Court remands suspects, 16; alleged victim claims one forced her to have sex with him at knifepoint, pair imprisoned her and her son in bomb shelter

National Unity MK Ze’ev Elkin slammed the State budget, claiming that it harms the elderly. “With all due respect to political quiet in the government, the State budget cannot become a coalition budget, and that is what is happening here,” Elkin told 103 FM Radio. “What angers me most is – you don’t want to

The decapitation of Islamic Jihad”s senior leadership in Gaza should help facilitate negotiations to successfully implement the creation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine and end 100 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs. The current conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad was initiated when 100 rockets and mortars were fired into Israel from Gaza

Historical Azerbaijan was divided about a hundred years ago by two countries: the northern part was annexed to the Soviet Union and the southern part was annexed to Iran. Over the years, two conflicting trends developed within the population of the southern, Iranian part. Some of them aspired to merge with the Iranian state under

The American diplomat Kurt Volker, a former State Department special representative to Ukraine and a former US ambassador to NATO, arrived one recent morning for a solidarity visit to Chabad”s Mishpacha Children”s Home in Odessa. Accompanying the distinguished guest were Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov and his deputy, Pavel Vugelman. Greeting the guests was Rabbi Avraham

Turkish media outlets on Tuesday afternoon reported that the authorities in the country have arrested 11 members of a Mossad network which followed Iranian targets. According to the reports, the cell planned to spy on an Iranian company and 23 individuals in the country who have business connections with Iran. The cell had 15 members,

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman brings headlines from the annual Herzliya Conference; religion reporter Canaan Lidor on stymied conversions and dying European communities

THE HEROES & HEROINE OF SHAVU”OT The festival of Shavu”ot has an obvious focus on Moses, since it was he who brought the Israelites to Sinai and ascended the mountain to receive the Divine instructions. There is also a case for calling it the festival of David, who is the symbol of Jewish kingship. He

The Jewish women”s movement Momentum brought 100 women from France, Belgium, and Switzerland to Israel in a trip that kicked off last week with the aim of strengthening their Jewish identity. After working with The Jewish Agency for Israel on a pilot trip for 20 French-speaking women last year, participants of that experience proceeded to

Similar figure thinks Washington should critique Jerusalem over planned legislation; Israelis acknowledge need to consider US opinions on some matters, but not all

Stock markets fleetingly drop as photo showing smoke billowing from US military headquarters spreads; authorities scramble to stress there was no explosion

For years, a subset of Jews who eat only at kosher-certified restaurants have bent the rules by taking advantage of a growing trend: fully vegan eateries. Now, a decision issued by the Conservative movement has given that practice its official imprimatur, declaring that the movement’s followers may eat at vegetarian or vegan restaurants that don”t

Israel’s defense echelon has received information claiming that Homesh residents plan to move their town from its current location to one which sits on State land, without receiving the necessary permits from the IDF. The land Homesh was built on is now claimed to have been “private Palestinian land.” However, the move as planned would

The first Jew to be appointed Mayor of Jerusalem since Byzantine times

Reported terms include requirement of cross-aisle support for major constitutional changes; government would be allowed to use private counsel when facing legal proceedings

Israeli singer Noa Kirel, who won third place in this year’s Eurovision contest, on Tuesday morning responded to MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), who offered to donate clothes to her. “I really think that each person has a right to express his opinion, and this is is opinion, and I respect it,” Kirel told

In a complex operation spanning three countries, an elderly Jewish woman from the conflict-ridden regions of Ukraine has been successfully brought to Israel to receive critical medical care. United Hatzalah’s Operations Division received a humanitarian request two months ago from the family of an elderly Jewish woman residing in Mykolaiv, a city near the volatile

Meeting with counterpart Joko Widodo comes as Tehran seeks alternatives to US-led Western domination of international affairs

A U-Haul truck crashed into the protective barrier surrounding the White House Monday night, according to US media. A spokesman for the Secret Service said that the incident took place around 10pm Monday when the driver attempted to break through the fence near Lafayette Square. The crash is under investigation but a Nazi flag has

Around 4,000 Jewish Argentines showed up to cheer on Israel at their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup tournament in over 50 years, at times chanting songs in Spanish. But their festive mood changed after a Palestinian Authority flag surfaced in the crowd &mdash and after the Israeli team lost narrowly in the final

Researchers find a direct link between levels of nitric oxide in the brain and condition in mice; reducing the amounts lowers indicators and behavior

I remember a TV show dubbed ‘Qui dit vrai?’ (Who is telling the truth?) The game consisted in discovering who of three guests was the real individual. The show started with each guest standing up in turn and stating, as an example, ‘Hi! My name is Henry Dodree and I am a doctor.’ The host

Deceased gunned down on city’s Hadar Street, declared dead by medics; shooter flees; 81 members of Arab community killed in 2023

Vladimir Kolokoltsev meets with counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud to discuss security cooperation, just days after trip by Ukraine’s Zelensky

President Joe Biden when asked about the health of democracy in Israel, said: “I”m very concerned, and I”m concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told AFP that major reforms require consensus, as Israel is rocked by protests over a bid by Prime Minister

Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two of his daughters in a terror attack, has announced that he will sue CNN for comments claiming they were “killed in a shootout.” According to Israel Hayom, Dee made his announcement at an event hosted by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Dee also showed attendees at the event an

I penned a piece months back, pondering over the future of the Ukraine war, and whether this war, which has had far-reaching implications, could end up becoming another one of those perpetual wars that are spread out in multiple parts of the globe without any sign of a resolution. No doubt, one of the primary

Wikipedia has banned three editors from working on articles related to Jewish history in Poland during World War II, in a bid to resolve editing disputes and safeguard its credibility. But the online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform. The decision, handed

As already-small chance for coalition to collapse dissipates, Lapid, Gantz, Liberman, Michaeli and Tibi take aim at large sums offered to Haredim, settlers and Ben Gvir’s party

Calls from mosque loudspeakers in Ni’lin urge locals to converge around deceased attacker’s home to thwart demolition, leading to clashes with Israeli troops

CNN host Christiane Amanpour has apologized to Rabbi Leo Dee after saying on her program that his wife, Lucy, and daughters Rina and Maia were “killed in a shootout”. “On April 10, I referred to the murders of an Israeli family: Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, the wife and daughters of Rabbi Leo Dee. I

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton weighed in on concerns surrounding President Joe Biden’s age, saying it’s a legitimate issue and “people have every right to consider it”, Fox News reported. According to the report, Clinton made the under-the-radar comments on Saturday at the Financial Times Weekend Festival in Washington, D.C., when questioned about

Iran on Monday weighed in on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir”s visit to the Temple Mount, the Xinhua news agency reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned the visit and called on the Muslim world and international community to take “effective, immediate and deterrent” action in response to Israel’s “presumptuous and provocative” activities.

WhatsApp on Monday announced that has granted users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages, Reuters reported. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” the Meta Platforms Inc-owned messaging app said in a blog post.

IDF soldiers operated overnight Monday in the Palestinian Arab village of Ni’lin in the Binyamin region and demolished the home of Moataz al-Khawaja, who carried out the shooting attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv about two months ago. Palestinian Arab sources reported that the terrorist’s neighbors were forced to evacuate their homes during the

The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28, The Associated Press reported. Nationalist presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, 55, has emerged as a potential kingmaker after neither Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, secured

Yeshiva University exhibit ‘The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries’ shows the far-reaching impact of one of the Middle Age’s most prolific Torah scholars

Speaker says negotiators are going to ‘work through the night’ and that he and Biden would ‘talk every day to try to find a way to get this done’

The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto on Monday held its annual Walk with Israel, with the goal of demonstrating the Jewish community’s support for Israel and to raise donations to aid projects for the advancement of needy populations in Israel. Thousands of Jews and supporters of Israel marched through the streets of Toronto towards the

Online encyclopedia bars 3 editors from working on articles related to Holocaust in Poland, but avoids stance on underlying dispute over Polish antisemitism and complicity

Colombian fans waves Palestinian flag after team scores goal in win, leading Israel backers to shout, ‘This is not politics, this is soccer’ at them; police break up altercation

Columnist E. Jean Carroll, who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former US President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more from the former President in a new court filing that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict, The Associated Press reported on Monday.

Sinan Ogan’s backing of incumbent could make him kingmaker after neither Erdogan nor opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu secured the majority needed for a first-round victory

Filmmaker and his production company are shopping idea of limited series based on Tom Stoppard’s play, which would be directed by Stephen Daldry, known for his work on ‘The Crown’

Social media company TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state of Montana”s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, The Associated Press reported. The company argues the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government could access users” data. The

Invite is not for an Israel-specific trip, but for PM to join other global leaders at COP28 climate confab in November. Herzog also invited

Cast is mostly transgender or nonbinary performers reflecting plot about Jewish family with transitioning parent in adaptation by creators of original series

The Rabbinical Alliance of America&mdashIgud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis&mdashon Monday applauded Assembly Members Daniel Rosenthal (D-Queens) and Nily Rozic (D-Queens) for leading the charge at the New York State Assembly in protecting Israel from the left. “Unfortunately, a great travesty has occurred. Some New York State politicians have adopted sharply anti-Israel and anti-Semitic