Environment reporter Sue Surkes on broader implications of last week’s heatwave-induced power outages; culture editor Jessica Steinberg shares who’s on summer concert circuit

In scathing broadside, Netanyahu ally Shlomo Karhi pans government’s daycare subsidies for working parents as only benefiting rich people, says he’s lost faith in finance minister

Egyptian media on Monday identified the policeman who carried out a terror attack on the Egypt-Israel border as Mohammad Salah, 22. Salah was a resident of the Ain Shams neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt. He enlisted in the Egyptian army about one year ago, and served as a police officer on the country’s border with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday held a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Fighting the Cost of Living, which he heads. At the start of the meeting, Netanyahu said, “Today we are holding the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Fighting the Cost of Living, and the first meeting is first of

Malfunctions and poor planning led to outages for 300,000 Israelis in temperatures of over 40°C, as inefficiency and red tape hinder expansion, optimization of power grid

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana is expected to take off on Wednesday for a historic visit to the Moroccan Parliament at the invitation of Parliament President Rachid Talbi El Alami. This visit is considered significant due to the fact that it marks the first time a Knesset Speaker has been officially invited to by the head

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who chairs the Religious Zionism party, on Sunday evening met with Rabbi Meir Kahane, who has been chosen as a candidate for the position of Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi by the rabbinical committee headed by Rabbi Yaakov Ariel. Smotrich, who had preferred a different candidate, congratulated Rabbi Kahane on his candidacy and

Conservative pundit Gilad Zwick has said Biden is ‘destroying America,’ promoted conspiracies around Trump’s loss

Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, 22, from Cairo, reportedly once went AWOL for 18 days, suffered mental distress following death of comrade

Rabbi Meir Kahane, the head of the Ashkelon Rabbinical Court, on Sunday evening paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Lithuanian-haredi leader, Rabbi Gershon Edelstein. Rabbi Edelstein, a leader of the Lithuanian-haredi community and the dean of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, died last week at the age of 100. Accompanying Rabbi Kahane were

Rabbinical and educational emissaries from across North and South America convened in Miami, Florida this week for the annual conference organized by the Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Institutes, part of the Ohr Torah Stone (OTS) network. The conference provided a platform for the organization’s emissaries to tackle pressing issues that confront Jewish communities in

Save the Children Australia aid group files case on behalf of nine women and 17 children languishing at Al-Hol and Roj camps in Kurdish-controlled region

South Americans beat US to earn place in last four; South Korea downs Nigeria, will play against Italy in second semifinal

Ravitz discusses her ascent in the political world and shares numerous remarkable stories from her tenure

Arab MKs are expected to meet this evening (Monday) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ways of clamoring down on violence in the Arab sector. “One of our demands before the meeting with the Prime Minister is for Ben-Gvir to be fired. He is not suitable for his position,” MK Mansour Abbas, chairman of

In an unprecedented step, gay couples and single men whose infants are born via surrogate will be hospitalized in the maternity ward at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel Hayom reported. As part of the new initiative, one of the homosexual male partners will be hospitalized in the maternity ward, while the other will be

New collective deal, achieved after 18 months of talks, includes salary hike, ‘promotion of excellence in research’ and consensus to keep system ‘stable’ until at least 2027

Maad Hamed was arrested by Israel last year after escaping PA custody; is also ordered to pay family of Malachy Rosenfeld, killed in drive-by shooting that Hamed orchestrated

Saudi Arabia’s leadership is not counting on an improvement in the country’s relations with Iran, and estimates that Tehran will violate the agreement between them at the first opportunity, senior officials in Riyadh told Israel Hayom. According to the officials, the view that the tightening of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran has put a

Eight years after the gruesome attack, a military court sentenced Ma’ad Hamed, the terrorist convicted for the murder of Malachi Rosenfeld H”YD. In addition, the terrorist was convicted of attempting to murder an Israeli, membership and activity in an illegal organization, and other security crimes. According to the indictment, the terrorist “established a military unit

(JNS) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) insists on pushing her “nakba” lie and the U.N. has given it its stamp of approval. This makes me want to go back in time and review a period that seems to have been swept under the rug and forgotten. I will hit some of the highlights. In July of

With much fanfare, the Biden Administration recently unveiled a plan that supposedly aims to counter anti-Semitism in America. Several “mainstream” American Jewish organizations fell over each other, racing to be first to distribute their press statements praising the Biden paper. I differ. I live in various worlds including those of the secular legal profession, opinion

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin I read the following penetrating thought on Shabbat. I am now dedicating it in memory of Uri Itzhak Ilouz, Lia Ben-Nun, and Ohad Dahan who were killed near the Egyptian border on Friday night and Shabbat afternoon. Routine is something gray and grinding. So we are always on the lookout

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This saying (ascribed to ancient Taoist, Lao Tzu) perfectly describes the sense attributed to Sivan, namely the חוש ההילוך, or walking according to the Sefer Yetzirah. Our bipedal gait is what sets us apart from heavenly angels. Holy and free of sin, malachim are

Moscow claims 250 Ukrainian soldiers from tank and mechanized units killed trying to break through frontlines of captured region in Ukraine’s east

Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Major General (Res.) Doron Almog visited New York City this week to support the local Jewish community and to march with the organization’s Israeli emissaries, shlichim, in the annual Celebrate Israel Parade. In addition to his New York visit, Almog will visit Washington, D.C., Detroit, and Chicago, for meetings

Prof. Motti Inbari explores the stranger-than-fiction tale of a woman who spied on the Gestapo, converted to Judaism twice, kidnapped a boy and whose marriage sparked protests

The Supreme National Emergency Committee of the Security Prisoners, which represents Palestinian Arab terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons, on Sunday announced the establishment of a committee to handle the case of the administrative detainees and the preparation for the fight for their release. In a statement, the committee said that the new framework will

Iran”s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday defended his tough approach to the West, saying compromise would only invite further hostility from Iran”s enemies and blaming recent anti-government protests on “thugs and villains”, The Associated Press reported. Khamenei”s remarks come amid an intensifying standoff with Western countries over Iran”s nuclear program. The 2015 nuclear

Former Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore said on Sunday he would be “not at all” surprised if the former President did not face any charges at the end of Special Counsel Jack Smith”s investigation into his handling of classified documents, The Hill reported. “No, not at all. Not at all. I think, you have to evaluate

In surprise move, OPEC+ decides to cut supply from Riyadh by million barrels per day in hopes of sending gas prices soaring again after 10 percent drop since April

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday marched in the Celebrate Israel Parade in Manhattan. “Grateful to march with New York”s Jewish community at the Celebrate Israel parade!” tweeted Hochul. “New York is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and I”m proud to once again celebrate our special bond,” she added. The

Dear friends, It”s almost impossible for me to speak about Jerusalem. And the reason for that is that I have two different “Jerusalems” in my mind. The particular Jerusalem and the transcendent Jerusalem. Jerusalem of daily life. And the sublime Jerusalem, the eternal one. There is a Jerusalem below and a Jerusalem above. How can

Revolutionary Guards forces on fast-attack boats accused of nearing merchant vessel traversing key Strait of Hormuz, sparking distress call amid ongoing fight over seized tankers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Israel Gantz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council, marched together at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City on Sunday. Adams met the public diplomacy delegation of the Binyamin Regional Council and received an invitation from Gantz to visit Israel. “Hearing the stories about the history of

The Security Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, convened on Sunday evening in the framework of the “Firm Hand” military exercise, at the IDF command center at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers are taking part in the exercise, which simulates conflict erupting in the north and spreading

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union (OU), spoke on Sunday at the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in New York City. Asked about the current tension in Israel between the secular and religious sectors and what he would say to American Jews who want to support the state of Israel, Rabbi Hauer

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Ofir Akunis was interviewed by journalist Mike Wagenheim at the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in New York on Sunday. “I want to send my condolences to the families of the three IDF soldiers who were killed yesterday on the border with Egypt. We all send our condolences and we

Hannah Rothman decries demonstrators’ insults, says male protesters made her uncomfortable, but cuts off interview when confronted with husband’s lack of ‘British composure’

Minister of Jerusalem Meir Porush participated in the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in NYC on Sunday and commented on the harassment that was directed at MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party). “I saw the demonstrators from afar. Demonstrations are democratic. I express my sorrow for what they did to Simcha Rothman, one of the most

Slimmed-down contingent of government representatives heckled over plans to reorganize judiciary as tens of thousands march through Manhattan in yearly display of solidarity

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer spoke on Sunday at the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in New York City. “I believe it is important to promote the value of Aliyah in Israeli society, while strengthening our sense of solidarity,” he said. “About a month ago, I visited the United States on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance