Activists of the ‘Return to the Mount’ movement were arrested today (Monday) after they tried to make a sacrifice on the Temple Mount. The activists arrived in the morning with a lamb in their hands to the Temple Mount – in order to sacrifice it to God. The activists claim this was an attempt at
A video by Yisrael Hirsch, a haredi man from the central Israeli city of Hod HaSharon, went viral recently, after he was confronted during a recent bus ride by a secular woman who accused him of not serving in the army. Hirsch, an IDF reservist and former soldier, pushed back on the criticism, asking the
Even though national league hasn’t been active for 4 years, ‘Falfala’ Kfar Qassem overcomes Italian rivals in dramatic penalty shootout in final to clinch trophy
Countries say diplomatic missions have resumed operations, foreign ministers speak on the phone to congratulate each other
For nearly two decades Kol headed the Jewish Agency’s Youth Immigration Division that brought more than 100,000 unaccompanied minors from 85 different countries to Israel
Newly declassified response to Clinton proposal under PM Ehud Barak shows Jerusalem was willing to accept Palestinian sovereignty in much of Temple Mount as basis for peace talks
Witnesses at the scene backed up lifeguard’s claim he fired at Dudu Abergil in self-defense, seriously wounding him
Local Christians complain that members of Breslov sect have started praying at Stella Maris Monastery where they believe a Biblical prophet is buried
A biographical film depicting the life of Golda Meir, the former Israeli prime minister who led the nation during the Yom Kippur War, is scheduled to be released just a month before the 50th anniversary of the conflict. Titled “Golda” and directed by Israeli filmmaker Guy Nativ, who won an Oscar, the film stars Academy
The Israeli military deployed attack helicopters to the skies above Jenin Monday morning, marking the first use of helicopters for direct combat with terrorists in Samaria in over two decades. Israeli attack helicopters were spotted over the combat zone in Jenin Monday, with footage on social media showing the aircraft opening fire on terrorists with
Q. Why do (Orthodox) synagogues not allow the use of organ music? In his “Jewish Law Faces Modern Problems”, Lord Jakobovits remarks that every community had its “makkat ham”dinah”, its local halakhic problem. In Britain it was mixed choirs, in the United States mixed seating, in Hungary the removal of the bimah from the centre
Residents and visitors of southern Jerusalem would be quick to notice an eye-catching structure, which might seem out of place: a large, golden dome, towering out from the Arab village of Beit Safafa, which straddles the municipal boundaries of the city. Reminiscent of the Dome of the Rock, this is the Al-Rahman Mosque, (nicknamed the
“he (Justice Minister Levin) did not intend for his plan to pass in its maximalist version, and he admitted that he planted many bargaining chips in it…. With the passage of time, his spirit darkened and he expressed to his interlocutors authentic frustration at the feeling that there was no one to talk to on
Amid US pressure to move toward normalization, Jerusalem said set to back Riyadh’s push to be the site of 2030 World Fair’s Expo; representative invited to Monday’s Paris event
Terror group claims to open fire, detonate explosives on military vehicles; another 29 Palestinians said hurt; Apache gunship seen firing missile, deploying flares
It”s no secret that the Israeli economy benefits from the Palestinian Arab workforce, especially in the real estate domain. Broad consensus supports this arrangement, with only a few extreme parties on either side opposing it. Tens of thousands of Palestinian Arab workers cross what I call the “Israel-Israel” border every day to earn a living
National Security Minister Ben Gvir demands clarification after officers punch, shove, demonstrators who set up makeshift roadblock outside Palestinian town to protest attacks
One of the most frequently recurring themes in the Hebrew Bible, from beginning to end, is man”s disloyalty to God via idolatrous worship. Yet the fact that we do not worship idols, nor know anyone else who does so, challenges our ability to fully relate to this foundational text many of us learn daily. Thanks
Shaming is perhaps the ugliest of all the ugly phenomena that exist in our culture. The intolerable ease of a society embarrassing a person, institution or place – without trial and without clarification. The problem is not only the damage done to the shamed, so much as the moral decay that occurs among the shamers.
Five Israeli soldiers were injured by a terrorist bomb during an operation in Samaria Monday morning. The bombing occurred as an IDF armored vehicle was driving through he Palestinian Authority-administered city of Jenin, striking a large bomb hidden in the road. The vehicle bombing came shortly after a large gun battle broke out in Jenin
A growing number of Arab terror suspects from the Palestinian Authority were granted entry permits for crossing into pre-1967 Israel, Israel Hayom reported Monday. Citing data collected by the Knesset”s Research and Information Center, the report said that one out of ten Palestinian Authority residents arrested by Israel for security offenses from 2018 to 2022
The new line will take travelers around Jerusalem’s top sites like the Israel Museum and Mahane Yehuda market
Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden”s senior Middle East adviser, arrived in Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks with Saudi officials that will focus on the administration’s efforts to reach a normalization agreement between Israel and the kingdom as well as other issues, two US officials told Barak Ravid of Axios. McGurk’s trip, first reported
Coalition likely to push one bill restricting the High Court’s use of the reasonableness doctrine to review gov’t policy, and another curbing ministerial legal advisers’ powers
Netanyahu tells ministers that overhaul architect’s proposal to restructure Judicial Selection Committee won’t be revived, says other parts of package will be advanced instead
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday slammed former President Donald Trump as a “three-time loser”, The Hill reported. “I will do what I need to do to be up on that stage to try to save my party and save my country from going down the road of being led by three-time loser Donald
Tally Gotliv lashes out at PM and party leader after report reveals that he blames her for preventing his plan to restructure the Judicial Selection Committee
NGO Shavei Israel says 1 Jewish victim has been killed, over 1,000 displaced, and 2 synagogues burned as houses and businesses of the minority Kuki tribe are razed
Top Palestinian Authority (PA) official Hussein Al-Sheikh on Sunday announced that the PA would boycott a meeting with Israeli officials, in protest of the Israeli government”s decision to accelerate the process of authorizing construction in Judea and Samaria and authorizing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to oversee these processes. “After the decision of the Israeli government
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, walked out of a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran protest to a picture of IRGC general Qassem Soleimani that was hanging in the room, Iran International reported on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday and was mostly not reported by Iranian media,
State Department issues condemnation over the weekend after Jerusalem announces it’ll green-light 4,500 settlement units, hand Smotrich more control over settlement policy
The United States on Sunday criticized Israel”s decision to advance the planning of over 4,500 housing units in various communities in Judea and Samaria, saying it is “deeply troubled” by it. “We are similarly concerned by reports of changes to Israel”s system of settlement administration that expedite the planning and approvals of settlements,” said State
At least 22 people were injured and one person was killed by gunfire as a Juneteenth celebration turned deadly in Illinois, police said on Sunday, according to CNN. An unknown number of suspects fired multiple rounds from multiple weapons into the large crowd of people who were gathered to celebrate Juneteenth in a parking lot
North Korea has said its botched military satellite launch last month was the “gravest failure” and it will be preparing for another launch in the near future, Reuters reported on Sunday. The comments were made at the ruling party’s latest key meeting, according to the report. The enlarged plenary meeting was held between Friday and
In ‘My Best Friend Anne Frank,’ the late Hannah Pick-Goslar talks about how she grew up with the future icon and their brief reunion at Bergen-Belsen during Frank’s last days
Haredi party minister tells far-right faction to stay in its lane, claiming control of tax-funded state body and threatening to kill domestic abuse bill if it doesn’t get its way
Austrian authorities said on Sunday they had foiled a possible attack on the pride parade in the capital Vienna, which had been planned by three young men who had allegedly sympathized with the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization, reported The Associated Press. The head of Austria’s domestic intelligence service told reporters that the suspects, aged
MK Matan Kahana (National Unity Party) spoke on Sunday evening about his concern over the possibility that the coalition will unilaterally promote legislation of the judicial reform. “We did not suspend the talks [on a compromise], it was Netanyahu who did it, who chose to play tricks at the expense of the State of Israel.
