Israeli foreign minister: Saudi deal ‘closer than ever’
August 2, 2023 by JNS
Israel is closer than it has ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday. Read more
Hamas releases pics of fallen IDF soldier’s rifle nine years after his death
August 2, 2023 by JNS
Hamas has released photos purportedly showing the rifle of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in the Gaza Strip nine years ago today, i24NEWS reported on Tuesday. Read more
Israeli minister to introduce gender-segregated bathing pilot
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman is poised to introduce this summer gender-segregated bathing times in some of the country’s natural springs, outside the official operating hours of the sites, according to Israel Hayom. Read more
All 15 justices to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness law’
All 15 justices of Israel’s Supreme Court will hear the petitions asking them to cancel the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset passed last week, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut announced on Monday. Read more
Mossad chief secretly visited DC to discuss Saudi deal
August 1, 2023 by JNS
The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency secretly travelled to Washington nearly two weeks ago to discuss a deal with Saudi Arabia. Read more
Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av
July 28, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday in observance of Tisha B’Av. Read more
Israel’s president speaks of both animosity and unity
July 27, 2023 by JNS
As Israel prepared for the start of Tisha B’Av, a 25-hour fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Jewish temples and other historical calamities that have impacted the Jewish people, Israeli President Isaac Herzog took to social media to urge understanding, cooperation and kinship in the face of deep divisions in the country over judicial reform. Read more
Opposition to petition High Court against ‘reasonableness bill’
July 25, 2023 by JNS
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) will petition the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday after the Knesset voted into law a bill to restrict judges’ use of the “reasonableness” standard. Read more
Herzog meets with Blinken after White House visit
July 19, 2023 by JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday after visiting President Joe Biden at the White House. Read more
Herzog lauds ‘wonderful meeting’ with Biden
July 19, 2023 by JNS
In an address to foreign reporters, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who did not take questions, lauded a “wonderful meeting” with U.S. President Joe Biden, whom he called a “huge friend of Israel,” according to the pool report. Read more
Drownings at Israeli beaches nearing last year’s total
July 17, 2023 by JNS
Halfway through the 2023 beach season, the number of drownings in Israel is approaching the total for all of last year, according to the Knesset’s Information and Research Centre. Read more
Torah and bible burning in Stockholm was never going to happen
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Swedish national Ahmed Alloush never planned to go through with the burning of holy Jewish texts and the Christian bible and only wanted to make sure authorities weren’t selectively enforcing laws
Netanyahu feeling good after hospital stay
July 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was kept at Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan overnight on Saturday for observation apparently suffering from dehydration, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Read more
Zelenskyy: Netanyahu didn’t take up my offer to visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit but the latter didn’t take him up on the offer. Read more
Leo Dee urges end to PA funding, Palestinian chance to work in Israel
Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two teenage daughters were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, called on Wednesday for Jerusalem to terminate all funding to the Palestinian Authority and to grant Palestinians the possibility to work in Israel. Read more
David Beckham a ‘proud member’ of Jewish community
Former professional soccer player David Beckham, one of the game’s best-known and most accomplished athletes, shared leadership insights and reflected on his Jewish connections in a July 2 address at London’s St. John’s Wood Synagogue. Read more
Mossad abducted Cyprus hit squad head in Iran
June 30, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Thursday publicised a secret operation in Iran that thwarted a plot to target Israelis in Cyprus. Read more
Israel’s Under-21 soccer team scores huge upset in European Championship
June 29, 2023 by JNS
Israel’s Under-21 soccer team punched its ticket to the European Championship quarterfinals by shocking the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Read more
Gazans may soon fly abroad via Eilat
June 27, 2023 by JNS
Residents of the Gaza Strip may soon be able to fly to Turkey via Israel’s Ramon Airport near Eilat. Read more
Nonprofit founded by Melbourne Jewish family changes lives in Cambodia
June 23, 2023 by JNS
If an Australian Jewish high school student hadn’t missed a deadline in 2009, her family might not have gone on to found a nonprofit which is helping young people some 4,300 miles away in Cambodia. Read more
Oceangate CEO’s wife descended from famous Jewish ‘Titanic’ passengers
June 23, 2023 by JNS
The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO whose submersible, Titan, vanished on June 18 during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, is a direct descendant of two famous Jewish passengers who perished when the ocean liner sank in 1912. Read more
Giant mural at Ben-Gurion Airport tells the story of the Jewish people
June 22, 2023 by JNS
A huge mural, 50 metres long and five meters high and titled “Am Yisrael Chai,” celebrating 4,000 years of Jewish history, was unveiled at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. Read more
Revenge attacks after Eli shooting
Injuries were reported as Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria rioted in Arab towns on Tuesday night seeking revenge for the murders of four Israelis near Eli earlier in the day. Read more
Victims of Eli terror attack laid to rest
June 21, 2023 by JNS
Hundreds of Israelis paid their last respects on Tuesday to Elisha Anteman and Harel Massoud, two victims of the Palestinian terror attack near Eli the same day. Read more
Khamenei meets with Islamic Jihad leader in Tehran
June 16, 2023 by JNS
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hosted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah in Tehran on Wednesday. Read more
Terrorist’s wife has quadruplets via smuggled semen
June 16, 2023 by JNS
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is demanding answers from the Israel Prison Service in response to Palestinian media reports that an imprisoned terrorist’s wife has given birth to quadruplets in the Gaza Strip via his smuggled semen. Read more
Woman on Israeli beach finds 3,000-year-old figurine
June 14, 2023 by JNS
A woman strolling on Israel’s Palmachim Beach south of Tel Aviv found a 3,000-year-old figurine of an Egyptian goddess, which she turned over to archaeologists at the Israel Antiquities Authority. Read more
Trump’s granddaughter celebrates her bat mitzvah
June 14, 2023 by JNS
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter celebrated her bat mitzvah over the weekend, her mother announced on Tuesday. Read more
UK leaders slam Roger Waters’s antisemitism
Roger Waters, the co-founder of the band Pink Floyd, has faced widespread criticism for Holocaust and anti-Israel imagery at his concerts. Read more
Israel to build thousands of homes in Judea and Samaria
June 13, 2023 by JNS
Israel has notified the Biden administration that later this month it will announce plans for thousands of new homes in Judea and Samaria. Read more
