Monthly Archives: June 2023
Knesset to vote for Judicial Selection Committee candidates
Coalition party leaders met on Wednesday morning for last-minute discussions ahead of a secret ballot to choose the two Knesset candidates for the Judicial Selection Committee, which picks Israel's judges.
Voting was expected to start...
Netanyahu: Israel can ‘deal with’ emerging ‘mini’ Iran deal
Israel can accept the emerging agreement between the United States and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, according to Hebrew media reports.
The premier explained during a...
Abraham Accords special envoy bill passes US House
Reflecting the broad, bipartisan nature of political support for the Abraham Accords, the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 413-13. It now heads to the...
David Friedman endorses Trump
David Friedman, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
"I was privileged to have worked with President Trump and his team in setting and...
Trump’s granddaughter celebrates her bat mitzvah
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter celebrated her bat mitzvah over the weekend, her mother announced on Tuesday.
Arabella Rose Kushner, the eldest child of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, marked her bat mitzvah—the coming-of-age...
2023 Israel Defense Prize honors four outstanding projects
President Isaac Herzog and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant awarded the 2023 Israel Defense Prize to four projects at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The projects have contributed significantly to Israel's security and in...
British ministers to advance bill to stop councils boycotting Israel
British Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove is due to push forward the U.K. government's long-anticipated plan to prevent further boycotts against Israel, reported Britain’s Financial Times.
The bill is aimed...
Herzog to meet with Biden in Washington, Israeli official tells JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will meet in Washington with U.S. President Joe Biden, despite the White House having declined to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit.
“President Herzog was invited by the bipartisan leadership...
Woman on Israeli beach finds 3,000-year-old figurine
A woman strolling on Israel’s Palmachim Beach south of Tel Aviv found a 3,000-year-old figurine of an Egyptian goddess, which she turned over to archaeologists at the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Lydia Marner, 74, a resident...
The United Nations’ jihad against Israel
The United Nations has adopted the nasty habit of many Palestinians: throwing everything at Israel but the kitchen sink. Accusations against Israel have ranged from fabricated claims not merely of "apartheid," but climate apartheid, water...