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 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...
Netanyahu declares national day of mourning after tragedy during Lag B’Omer festivities in Meron
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a national day of mourning for Sunday over the disaster that took place at a massive Lag B’Omer gathering at the foot of Mount Meron on Friday morning.
Dozens...
Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Meron tragedy on Lag B’Omer: ‘We are in mourning’
Jewish and pro-Israel organizations reacted with a mix of shock, grief and mourning over the tragedy in Meron on Friday morning that led to at least 45 dead and 150 wounded.
“There are no words...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh declares ‘victory’ over Israel
During his first public speech since the start of the latest escalation of rocket attacks from Gaza and Israeli retaliation, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday declared “victory” over the Jewish state.
The Hamas head said...
Pro-Hamas signs appear on Temple Mount as thousands arrive for Eid prayers
Giant pro-Hamas signs and posters greeted the thousands of Muslim worshippers that arrived at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday morning for Eid al-Fitr prayers.
The posters bore images of Hamas leaders...
Two dead, 184 injured in bleacher collapse at Givat Ze’ev synagogue
Two people were killed on Sunday evening during prayers at an unfinished synagogue in the town of Givat Ze’ev, near Jerusalem.
Binyamin Rubinstein, 23, and 13-year-old Meir Globerman, whose funerals were held in Jerusalem late...
KKL-JNF to place portable bomb shelters in Israeli communities near Gaza
To help communities and residents living on the front lines in southern Israel and the Gaza Envelope, which are constantly exposed to rocket and mortar fire, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL–JNF), in coordination...
Rabbanut requires kosher restaurants to rename their lamb and asado bacon to ‘facon’
Crave Gourmet Street Food, a kosher restaurant in Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market, told its customers last month that it would be changing the name of its famous lamb bacon to “facon” in accordance with...
Israel announces lifting of nearly all pandemic restrictions
Israel’s government announced on Tuesday that it was lifting most public restrictions connected to the coronavirus pandemic.
“This decision was made against the background of the low morbidity data and the continuing downward trend in...