Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, who called to throw him off the plane to Washington in response to a call by the former to “erase Huwara.” “I’m not mad at US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, and I’m convinced that he did not intend to incite my killing

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived on Saturday evening at the police field headquarters in Tel Aviv to closely watch over the police’s conduct during the evening’s anti-judicial reform demonstration. “I came to apply policy. I don’t intend to apologize, certainly not to the anarchists who want to burn the state of Tel Aviv. I

The Farmer  A Texas farmer was touring England. He happened to meet an English farmer and asked him, “What size farm do you have?” The Englishman proudly announced, “Thirty-five acres!” “Thirty-five acres?” the Texan scoffed. “Why I can get in my truck at 8:00 AM and start driving and at noon, I am still

A 35-year-old Palestinian Arab man was killed Saturday morning in a car accident on Route 60 near Ofra in Samaria. In the accident, a two-year-old Jewish girl was very severely wounded and was taken to the hospital in an unstable condition. Her family asks to pray for Hadar Noga bat Idit Bilhah MDA paramedic Lior

Hussein al-Sheikh tells ToI Israel made additional unpublicized commitments at Jordan summit, but Netanyahu’s subsequent dismissal of confab puts planned Egypt gathering in doubt

Making history in the Torah world: Tens of thousands attended more than 30 Torah classes held by the Admor Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto during his stay in Israel. Rabbi Pinto was accompanied by his son and successor, Rabbi Yoel Pinto. Rabbi Pinto spent less than three days in Israel, during which, as mentioned, he held a

Officials say White House holding discussions over whether to grant far-right minister a visa for US visit next week, but indicate he is unlikely to be barred

International Atomic Energy Agency chief says move is ‘very, very important… in particular in the context of the possibility of the revival of JCPOA’

Joint statement from 6 European countries calls on Israel and Palestinians ‘to make good on the commitments they made in Aqaba’ and avoid ‘unilateral actions’

Former IDF chief of staff slams Likud ministers Gallant, Dichter and Barkat for ‘running away from their values for political opportunism,’ calls Justice Minister Levin a ‘robot’

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, in a briefing, discussed the demonstrations against the government’s judicial reform and stated that “We will not tolerate vandalism and the blocking of main roads which disturbs traffic.” According to Shabtai, “This week, we had a few rare incidents in which officers and civilians were hurt, we will learn from this.

Religious Zionism Chairman, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, on Israel’s Meet the Press on Saturday evening, discussed the statement he made following the shooting attack which killed Hallel and Yagel Yaniv from Har Bracha in which he called “to erase Huwara.” “It wasn’t the correct word, I misspoke,” He clarified, but explained, “We need to be

Roni and Lilach Shushan, parents to three children from Lehavim in southern Israel, were killed Saturday morning when their light airplane crashed in the Negev desert. The plane attempted to perform an emergency landing, crashed, and burst into flames on Route 60 near the Shoket junction. MDA teams at the scene pronounced the two dead.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin expressed his opposition to stopping judicial reform legislation to political figures and explained his approach by warning that a legislation freeze would cause the government to collapse. According to Ulpan Shishi, Levin explained, “Freezing legislation would mean frittering away the reform and burying it from here, the road to breaking up

26-year-old was caught while entering Israeli territory in January; prosecutors say he was paid to provide info on troop movements

A 65-year-old man was slightly injured in a shooting attack which took place last night (Saturday) near Beit Hagai in the Hebron area, while he was driving his car. The IDF spokesman said that the forces arrived at the scene. An MDA team evacuated the injured person to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.

Residents forced to flee on foot after it becomes too dangerous for them to leave eastern city by vehicle; ‘I pray to God that all who remain here will survive,’ says one woman

Large-scale march to be held as tens of thousands expected to gather in coastal city; former IDF chief Dan Halutz says PM Netanyahu ‘no longer an Israeli patriot’

Students taken to local hospitals for treatment, all said generally in good condition

Demonstrations to be held at 95 locations across country; former Likud minister to speak at main event in Tel Aviv; actors cancel ‘Rent’ performance so they can join

Unnamed officials said to hold meetings with PM; justice minister reportedly tells party officials halting process will ‘disappoint coalition partners,’ lead to government’s fall

Plan will give politicians the power to appoint judges, block courts from reviewing almost all legislation and ministerial appointments; coalition wants to complete within a month

IAEA head Grossi set to meet Raisi in attempt to ‘reset the relationship at the highest level’; Iran nuke chief calls for signatories of 2015 deal to fulfill their ‘obligations’

Having studied and worked in some of Europe’s top hospitality schools, French immigrant Charlotte Hadjaj is taking dining ‘out’ to a whole new level – and patrons are eating it up

Officials say Ethan Melzer joined military to infiltrate on behalf of group espousing antisemitic, Satanic beliefs in ‘one of the most stunning betrayals’ from within armed forces

Member of Defense Ministry delegation to US said to have attacked man with glass jug, hitting him repeatedly in head; suspect said to be son of former senior official Israel Maimon

No reports of other injuries; police say aircraft tried to make an emergency landing; rescue services say operations complex due to the amount of aviation fuel at scene

Jack Carpenter III agrees to detention; suspect was arrested with firearms and ammunition in his car, tweeted he’d kill Jewish government figures ‘if they don’t leave, or confess’

Calls against welcoming minister slated to address Israel Bonds confab next week in DC expand to include more mainstream and prominent voices, including former ADL and AIPAC chiefs

Man injured in the leg as he drove near Bet Hagi settlement; IDF said to believe assailant opened fire from passing vehicle

Liquid from Mount of Olives made sacred by patriarch; archbishop of canterbury: ‘From ancient kings to present day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place’

‘The country is in a state of almost total disintegration,’ one analyst says

The racquet game is slowly gaining local fans, and so too are walking football and Mamanet, as mature Israelis seek out team sports that are easier on the joints

Saadah Masoud sent to federal facility for 3 antisemitic assaults in 2021 and 2022; ‘Hate-fueled violence will not be tolerated in our community,’ prosecutor says

In ‘Rube G. — the Consequence of Action,’ running March 4-19 in NYC’s Gibney Dance Center, choreographer Jody Oberfelder examines the predictability and chaos of human interaction

Police launch murder probe in latest Arab community killing

Nialiatski and two others faced charges over historic demonstrations against disputed re-election of country’s President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020

Doctor says growth was a basal cell carcinoma, which ‘do not tend to metastasize’

Concluding visit, Gabrielius Landsbergis also says a consensus is building to designate Iran’s IRGC as a terror group amid it’s coopertion with Russia in Ukraine

National security minister orders officers to prevent road blockages during Tel Aviv demonstrations, emphasizes that he is in charge of policy and not commanders in the field

Besa Museum will be named after strict neighborly honor code that Albanians say motivated them to protect their Jewish neighbors during World War II