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Explosions were heard in Karaj near Tehran in central Iran on Thursday night (23rd), with initial reports indicating that air defenses in the area were activated. The official…

Upon seeing the title of this new book by Larry Loftis, I became immediately both excited and grateful. I heard Corrie Ten Boom’s story on…

Sirens were sounded early Thursday morning (23rd) at approximately 4 a.m. local time, in Ashkelon, Sderot and other communities located near Israel’s border with…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a rare daytime raid today in Nablus to arrest three terrorists responsible for the…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday (21st) that a credible military threat was the best way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Speaking at…

The Knesset passed the first two pieces of legislation related to the government’s judicial reform plan following a noisy six-hour-plus debate that…

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Thursday (16th) visited Kyiv’s suburb of Bucha, which became known for mass killings of civilians under the Russian occupation. The minister, who…

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he believes Israel has a biblical claim on Judea and Samaria and is therefore not an occupying force. “Israel is…

In late January, a bill that would revoke the Israeli citizenship or residency of convicted terrorists and their families receiving financial…

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan sent an urgent letter Tuesday (14th) to the members of the UN Security Council ahead of the meeting that…

Israeli Border Police officer Asil Suaed was killed in a stabbing attack at the checkpoint to Shuafat just hours after a 17-year-old man was injured moderately after being…

One week after two powerful earthquakes devastated portions of Turkey and Syria, the numbers tell a grim story….

Days after a deadly ramming attack in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers in the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday (12th) that he would soon…

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi paid a secret visit to Bahrain on Thursday (9th), according to local media in the Gulf state. Bahraini news site Akhbar Al Khaleej shared…

The Jewish population in the United States topped 8 million in 2020, according to a new study published by the American Jewish Population Project (AJPP) at Brandeis University in…

The catastrophic earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria on Monday morning have left thousands dead…

The earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria registered 7.8 on the Richter scale, leaving thousands dead in its wake. This destructive quake was no isolated event, no…

Monday evening (6th), the joint “Olive Branches” humanitarian and delegation of the Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense left for Turkey to…

Early Monday morning a massive 7.8 earthquake rumbled through Turkey and northern Syria. Sometime later, another massive quake registering 7.5 struck the same area…

At least five Palestinians were killed on Monday morning (6th) in an IDF raid near the West Bank city of Jericho.  The IDF said the dead were Hamas terrorists and members of…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (2nd), hoping to gain support against Iran’s nuclear program. Israel’s Paris…

The IDF struck weapon production and storage facilities in Gaza overnight on Thursday (2nd) after rocket sirens sounded in Sderot, Ibim and Nir Am at various points throughout…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would consider…

On February 1, 2003, Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon was killed alongside the rest of his crew during the fatal Columbia Space Shuttle mission. Born in 1954 in Ramat Gan to Holocaust…

Russia on Monday (30th) “strongly condemned” an attack on an Iranian defense facility Sunday (29th), in what appeared to be a thinly veiled threat against Israel, which was reported to…

In response to an IDF action Palestinian terrorists shot dead seven Jewish residents of Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem and wounded three others…

A bill which would make it easier for the state to nullify the citizenship of terrorists is set to be brought before the Knesset for a vote Monday (30th), making it the first in a series of…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a message Friday morning (27th) for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the 78th anniversary of the…

President Joe Biden nominated a Jewish candidate for the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, Sarah Margon…

A massive gun battle broke out in the Palestinian Authority-administered city of Jenin Thursday morning (26th), after Israeli security forces entered the city as part of…

As each year passes, knowledge of the atrocities of the Holocaust continues to decline in society. That worrying trend was…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced trip to Jordan on Tuesday (24th) to meet with King Abdullah II. The two leaders discussed…

The United States and Israel on Monday (23rd) launched what one US official described as the allies’ most significant joint military exercise to date, involving thousands of…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed Shas Party chairman Arye Deri from his position as Interior and Health Minister on Sunday (22nd), in accordance with…

Israel plans to fully open its embassy in Kyiv and to increase its humanitarian assistance to that war-torn country, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Thursday (19th) after he…

Iran warned on Thursday (19th) that the European Union would “shoot itself in the foot” by listing the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, Foreign Minister…

The United States has good news for Israel. On Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides stated he “has faith” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

The US will replenish any weapon that it has recently transferred from Israel to Ukraine, an IDF source confirmed on Wednesday (18th). Further, the IDF affirmed…

“Senator leading the trip indicates Democrats are less comfortable with the makeup of the new Israeli government than the

Israel must rescind the sanctions it levied against the Palestinian Authority for seeking assistance from the world court, 90 nations have declared in a signed statement. “We express our…

The Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem held a ceremony Monday morning (16th), marking the end of IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi’s term as the country’s…

The Mesha Stele, also called the Moabite Stone, is a basalt stone slab that has provided historians and linguists with the largest source of the Moabite…

An Israeli man in his 30s was stabbed and moderately wounded in a terror attack in the South Hebron Hills area of the West Bank on Wednesday (11th), the military and…

Israel has long faced disproportionate criticism from the United Nations, and the data from 2022…

Israel will combat any Iranian attempt to place military bases on its borders with Lebanon and Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he toured the North with…

The Israel Minister of Defense on Tuesday (10th) signed an agreement with Elbit Systems to expand the Air Force Mission Training Center (MTC) at the…

In the Nazi era, Jewish families often had little time to escape, often taking merely the clothes on their backs. Some hid precious belongings in…

The Diplomatic Security Cabinet approved Friday (6th) a series of sanctions against the Palestinian Authority in response to Ramallah’s pushing the…

The newly installed Israeli security cabinet held its first meeting on Thursday (5th) to debate sanctioning the PA over its push for the International Court of Justice to issue an…

Former White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt questioned the U.S. Ambassador to Israel’s response to Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to…

A rocket aimed at Israel from Gaza fell within the Strip well short of its target in Israel on Tuesday night. Hamas had threatened retaliation…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will establish an 11-member security cabinet that will be authorized to make decisions for the government on matters of…

The saying “Necessity is the mother of invention,” summarizes this invention by Nino Ransenberg, “a businessman who travels incessantly…

Israel’s new government “will not give in to threats from Hamas,” National Security Minister Ben-Gvir said as he arrived at the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning (3rd) for his…

Two Syrian soldiers were killed and two others wounded early Monday morning (2nd) in alleged Israeli airstrikes targeting Damascus International Airport…

Israel’s population reached 9,656,000, said a report published Thursday (29th) by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ahead of the new year…

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has begun a round of meetings with Likud MKs ahead of the swearing-in of the new Israeli…

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is expected Wednesday (28th) to bring for the Likud faction’s approval, his appointment of Amir Ohana as…

Tens of thousands visited the Western Wall Plaza during Hanukkah and for the central candle-lighting ceremonies that took place throughout the holiday, among them many…

Just 18 minutes before the deadline, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a phone call to President Isaac Herzog that he had succeeded in…

Prime Minister-Designate Benjamin Netanyahu plans to announce he has successfully formed a coalition government…

As his mandate to form a government expires, Likud party head Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to notify President Isaac Herzog by telephone on Wednesday (21st) that he…

Syrian air defenses were activated against a strike on the area of Damascus early on Tuesday (20th), according to local television reports, claiming it was carried out by…

While some question the validity of the account of Hanukkah, The Hasmonean Museum in Israel will display during the week of Hanukkah…

Candle lighting for the first night of Hanukkah took place Sunday evening (18th) in the presence of the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz; the Mayor…

Israel’s designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday (15th) vowed to seek full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia once he takes office, claiming that…

Near the school, which is used by UNRWA as a shelter during emergencies, is a Hamas rocket launch site, according to the IDF. In addition, the IDF stated that “prior to…

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi essentially confirmed Israel’s involvement in…

Less than 24 hours after the right-wing bloc replaced the Knesset Speaker, Tuesday (13th), the Likud and its allies are expected to launch a legislative blitz in the Israeli parliament, laying the…

Not that of music, but the beat of anti-Israel bias from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In their role of addressing violations…

National Security Minister-designate MK Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed back Tuesday morning (13th), after the US State Department called for “accountability” following…

Likud MK Yariv Levin will become the temporary Knesset speaker on Monday (12th), the Likud said Sunday (11th). The party held a virtual vote and unanimously agreed to choose…

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night (8th) officially asked President Isaac Herzog for a two-week extension…

IDF soldiers operating throughout the West Bank arrested 15 wanted Palestinians, as well as an additional three in Jenin…

Likud and United Torah Judaism signed a preliminary coalition agreement Tuesday evening (6th), paving the way for Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government…

Ukrainian police officer Roman Bashenko had a life threatening experience that led him to Israel from Bakhmut, where he was stationed with the military…

Two vehicle occupants were shot on Highway 6 at the Ben Shemen interchange near the city of Modiin just after midnight on Tuesday (6th)…

Yahya al-Saadi, the son of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Bassam al-Saadi was arrested by Israeli forces amid armed…

Two Israeli non-profits, IsraAID and Save a Child’s Heart plan to bring four…

The Likud and Religious Zionist Parties reached a coalition agreement on Thursday evening (1st) that clears the way for…

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander and his assistant were killed in armed clashes between the IDF and Palestinians in Burqin…

Iran’s judiciary has sentenced four people to death. Their crime? “Cooperating with the intelligence services of the…

A female IDF soldier in her 20s was struck by a car at the Migron-Kochav Yaakov intersection in the West Bank in a terror attack on Tuesday morning (29th). The soldier was…

Following an agreement between the Likud and Religious Zionism, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (29th) will choose the temporary…

Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met for several hours with Bezalel Smotrich’s far-right Religious Zionist Party on Sunday (27th), with his Likud Party reporting…

Jerusalem was hit by two explosions on Wednesday morning (23rd) at two bus stops, one at the western entrance of the city and one at a junction in northern Jerusalem, leaving a teenager…

Religious Zionism Party Chairman Bezalel Smotrich has agreed to become Israel’s next finance minister, according to unconfirmed reports, walking back his demand for…

In a break from my usual writing about events and people in Israel, I want to take a moment to thank God for the privilege of…

Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian gunmen near the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning (21st), as they went to arrest a wanted man accused of planning…

Palestinian man carrying a knife was arrested on Friday (18th) in the West Bank, outside the Israeli town of Kiryat Arba, Israeli authorities said.  No one was…

A plaza in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Hayovel neighborhood has been named after Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who saved…

On Tuesday morning, a terrorist killed three people and wounded four others in a stabbing attack…

President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday (15th) called for unity among Israelis. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the newly elected Knesset, Herzog urged…

Six Israelis were injured, five of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the West Bank city of Ariel on Tuesday (15th).  Two died of their wounds, according to…

On Sunday, a deadly attack occurred in a major shopping area in downtown Istanbul. Called by President Erdogan “a vile attack,” the blast left…

The IRGC-affiliated Sobh-e-Sandesh newspaper published a threat in Hebrew on its front page on Monday (14th), warning that a new hypersonic missile reportedly developed by…

Israel just voted in its fifth election in four years earlier this month. The result was a decisive victory for…

Turning a huge park in Gaza City into a sea of yellow flags, tens of thousands of Palestinians on Thursday (10th) commemorated the anniversary of the death of…

A member of the terrorist squad responsible for the death of IDF soldier Noam Raz earlier this year was arrested in Jenin by IDF troops on Wednesday morning (9th). Following…

NBA superstar Kyrie Irving is serving a suspension of at least five games for his recent antisemitic behavior…