Military reporter Emanuel Fabian, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and US bureau chief Jacob Magid give a 360-degree breakdown of the rain of rockets and their global resonance

Reports claimed Israel would halt targeted killings, hand over body of terror group member who died in custody; mortar fire continues on southern towns

Fatalities were among the thousands of prospective immigrants belonging to the group known as Falash Mura

While renewed push against Russian invasion has been expected for weeks, Ukrainian president says starting operation now would cost too many lives

The assassination of three senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists is a welcome change of tactics against those who incessantly fire rockets at Israel”s south. Named “Operation Shield and Arrow,” this latest operation appears to be in response to more than 100 missiles fired at Israel the previous week. It is my hope that this is

Every year in May, the Congress of Guatemala celebrates the diplomatic relations between Guatemala and Israel. This was initiated five years ago with a resolution proposed by the Guatemalan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus to establish a “National Friendship Day Between Guatemala and Israel.” This year”s celebration is especially festive due to Israel”s 75th anniversary and

A chicken coop in the Eshkol Regional Council sustained a direct hit on Thursday afternoon after a barrage of rockets was fired at Israel from Gaza. The coop sustained severe damage in the attack, which was the fifth strike that the town sustained within the space of a single hour. In response to the rocket

Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain trace the religious Zionist community’s evolution and its relationship to Netanyahu’s current governing coalition

Kais Saied denounces attempt to disturb ‘stability’ as authorities probe guardsman’s motive for killing 5 outside historic synagogue

Things are looking up for Netanyahu. If he can finish the Gaza fighting with public support intact and pass a state budget by month’s end, he will be all but unassailable

Amid rocket fire on Israel, the European Parliament passed a decision on Wednesday condemning the Palestinian Authority for the continuous incitement of violence, antisemitism, and hate in its textbooks for the fourth year in a row. The decision called to freeze funding for the Palestinian Authority until its curriculum matches the international standards of peace

Shoshana Dagani, from Itamar, has been identified as the IDF soldier who was injured in the Arab city of Tubas Tuesday night by shrapnel that penetrated her brain at a spot that her helmet did not cover. Shoshana is hospitalized in intensive care at Shiba Tel Hashomer Hospital in a severe yet stable condition. She

The day after a gunman killed four people outside an ancient place of Jewish worship on the Tunisian island of Djerba, men gathered in the same synagogue not to mourn, but to celebrate. They were there to witness the blessing of a new life: a brit milah, or ritual circumcision. Not long after, a recording

A mother in central Israel has asked to place her autistic daughter in foster care so that she herself can start “a new life” with her boyfriend, Holon Mynet reported Wednesday. The six-year-old girl, who was given the name “Re’ut” in the article is nearly nonverbal but understands simple instructions. She says a few words

Approximately 24 people, most of them children, were injured Thursday when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in Finland, Reuters reported. WION put the number of injured at 27. The collapse occurred just outside the capital city, Helsinki, in the city of Espoo. A statement from the Helsinki Hospital Authority said that the injuries were not

Research done at Hebrew University could lead to better understanding of genetic origins of the disease, as well as treatments to prevent or slow cognitive deterioration

The world is on a warpath to eradicate poverty. Rich developed countries are investing in poorer countries and hope to eradicate poverty by 2030. If that happens, the question is, what will happen to charity? Will it become a thing of the past? While we wish them every success and hope they will succeed, we

Herzog praises her for passing on sense of duty to serve to next generation; Netanyahu sends condolences to ‘our friend’ Yoav Gallant, who doesn’t break from directing Gaza op

Mixing politics and Torah is a precarious affair, but what can you do when a Midrash quoted by Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch seems to make a strong argument against the American welfare state as it”s currently constituted? The Torah declares, “And if your brother becomes impoverished and his hand wavers beside you, then you shall

The IDF has announced that it will demolish the home of the terrorist who in February carried out a shooting attack near Huwara, killing Hallel and Yagel Yaniv. On Wednesday, the IDF announced that it would close off and demolish the home in which Hamas terrorist Abd al-Fattah Hussein Ibrahim Gharusha had lived. Gharusha had

Scottish character actor Tom Conti plays Jewish scientist who urged wartime US president Roosevelt to speed up development of nuclear weapons

Mae Muller’s grandfather fled the Nazis to Wales as a child; 2021 German legislation enables her to obtain citizenship; says European Union travel document will help travel

Terrorists are terrorists, period Obviously, even at the moment when we write this, Israel is at war. Then again, that is always the situation, because throughout the booby-trapped byways of Sharon”s Gaza, they are always preparing for the next round&hellipand here it is. Another war to end all wars. Loss of life, for either side,

Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Otzma Yehudit) saw a post on social media by journalist Sivan Hilai requesting assistance for a family from Netivot, in southern Israel, with children who have special needs. “Good People,” wrote Hilai, “I am looking for a place that would host

To view all the Torah Lessons, Click Here Parsahat Behar Presented By: Rav Eli Ozarowski Written by: Tsvi Levy In Parashat Behar, the Torah teaches that when the Nation of Israel enters the Land of Israel, the mitzvah of Shemitta is to be observed every seventh year. Question What is the connection between entering the

Midrash Raba (Noach, chap 34):: Wretched is the bread whose baker testifies that it is bad. In Parashat Noach (ibid), Hashem, the Creator of all things and their inherent natures, testifies: The nature of man is evil from birth. Parashat Bechukotai, which we will read this Shabbat, contains the harsh rebuke and warning (Tochacha) regarding

Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur (Shas) praised Operation Shield and Arrow as “crushing” Islamic Jihad’s chain of command. In his opinion, Israel’s strikes on the homes of senior terrorists also hurts the morale of the top terrorists. Speaking to Kol Hai Radio, Ben-Tzur said, “The Israeli government began a precise, surgical military operation which hits the

Far-right MK pushes bill to replace current law requiring AG involvement; Palestinian flag not fineable by legislation

Former US president plays down Capitol riot violence, mulls pardoning rioters, calls CNN host Kaitlan Collin ‘a nasty person’ as she presses him on secret documents he withheld

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, during an interview with Kan Reshet Bet Radio Thursday morning, called to halt the operation in the Gaza Strip. “The operation is justified. A few days ago, they fired hundreds of rockets, and to repair deterrence, we must respond. There are no political gains that Israel needs at the moment from

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife held an official visit to Binyamin Regional Council, accompanied by council Governor Israel Ganz. “Our forefathers were here in Binyamin and put down roots in the heart of the Land of Israel,” said Herzog. Herzog and his wife Michal came on a special visit Wednesday to Binyamin Regional

Fruma Gallant, mother of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud), passed early Thursday morning at age 88. Fruma Gallant, nee Segal, was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust. She immigrated to Israel on the Exodus ship, and built her life and family in the State of Israel. Minister Gallant will continue routine management of operational

Two years after five-year-old Ido Avigal was killed by rocket fire during Operation Guardian of the Walls, his mother Shani Avigal spoke about the family’s enormous loss. “Ido asked why they want to kill us, because we didn’t do anything to them,” Shani recalled to Galei Zahal Radio. “It’s the little things that trigger memories

About 1,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis landed on the island country’s shores. With few relics of that time left, a small Jewish museum wants the government to help it reopen

First rocket attack since Israel killed senior member of Islamic Jihad overnight in Gaza; IDF: 507 missiles fired at Israel since start of operation; defense minister’s mother dies

Victims include 3 kids, among 25 reported dead in Strip; IDF publishes clip showing projectiles falling short; Air Force calls of strike after children seen near target

Mae Muller, the United Kingdom”s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest this week, said that she is applying for German citizenship under Germany”s laws that afford passports to descendants of Nazi persecution. In an interview published Sunday in The Times, a British newspaper, the 25-year-old pop star said that a European Union passport would help

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered to hold the annual Jerusalem Day flag march on its traditional route, which passes through Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter, and even asked that the decision be published as early as possible to maintain clarity, Israel Hayom reported. Despite the security tension, the document discussed in the Security Cabinet on Tuesday

A new poll conducted for Maariv investigated what Israelis believe will end the repeated rounds of fighting with Gaza terror groups. According to the poll, two relatively popular solutions are the government taking a policy of targeted eliminations (30%) and a long-term ceasefire with international guarantors (26%). Just 16% of respondents believed that retaking Gaza

A United Airlines flight from New York to Israel had to land in Madrid, Spain, early Thursday morning due to an unruly passenger. Shortly after takeoff, the passenger began to yell, demanded to smoke, and even threatened to crash the plane. The pilot decided to land the aircraft in Madrid, and the passenger was removed.

As Israeli Airforce aircraft closed in on an Islamic Jihad terror target in the Gaza Strip Thursday morning, two noncombatant Gazan children were identified by the IDF within the striking range of the target. Following the identification, the aircraft held fire and aborted the strike. On Monday, the IDF launched Operation Shield and Arrow, targeting

Four uninvolved Gazan civilians, including a 10-year-old girl, have been killed inside the Gaza Strip as a result of failed rocket launches by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, sources said. Since the beginning of Operation “Shield and Arrow,” 108 rocket launches by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization from the Gaza Strip toward Israel failed and

Assassination in Khan Younis further dampens hopes for a ceasefire, as security restrictions in southern Israel remain in place after 500 rockets fired at Israel

In a speech delivered in March 2023 in France, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich asserted that “the Palestinian people are an invention that is less than 100 years old.” He is a Palestinian he said. Why? Because “my grandfather, who was the 13th generation [of my family] in Jerusalem, is the real Palestinian. My grandmother,

Ruby ring, 90-carat diamond necklace fetch less than expected at sale derided by Jewish groups due to previous owner’s ties to Jewish dispossession under Nazis

These two parshiyot together form the final bookend of the book of Vayikra. This conclusion of Vayikra is a rather somber one, with the dominant theme being the prediction of Jewish dereliction from Torah values and practices and the resultant exile from their land and sovereignty. Yet in these parshiyot there are also promises of

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his decision to run for reelection in 2024 was not an automatic one, and added that it is legitimate to bring up his age as he seeks another term. “It wasn”t an automatic decision about running again,” Biden said at a campaign reception in New York, as

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin Tonight, Rabbi Hagai Londin of Sderot, on the border with the Gaza Strip, sent me a picture of a Torah class being held in a bomb shelter because of the dozens of rockets that had earlier been launched into his city. It was ironic that the subject that the rabbi

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday he will not support Rep. George Santos in his reelection bid after the congressman was charged in a 13-count indictment over alleged financial crimes, The Hill reports. “No, I”m not going to support him,” McCarthy was quoted as having told CNN”s Manu Raju. Raju asked McCarthy if he

This morning, Israel Dog Unit (IDU) volunteers David Abadi and Yosef Haim Shenir, along with search dog Iscah, located Rosalia Rubinstein, an 82-year-old woman who had gone missing from her home two days earlier. Rosalia had been missing for a total of 32 hours before being located in a forested area in the Haifa region.