Bennett and Shaked announce break away from Jewish Home, establish new party

Jewish Home Chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, along with his party colleague Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked have announced Saturday, that they will be leaving the party in order to establish a new right-wing party comprised of both religious and secular Israelis – “The New Right. Read more

Despite resignation reports, Danon staying on as Israel’s ambassador to UN

(JNS) Despite reports of his quitting, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced on Saturday that he is staying at Turtle Bay and will not run for Knesset in the April 2019 elections. Read more

Walker finds 1,700-yr-old stone busts

Two impressive Roman busts were found this month near Beit She’an – thanks to the alertness of a local resident, who spotted the top of one of the busts’ heads sticking out of the ground as she was taking a walk north of the old city. Read more

Waks calls for the Sydney Beth Din rabbis to resign

Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has called the four rabbis found guilty of contempt of courts to resign immediately. Read more

Amos Oz: a classmate mourns

Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin writes a letter on behalf of himself and his wife to his old classmate Amos Oz who died on Friday from cancer at the age of 79. Read more

Reactions pour in following the passing of Amos Oz, 79, who leaves a literary ‘void’

Reactions poured in following the death of Israeli author and intellectual Amos Oz on Friday at the age of 79. Read more

Partisans’ Song translated from Yiddish into Noongar

The Partisans’ Song, Zog Nit Keynmol, written in Yiddish by Hirsh Glik in the Vilna ghetto in 1943, has been translated into Noongar, an Australian indigenous language, spoken in the south-west of Western Australia. Read more

Israel destroys fifth Hezbollah terror tunnel from Lebanon

A fifth large Hezbollah terror tunnel discovered leading from Lebanon into Israel has been destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Read more

Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz registers new party ahead of elections

Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz registered a new political party on Thursday for Israeli elections slated for April 9, 2019. Read more

‘Guardian’ cartoon defends Corbyn; ties Netanyahu to white supremacy

Hours after British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn finally admitted that he did lay a wreath to honour terrorists responsible for the Munich massacre, The Guardian published a cartoon by Steve Bell and an op-ed by Owen Jones ardently defending him while smearing his critics. Read more

The rabbis confer

The Rabbinical Council of NSW has expressed its fears that the guilty verdict upheld in an appeal last week finding the Sydney Beth Din in contempt of court may impact on religious freedom in Australia. Read more

Israeli Ambassador to UN Danon expected to run for Likud Party primaries

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, popular Likud politician Danny Danon, is expected to resign from his post in order to run for the Likud Party primaries. Read more

Knesset approves export of medical cannabis

Israel’s Knesset approved a bill allowing for the export of medical cannabis products from Israel abroad on Wednesday, allowing Israel to fully participate in the emerging global cannabis industry. Read more

Simon Wiesenthal Centre ranks 10 worst antisemitic incidents of 2018

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual list on Wednesday of the 10 worst antisemitic incidents in 2018. Read more

Tourist number 4 million to check in next week

The arrival next week of the 2018’s 4 millionth tourist in Israel sums up a year of record-breaking tourism – with an expected increase of 13% on 2017 and total revenue from tourism exceeding NIS 24 billion (A$9 billion). Read more

Harry does it in the Negev: Construction of Triguboff Centre completed in 6 months

Following six months of whirlwind constructing, the building of the new Triguboff Centre in Israel’s Negev is about to reach completion. Read more

Sydney Beth Din goes public following the 2-1 decision appeal against it

Last week, the Court of Appeal in Sydney rejected an appeal by the Sydney Beth Din against a verdict of being guilty of contempt of court. The Beth Din responds. Read more

UNRWA tweets, then removes post glorifying PFLP terrorist

UNRWA, the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, deleted a tweet on Monday that had glorified a terrorist, with the organization blaming “brief, unauthorized access” to its Twitter account for the incident. Read more

Polls predict victory for Likud in 2019

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Gift of Life Marrow Registry keeps moving forward

In 1991, Jay Feinberg was facing a battle with leukaemia and needed a bone-marrow transplant. Read more

Knesset opposition cheers news of upcoming elections

Opposition members in the Israeli government cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday that there will be elections next year. Read more

North Korea ordered to pay US$501 million to family of student Otto Warmbier

Washington D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has ordered North Korea to pay US$501 million to the family of Otto Warmbier, a Jewish student who was imprisoned in the country and died just days after his release as a result of his poor treatment. Read more

Coalition partners vote to dissolve Knesset; early elections slated for April 9

The governing partners of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition voted unanimously on Monday to dissolve the Knesset. Read more

Christians living in Israel

On the eve of Christmas, Israel’s Christian population stands at approximately 175,000 people, some 2 percent of the Israeli population, according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Read more

2,000-year-old ring found in ancient Jerusalem ritual bath

A 2,000-year-old ring with a solitaire gemstone was uncovered in archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. Read more

Turkish president says he will ‘confront’ Israel, teach Jews a lesson

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned a group of Turkish youth on Saturday that “Jews in Israel” beat Palestinian women and children, and that Turkey will confront them. Read more

Gaza factions threaten new round of fighting

Hamas and Islamic Jihad warned yesterday they would “respond harshly” to what they described as the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza during violent riots along the border on Friday in which four Palestinians died. Read more

Last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter passes away at age 94

The last surviving resistance fighter from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 passed away on Dec. 22 in Jerusalem at the age of 94. Read more

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg undergoes surgery to remove cancerous nodules

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Friday at Memorial Sloane Kettering Center in New York to remove cancerous nodules from her lungs. Read more

Jewish Agency for Israel announces first female CEO

For the first time in its 90-year history, the Jewish Agency for Israel will have its first female CEO and director general. Read more

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