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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…

President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations Wednesday (9th) with all parliamentary groups elected to the Twenty-Fifth Knesset. As per tradition, the President will meet…

An Israeli man wounded in a terrorist stabbing attack in Samaria two weeks ago, succumbed to his wounds and died Tuesday (8th). The victim, Shalom Sofer, was a resident of…

In a convincing victory, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu won the Israeli election last week…

Former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed satisfaction Sunday (6th) with Israeli Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in last Tuesday’s…

A few weeks ago, we reported that rapper Kanye West was banned from social media for his antisemitic remarks…

Prime Minister Yair Lapid called opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening (3rd) to congratulate him on his victory in…

At least two police officers were wounded in a terrorist stabbing attack at an entrance to the Temple Mount Thursday morning (3rd). The attack occurred adjacent to…

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears primed to return to power…

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to election victory with a projected win of 61-62 seats, if exit polls for Israel’s fifth vote in three-and-a-half years…

Today is election day in Israel and with 40 parties vying for the top spot, the big question becomes, “Who Will Win?”…

For the fifth time in three years, Israeli citizens head to the polls Tuesday (1st) to vote in the elections for the 25th Knesset with 6,788,804 Israelis being able to exercise their right to…

On the last day before Israelis vote in national elections for the 5th time in 3 years on Tuesday (11/1), candidates perfected their messaging in efforts to reach any and all…

The Russian and Iranian relationship has the state of Israel extremely concerned. It’s been reported that the Islamic Republic has…

Like music, sports can bring unity. This happened recently in Israel when Afghani Cycling champion Fariba Hashimi was recruited by…

Palestinian gunmen in passing cars opened fire on Israeli troops near Nablus early Friday morning (28th), Israel’s army said, moments after the military announced it was…

Alleged Israel airstrikes targeted sites in the Damascus area on Wednesday night (26th) for the third time in the past week according to Syrian state news agency SANA. Air defense systems were…

In response to the Palestinian terror group the Lion’s Den’s recent murders, Israeli forces raided and destroyed the…

US House of Representatives and Senate leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer issued a joint letter on Tuesday (25th) inviting Israeli President Isaac Herzog to address…

Israeli forces destroyed early Tuesday morning (25th) the infrastructure hub of the Lion’s Den terror group in Nablus, according to reports. In a joint operation, the IDF…

The Israeli government on Sunday (23rd) approved Major General Herzi Halevi as the IDF’s new Chief of Staff. Following the announcement, current IDF Chief of Staff…

Controversial rapper, Kanye West, who apparently now goes by Ye, was blocked by Twitter after he posted…

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday (20th) met with Nadav and  Sergei, the two security guards who neutralized the terrorist from Wednesday’s (19th) attack in…

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday (20th) it had begun a week-long military drill across northern Israel as tensions remained high with the Lebanese…

As violence continues to plague Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, the United States is pressuring the…

Defense Minister Benny Gantz reaffirmed Tuesday evening (18th) that Israel does not intend to sell arms to Ukraine to fend off the Russian invasion of the country hours after…

Australia seems to have quietly scrapped its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, The Guardian reported on Monday (17th). According to the report, the country’s…

IDF soldiers entered Nablus on Sunday evening (16th) to arrest Hamza al-Azzi, who was wanted under suspicion of taking part in terrorist activity. At the same time…

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem has become the center of an ongoing legal battle between…

Police on Friday (14th) announced the arrest of 18 people after overnight clashes in several areas of eastern Jerusalem, including the flashpoint Sheik Jarrah…

Israel said Thursday (13th) it has put Border Police reservists on alert as massive, violent riots that began a day earlier, spread all across east Jerusalem. Palestinians say they are…

Israel is suffering a deadly Sukkot week. On Tuesday (11th), 21-year-old IDF St.-Sgt. Ido Baruch was killed in a drive-by…

An IDF soldier who was shot and seriously wounded by a Palestinian gunman near the settlement of Shavei Shomron in the northern West Bank Tuesday afternoon (11th) succumbed…

Prime Minister Yair Lapid condemned Russia’s attacks on civilian targets in Kyiv on Monday night (10th), in the first such statement from an Israeli prime minister. “I strongly condemn…

Some in England are expressing concern about the consequences of moving the British Embassy to Jerusalem. Prime Minister Liz Truss has…

Israeli security personnel arrested three suspects linked to Saturday’s (8th) deadly terrorist shooting attack, as searches continue for other terrorists involved in the…

At the United Nations meeting last month, British Prime Minister Liz Truss told Israeli Prime Minister…

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai told Israeli media on Thursday (6th) that the police draw strength from the sight of the many worshipers who visit the Western Wall and…

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was kept in the hospital overnight Wednesday-Thursday (5th-6th) for observation, having fainted and feeling unwell during a…

A heckler shouted, “Free Palestine!” at…

Judy Weissenberg Cohen, a Holocaust survivor, told her story of reciting the Kol Nidre passage during Yom Kippur in 1944…

Israel is preparing to shut down on Tuesday evening (4th) for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day Of Atonement and the holiest day of…

Finance Minister and Yisroel Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman proposes a way to help fleeing Ukrainians…

Ben Gurion Airport will shut down on Tuesday (4th), on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. All operations will be suspended as of 2 p.m. on…

Holocaust denial is on the rise on social media platforms where young adults get the majority of…

Israel has indefinitely suspended all visits to Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus) with officials citing rising security tensions in Samaria, Israel’s Kan News reported…

A survey conducted by the Smith Institute revealed that 67% of the adult Jewish population in Israel prefer that the State of Israel be run as a Jewish state, compared to…

Israel’s population has grown again in the Jewish year 5782, which ends on Sunday night. It currently has…

Two terrorists were shot and killed during a gun battle with IDF forces and Border police officers in the northern Samaria city of Jenin Wednesday morning (28th)…

In his Rosh Hashanah message to the Jewish community President Putin stated his expectations that they…

Terrorist networks in the West Bank are attempting ‘provocation attacks,’ in which they lure Israeli soldiers into an ambush by getting their attention, Israeli security…

Muslim protesters who fortified inside Al-Aqsa Mosque clashed with Israeli police, throwing both firecrackers and rocks at them on Monday morning (26th), in protest of…

The Israeli Antiquities Authorities Theft Prevention Unit was on the hunt for a rare…

Around 35 thousand people arrived at the Western Wall Thursday (22nd) for pre-Rosh Hashanah prayers, known as selichot. Worshipers began arriving throughout the night in preparation for…

The United Kingdom is considering locating its embassy to Jerusalem, British Prime Minister Liz Truss told her Israeli counterpart when the two leaders…

Israel’s patience with Iran is wearing thin. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made comments on Sunday saying…

Israel’s population reached 9,593,000, said a report published Tuesday (20th), on the eve of the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah and as the year 5782 – according to…

“Israel has a right to security, but desires peace,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said prior to departing early Tuesday (20th) morning for the United Nations, where he plans to…

An amazing discovery occurred “during construction in the Palmachim National Park near Tel Aviv, a fallen rock reveals an ancient treasure trove from the…

Police said Sunday (18th) that they were preparing to boost security in Jerusalem to keep Israelis and tourists safe as tens of thousands of people were expected to…

In September of 1972, Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Summer Olympic games…

Prime Minister Yair Lapid met Wednesday (14th) with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who had arrived in Israel…

Hundreds of mourners arrived at the military cemetery in Netanya Wednesday evening (14th) to pay their respects to Maj. Bar Falah, 30, who was killed earlier in the day in an…

As the Jewish holiday season approaches, Israel is facing an uptick in violent attacks. On Wednesday morning an IDF soldier…