Israel demands US network apologise for seemingly anti-semitic skit

Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan has demanded that NBC apologize for a comic skit aired on Saturday Night Live which has apparent antisemitic undertones. Read more

Israel opens malls, gyms, as COVID-19 numbers drop

Israel entered on Sunday the next phase in the easing of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions as malls and gyms reopened and grades 5-6 and 11-12 went back to school. Read more

Israel’s beaches hit be worst ecological disaster in decades

170km of Israel’s 190km coast were covered with tar and damaged in an ecological disaster in the past few days, the worst environmental disaster in decades. Read more

Israeli study shows Pfizer vaccine has 94% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19

A comprehensive Israeli analysis of 1.2 million Israelis, half inoculated with the Pfizer-developed Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, revealed a 94% efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease. Read more

Israel to reopen culture events as COVID-19 stats decline

Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein and Minister of Culture Heli Tropper announced Israel will enable the reopening of the culture world tomorrow as the country registered another decline in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers. Read more

Israel cautiously welcomes new ICC prosecutor

Israel cautiously welcomed the election of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) new prosecutor while underscoring the need for reforms in the body. Read more

Netanyahu will appear in court to face corruption charges

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to appear in the Jerusalem District Court today to face charges against him in Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000. Read more

Is Iran behind the attack on Israel’s embassy in India?

An explosion occurred on Friday afternoon close to the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, sending India’s security apparatus in search of a terror cell that may be connected to Iran. Read more

US Secretary of State: I Carry the Memory of the 6 Million ‘Every Day in Office’

“Every day that I serve as Secretary of State, I will carry the memory of my stepfather and his family, and of the six million Jewish people and millions of others who were killed during the Holocaust,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

Israeli envoy warns on eve of International Holocaust Day that ‘the world is ignoring regime following in footsteps of the Nazis’

It is time for “an institution charged with safeguarding peace and security to begin addressing the gravest danger in the Middle East: the regime in Tehran,” Israel’s Ambassador to the US and to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan told the UN’s Security Council. Read more

Almost 20% of COVID-19 deaths in Israel were Holocaust survivors

Some 900 of the 4,500 Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Israel were Holocaust survivors, a special report by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics shows. Read more

Israel’s Intelligence Minister makes historic visit to Sudan, discusses progress in Abraham Accords

Israel’s Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen on Monday made a historic visit to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, as the head of a joint delegation of the Ministry of Intelligence and the National Security Council, which was dispatched by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, weeks after Sudan joined the Abraham Accords. Read more

Israel opens embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE approves embassy in Tel Aviv

The Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi officially on Sunday with the arrival of the Head of Mission Eitan Na’eh, Israel’s former envoy to Turkey. Read more

Israel closes skies as fear of COVID-19 mutations grows

The government is poised to announce that it will completely close Israel’s skies to travellers, as the fear of the spread of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) mutation in the county grows. Read more

IDF troops who served during Protective Edge sue Breaking the Silence and crew member for ‘spreading lies and fabrications’

Breaking the Silence is facing legal action after two IDF soldiers who served during Operation Protective Edge filed a unique lawsuit in an Israeli court against the organization and Yaron Zeev, a former member of their tank crew, for defamation and “spreading lies and fabrications.” Read more

Secretary Of State Nominee Blinken: US Embassy staying in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital

Jerusalem is Israel’s capital and the US embassy will not be removed back to Tel Aviv, and Iran is only three to four months away from breakout time for a nuclear weapon, Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s selection as secretary of state, told the Senate. Read more

Israeli Health Ministry: Level of antibodies generated by Pfizer vaccine higher than in those who contracted COVID-19

The level of antibodies that the Pfizer-developed Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine produces is higher than that found in those who contracted the virus and their bodies produced it naturally, the Israeli Health Ministry has found. Read more

Parents of terror victim launch ‘Happy Birthday 2 You’ initiative to unite Jews around the world

Bat-Galim Shaer and her husband Ofir have launched an initiative to bring Jews around the world in a unique way in memory of their son Gil-ad, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2014 by Hamas terrorists together with two other Israeli youths. Read more

Family of Israeli doctor found dead in IDF uniform: he was murdered

Dr Avi Harlev, a senior doctor at Barzilai Hospital and an officer in the IDF’s reserves, was found dead on Tuesday night in the Lahav Forest, in the vicinity of his home in Har Hebron area. Read more

Israel sells Slovakia 17 advanced radar systems in extensive defence export deal

The Israel Ministry of Defence will deliver 17 radar systems produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to the Slovak Ministry of Defence, in a massive defence export agreement that amounts to approximately A$235 million. Read more

‘Secular Coercion’: Religious parties angered over High Court’s ruling allowing entry of chametz on Passover into hospitals

Preventing visitors from bringing Chametz into hospitals during the eight-days of Passover when leavened foods are prohibited by Jewish law is illegal, the High Court of Justice ruled, prompting religious politicians and leaders to assail the court’s “secular agenda.” Read more

European leaders turn to Israel for COVID-19 vaccine advice as Israel begins second round of shots

Several European leaders have turned to Israel for advice on its operation to vaccinate the population against Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the country began to administer the second shot. Read more

UNHCR’s blacklist, the ICC and Zionism as racism – these are the 2021 antisemitism trends

The focus on Zionism as a supposedly racist and exclusionary political ideology will intensify, the UNHCR’s blacklist is expected to return and the ICC will continue its campaign against Israel, these as the anti-Israel and antisemitic trends for 2021 according to the International Legal Forum (ILF). Read more

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Israel in January, two months ahead of schedule

The Moderna-developed Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will arrive in Israel this month, two months ahead of the scheduled delivery in March, the company stated. Read more

WATCH: Arab bandits caught digging illegally in ancient Tekoa

Arab bandits digging at the archeological site of Tel Tekoa in Gush Etzion on Thursday were documented by the Shomrim Al Hanetzch (Preserving the Eternal) organization while in action. Read more

Cases of UK COVID-19 variant found across Israel

Several cases of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom and which is rapidly spreading around the world were found in Israel. Read more

Israel’s digital diplomacy reached 1 billion people in 2020

The Foreign Ministry’s digital diplomacy recorded an unprecedented success in 2020 when its social media activities reached over one billion people around the world. Read more

Netanyahu’s attorneys file motion to dismiss indictment

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence attorneys on Sunday filed a motion to dismiss one of his three indictments, known as Case 4000, after it became clear that the Attorney General’s approval to open investigations against him had not been obtained and that the investigation began with no proper legal approval. Read more

Rabbis call for external inquiry into death of youth killed during police chase

Dozens of Israeli rabbis, including city rabbis and heads of yeshivot from across the spectrum, called on Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana to establish an external commission of inquiry to investigate the death of Ahuvia Sandak and the police’s procedures. Read more

Israel aiming to vaccinate 2.25 m. against COVID-19 in coming month

Israel hopes to vaccinate about a third of its population against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming month, possibly the first country in the world to achieve this crucial landmark. Read more

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