Netanyahu faces major challenge to leadership in upcoming Likud party primary
Over 110,000 members of the Likud Party will vote on Thursday to select a party chairman prior to Israel’s March 2 elections—the country’s third national vote in under 12 months. The incumbent, Prime Minister...
Israel’s Christian population grows, shines in education
The Christian population in Israel is slowly growing, and their educational achievements are rivaling those of the majority Jewish population, according to figures released this week by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
The data revealed...
Immigration to Israel hits highest number in decade in 2019
An estimated 34,000 immigrants moved to Israel in 2019, the largest number per year in the past decade, according to numbers published by the Jewish Agency.
The data includes those who immigrated during the period...
IDF’s International Cooperation Unit works to ensure room for operations in an increasingly crowded...
The Middle East has become crowded with an array of armed forces—ranging from coalitions of militaries to non-state actors—with many of them operating right on Israel’s doorstep.
The Israel Defense Force’s International Cooperation Unit (ICU),...
What is the future of human rights in an era of amplified anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism has increased dramatically in the past decade, particularly in Europe and North America, with college campuses, work places, political parties, social media and civil society becoming fertile ground for violent extremism and hateful...
World’s first AI-controlled robot ‘employment agency’ opens in Israel
The world’s first “employment agency” offering robots controlled by artificial-intelligence for hire has launched in Israel as a joint venture between SixAI of Israel and Musashi Seimitsu of Japan, according to Daily Mail.
MusashiAI provides a...
Moscow’s trouble with Israelis has a deeper meaning
Israel has long had a complicated relationship with Russia. As an ally of some of the Jewish state’s fiercest enemies, such as Iran and Syria, Jerusalem interacts with Moscow carefully and purposefully, walking a...
Birthright receives its first-ever donation from China
Techconn Holding Group CEO Ben Wong signed a memorandum of understanding with Birthright Israel CEO Gidi Mark at a festive ceremony last week in Tel Aviv before going on to announce what the organization...
Delegation of UN envoys tours Judea and Samaria
An official delegation of 23 United Nations ambassadors toured Judea and Samaria last week, Israel Hayom reported on Thursday.
The tour, part of the Samaria Regional Council’s foreign relations efforts, was led by Israel’s U.N Ambassador Danny...
IDF hits Hamas weapon factories in Gaza following rocket attack
Israeli jets struck Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning after several several projectiles were fired from the coastal territory at southern Israel overnight.
The shells were intercepted by the Iron Dome air...