With 90% of vote officially counted, Blue and White leads Likud 32-31
According to official results released by Israel’s Central Elections Committee, with 90% of the ballots counted Blue and White maintains a slight lead over the Likud, with neither bloc clearly positioned to form a...
Jewish, pro-Israel community react to national security pick
The Jewish and pro-Israel community immediately reacted to the selection of Robert O’Brien as U.S. President Donald Trump’s fourth national security advisor, replacing John Bolton, who was ousted on Sept. 10.
“We congratulate Mr. O’Brien on his appointment, and...
Trump names Robert O’Brien to replace Bolton as national security advisor
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has selected Robert O’Brien as the next U.S. national security advisor, replacing John Bolton, who was ousted on Sept. 10.
“I am pleased to announce that I will...
Joint List celebrates ‘end of Netanyahu era’
Joint Arab List leaders celebrated as voting booths closed Tuesday night, heralding “the end of the Netanyahu era” as a surge in voter turnout led to exit polls predicting from 13-15 seats for the...
Yamina alliance dissolves hours after polls close
The right-wing Yamina alliance announced shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night that it is breaking break into three separate parties. Yamina leader Ayelet Shaked announced the move in a letter delivered to Knesset...
Report: Trump weighs retaliatory action against Iran after Saudi oil-facility attack
The Trump administration is considering numerous options, including a physical strike or cyber attack on Iranian oil facilities or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ assets, to respond against Iran for striking two Saudi Aramco oil...
Canadian officials face criticism for honoring Ukrainian Nazi collaborators
Canadian officials are receiving backlash from the Jewish community for honoring members of Ukrainian organizations that helped the Nazis in World War II.
A new monument in Sambir, Ukraine, honors members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists...
Israeli election gets underway as voting stations open across the country
Israel’s second election of 2019 kicked off Tuesday morning as 10,885 voting stations across the country opened their doors at 7 a.m. to 6,394,030 eligible voters. The majority of voting stations will close at...
Elections Committee: Left-wing voter-turnout initiative violates the law
Israel’s Central Elections Committee issued an injunction on Sunday against an initiative to bus 15,000 Arab voters to voting booths on Tuesday, ruling that the initiative violated election laws.
The injunction, against NGO Zazim, came...
Netanyahu’s pre-election promise to annex parts of Judea and Samaria create new reality
It seems this election campaign, which began in earnest only a few weeks ago, was dominated mostly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with occasional shouts heard from Israel Democratic Party leader Ehud Barak...