Two IDF officers removed from combat roles after arrested 80-year-old Arab dies of heart attack

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Aviv Kochavi was presented on Monday with an investigation following the activity of an IDF unit on the night of January 12, 2022, in the village of Jaljulia in the Binyamin region in which an 80-year-old Arab man died hours after being detained by the troops. Read more

Israel accuses Amnesty UK of publishing ‘false, biased, and antisemitic’ report

The State of Israel “absolutely rejects all the false allegations” that appear in the report that Amnesty is expected to publish on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry stated. Read more

Yair Lapid on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘The Jewish State is the future and Mauthausen is a museum’

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made a special visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is held on the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. He was joined by the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer. Read more

Tearful Knesset Speaker to Bundestag: ‘Remember, Always Remember!’

Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy addressed the German Bundestag in Hebrew on Thursday on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

‘Shema Yisrael’ pendants discovered during excavations in Sobibor death camp

Over the past decade, archaeological excavations in the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland have uncovered three pendants bearing depictions of Moses and the tablets of the Law on one side and the Hebrew prayer “Shema Yisrael,” (“Hear O Israel”) in the other. Read more

165,800 Holocaust survivors live in Israel

Some 165,800 Holocaust Survivors live in Israel, 90% of whom are over 80, according to data published Wednesday by Israel’s Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more

FM Lapid: pushing for renewed diplomatic process

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will “continue to make an effort” to restart the defunct diplomatic process with the Palestinian Authority (PA), he stated, a day after meeting a possible successor to PA head Mahmoud Abbas.

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Germany to produce three new submarines for Israel

The Israel Ministry of Defense and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have signed an agreement for the development and production of three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy. Read more

‘The world says nothing’: Israeli envoy slams UN for silence on Arab rock terrorism

The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday which focused on the Palestinian issue. Read more

Israel to invest NIS 110 million to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to Kotel

Israel’s government approved on Sunday a new five-year plan to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to the Kotel, Western Wall, at an investment of NIS 110 million. Read more

Two IDF officers killed in shooting accident

Two IDF officers, commanders in an elite unit, were mistakenly shot and killed by their comrade on Wednesday night in an apparent case of misidentification. Read more

Avigdor Liberman threatens to fire Chief Rabbi Lau

Israel’s Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman has sent a letter to Chief Rabbi of Israel (Ashkenazic) David Lau with an ultimatum on the matter of Rabbi Lau’s opposition to the government’s plans to reform the system of conversion to Judaism in Israel. Read more

Helmsley Charitable Trust grants $500,000 for 708 bulletproof vests and helmets

The Helmsley Charitable Trust has sponsored 708 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets to United Hatzalah for the use of emergency aid workers in areas within the range of Hamas rockets launched from Gaza. Read more

Lapid nominates Ruth Calderon to head Jewish Agency

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has nominated Dr Ruth Calderon to be the next head of the Jewish Agency. Read more

Famous ultra-orthodox author dead in apparent suicide after claims of abuse

Chaim Walder, a famous ultra-orthodox author and influencer, died in an apparent act of suicide on Monday after facing allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Read more

About 5,000 cranes in Agamon Hula died from avian flu

Raya Soraki, Acting Director-General of the Nature and Parks Authority, has revealed that following the situation assessments and monitoring of bird flu morbidity in the area as of Sunday comprehensive monitoring carried out in the Agamon Hula documented about 5,000 dead cranes in the area. Read more

City of Jerusalem approves master plan for renewal of Arab neighbourhoods

The local planning and construction committee of the Jerusalem Municipality has given the green light to move forward with a new master plan for the Arab Beit Hanina and Shuafat neighbourhoods in the city. Read more

Ancient treasures recovered from two shipwrecks off Israel’s coast – video content

The Israel Antiquities Authority Marine Archaeology Unit conducted a survey off the coast of Caesarea and recovered treasures from two ancient shipwrecks, including hundreds of silver coins, figurines, and a gold ring engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd, a well-known symbol of Jesus in early Christian art. Read more

USA NSA Sullivan and Israel NSA Hulata: ‘Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program grave threat to the peace and security’

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Advisor Dr Eyal Hulata have led a meeting in Jerusalem together on Wednesday of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group. The U.S. and Israeli delegations included senior officials from across their respective foreign policy, defence, and intelligence agencies. Read more

For the first time, a female officer appointed military secretary to the president

In a historic decision, President Isaac Herzog has appointed Col. N. as the next Military Secretary to the President of the State of Israel and promoted her to the rank of brigadier-general. Read more

Four of Israel’s five major TV production companies commit to auditioning actors with disabilities

Four of Israel’s five major television broadcasting and production companies have signed a new pledge, spearheaded by the Ruderman Family Foundation, to audition actors with disabilities with each new studio production. Read more

Member of Defence Minister’s team tested positive for Omicron variant

One of Defence Minister Benny Gantz’s staff members was diagnosed on Wednesday with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), after three days of quarantine and two negative tests. Read more

Poll shows 93% of Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli rule

According to a poll conducted by SHFA, an Arabic language news outlet from the Palestinian Authority, 93% of the Arab residents of Jerusalem would prefer that their neighbourhoods in the city remain under Israeli rule. Read more

Prime Minister Bennett heads home from historic UAE visit

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett has left Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after concluding a historic visit to the country. Read more

Second synagogue from Second Temple Period found in Migdal in North

A 2000-year-old synagogue from the Second Temple period was recently discovered in Migdal, a large Jewish settlement from this period, the first time that two synagogues from the Second Temple period have been found in the same locale. Read more

Israel researchers find that increased oxygen helps patients suffering from depression

Depressed patients who received oxygen-enriched air treatment for a month found their symptoms improved, according to a new proof-of-concept study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. Read more

Israel’s Minister of Defence meets his US counterpart

Israel’s Minister of Defence Benny Gantz flew to Washington on Wednesday where he met with his American counterpart, the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. Read more

Three Arabs arrested for theft of ancient archeological artefacts

Israeli police have arrested three Arab suspects in the heart of Jerusalem with dozens of archeological items in their vehicle, some of them from the period of the Bar-Kochba revolt in 130 CE. Read more

Knesset session discusses mounting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Israel

Members of Knesset and representatives of several Israeli organizations convened in the Knesset on Wednesday to discuss the “violence, incitement and racketeering by Arabs against Jews in the Negev, the Galilee, Jerusalem and the mixed cities,” during which they warned of a growing trend of nationalistic violence against the Jewish state. Read more

Knesset sets in motion plans for 400 autonomous taxis on Israeli roads

The Knesset’s Economic Affairs Committee convened on Tuesday to discuss legislation on autonomous vehicles, with the first phase enabling the operation of 400 autonomous taxis. Read more

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