Prime minister pulls back in front of Gantz as most suitable for job, and Likud party — but not coalition — sees boost after sinking for weeks amid judicial overhaul protests

MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionist Party) spoke to Israel National News on Sunday and said he is not satisfied with the outcome of the latest operation in the Gaza Strip. He pointed out that there were hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens under the threat of missiles, “which should not happen in any normal country.

Justice minister quoted telling associates that without progress on halted legislation, ‘what reason do I have to be in the government?’ as compromise talks show little progress

Decision by Defense Ministry and National Insurance Institute entitles widow and children of Palestinian laborer Abdullah Abu Jaba to compensation by state

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan currently holds a slender lead over challenger Kemal Kılı&ccedildaroğlu, Sunday evening, but could still face a run-off vote with the social-democrat if he fails to secure an absolute majority of the vote. Currently, Erdogan leads Kılı&ccedildaroğlu by nearly six points, 50.0% to 44.1%, with Sinan Oğan in a distant third

* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin Today one year ago *Rabbi Simcha Kook* passed away. On that same day my husband Yedidya and I decided to gather stories for a book about him. Two of these stories have had a significant influence on my life: The first concerns his reaction to tragedy. Last week a resident

Assuta Hospital in Ashdod updated on Sunday night that, despite the efforts of the doctors, a seven-year-old boy, Ze”ev Katz, who fell from a balcony in the city about a week ago, died of his injuries. The boy was a student of the “Lev Simcha” Talmud Torah of Gur Hasidism in the city. Since he

Erdan claims some already convinced to shun commemoration, which he says promotes ‘Jew-hatred’ and ‘serves to inflame tensions’

Disbursements include NIS 3.7b to ultra-Orthodox yeshivas; Treasury warns spending disincentivizes Haredi labor and could lead to huge losses in GDP, higher taxes

Boasts by ‘Sudanese’ hackers may be farfetched, but their goal of keeping civilians from shelter shows the deadly aims of Iranian cyber warfare, possibly backed by Russian know-how

About half of Israeli haredim believe that the protests against the government’s planned judicial reforms has harmed the integration of the haredi community into Israeli society, according to a survey conducted by the Haredi Institute for Public Affairs. The survey was conducted ahead of a conference on haredi views on the judicial reforms. 49% of

The Defense Ministry announced today (Sunday) that Abdullah Abu Gaba, the Gaza resident who was killed by an Islamic Jihad rocket while working in Israel on Saturday, will be recognized as a victim of hostilities, entitling his family to compensation from Israel’s National Insurance Institute, Israel Hayom reported. Abu Gaba was killed when a rocket

(Turn on captions to see English translation of Dr. Katz’s speech) In a joyous and ceremonial event, the cornerstone was laid on Sunday afternoon for a new dormitory on the Bet El Yeshiva Center campus. Hundreds attended the event including rabbis, donors and local politicians. At Bet El Institutions, the dormitories for the Yeshiva Center,

Three new polls released Sunday evening show the right-wing – religious bloc regaining some of its lost electoral strength, following the conclusion of the five-day Operation Shield and Arrow in the Gaza Strip. The first poll, conducted by Project Midgam and published by Channel 13, found that if new elections were held today, the Likud

Over the weekend, the Digital Research Division of the Im Tirtzu Zionist activist group monitored a number of profiles suspected of being operated by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization and other suspicious profiles working to hack into the phones and computers of Israeli citizens by distributing malicious links. The activity was first identified in social

A scrap of 900-year-old paper – part of Cambridge”s Cairo Genizah collection of more than 200,000 fragments of writing chronicling life over 1,000 years in Egypt and the Middle East – has been identified as containing the handwriting of the legendary Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides. The pages are a glossary of basic terms relating to

Ukraine’s president receives standing ovation as he accepts Charlemagne Prize at ceremony in Germany, will travel to Paris later for talks with French counterpart Macron

If neither the incumbent nor his center-left challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu receive more than 50% of the vote, the winner will be determined in a May 28 run-off

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin (Likud) is demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ensure the immediate passage of at least one law from the judicial reform plan after the approval of the state budget, Channel 12 reported Sunday evening. According to the report, Levin said in closed talks that while he prefers to move forward

The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office today (Sunday) submitted an indictment in the District Juvenile Court against a 15-year-old terrorist who attempted to murder two Jewish men in the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood of Jerusalem last month. The teenaged terrorist rushed up to a vehicle in which two haredi-looking Jews were sitting and opened fire at point-blank

Results expected in evening, with powerful long-term leader facing biggest challenge yet by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who leads broad six-party opposition

Palestinians say malfunction caused attack, which comes less than a day after ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad put into effect

The IDF summed up Operation Shield and Arrow, which wrapped up last night (Saturday) with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. “The operation was carried out after a period in which Islamic Jihad carried out destabilizing activity and continuously fired at communities in the south of the country.” “It began with an initiative in which we assassinated three

Despite receiving NIS 460 million in discretionary funds, the far-right Otzma Yehudit demands more money for northern and southern regions

Noa Kirel’s ‘Unicorn’ receives ‘douze points’ from nonparticipating countries’ audiences – able to vote for the first time – as well as voters in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Cyprus

The government today (Sunday) approved the distribution of coalition funds for the years 2023-2024, which amount to NIS 13,600 billion. The budget caused outrage at the weekly Cabinet meeting. The three Otzma Yehudit ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and Amihai Eliyahu, as well as United Torah Judaism Ministers Yitzhak Goldknopf and Meir Porush, voted against

Less than 24 hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization went into effect, officially ended Operation Shield and Arrow, Red Alert sirens were heard Sunday in the southern industrial zone of Ashkelon and in Kibbutz Zikim. Sirens were also reported in Gaza frontier towns. According to an IDF spokesperson,

Visit would be the first by a sitting British monarch; Conservative MP says initial prep already underway; Gaza flareup reportedly delayed effort

Year after team hails bombshell discovery of oldest Hebrew writing in Israel, details of the find hit a peer-reviewed journal. But some academics don’t see any inscription at all

Coalition plans to create a tax fund that will draw resources from wealthier communities and redistribute them to poor or more far-flung localities

In March ruling, district court said it feared Zadorov was forced into falsely confessing to killing Tair Rada in 2006

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted the recently completed Operation Shield and Arrow against Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip as being “perfect” in its execution, claiming the operation surprised the terrorist organization. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu lauded Israeli security forces for the operation, which led to the elimination of

Against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the currently-frozen judicial reforms, a survey was conducted last week by Direct Polls, examining the degree of public trust in state institutions – the Knesset, the Supreme Court, the President, and the IDF. Participants were asked, “How much trust do you have in the members of the Knesset

Typical of the deluge of the Orwellian gobbledygook opposing the proposed judicial reform is a recent video by virulent anti-Netanyahu activist, Mika Almog, granddaughter of the late Shimon Peres The greatest danger to Israeli democracy emanates from those masquerading as its champions&mdashDistorting Democracy, July 28, 2011. Thy destroyers and thy demolishers shall emerge from within

London’s Gatwick International Airport, located south of the British capital, was closed Sunday for both takeoffs and landings, following a sudden spike in drone incursions. According to the report on Channel 13 Sunday afternoon, the airport reopened shortly afterward, though many flights are still delayed as a result of the closure. This is not the

At press conference with German chancellor, Ukraine’s president responds to rumors Kyiv may try to take towns outside its borders to use as leverage in future talks with Moscow

Gallant claimed on Wednesday that Islamic Jihad had ‘no answer’ to the IDF’s initial raids. In fact, Hamas’s evil little sister kept half of Israel under threat through Saturday

Rami Kleinstein’s song welcoming the Sabbath represents my Israel, that beautiful fusion of religious and secular

Round of hostilities branded a success due to initial strikes targeting Islamic Jihad leaders, but fighting dragged on longer than expected, with next battle likely not far away

Preparations are currently taking place for King Charles III, the newly crowned monarch of Britain, to make history as the first sovereign of the UK to visit the Holy Land, as reported by British media on Sunday. Lord Stuart Polak, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords who served as the director of Conservative

The Tishreen Association will hold an event at its headquarters in the city of Tayibe to mark ‘Nakba Day’ tomorrow, which will be hosted by the left-wing Lochmim L”Shalom (Combatants for Peace) organization. Pro-Palestinian organizations often hold ‘Nakba Day events on May 15 to mourn the failure of the effort to destroy the nascent State

The University of Haifa offers eighteen international masters programs and a once-in-a-lifetime multicultural experience

In first comments since ceasefire took effect Saturday night, PM claims Israel made substantive gains by eliminating terror leaders

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Israel National News that Israel finished Operation Shield and Arrow stronger, both militarily and diplomatically. “We have made a very significant and important diplomatic gain, we succeeded in finishing this operation without any condemnation, and there were quite a few nations that expressed strong support for Israel’s right to defend

A number of mayors have threatened to strike starting tomorrow in protest against the establishment of a fund that would redistribute the funds raised from property taxes for poorer municipalities. The fund, which was established under the Arrangements Law at the initiative of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, would require municipalities to set aside 10-28% of

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on whether the IDF met its goals after 5 days of fighting, and where we go from here; news editor Amy Spiro on Noa Kirel’s 3rd place in Liverpool

Interior minister calls for patience as authorities begin monthlong project, accepting passport applicants without appointment to tackle backlog

After two decades of uninterrupted rule, longtime Turkish president and his Islamic-rooted party face major challenge by six parties determined to oust him

Budgetary clause would force authorities to transfer percentage of taxes collected from local businesses to a fund that would encourage construction in disadvantaged towns

After more than three years since the pandemic began, the United States government on Thursday officially ended its COVID-19 public health emergency. The emergency was announced on January 31, 2020, after six new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the US. Then-Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the measures: “Beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST