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News Digest — 11/2/22

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…

Who Will Win?

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

News Digest — 11/1/22

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…

News Digest — 10/31/22

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…

New Teammates

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

News Digest — 10/28/22

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…

News Digest — 10/27/22

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…

News Digest — 10/26/22

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…

News Digest — 10/25/22

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…

News Digest — 10/24/22

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…

News Digest — 10/21/22

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…

News Digest — 10/20/22

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…

An Imminent Intifada?

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

News Digest — 10/19/22

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…

News Digest — 10/18/22

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…

News Digest — 10/17/22

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…

News Digest — 10/14/22

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

News Digest — 10/13/22

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…

News Digest — 10/12/22

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…

News Digest — 10/11/22

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…

Warning: Don’t Do It!

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

News Digest — 10/10/22

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

News Digest — 10/7/22

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…

News Digest — 10/6/22

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

News Digest — 10/5/22

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

News Digest — 10/4/22

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

A Helpful Gesture

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

News Digest — 10/3/22

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…

News Digest — 9/30/22

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…

News Digest — 9/29/22

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…

News Digest — 9/28/22

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)…

A Message From Putin

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

News Digest — 9/27/22

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…

News Digest — 9/26/22

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…

News Digest — 9/23/22

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…

News Digest — 9/22/22

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

News Digest — 9/21/22

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…

News Digest — 9/20/22

“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…

Frozen in Time

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

News Digest — 9/19/22

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…

News Digest — 9/16/22

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

News Digest — 9/15/22

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…

News Digest — 9/14/22

An IDF officer, identified as Deputy Commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion Maj. Bar Pelach, was killed in a fire exchange with…

News Digest — 9/13/22

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday (12th) delivered remarks at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City.  His speech presented a critical crossroads for…

Keeping the Peace

Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar disclosed in a speech at Reichman University in Herzliya that 312 ‘significant terror attacks’ have been averted…

News Digest — 9/9/22

Prime Minister Yair Lapid mourned Queen Elizabeth II’s passing on Thursday evening (8th), saying the British monarch left behind an “unparalleled…

News Digest — 9/8/22

An IDF soldier sustained mild injuries to his face after being attacked with a hammer by a Palestinian at a military post in the West Bank overnight Thursday (8th). The soldier shot…

News Digest — 9/7/22

Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted the Aleppo and Deir al Zor airports in northern Syria on Tuesday night (6th), according to Syrian state news agency SANA. According to…

Death Penalty

Hamas has executed five Palestinians in Gaza, two for “collaborating with Israel.” The two executed men were 58 years old and 48 years old…

News Digest — 9/6/22

The IDF on Monday (5th) expanded its months-long Operation Breakwater to crack down on terrorists in Judea and Samaria in the wake of two terror attacks…

News Digest — 9/2/22

Israelis should refrain from traveling to the city of Uman in Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Thursday (1st) in an official warning to the tens of thousands of…

News Digest — 9/1/22

Two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early Thursday (1st) as the IDF continues to crack down on terrorism as part of its…

News Digest — 8/31/22

Jewish organizations mourned the death of Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday (30th), remembering him as the leader who lifted the Iron Curtain and allowed some two million Soviet Jews to…

News Digest — 8/30/22

Arab terrorists in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria opened fire on Israeli soldiers Tuesday morning (30th), as Israeli security forces operated in,..

Happy Anniversary!

The World Zionist Organization is holding a spectacular 125th anniversary celebration of the First Zionist Congress convened by Theodor Herzl…

News Digest—8/29/22

On Sunday night (28th), IDF security forces arrested a total of nine Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activity…

Israeli Tourism on the Mend

The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli tourism is on the mend, back to nearly pre-pandemic highs. The pandemic put a halt on nearly all tourism for…

News Digest — 8/26/22

A fire broke out on Thursday (25th) near the city of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, prompting authorities to evacuate residents for fear the flames could engulf…

News Digest — 8/25/22

An IDF soldier was lightly injured after he was shot in the arm by terrorist fire during operational activities overnight in the village of Burkin located near Jenin in…

News Digest — 8/24/22

The US military said early Wednesday morning (24th) it carried out airstrikes in Deir Ez-Zor in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s…

An Encouraging Event

In a first, Palestinian and Israeli passengers will sit side by side in the first flight to Cyprus, operated by Arkia Airlines, giving a welcome…

News Digest — 8/23/22

A senior officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC), Brig.-Gen. Abolfazal Alijani, was killed in the Aleppo region of Syria on Monday morning (22nd), according to…

News Digest — 8/22/22

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, and he cannot see how an arrangement can be made to make it belong to the Palestinians…

News Digest — 8/19/22

Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas eventually walked back his controversial Holocaust remarks made in Germany on Tuesday (16th), having drawn outrage in Israel and abroad. In a…

News Digest — 8/18/22

Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for the first time in years, the latest step in months of reconciliation between…

News Digest — 8/17/22

Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas sparked controversy on Tuesday (16th) as he spoke at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accusing Israel of…

News Digest — 8/16/22

Brigadier General Emi Plant, who received the Medal of Valor for his part in the Battle of Emek Habakah in the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War, under the command of…

News Digest — 8/15/22

Three Syrian soldiers were killed and three others were injured after alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites near Tartus on the coast of Syria

News Digest — 8/12/22

“Israel has rejected the Lebanese proposal in the maritime border demarcation talks between the two countries, after holding meetings with American…

News Digest — 8/11/22

IDF Chief of Staff Major General Aviv Kochavi spoke on Wednesday evening (10th) at a conference in the city of Ariel, and delivered a message to the residents of…

News Digest — 8/10/22

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (9th) about Russia’s attempt to ban the Jewish Agency in the country. Russia’s justice minister is…

News Digest — 8/9/22

Israeli counterterrorism forces operating in Nablus in the early hours of Tuesday morning (9th) eliminated Ibrahim Nabulsi, head of the Fatah-affiliated…

News Digest — 8/8/22

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) took effect late Sunday (7th) in a bid to end nearly three days of violence, with tense hours expected ahead to see if…

News Digest — 8/5/22

Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Thursday (4th) that Israel would not hesitate to take action against terrorists who threaten civilians, as the IDF bolstered its…

News Digest — 8/4/22

With tensions high in southern Israel, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi toured the Gaza Division on Thursday morning (4th) and approved offensive plans should there be…

News Digest — 8/3/22

The IDF has called up a limited number of reservists to deploy along the Gaza Strip as the military continued to close the roads in the area for the second day in a row on Wednesday (3rd) over…

News Digest — 8/2/22

The Israeli military on Tuesday (2nd) said its forces in the south were on increased alert after the arrest of a senior Islamic Jihad operative on Monday (1st). Train service in…

News Digest — 8/1/22

The Palestinian Authority increased its monthly payments to the terrorists responsible for the deadly attack at Hebrew University in 2002, Palestinian Media Watch found. The 14.29% raise…

News Digest — 7/29/22

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton on Thursday (28th) revoked the operating licenses of six schools in eastern Jerusalem, after serious incitement was found in…