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Russia says it thwarted ISIS attack on Moscow shul
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it thwarted a planned ISIS terrorist attack on a synagogue in Moscow.
The Islamic State cell, based in Kaluga, 93 miles southwest of the capital, planned to attack...
Above all else, I am a Jew
I am a father, a husband, a writer, an emergency physician in a level-one trauma center in Indianapolis.
But after Oct. 7, I realized that, above all things, I am a Jew.
That’s exactly what I...
‘Proud to support State of Israel,’ Noem signs bill adopting IHRA definition in South...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, signed HB 1076, which requires the state to consider “the definition of antisemitism when investigating unfair or discriminatory practices,” into law on Wednesday
“Ever since the horrific terrorist attacks...
Is Israel doing enough to support evacuees?
While Israel’s Finance Ministry and National Insurance Institute agreed upon additional grants to unemployed evacuees just last week, some evacuees say not enough is being done to support those whose lives were uprooted by...
Explosive recording of 2020 judicial selection meeting revealed
A recording of a Judicial Selection Committee meeting in 2020, obtained by Israel Hayom, offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the legal system and what might have been the catalyst of the...
Shin Bet rejects suspicion Gaza workers gathered intel for Oct. 7 killers
The Israeli Security Agency, or Shin Bet, after questioning Gaza workers who entered Israel before the Oct. 7 terrorist invasion, has concluded that “there is no suspicion of intelligence gathering on their part and...
South Africa petitions ICJ over Gaza ‘starvation’
After failing to convince the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to halt Israel’s defensive war against Hamas in Gaza, South Africa again petitioned the court on Wednesday, citing reports of “widespread starvation” in the Gaza Strip.
In...
Israel’s flawed gas deal with Lebanon has come back to bite it
Remember the agreement with Lebanon that Israel signed less than 18 months ago? An agreement we were promised would bring quiet and security along the northern border?
Under the current volatile security conditions along the border with...
Norway says UNRWA donor countries will soon restore funding
Oslo suggested on Wednesday that many of the 16 donor countries that temporarily cut off funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will soon restore their financial contributions to the embattled...
Einstein-signed menu from 1930 appeal for European Jews up for auction
A menu from an Oct. 28, 1930 fundraiser to support European Jews as the Nazis rose to power, which is signed by Albert Einstein, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and the second Lord...