Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ in TV interview

March 10, 2024 by  

US President Joe Biden says Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel” by not doing more to avert civilian deaths in Gaza as a split between the leaders grows. Read more

UK financier Jacob Rothschild dies

February 27, 2024 by  

British financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild, of the renowned Rothschild banking dynasty, has died at the age of 87. Read more

Terrorist kills two Israelis, wounds four in shooting in southern Israel

February 17, 2024 by  

A terrorist shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others on Friday afternoon at a bus stop near the Re’em Masmiya Junction, near Kiryat Malachi in the northern Negev Desert, medical officials said. Read more

Netanyahu calls for the closure of UNRWA

February 1, 2024 by  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA must be shut down. Read more

Eleven more hostages freed – seven Israeli children still remain in Gaza

November 28, 2023 by  

Another 11 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas Monday night as part of the four-day ceasefire agreement – two women and nine children. Read more

Israeli doctors save man’s life with AI

September 5, 2023 by  

Innovative artificial intelligence-based technology recently saved the life of a patient at the Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya. Read more

Thank Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren

August 21, 2023 by  

Right on cue, the Jewish Whiner Brigade has jumped on Bradley Cooper for his use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie “Maestro.” Read more

Dubai’s hotel offers kosher food

June 16, 2023 by  

A hotel in Dubai is now offering 24-hour Kosher room service. Read more

Orthodox leader pens article calling for increased acceptance of gay and lesbian Jews

March 19, 2023 by  

In a groundbreaking call to action to Jewish communal leaders, educators and parents, a new article has been released addressing the religious need for increased tolerance and respect towards gay and lesbian Jews within the Orthodox community. Read more

Diverse religious Australians make moral case for the voice referendum

February 21, 2023 by  

The Voice Referendum “Week of Action” has launched Statements from the Soul, a collection of passionate essays by Australians of diverse religions, making the moral case for Indigenous constitutional recognition through a Voice. Read more

Two killed, five injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack

February 11, 2023 by  

A six-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in a car-ramming attack in northern Jerusalem on Friday afternoon. Read more

Three killed in a terrorist attack in Ariel

November 16, 2022 by  

Magen David Adom confirmed that three Israelis were killed and another four injured in this morning’s Palestinian stabbing and car-ramming attacks in Ariel. Read more

10 things you need to know about Yom Kippur

October 3, 2022 by  

The Bible calls Yom Kippur the “Sabbath of Sabbaths,” the holiest day of the Jewish calendar and the pinnacle of the High Holidays that start with Rosh Hashanah. Read more

Three Modigliani sketches found under painting at Haifa museum

July 18, 2022 by  

X-rays of Amedeo Modigliani’s 1908 painting “Nude with a Hat” yielded a surprise for curators at the Hecht Museum in Haifa: three unfinished sketches by the celebrated Jewish Italian artist were hiding beneath the surface. Read more

Mass graves of 8,000 Nazi victims from World War II found in Polish forest

July 17, 2022 by  

Two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles killed by the Nazis during World War II were recently discovered in a forest in Poland by archeologists and anthropologists from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), reported the Associated Press. Read more

Highland Park grapples with loss, shock and coincidence after July 4 shooting

July 6, 2022 by  

In the peaceful suburb of Highland Park, Ill., the wounded and critically wounded are in treatment, and the suspect is in custody. So far, only the names of two of the seven victims—one more person was confirmed dead on Tuesday afternoon—have been released, but the mourning process has already begun. Read more

Yamina faces uncertain future following Bennett’s exit

July 1, 2022 by  

Coalition lawmakers bid farewell to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday, shortly after he announced that not only was he not running in the next elections, but was taking a break from politics altogether. Read more

Israel killed reporter: Palestine official

May 27, 2022 by  

The Palestinian attorney general has blamed Israel for deliberately killing veteran al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Read more

As Knesset’s summer session dawns, uncertainty clouds coalition’s future

May 10, 2022 by  

Israel’s Knesset on Monday embarked on its summer session, ending a politically charged recess marked by turmoil in the ruling party, as Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman stepped down as coalition chair and MK Amichai Chikli was ousted from the party’s ranks. Read more

Immigration to Israel smashes 20-year record

May 3, 2022 by  

Some 38,000 new immigrants will celebrate their first Independence Day as Israeli citizens this year, according to figures released by the Jewish Agency on Sunday. Read more

Holocaust survivor, 91, perishes in store basement in Mariupol

April 20, 2022 by  

As she lay dying in a Mariupol basement, freezing and pleading for water, Holocaust survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova wanted to know only one thing: “Why is this happening?” Read more

How Jews in Ukraine will celebrate Passover

April 7, 2022 by  

They will be in shelters, private homes, refugee camps, synagogues and military bases. But come what may, when night falls on Passover eve on April 15, the Jews of Ukraine will pause to eat matzah and bitter herbs, drink four cups of wine, recall the miracles of the Exodus and look forward to better times…writes Menachem Posner. Read more

Amnesty International’s Pasifika Vice Chair doubles down on antisemitic report

March 29, 2022 by  

Amnesty International’s ‘Israel Apartheid Report’, published late last year, has been soundly rejected by responsible democracies around the world and by New Zealand’s principal allies: Australia, USA, United Kingdom and Canada. Read more

Minor head injury leads to chronic syndrome in one of four kids

March 25, 2022 by  

One in four children discharged from the emergency room after sustaining mild head injuries went on to suffer from a persistent post-concussion syndrome that can last for years, new Israeli research shows. Read more

Israel opens humanitarian field hospital in war-torn Ukraine

March 24, 2022 by  

On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country. Read more

‘The Iranians are fighting like lions while Bennett, Lapid and Gantz surrender like rabbits’

March 9, 2022 by  

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lambasted the government for its “silence” vis-à-vis the emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying its actions were “endangering Israel’s future.” Read more

More than 15,000 Holocaust survivors passed away in Israel last year

January 28, 2022 by  

Over the past year, 15,324 Holocaust survivors died in Israel, according to data published on Wednesday by the country’s Social Equality Ministry. Read more

Nuclear site threat in Jerusalem Post hack

January 3, 2022 by  

Pro-Iranian hackers have temporarily paralysed the website of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of the newspaper Maariv. Read more

Israeli double amputee, 19, wins world para Taekwondo gold

December 14, 2021 by  

Israel notched its first para taekwondo gold medal after Asaf Yasur beat all competitors in the under-58 kilogram (121 pounds) category of the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul on Dec. 11. Read more

10 things you didn’t know about this year’s ‘Miss Universe’ pageant

December 14, 2021 by  

When it comes to the Miss Universe pageant, most people firmly belong in one of two categories: those who consider it to be a global celebration of women and beauty, and others who find it an old-fashioned, patriarchal event that belongs deep in the past.
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