Lapid meets with Jewish leaders in New York
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid met with American Jewish leaders in New York on Monday as part of a United States trip intended to repair ties amid a divisive debate on judicial reform back...
130 US lawmakers urge EU to give terrorist stamp to IRGC
A bipartisan group of 130 U.S. lawmakers on Monday sent a letter urging the European Union to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
The letter, addressed to E.U. foreign policy chief...
Palestinian terror cell arrested in Jenin
Israeli forces on Tuesday arrested a terrorist cell in Jenin, in northern Samaria, that intended to carry out an attack “in an immediate time frame.”
Five terrorists were detained during the operation carried out by...
Husband, father of three murdered Jewish women calls April 10 to be ‘Dees Day’
In a video message, Rabbi Leo Dee—whose wife, Lucy, 48, and daughters, Maia, 20, and Rina, 15, were murdered in a terrorist attack—called for the observance of April 10 as “Dees Day.”
“Today, we differentiate between good...
Netanyahu announces Gallant will stay defense minister, vows to tackle terror
In a Hebrew press conference that began shortly after 8:25 p.m. local time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, whom Netanyahu previously fired in a dispute over judicial...
Prosecution begins of Hassan Diab, charged with 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
On Oct. 3, 1980, someone planted a bomb outside a Paris synagogue as 320 Jews gathered to celebrate Simchat Torah. The explosion killed four people and wounded 46 others. No group claimed responsibility, and...
Jewish students protest Lithuania’s glorification of Nazi collaborator
More than 100 students and teachers from the Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, N.Y., protested outside New York City’s Lithuanian Consulate in mid-March. Their signs proclaimed “No Honor for Noreika” and “Noreika—Is He...
2,200 Jews ascend Temple Mount since start of Passover
More than 2,200 Jews have ascended Temple Mount, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, since Passover began on April 5.
Of those, some 1,200 visited Judaism’s holiest site on Monday, Israeli officials said.
Tensions remain high at...
Thousands of Israelis march through Samaria to Evyatar outpost
Thousands of Israelis protested in favor of Jewish rights in Samaria on Monday afternoon, with a main march beginning at the Tapuach Junction and ending at the Evyatar outpost.
At least seven Cabinet members, including...
Israeli military deploying troops to Tel Aviv amid surge in terror
The Israel Defense Forces is deploying soldiers to Tel Aviv to reinforce the police presence there amid a surge in terrorism.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant decided on the move following security assessments, the military said...