3 million tourists visited Israel in 2023 before Hamas war
Three million tourists visited Israel last year, with the first nine months before the outbreak of the war with Hamas setting a record for tourism from the United States, the Israeli Tourism Ministry announced...
Tens of thousands to cycle for release of Gaza hostages
A mass solidarity ride will take place around the world on Jan. 14 to mark the 100th day since Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre.
The event is being organized by the Israeli professional cycling team Israel—Premier...
The six top Hamas leaders in Israel’s sights
While the assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday was the highest-profile attack on the terror group, it is by no means the last.
Israeli leaders have vowed to track...
Even before Oct. 7, Jewish groups struggled with security issues, burnout
Leading Edge released its report “The State of the Jewish Workplace 2023” based on data from 18,212 employees and 304 CEOs at 327 organizations. The information comes from a May 2023 survey.
The results of the survey—the...
In rare move, US slams Israeli ministers by name for calling for Palestinian resettlement
Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, rejected calls on Tuesday from two Israeli ministers for Palestinians to be permanently resettled outside of Gaza and for Israel to re-establish Jewish communities within the Strip.
“This...
Netanyahu: Hostage release talks taking place ‘right now’
Talks on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are taking place "right now," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night, as Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned the terrorist group...
Katz: Return of hostages is foreign ministry’s top priority
Newly-installed Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed to make the return of the more than 120 hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip his ministry's top priority.
"Today, I assumed...
Rothman: Supreme Court decision a ‘shame,’ but not time to re-legislate
In an unprecedented and controversial decision, Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down the so-called “reasonableness law,” an amendment to a semi-constitutional Basic Law passed as part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s now-shelved judicial...
Israel Katz becomes Jerusalem’s top diplomat
The Knesset approved on Monday evening the appointment of Israel Katz as foreign minister.
Under a rotation agreement, the Likud Party member replaces, effective immediately, Eli Cohen as Jerusalem's top diplomat.
Cohen, also a Likud member,...
Bank of Israel cuts interest rate for first time since 2022
The Bank of Israel decided on Monday to lower its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5%, in the first such cut since April 2022.
"The war is having significant economic consequences, both...