The Clash of Values As part of the debate surrounding the need for a deep overhaul of the legal system, concerns arise from the opponents of the reform, namely, that those who support the reform which will simultaneously strengthen the Jewish identity of the state, strive to dictate religious laws by force and coercion while

Update allows players to serve foods such as challah and matzah ball soup, in move to increase representation

Otzma Yehudit minister, lawmakers from PM’s Likud among hundreds of visitors to compound; Likud’s Bitan says Netanyahu could’ve told them not to go: ‘People have become extremists’

During this time of year, we experience two interrelating periods each linking two festivals – the period between Pesach and Shavuot, and the period between Yom Ha-Atzma”ut and Yom Yerushalayim (the day commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War). The fact that the biblical pair (Pesach-Shavuot) and the modern pair (Yom ha-Atzma”ut and

The Israeli American Council (IAC), in collaboration with the Israel Consulate in Los Angeles, honored actress Gal Gadot and leading Israeli Americans at the city”s official celebration of Israel”s 75th anniversary on Wednesday. The actress as Diana/Wonder Woman in the blockbuster “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” In 2017, she starred again in the role

The Day of Liberation and Rescue of the Jews of Europe from the clutches of the Nazis was established on 26 Iyar at the initiative of Dr. Gabriel German Zakharyayev, with the endorsement of the chief rabbis of Israel and Europe. The day marks 78 years since the rescue of the survivors, and serves as

Agudat Yisrael, part of UTJ, says it wants more funding for full-time religious scholars and their families, in line with coalition deals; coalition official: ‘There’s a limit’

European nation to purchase 20 PULS weapons produced by Elbit; Defense Minister Gallant says deal ‘strengthens ties, enhances Israel’s global position’

(JNS) In Israel, Inga Avramyan, 82, died under a collapsed ceiling. The elderly immigrant from Armenia heard the sirens warning of an Islamic terror strike, but did not reach a bomb shelter in time because she was trying to help her disabled husband make it along with her. Sergei, Inga”s husband, had lost a leg

Transportation Minister Miri Regev (Likud) on Tuesday rejected changes to the Jerusalem Day March route. In her remarks the Channel 14 Jerusalem Conference for Business and Economics at the Jerusalem College of Technology, Regev said, “It”s wrong to change the route. It should remain the same as in previous years, since the parade is a

MKs Dan Ilouz, Ariel Kallner, Amit Halevi from the Likud, and former MK Shuli Moalem visited the Temple Mount on Thursday in honor of Jerusalem Day. In response, fellow Likud MK David Bitan attacked them in an interview with Glalei Tzahal radio. “I see as inappropriate the fact that several Likud MKs visited the Temple

Hadassah Medical Center partners with Israeli company P-Cure in study comparing treatment with traditional X-ray radiation; Ichilov inks deal for first proton therapy center

Tournament to be held in Argentina after Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights following anti-Israel protests; squad welcomed by Jewish community: ‘We came to win the trophy’

Temple Mount activist Arnon Segal told Israel National News on Thursday about efforts to visit the holy site, senior politicians who visit and will visit today, the number of visitors, and whether he received security warnings amid last week’s Operation Shield and Arrow. “We visit the Temple Mount five times a week, whenever it’s open,

In celebration of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), Nefesh B”Nefesh (NBN) reports that Jerusalem has welcomed the largest number of olim (immigrants to Israel) in the last 20 years. In total, since the organization’s establishment in 2002, over 20,000 new olim have immigrated to Jerusalem with the assistance of Nefesh B”Nefesh, in cooperation with Israel”s Ministry

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) has ordered special preparations to be made in honor of Jerusalem Day, when thousands of Jews are expected to ascend the Temple Mount. In preparation for the event, hundreds of police officers will be sent to reinforce the forces on the Mount, and the process of allowing

Deborah Lipstadt says Palestinian leader’s UN speech likening Israel to Nazi propaganda speech is ‘just outrageous,’ especially amid rising global hatred against Jews

56 years since the reunification of the capital: Jerusalem Day celebrations will take place today (Thursday) in the capital under heavy security of approximately 3,200 police officers, Border Police personnel, volunteers, and special forces spread out across the city. The day’s climax will take place in the afternoon when tens of thousands from across the

Israel”s under-20 men”s national soccer team has arrived in Argentina and is preparing for its first-ever appearance in FIFA”s under-20 World Cup, which begins this weekend. Israel has only made the general World Cup one time, in 1970. “I”m 48, and coming to Argentina to play soccer was my dream since I was 10 years

Week-long stay set to include meetings with government officials, local companies that do business in the US state

3,000 police deployed; Ben Gvir said excluded from security preparations; police chief warns against terror incitement; rocket fire not expected, but concerns situation may spiral

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bypassed Justice Minister Yariv Levin and ordered the coalition negotiations team discussing the Government’s judicial reform plan with opposition representatives at the President’s residence to offer a compromise. According to a report by Mati Tochfeld in Israel Hayom, in recent days, Netanyahu understood that the chances of coming to a consensus

For much of the past week, Israel”s latest unlikely celebrity lounged on the Jaffa beach, drawing throngs of onlookers, constant media attention and round-the-clock protection from the government as she sunbathed and slept the day away. Then early on Tuesday afternoon, the unwitting star named Yulia &mdash a rare 6-foot species of seal weighing hundreds

Shufersal Be says move to put stickers on female faces at Bnei Brak branch meant to cater to ultra-Orthodox; activists post warning signs outside stores, turn stickers into a meme

In candid interview, Kobi Shabtai says relationship with far-right minister ‘not simple’ following leak of private conversation with minister seemingly meant to embarrass him

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir commented in closed talks on the crisis in the coalition over the budgets demanded by his party, Otzma Yehudit, for the Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee. Otzma Yehudit has announced that it does not intend to fulfill its commitments to the coalition,

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday hosted ambassadors from the four countries that moved their embassies to Jerusalem, in a special ceremony celebrating Jerusalem Day and 75 years of independence. Representatives from the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Kosovo were at the event. Speaking to i24NEWS at that event, Cohen said that he is “optimistic”

The Israeli Consulate in Atlanta plans to send a letter of complaint to CNN after its host Christiane Amanpour said last week that members of the Dee family were “killed in a shootout”, JPost reported on Wednesday. “The mother and two Israel-British sisters – they were killed in a shootout,” Amanpour said during her show,

Speaking at the UN’s Nakba fest, the PA chief contradicted his previous assurances to Israel. In a reflection of the collapse of negotiation prospects, hardly anyone even noticed

Pro-Israel student, faculty organization say CUNY’s new Jewish advisory council is a ‘shameful disgrace’; law school again sparks controversy with anti-Israel commencement speaker

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will officially enter the race for president next week as his campaign donors begin a fundraising blitz, people familiar with the decision told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. A more formal kickoff event or events would follow, but the details haven”t yet been made public, the report said. DeSantis has

Dennis Ross, who served as a senior advisor to three US presidents and took part in the Middle East peace process for decades, gave an interview to Israel Hayom, in which he attacked the current administration’s policy on Iran. “Iran doesn’t fear us the way they need to fear us. They have to understand that

The White House wants to make a diplomatic push for a Saudi-Israeli peace deal in the next six to seven months before the presidential election campaign consumes President Joe Biden”s agenda, two US officials with knowledge of the issue told Axios” Barak Ravid on Wednesday. Any normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel brokered by

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday met Rabbi Haim Bitan, the Chief Rabbi of Tunisia, a week after the attack on the synagogue on the island of Djerba, in which two Jews – cousins Aviel Hadad and Ben Hadad – and three police officers were killed. According to the Reuters news agency, Saeid pledged to

At London’s Wiener Holocaust Library through June 16, an exhibit of letters from WWII tracks the spread of information by Jews seeking to protect loved ones from the Nazis’ web

An appreciation event was held last night (Tuesday), at the Israel Dog Unit’s Galilee station, in cooperation with the Am Yisrael Chai Foundation and the families of people who have gone missing in the region and have not yet been found. The Israel Dog Unit (IDU) is a nonprofit specializing in locating missing persons that

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesperson for Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, stated on Wednesday that the Flag Dance in Jerusalem will lead to “tensions and the explosion of the situation”. Abu Rudeineh warned against “the Israeli occupation government’s insistence on holding the settlers’ provocative Flag Dance in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem

Sussexes’ spokesperson says pursuit with photographers lasted over two hours, led to multiple close calls with police, pedestrians, other drivers

State representatives condemn legislation from progressives as ‘a ploy to demonize Jewish charities’; speaker of assembly says measure is a non-starter

Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Otzma Yehudit) on Wednesday evening arrived at his home in the south of Tel Aviv and went for a walk in the area. A few minutes later, he suspected that a man was trying to break into a home, after he

Many hoping for return of marine sensation, who seemingly slithered into the water for good Tuesday, but others admit Israel probably a poor home for the endangered creature anyway

Montana on Wednesday became the first state in the US to completely ban TikTok, as Governor Greg Gianforte signed a measure that is more sweeping than any other state”s attempts to curtail the social media app, The Associated Press reported. The measure is expected to be challenged legally and will serve as a testing ground