel says it is assessing deal after Egyptian media says fighting to end Wednesday evening, but resumption of rocket fire and IDF airstrikes raise doubts

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) praised House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday as a “moral giant” for refusing to allow Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib”s planned “Nakba Day” event to go ahead. The event would have taken place inside the Capitol Building in partnership with anti-Israel organizations. McCarthy tweeted on Tuesday that the

Financial technology firm operates a payment platform processing more than $50 billion in transactions annually; ex-Google manager to head Tel Aviv office

Medium-range anti-missile system failed sole previous attempt to shoot down hostile projectile, but now may join Iron Dome in changing face of Gazan threat

Grandfather says car came out of nowhere as they tried to cross street after trip to playground; driver and daughter suspected in crash and alleged cover-up, put under house arrest

Media outlets in Egypt are reporting this evening (Wednesday) that the Egyptian government mediators have managed to reach an agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization on the Gaza border which has gone into effect. A political official confirmed that advanced negotiations for a ceasefire are taking place. However, despite

The outside of an apartment building in Brussels, Belgium was defaced with multiple swastikas, leading the representative body of the Belgian Jewish community to call on the government to draft a plan to fight rising antisemtiism. The Coordination Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium (CCOJB) released a photo of the vandalized outer wall of the

Additional barrages of rockets have been fired at communities in southern and central Israel this evening (Wednesday) after Egyptian media reported that Egypt had brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the terrorist organizations and the Gaza Strip which has already gone into effect. Israeli officials have acknowledged that contacts have been made with the

Netanyahu tells southern municipal leaders that IDF currently ‘has the upper hand,’ but military stresses that it is remaining focused on targeting Islamic Jihad

A high school in Cooper City, Florida was defaced with multiple swastikas in several separate incidents, WSVN reported. Last week, swastikas were found all over a boy”s restroom at Cooper City High School. Another swastika was found on the floor. There was also a disturbing image discovered, according to multiple students who spoke to the

Magen David Adom – Israel’s National Emergency Medical Organization, is operating in full coordination with the IDF, Home Front Command, the Police, Fire Fighters and all the security authorities, the organization announced. At the end of a situational evaluation conducted yesterday by the MDA Director General, the level of alert of the organization was elevated

Union of Journalists condemns latest in series of assaults against Channel 13 staff, links it to incitement following onscreen text appearing to blame PM for civilian deaths

Third guard dies of wounds, after two Jewish worshipers and two other guards are killed by rogue officer who opened fire on Djerba synagogue during annual pilgrimage

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill on Monday adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism at a ceremony at the governor”s mansion. By signing HB 1606, the governor”s office said that Virginia will use the IHRA definition as a guide to identify instances of antisemitism and to train first responders, educators,

The International Monetary Fund”s annual delegation, led by Miguel Segoviano, submitted an initial summation of its meetings in Israel to the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Bank of Israel on Wednesday. The IMF is expected to publish its final report on the Israeli economy for 2022 at a later date. The Ministry

Magen David Adom (MDA) Director General Eli Bin has announced that all ambulance drivers and MICUs have been instructed to prevent the use of the siren that sounds like the Red Alert Siren. Going forward, they will use a different sounding siren. During both routine uses and emergencies, ambulance sirens that assist the medical teams

The singer Yossi Barda, who performed at the El Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Djerba in Tunis shortly before the attack in which the cousins, Aviel and Ben Hadad, were murdered, spoke to Israel National News-Arutz Sheva about his preparations with one of the murdered men. “I performed in the synagogue and there was

Gazan journalist Sami Obeid places the blame for the security escalation of the last several days on Israel, which in his opinion attacked in the Gaza Strip and carried out the assassinations of senior Islamic Jihad leaders at a time when the terrorist organization was not seeking a larger conflict. The residents of the Gaza

IDF says servicewoman hit by shrapnel during arrest operation in Tubas; 19 terror suspects detained in raids

The Shin Bet chief said Israel ‘closed a circle’ with the killing of three notorious Islamic Jihad commanders. But our enemies are intent on keeping it open

Meeting marks highest-level contact between Ankara and Damascus in more than a decade, shortly after Arab League voted to reinstate Syria and as Erdogan faces upcoming election

Terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired over 100 rockets at Israel over the course of one hour Wednesday afternoon, and Arab sources claim that the response to the assassination of three Islamic Jihad leaders is just beginning. Hezbollah’s Al-Mayadeen television network quoted Palestinian Arab sources as saying that the terrorist groups in Gaza are

Channel 13 News analyst Zvi Yehezkeli on Wednesday warned that Islamic Jihad has reached the size and strength that Hamas had ten years ago. in an interview with 103 FM Radio, Yehezkeli said, “Israeli carried out a significant elimination after a long time, and is now waiting for a retaliation. In the meantime, this is

A Lithuanian politician”s post criticizing Israel has been denounced as antisemitic by several ambassadors, with the MP being investigated for possible hate speech, LRT reported. Remigijus Žemaitaitis of the center-right Freedom and Justice Party posted an anti-Israel comment to Facebook on Sunday that said: “It turns out that we have other animals in the world

A female IDF soldier was seriously injured by shrapnel during an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Arab city of Tubas Tuesday night. The firefight occurred during an operation to arrest wanted terrorists. The soldier was taken to a hospital for treatment. Her family has been notified of the incident. 19 wanted terrorists were

Hassen Chalghoumi, who was in Djerba when two Jews were killed there, says the annual event must continue for sake of 1,000-member local Jewish community

Three people were murdered Tuesday night in a shooting attack near the El Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Djerba, Tunisia. The two Jewish victims have been identified as cousins Aviel and Ben Hadad, one of whom was an Israeli citizen who resided in Tunisia, the other being a French national. The third victim was

During a Wednesday discussion in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee regarding the Draft Law, the IDF revealed startling statistics on the number of haredim who serve in the IDF, Kikar Hashabbat reported. According to the statistics, between 2019 and 2021, approximately 1,200 haredim enlisted in the IDF each year, out of 12,000 potential

A British Airways flight to Israel turned around and returned to London last night (Tuesday) over fears of rocket attacks on Tel Aviv as Operation Shield and Arrow got underway. The plane changed course at about 9 pm and landed in Athens for refueling. Afterwards, the plane was flown back to London. Passengers were told

In cross-examination, Ari Harow confirms he believes cops trumped up charges against him, made him understand his only way out was to hand over incriminating recordings of his boss

The slaying of two Jews and a soldier risks undoing a Jewish-Arab interaction maintained by the annual visits of about 8,000 French, Israeli and other Jews to the Arab country

IAF fighter planes destroyed rocket launching pads in Gaza before terrorists had a chance to target Israeli cities.