Israel’s Chief Rabbinate up in arms over kashrut reform plan
July 22, 2021 by Agencies
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate announced on Tuesday that it plans to fight a reform seeking to strip it of its absolute authority to award businesses kashrut certificates…writes Hanan Greenwood. Read more
‘Fauda’ becomes first Israel TV show to be dubbed in Farsi
July 22, 2021 by Agencies
Critically acclaimed Israeli TV series Fauda is about to mark another historical achievement by being dubbed into Farsi. Read more
Which Israeli athletes have a shot at the Olympic podium?
July 21, 2021 by Agencies
Israel is sending its largest-ever Olympic delegation of 89 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics set for July 23 to August 8. And we’re sending 32 athletes to Tokyo for the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5. Read more
UAE becomes first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel
July 15, 2021 by Agencies
The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Tel Aviv officially opened for business in Tel Aviv on Wednesday in a special ceremony presided over by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja. Israeli and Emirati flags were raised outside the building. Read more
Shaked: ‘It will be easier for our government to work with current US administration’
July 14, 2021 by Agencies
The past three months have been the stormiest of Ayelet Shaked’s political life…writes Ariel Kahana.
Going the distance: Israeli couple in the running for Olympic gold
June 30, 2021 by Agencies
Qualifying for the Olympic Games is every athlete’s dream. Read more
Hamas leader: ‘God has decreed we must attack Tel Aviv’
Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, told a group of students and academics in Gaza on Saturday that the terrorist organization has the capability to demolish Tel Aviv and that Israel had only destroyed 3 percent of Gaza’s tunnel network last month during “Operation Guardian of the Walls.” Read more
Netanyahu: ‘If a government is formed, God forbid, we will topple it very quickly’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on Knesset lawmakers from all parties to “vote their conscience” if the so-called change coalition presents a new government to the Knesset this week. Read more
Robert Goot re-elected as World Jewish Congress Policy Council Co-Chair and Steering Committee member
May 28, 2021 by Agencies
The 16th World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly has voted to re-elect Robert Goot SC, Deputy President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), as Co-Chair of the organization’s Policy Council and a member of its Steering Committee. Read more
Israel resumes supply of goods, aid to Gaza Strip; fishing allowed
May 26, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has issued instructions to resume shipments of humanitarian goods into the Gaza Strip for the first time since “Operation Guardian of the Walls” ended in an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect at 2 a.m. on Friday. Read more
Temple Mount reopens to Jewish visitors after 19 days
May 24, 2021 by Agencies
After 19 days during which Jews were banned from visiting the Temple Mount due to Muslim unrest in Jerusalem, a group of 20 Jewish visitors was allowed on Sunday morning into the compound. Read more
Arab woman receives kidney from a Jew killed in Lod riots
Deadly riots in the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Lod claimed the life of 56-year-old Jewish electrician Yigal Yehoshua on May 17. Read more
Helen Mirren to portray Golda Meir in new film on Yom Kippur War
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren will play the role of iconic Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in an upcoming biographical film Golda. Read more
Save a Child’s Heart, wins prestigious award from the Abrahamic Business Circle in Dubai
April 7, 2021 by Agencies
Israel-based “Save a Child’s Heart” humanitarian organization has received the prestigious award for significant and far-reaching contributions from the Abrahamic Business Circle. Read more
Key witness resumes testimony in Netanyahu corruption trial
April 7, 2021 by Agencies
The former CEO of Israel’s Walla news website on Tuesday resumed his testimony before the Jerusalem District Court in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial. Read more
Marwan Barghouti to run against Mahmoud Abbas’s faction on separate ticket
April 1, 2021 by Agencies
Convicted Palestinian arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences for his involvement in deadly terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada, will run his own list of candidates against members of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party. Read more
Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram wins two gold medals at world championship
March 31, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram won two gold medals and one bronze in the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup this weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria. Read more
Meretz leader justifies ICC probe of alleged Israeli war crimes
Nitzan Horowitz, head of left-wing Israeli party Meretz, said on Saturday night that there “was room” for the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate Israel for war crimes. Read more
Israeli attorney general: ICC has no authority over Israel
February 11, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Tuesday dismissed the International Criminal Court’s ruling last week that it has jurisdiction to investigate Israel for war crimes, saying the court has no authority over the Jewish state. Read more
U.S. Senate votes 97-3 to keep US embassy in Jerusalem
February 7, 2021 by Agencies
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday night in favour of an amendment to the COVID-19 budget resolution to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Read more
Technion to award Pfizer CEO honorary doctorate for coronavirus vaccine
February 4, 2021 by Agencies
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will award an honorary doctorate to Pfizer CEO and chairman Dr. Albert Bourla for his “extraordinary achievement” in leading the record-time development of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, Technion president Professor Uri Sivan announced this month. Read more
Luxembourg to compensate Holocaust victims
January 28, 2021 by Agencies
The Luxembourg government is set to sign a historic agreement on Wednesday to pay reparations to Holocaust survivors, return Jewish property to its rightful owners and preserve the history of the local Jews who were persecuted during the German occupation. Read more
In a first, woman elected to head Israeli religious party
January 22, 2021 by Agencies
For the first time in Israel’s history, a woman was elected this week to head a religious party running for the Knesset, when Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Hagit Moshe emerged victorious in the Jewish Home Party (Habayit Hayehudi) primary on Tuesday. Read more
Israel’s UN envoy steps into role of US ambassador
January 22, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Thursday assumed the role of ambassador to the United States, taking over from Ron Dermer, who held the position for the past seven years. Read more
Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson laid to rest on Mount of Olives
January 17, 2021 by Agencies
Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, whose contribution to Israel and Jewish life throughout the world, was laid to rest on Friday in a private ceremony in Jerusalem with close family members present. He passed away on Jan. 11 at the age of 87. Read more
Iran positions ‘suicide drones’ in Yemen, within range of Israel
January 15, 2021 by Agencies
As tensions escalate in the Red Sea region, Iran has sent several Shahed-136 loitering munitions, known as “suicide drones,” to its proxies in Yemen, Newsweek reported on Thursday…reports Eran Itzkovitch. Read more
Israeli Health Ministry reports four cases of South African COVID-19 variant
January 11, 2021 by Agencies
Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday that four cases of the highly contagious South African COVID-19 variant have been discovered in Israel. Read more
Wiesenthal Centre lists 10 worst antisemitic incidents in 2020
December 31, 2020 by Agencies
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst antisemitic incidents. Read more
Edelstein: ‘Unbelievable’ 280,000 Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19
December 28, 2020 by Agencies
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Sunday that 280,000 Israelis had so far been inoculated against COVID-19. Read more
Netanyahu to make first official visit to Egypt in more than a decade
December 11, 2020 by Agencies
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to head to Egypt for a state visit in the coming days, at the request of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, officials in Cairo have confirmed to Israel Hayom. Read more
