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The AP reported that Silvio Berlusconi, Italy”s longest-serving prime minister, has died at the age of 86. Berlusconi was hospitalized on Friday for chronic leukemia after suffering from a series of health issues. According to the report, Berlusconi was born on September 29, 1936 and made his billions in the media. He was able to

Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) on Monday morning began his testimony in Case 1000, which pertains to the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and businessmen Arnon Milchan and James Packer. The testimony is expected to last three days. Lapid, who served as Finance Minister under Netanyahu, spoke about the claim that

Deputy defense minister predicts eventual liberation of ‘all Ukrainian land’ as Kyiv steps up operations against invading Russian forces

Our story follows Wasim Almasri, a Palestinian refugee, in his search for belonging in an imperfect homeland.

German air force chief says he first proposed exercise, which includes 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft, five years ago in light of Russian annexation of Crimea

A daycare worker in the city of Rosh Ha’ayin in central Israel has been detained on suspicion of slapping a child. Police opened an investigation into the matter after receiving a report of a suspected assault on a child in a daycare in Rosh Ha’ayin. According to suspicions, the 23-year-old woman, who is a resident

Crisscrossing our small country, the Israel Story team visited every 48 Herzl Street and collected the stories from whomever they encountered. From our archives (2015)

Guests sing along to songs she co-wrote with Barry Mann and others over decades-long career: ‘She left a great body of work’

Players, coaches express euphoria and disbelief after winning bronze at World Cup, also disappointment as players leave without individual awards for outstanding performance

Israel’s government is expected to request in the coming weeks that the Supreme Court allow the legislation of a new Draft Law to be delayed, Kan Reshet Bet reported Monday morning. According tot he report, the request follows a decision by the coalition not to advance the Draft Law during the summer session of the

The financial future of American Jewish University is in flux again after a plan to raise a reported $65 million by selling its 22-acre campus in Los Angeles to a Swiss education company fell through. Nine months after the university announced a deal had been reached to sell the property, the prospective buyer, EF Education

Opposition leader repeats in court what he told investigators in Case 1000, that both Hollywood mogul and PM approached him about extending tax break for citizens who’d been abroad

Israel Katz denounces ‘violence masquerading as democracy’; anti-overhaul protesters rally near PM’s Caesarea home

Former US president calls prosecutors ‘thugs and degenerates,’ says criminal charges amount to political persecution, believes he won’t be convicted

The Emunah Bet Sabah Elazraki Children”s Home is home to 200 children at risk, aged 6-18, referred by the Ministry of Welfare. The Home in Netanya is one of five Emunah children and youth villages nationwide. It is in this Home where one can find MTC, Midreshet Torat Chessed. The Midrasha was founded in 2012,

Here”s the story: On 7 June, the New Israel Fund announced “a compromise agreement submitted to the Jerusalem District Court for approval”. This was in the context of “a huge class action lawsuit” which the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) brought against the Gett Taxi app. Israel Religious Action Center is a New Israel Fund

Local media says car-ramming attack occurred during memorial for Kian Pirfalak, who was killed in shooting during demonstrations last year

In a conversation with Arutz Sheva – Israel National News, MK Hanoch Milwidsky of the Likud discussed negotiations on the judicial reform and pointed out that his party has made a significant compromise – and that it is now the opposition’s turn to follow turn. “I hope this does not lead to an explosion. There

A senior source in Israel responded to the concern of the diplomatic and security echelons following reports that Iran and the West may reach an agreement on a nuclear deal. Speaking to Israel Hayom, the source said, “Iran knows that if it breaks out uranium enrichment to 90%, there will be an Israeli attack.” He

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin This is the season of graduation ceremonies. The Torah portion of Shelach that we just read on Shabbat (in Israel) and will read this coming Shabbat in the Diaspora contains messages suitable for those finishing their educational journey and setting off on their journey through life. The Land is very

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into the State University of New York at New Paltz surrounding an incident in which a student-led group for sexual assault survivors kicked out one of its co-founders for sharing a pro-Israel Instagram post. Pro-Israel legal groups filed a complaint with the department last year alleging

Tom Stoppard’s work wins best play and 3 other awards; dramatization of the blood libel and lynching of Leo Frank wins best revival of a musical

Ahead of a decision regarding the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud) seems especially despondent, Israel Hayom reported. According to the paper, sources in the coalition who spoke with Levin on Sunday said that he is in a state of “total despair.” The sources explained that Levin expressed a complete

Holocaust expert calls Ingrida Šimonytė’s speech at AJC confab ‘pathetic’ for ignoring country’s role murdering Jews; Vilnius urges Israel to help Ukraine fend off Iranian drones

Former US Attorney General Bill Barr told Fox News Sunday that former President Donald Trump is “toast” if “even half” of the material in his indictment is true. Barr argued that the incident is “very damning” for Trump, who has claimed he will continue running for president in 2024 even if he is convicted. “If

Saudi Arabia on Sunday put to death three citizens convicted of having killed a security officer and creating a “terrorist cell”, the interior ministry said, according to AFP. In a statement, the Saudi interior ministry said the three men had killed an officer in the capital Riyadh and burned his body by setting fire to

Measure set to be introduced would expand use of controversial administrative detention to crime-fighting and not just terror; Otzma Yehudit MK reportedly looking to bypass AG

Musicologist Uri Schreter charts how US Jews have fused old traditions with new since arriving in the country

Almost half of Americans believe the federal indictment of former US President Donald Trump is politically motivated after he was charged with 37 counts in relation to the alleged mishandling of records at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a new poll released on Sunday found. 47 percent of respondents in the ABC News/Ipsos poll quoted by The

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida &Scaronimonytė said on Sunday her nation stands with Israel in stemming the threat posed by Iran”s growing nuclear capability and promised her country would do its part to keep Iran”s nuclear ambitions in check. Speaking at the opening plenary session of AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, &Scaronimonytė also warned of

The US last week privately notified the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that it has decided to rejoin the agency nearly six years after the Trump administration announced it was withdrawing US membership, a State Department spokesperson told Axios” Barak Ravid on Sunday. Israel withdrew from UNESCO in 2019, after the US made

Alexander Soros, 37, tells WSJ he plans to use deep pockets of Open Society Foundations, reviled by conservatives, to oppose second Trump term while expanding its agenda and reach

The master draughtsman’s projects include the Yad Vashem redesign and a Sheldon Adelson-owned resort; he writes about it all in his memoir, ‘If Walls Could Speak’

President Isaac Herzog on Sunday told AJC Global Forum that Israel”s relations with Diaspora Jewry are crucial to the future of the only Jewish state. “I find it actually a healthy process where we air out our differences and talk to each other,” Herzog said, adding that consensus on the core issues in question matters

Era of slimming nuclear stockpiles is ending, Swedish think tank says, with China, Russia, India and Pakistan all deploying more bombs; Israel said to keep inventory unchanged

Former US President Trump suggested on Sunday that his recent federal indictment comes as a “distraction” for allegations made by House Republicans in their probe into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, The Hill reported. “It was done for political reasons, but it was also done, I guess, to cover up the kind

Opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Sunday that the specter of a nuclear Iran was an existential threat not just to Israel but the entire Middle East. Speaking with Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee (AJC) during the opening session of AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, Lapid warned the US not to sign