Shas leader confident Yamina, New Hope will ‘return to the fold’
Heading into Israel’s March 23 election, Israel’s political scene is volatile—but Shas leader Aryeh Deri, a seasoned politician of 30 years, seems to know what the day after the election has in store.
In an...
UK student union president receives backlash for joining event with BDS leader
The president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) has sparked outrage for agreeing to speak alongside BDS movement founder Omar Barghouti at an event for Israel Apartheid Week.
Larissa Kennedy, elected last July, is...
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli premier, hospitalized with appendicitis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was hospitalized late Wednesday night at the Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem in Jerusalem after feeling unwell.
She was diagnosed with appendicitis and will remain in the hospital for...
Netanyahu visit to UAE canceled over spat with Jordan
Israel and Jordan were working to calm the waters on Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled historic first visit to the United Arab Emirates was canceled due to a diplomatic incident between Jerusalem...
IDF said to be first army to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19
The Israel Defense Forces is the first military in the world to have achieved herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, a top IDF official said on Thursday.
According to Maj. Gen. Itzik Turgeman, the head...
What does the future hold for conservatism in the EU?
In her first Israeli media interview, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga, a senior member of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Cabinet and official in charge of the country’s E.U. affairs, expressed staunch opposition to...
Regavim files petition against illegal, 300-foot tunnel dug by Jerusalem church
The Regavim Movement, a research-based think tank and lobbying group dedicated to preserving Israel’s resources and sovereignty, has filed a petition against the Jerusalem Municipality, demanding enforcement against what they allege is an illegal...
Netanyahu touts achievements from record vaccinations to boosting regional ties, security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case for why he believes—again, or rather, still—that he is Israel’s strongest candidate to head Israel’s next government in the fourth round of elections in two years....
Singapore security detains 20-year-old man planning attack on synagogue
Singapore security officials have arrested a 20-year-old serviceman for planning to carry out an attack on Jews outside a local synagogue.
Amirull Ali targeted Maghain Aboth Synagogue and had planned to travel to the Gaza...
US blacklists two Iranian officials, families for human-rights violations
The U.S. State Department designated two Iranian government interrogators of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday for their “gross violations of human rights.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement: “I...