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FM Cohen calls on US to present a ‘credible military threat’ to Iran
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday called on Washington to take steps to convince Tehran that the United States is not bluffing when it comes to the possibility of the use of force.
“If...
Israeli MKs meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv: ‘Let’s not sit on the fence any longer’
Israeli lawmakers Yuli Edelstein of Likud and Ze’ev Elkin of the opposition National Unity Party met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday night. They issued a strong statement in support of Ukraine in...
Cohen: US must immediately issue credible military threat against Iran
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday called on the United States to issue a credible military threat against Iran, after International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors found uranium enriched to near weapons-grade in the...
Shin Bet chief warns top officials of potential for violence over judicial reforms
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar has warned top government officials that the risk of violence over the government’s judicial reform plan is rising, according to Israeli media reports.
Bar spoke with Israeli...
Netanyahu: The opposition has gone off the rails over judicial reforms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized the opposition on Monday night, just before the Knesset passed in first reading of one of the key bills in the government’s judicial reform package.
“The opposition has gone off...
Judicial reform bills pass first Knesset vote after raucous debate
The Knesset on Tuesday passed in first reading two pieces of legislation related to the government’s judicial reform plan following a noisy six-hour-plus debate that ended after midnight.
Both bills passed by a vote of...
6.4-magnitude quake leaves several dead, hundreds injured in Turkey
Several people were killed and hundreds injured in Turkey on Monday by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake centered in the country’s Hatay province that was felt in Lebanon and Israel.
The country is still reeling from a...
Grains and veggies speak to Purim culinary tradition
This should be a fun-filled, over-the-top Purim this year; after all, it’s exactly three years since the coronavirus turned our world upside-down. This year, the holiday begins on the evening of Monday, March 6...
Publisher puts softer words in mouth of controversial writer Roald Dahl
One of history’s great literary revisionism discussions ensues when Moses and God converse after the Golden Calf fiasco. If God does not forgive the Israelites, “Erase me, now, from the book You wrote,” Moses...
March of Living raises $500,000 to conserve 8,000 shoes at Auschwitz museum
The International March of the Living announced meeting the first “Soul to Sole” crowdfunding goal to conserve 8,000 shoes belonging to Jewish children who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The group is partnering in the endeavor with...