In first comments on incidents, Islamic Republic’s leader calls string of incidents ‘unforgivable crime,’ as Tehran probes alleged attacks on over 50 schools

Responding to calls by MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash-Ta’al) for the Arab sector to join the anti-government protests focused on judicial reform, MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) has highlighted one of the main reasons why his party is insistent that the reforms go ahead. Speaking in the Knesset plenum, Odeh said that, “We must say a

Military brass see last week’s incident as a severe moral failure indicative of deeper trends in Israel, prompting fears of widespread refusal to show up for duty among reservists

The death toll in a condo fire in Phoenix, Arizona rose to five over the weekend, after two children severely injured in the fire succumbed to their injuries, Phoenix Police Department officials said Saturday. Last Wednesday night, firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at a West Phoenix condo. Neighbors said they say

Troops operate in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, hometown of suspected terrorist who carried out highway shooting last week; 14 wanted Palestinians detained in overnight raids

Overnight, IDF, ISA and Israel Border Police forces conducted counterterrorism activities in a number of locations in Judea and Samaria, including in the towns of Al-Eizariya, Beit Ummar, Kifl Haris, Hares, Ein Albidiyan, Harabot and the city of Hebron. The forces operated in the town of Aqabat Jabr to survey the residence of the terrorist

A large number of former commanders of the Israel Air Force (IAF) have penned a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he halt his government’s planned judicial reform program. “We are following with deep concern the processes currently taking place in the State of Israel and in the Air Force,” they write. “Due

David Harman z’l believed in people, in social justice and in our ability to overcome almost anything. He was an eternal optimist, a patient peacemaker and a living history book.

Following last week’s “Day of Disruptions” during which main traffic arteries were blocked by protesters demonstrating against the government’s proposed judicial reforms, another day of protests is scheduled for this Thursday, this time at Ben Gurion Airport. A WhatsApp message sent out by the organizers of the protest came into the hands of Israel National

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) has ordered the police department to continue carrying out demolition orders on illegal Arab buildings in eastern Jerusalem during the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Kan Reshet Bet reported Monday morning. For years, Israeli authorities have halted home demolitions during the month of Ramadan, in the

So-called Citizenship Law, passed in 2003 at height of the Second Intifada, introduced as a temporary security measure but since renewed annually

The Machon Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem has announced the inauguration of the “Torat Eretz Yisrael Digital Library” https://machonmeir.net/torat-eretz-yisrael/ as a new addition to their website in an effort “to spread the unique light of Torat Eretz Yisrael to the English-speaking world.” Torat Eretz Yisrael is the name given to the special outlook on Torah as

Following a cold winter during which many Israeli residents, especially those in outlying communities in Judea and Samaria, suffered from frequent power outages, the director of the Israel Electric Corporation, Meir Shpigler, spoke with Israel National News and discussed the reasons for the outages and the IEC’s plans for the future. “The complaints are entirely

Lapid cites concerns of cyber unit that their hacking capabilities could be turned against Israeli citizens in hands of far-right ministers and without judicial oversite

On the 13th of Adar (sometimes the 11th – see explanation below), the Fast of Esther is observed in commemoration of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all Israel. On that very day, the enemies of the Jews had planned to subjugate and destroy them. The opposite, however, occurred and the Jews ruled

Judith Heumann, a lifelong advocate for the disabled, died Saturday at 75. Since contracting polio as a toddler, Heumann broke down barriers for disabled children and educators in New York City schools, protested until federal legislation protecting people with disabilities was passed and advised multiple presidential administrations on disability issues. A cause of death was

Former US Navy analyst says Israel’s enemies ‘only understand decisive retaliation,’ town should be punished because terrorists acted on behalf of Palestinian nation

Zeev Tepper is a haredi resident of the city of Elad, not far from Bnei Brak. He is also a qualified pilot, so when El Al announced on Sunday that due to “a shortage of qualified pilots” a flight crew could not be found to pilot the Prime Minister to Italy at the end of

Israel”s national volunteer-based EMS organization United Hatzalah has launched an extensive safety awareness campaign this year in anticipation of Purim. Every year, the organization’s medical teams witness increasingly alarming cases resulting from the use of explosives, firecrackers, and other dangerous devices. These items may appear harmless but have the potential to cause serious harm, ranging

US senators will pitch a bipartisan bill this week that would ban TikTok by blocking foreign-owned technology that poses a national security threat, Fox News reported on Sunday. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) appeared on “Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream,” who asked the senator about the panel”s upcoming hearing on worldwide threat

Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won a straw poll for the Republican vice presidential pick during the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) which took place this weekend, The Hill reports. Among a field of 28 candidates, Lake won the poll with 20 percent of the vote, beating former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley

Jordan’s King Abdullah told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that the recent surge in violence in Judea and Samaria threatened regional stability, Jordanian officials said, according to the Reuters news agency. Austin arrived in Jordan earlier at the start of a Middle East tour that will also take him to Israel and Egypt.

Driving through northern West Bank town, army posts and walls plastered with posters calling for revenge against Palestinians after deadly terror attack

A stationmaster accused of causing Greece’s deadliest train disaster last week was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial on Sunday, according to a report in The Associated Press. An examining magistrate and a prosecutor agreed that multiple counts of homicide as well as charges of causing bodily harm and endangering transportation safety should

The Biden administration is concerned that Israel might attack Iran”s nuclear sites without notifying Washington ahead of time, according to Ynet”s military analyst, Ron Ben-Yishai. In a column he published on Sunday, Ben-Yishai wrote that the concerns brought the US to send to Israel, at short notice, the two most senior figures in the Pentagon

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that he is against the phenomenon of refusal to obey orders on the grounds of opposition to the judicial reform, and at the same time called for negotiations between those in favor and those who oppose the reform. “The situation today requires us to engage in dialogue and

A delegation of the High Follow‑Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and several Arab Knesset members on Sunday visited the Huwara area, where brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv were murdered in a terrorist attack last week, which was followed by riots by extremists in Huwara. The delegation included MKs Ahmed Tibi and Aida Touma

For her sprawling book, journalist Nina Siegal read through hundreds of wartime diaries to portray difficult day-to-day lives of Dutch during Nazi Germany’s five-year occupation

The Megillah attributes learning, piety and leadership ability to Mordechai but in some ways he is an enigma. His name Mordechai is not Hebrew but seems to be a form of Marduk. He is popularly known as the uncle of Esther but was in fact her cousin. His co-religionists were proud that he became chief

Out March 6, the eve of Purim, the long-awaited sequel to the classic 1981 film co-produced by comedian Nick Kroll revolves around Jewish history — and skewers it

Amid the International Atomic Energy Agency”s (IAEA) disclosure this week that Iran accumulated near weapons-grade enriched uranium for its alleged nuclear weapon program, Fox News Digital reported on Sunday that Iran has allegedly secured secret deals with Russia to guarantee deliveries of uranium. In what could be a major setback to a new Iran nuclear

Calling it ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back,’ pupils at Connecticut College are occupying a campus building and demanding more funding for ethnic studies and bias training

The Knesset on Sunday night approved in its first reading the “Chametz Law” proposed by MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism). The bill was approved by a majority of 51 to 46 and will now be returned to the Knesset Health Committee for discussions to prepare it for its second and third readings. The law

Almog Cohen loses some parliamentary rights, but only for a few days; 2 Yesh Atid lawmakers also reprimanded for chaotic scenes amid judicial overhaul push

Legislation gives flexibility to hospital administrators to set kosher-for-Passover rules; 2020 High Court order blocked hospitals from checking visitors’ bags for hametz

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid gave a speech in the Knesset plenum on Sunday evening, in which he called for an immediate halt to the legislation of the judicial reform in order to sit down for negotiations. “The Prime Minister opened the cabinet meeting today and called on the opposition to come

Suspect accused of threatening police officer by putting picture on social media; university professor appears in court after arrest at demonstration in Jerusalem