Website appeals decision penalizing ‘Jewish labor’
The website “Jewish Labor List” has appealed the decision of a Jerusalem court to impose a fine of 40,000 (11,500 dollars) on the site for “discrimination.”
The site sought to connect Jewish laborers and employers in an...
Israel withdraws from UNESCO
Israel has filed notice to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) alongside the United States.
Israel has blasted UNESCO in recent years over the organisation's criticism of Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem and...
Palestinians clash with IDF troops securing holy site for Jewish worshipers
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and IDF troops outside the tomb of Yehoshua bin Nun in the northern West Bank early Thursday morning.
The army was securing the holy site in the village of Kifl...
Jerusalem: Israel plans ‘Trump station’ near Western Wall
Yisrael Katz said he wanted to honour the US president for his decision to recognise the city as Israel's capital.
The Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray.
The proposed new railway...
Knesset passes law requiring officials to ‘consider Jewish tradition’ to permit Shabbat work
The Knesset approved a bill that would require Israeli officials to “consider Jewish tradition” when issuing permits for work on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.
Under the current law, work can only take place in Shabbat...
Israeli First: Balloons And Glue Used To Cure Avm In The Brain
An innovative method for closing arteriovenous malformations (AVM) in the brain using a balloon has been performed for the first time in Israel at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
An AVM is a congenital tangle...
Israeli grandmother gives birth to her 20th child
A haredi Orthodox grandmother’s delivery of her 20th child was no big deal to her, but it was an exciting event for the maternity department staff at Hadassah University Medical Center in Ein Kerem.
Wednesday’s...
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv, hundreds in Jerusalem to protest government corruption
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against corruption in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a right-wing rally to protest the same gathered only a few hundred.
The Jerusalem rally...
Israel to formally announce intent to leave UNESCO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israel’s envoy to UNESCO to submit a formal letter announcing Israel’s intent to leave the cultural organization.
Carmel Shama-Hacohen will present the letter to UNESCO’s new leader Audrey Azoulay after...
‘Several countries’ in talks with Israel on moving embassies, PM says
Israel is in contact with several countries “seriously considering” following in the footsteps of the US, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving their embassies to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN in an interview...