High Court ruling on judicial reform could trigger constitutional crisis
July 26, 2023 by Joshua Marks
If Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset enacted on Monday, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis, legal experts told the Tazpit Press Service. 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
AIJAC and ZFA react to the new legislation
July 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Both the Zionist Federation of Australia and The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council have expressed misgivings over the passing of the Reasonableness Standard Law in Israel. Read more
Netanyahu refutes claims his judicial reforms harm Israel’s democracy
July 25, 2023 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticisms that his government is harming Israel’s democracy with the passage of its judicial reforms. Read more
Protests rage as Israel passes contested court curbs
July 25, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s parliament has ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis that has been convulsing the country for months. Read more
Confronting world-wide antisemitism
July 25, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Major Jewish organizations in Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Argentina have announced the formation of the J7, the Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. Read more
Israeli air mission helps Greece from wild inferno
July 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a heroic operation, Israeli teams have triumphed over the scorching flames in Greece, leaving the region safe and secure. Read more
Fitted with his new pacemaker, Netanyahu to attend Israel vote
July 24, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is “doing excellently” after an unscheduled pacemaker implant and planned to be in parliament for a judicial reform vote that has brought country-wide protests to a boil and stirred calls for compromise. Read more
Thousands of Israeli troops threaten to quit on reforms
Shortly before a crucial vote on a controversial judicial reform bill in parliament, the Israeli military has raised the stakes in an effort to prevent it from passing. Read more
Netanyahu has pacemaker implanted
July 23, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read more
New Zealand pro-Palestine group claims Jane Campion asked Jerusalem festival not to show her movie
July 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New Zealand Palestine Solidarity Network has claimed in a media release that acclaimed film director Jane Campion requested that her 1989 movie “Sweetie” not to be screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Read more
Rising tide of hate symbols: Australia’s battle for legislation
July 21, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a shocking turn of events, hate symbols that were once a rarity in post-World War II Australia have now appeared in the public sphere. Read more
Soldiers with disabilities earn special berets
July 21, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Eleven young men and women with various disabilities recently joined an unforgettable Israel Defence Forces “Beret March,” marking their induction as full-fledged soldiers. Read more
Date set for Malka Leifer’s sentence
Malka Leifer will soon learn her fate after a marathon ordeal bringing her to justice for child sexual abuse. Read more
EU Commissioner commits to PA funding freeze over textbook incitement
July 20, 2023 by TPS-IL
The European Union official who oversees aid to the Palestinian Authority has voiced support for conditioning the release of funds on the removal of incitement and antisemitism from P.A. textbooks. Read more
Israel to assist firefighting efforts in Greece
July 20, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
Israel has sent two firefighting aircraft to Greece to help combat raging wildfires there, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. Read more
Please can we get our antiquities back?
Wanted: Ancient ceramic oil lamps from Israel. Last seen on loan to the White House and suspected to be at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Read more
Prehistoric humans in Hula Valley travelled long distances for high-quality flint
July 20, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli researchers have discovered that early humans living in the Hula Valley travelled long distances for high-quality flint, challenging previously-held assumptions about prehistoric man. Read more
Israel’s President Herzog outlines Israel’s shared values with US in speech before the Congress
July 20, 2023 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, yesterday addressed a special joint session of the US Congress in Washington with both the House of Representatives and the Senate attending. Read more
Over 3,600 terror attacks in first half of 2023
July 19, 2023 by TPS-IL
The escalation in Palestinian terrorism that started over a year ago shows no signs of abating, data from Rescuers Without Borders (Hatzalah Judea and Samaria) published on Tuesday indicates. 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
Israel reservists step up demos against judicial change
Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul have intensified with demonstrations across Israel as a retired air force general said 161 of the corps’ reserve officers had vowed to no longer report for duty. Read more
Fifty years after carving his house into a cliff, Israeli man faces eviction
July 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
An Israeli man who literally carved out a home for himself in seaside cliffs faces eviction after having lived there for 50 years. Read more
Opponents of judicial overhaul launch ‘Day of Disruption’ across Israel
July 18, 2023 by TPS-IL
Protesters in Israel today launched another “Day of Disruption” over the judicial reform effort of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read more
Biden calls retiring Jesse Jackson, with long history of Jew-hatred, ‘man of God and of the people’
July 17, 2023 by Menachem Wecker
History will remember Jesse Jackson as “a man of God and of the people,” who is “determined, strategic and unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our nation,” U.S. President Biden stated on July 16. Read more
Israeli president in the US – visit to include address to Congress
July 17, 2023 by Michelle Curran
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is on an official diplomatic visit to the US. 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
Three victims being treated following Palestinian shooting attack
July 16, 2023 by TPS-IL
Breaking: Magen David Adom and Israel Defence Force medical workers report three injured in this morning’s shooting attack at the Tekoa Junction in the Gush Etziyon region south of Jerusalem.
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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
