Several outlets claim breakthrough in talks for pilgrimage flights next month, which would ease burden for Muslims making trip; FM Cohen says normalization possible in 6 months

Israel has approached airlines in Jordan, Bahrain, and other countries in the region requesting that they operate direct flights to Saudi Arabia from the Ben Gurion Airport or Ramon Airport in southern Israel. Channel 12 News reported that the Saudis are inclined to approve the move, which would be available only for Muslims who live

Without any clear progress made in the two months since discussions began, President Isaac Herzog’s staff set to hold ‘intensive’ meetings with each side separately this week

Polish Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said he does not know whether the bodies were Jews

With most votes counted, Kyriakos Mitsotakis leads his opponent by 20 points; conservative leader expected to call another election in hopes of winning an outright majority

Two nude troops and officer who filmed them sent to military prison for 21 days after footage exposed online

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasem on Sunday criticized the Israeli government for holding its weekly cabinet meeting in the tunnels of the “Buraq Wall” (the Islamic name for the Western Wall), located in “occupied Jerusalem”, saying the organization considers it “a dangerous escalation towards a religious war that the occupation is implementing against the Holy City”.

The most recent truce, the first to be supported by a joint US-Saudi effort, will go into effect on Monday evening, however violence erupts in Khartoum within hours of its signing

MK Yaakov Eichler says faction needs to ‘reevaluate’ its place in government; Otzma Yehudit MK vows her party won’t compromise on its demands for extra Negev and Galilee funding

Two IDF soldiers and an officer were sentenced to three weeks in military prison, after they filmed themselves shooting at a firing range while nude. Last Thursday, the three – two platoon leaders and an officer – carried out an unauthorized training exercise at a Nahal Brigade’s training base, filming themselves carrying out target practice

Activists gather at beach in southern city of Sidon despite ban on protest; conservative Muslims arrive to disperse demonstrators, hold prayer service

Military says forces scanning for assailant who is thought to have fled toward Nablus, after troops open fire at vehicle; serviceman taken to hospital in Petah Tikva

The defendants, all cousins, indicted for shooting dead Mohammed Abu Huwash in Rahat as part of violent family dispute between two rival clans

In an unusual move, the Hezbollah terrorist organization invited the media to witness military drills at a training facility in southern Lebanon on Sunday. As part of the exercises, Hezbollah fighters showcased their skills by leaping through fiery hoops, firing from the backs of dirt bikes, and demolishing Israeli flags and a symbolic wall representing

Protest leaders say fighting against the partisan state budget is an extension of opposing judicial revamp — but the change in strategy has led to some discomfort

Polish-born academic Magda Teter’s new book, ‘Christian Supremacy,’ traces how a history of exclusion and dominance trickles down from Paul the Apostle to today’s Proud Boys

Contemplation The bus thunders along fields, meadows, and farmsteads. The landscape is like a picture. The grey tones are strengthened by the dark sky from which a steady rain fall. The land has been ploughed over and is ready for the winter. The little houses and farms are straight out of “Fiddler on the roof”

Defense minister unveils a slew of benefits amid low report rates for reservists, and following widespread threats to not serve in response to judicial overhaul efforts

Tehran slams Bern for interfering in ‘internal affairs’ with criticism of killings, tweeting picture of demonstrators outside Iran flying ‘fake’ pre-Islamic Revolution flag

Comments by Tehran’s army chief come days after US, French and UK naval commanders transit through Strait of Hormuz aboard American warship in rare show of force

A resident of the city of Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem, was arrested Sunday morning, on suspicion he fraudulently made hundreds of passport appointments at Interior Ministry branches, selling off the appointments to desperate would-be travelers seeking to secure passports. Since the coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s Interior Ministry has struggled to meet demand for passport services,

An Israeli man in his 20s was lightly injured Sunday evening in a terrorist ramming attack in Samaria. The attack took place in the village of Huwara, the scene of a number of terrorist attacks in recent months. IDF soldiers opened fire on the terrorist, who fled the scene. Israeli security forces have launched a

Rabbi Billet discusses his remarkable four-decade tenure as Rabbi of Young Israel Woodmere and his new life in Israel.

In letter, former senior Bank of Israel and Treasury officials warn the planned funding of food vouchers and unregulated schools poses an ‘existential threat to Israel’s future’

Shufersal’s Be pharmacy says exclusion of women against its policies, and changes are made at branch following dialogue with protesters and local rabbi

Masked fighters jump through flaming hoops, blow up Israeli flags as terror group asserts it is ready for conflict with Jewish state ahead of 23rd anniversary of IDF pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted a festive Cabinet meeting Sunday in the Western Wall Tunnels, in honor of Jerusalem Day last Friday. During the meeting, the government approved plans to invest some two billion shekels in the city”s Arab neighborhoods, along with plans to upgrade the Western Wall Plaza and Old City infrastructure. “The

Chairman of the Labor and Welfare Committee MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism) suggested Sunday that haredi lawmakers should consider toppling the government if it continues to fail to deliver on its promises to the haredi sector. Speaking with journalist Kikar HaShabbat, Eichler said cited the failure of the government to pass the judicial reform

Pushing back against criticism over funding for Haredi schools that don’t teach core studies, PM claims he is leveling the playing field; Gantz: Ultra-Orthodox kids deserve better

Several years ago, Schwartz’s life took an unexpected turn when he experienced blood clots throughout his body, culminating in a severe heart attack. Despite undergoing surgery to repair the damage, an acute stroke left him paralyzed on his right side, confining him to a wheelchair and rendering him reliant on the care of his devoted

In order to improve the landing process for new Olim into the State of Israel, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration will issue identity cards to new immigrants at its different branches throughout the country. New immigrants will not have to go through the Interior Ministry like they did in the past and this will

There is a lot of time before the 2024 election but the the core issues are taking shape now. Although the last Presidential election was won and lost over the Covid Pandemic, it does not appear that this will even be one of the top ten issues even debated. On the other hand, the immigration

Suspect employed at national laboratory involved in issuing passports believed to have booked hundreds of slots, then sold them for cash

A senior delegation from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) of Ireland arrived in Israel last week. The visit aimed to understand the operations, emergency calls management, and crisis response of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national Emergency Medical Service. Throughout their visit, the delegation was introduced to Israel’s healthcare system and various activities of MDA,

Ministers approve adding NIS 60 million to upgrading Western Wall during cabinet meeting held in holy site’s tunnels; PM: ‘I have some experience, I have passed 20 budgets’

Intelligence minister says group apprehended recently while crossing western border with Iraq

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied on Sunday Moscow”s claims that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has fallen to Russian forces. Responding to a reporter”s question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Zelenskyy said: “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today.” According

First election since end of post-crisis international economic supervision pits conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis against left-wing Alexis Tsipras

Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn ties far-right head’s visit to budget demands, shares Flag March experiences; news editor Amy Spiro on Noa Kirel flub, ‘Ghosts of Beirut’

A fellow writer tells me, “What”s the use?” Every writer can understand this despair. F. Scott Fitzgerald put it like this: “What”s the good of all this writing. Nobody reads me.” That wasn”t true, of course. Plenty people read him. But for all the wonderful prose, was anything getting through? Charles Bukowski put this thought

A siren was sounded on Sunday afternoon in the town of Psagot, north of Jerusalem after a vehicle entered the town, its passengers broke into a home and fled towards Ramallah. Since the number of passengers in the vehicle is unknown, security forces are searching the area to ensure no additional suspects are in the

Speaking alongside Biden at the G7, Ukrainian president says he believes locale has fallen, hours after a similar claim by Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Hamas terror organization on Sunday published a declaration in response to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount earlier in the day. “We will not leave Al-Aqsa, and the occupation will bear the responsibility for the barbaric invasion by its ministers and flocks of settlers. The barbaric infiltration by the Zionist

Iran’s intelligence minister said a “terrorist” group linked to Israel was arrested on the western borders of Iran on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing the Iranian semi-official Nour News agency. “A terrorist group associated with the Zionist regime, which entered the country from the western borders, was arrested,” said Esmail Khatib. The statement comes amid heightening

Yisrael Beytenu head says Netanyahu government’s subsidies will doom many to remain in poverty; predicts UTJ, Otzma Yehudit will get ‘backdoor’ funds

Paramedics find man without vital signs, pronounce him dead after resuscitation efforts fail

Palestinians and Jordan pan move be far-right police minister, who urges more funds for Jewish settlement in Negev and Galilee to show Israel is sovereign there too

For two thousand years, we suffered blood libels. The most significant libel followed us for almost two thousand years. Hundreds of times, they accused us of mixing the blood of Christian boys in the Passover matzot. To us, it sounds crazy, but the Christians believed it, and because of the libel, they allowed themselves to

State TV reports unnamed group of militants flee Saravan town border area with their own casualties; two guards injured

It started 2,800 years ago. The First Temple stood as millions of Jews lived among prophets and Divinely chosen kings serving Hashem in the Land of Israel. About four thousand kilometers to the west, the legend says, two brothers were born: Romulus and Remus. According to the folklore, they were raised by animals. When they