Should purchasing land in Judea and Samaria be part of KKL-JNF’s mission?
In what is likely to be a heavily contentious meeting, the board of directors of Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is set to vote on April 22 to establish policies regarding where in...
Likud loses key Knesset vote, as opponents seek to replace Netanyahu
Israel’s ruling Likud Party lost a key Knesset vote on Monday, giving opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a narrow majority in a newly formed Arrangements Committee. The committee sets the parliamentary agenda...
Israeli scientists find brain’s ‘hunger switch’
When Hebrew University of Jerusalem medical student Hadar Israeli studied a family with multiple members suffering from severe obesity and plagued with constant hunger, she found that they all shared a common mutation affecting...
Israel signs additional agreement with Pfizer for millions of vaccines in 2022
Israel has signed an additional agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for the supply of millions of vaccines for the year 2022, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday.
The PMO said the signing...
Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock
The Shas Party is pushing for a vote to reform Israel’s electoral system to enable a special election for prime minister, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan was the result of a meeting between...
Israel’s Energy Ministry unveils plan to combat air pollution
The Israeli Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday a new plan designed to significantly reduce air pollution in the energy market.
The plan, which the ministry says is part of Israel’s efforts to counteract climate...
Netanyahu promises reform after disabled veterans stage mass protest in Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with disabled Israel Defense Force veterans on Sunday in Tel Aviv, hours after hundreds of veterans blocked the city’s Ayalon highway in protest against their treatment by the...
Lapid steps up coalition-building efforts as Smotrich digs in heels
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz met on Saturday evening for talks on forming a potential coalition in the event that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable...
Israel and Greece sign $1.6 billion defense agreement
Israel and Greece announced on Sunday the signing of a defense cooperation agreement worth approximately 5.4 billion shekels ($1.6 billion).
The agreement includes the establishment of a flight training center for the Hellenic Air Force,...
Israeli schools resume full activity
Israel’s education system resumed full activity on Sunday, following a government decision based on low coronavirus transmission rates.
Grades one through 12 returned to in-school learning at full capacity, with no restriction on movement between...