Hebrew University launches pioneering academic centre for addiction and mental health

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched the Israel Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ICAMH), a landmark initiative established in response to the escalating mental-health and addiction crisis in Israel and around the world. Read more

‘I risked my career’ to speak out for Israel, says Canadian model

When Canadian-Slovakian model Miriam Mattova began posting in support of Israel after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, she lost many Instagram followers and one of her PR agencies dropped her, warning she was being “too political.” Read more

“In today’s atmosphere, it could happen again”

On the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors who lived through the 1938 pogrom as children issued a powerful warning about the dramatic rise in global antisemitism, saying the world today is no safer for Jews than 87 years ago. Read more

Yad Vashem has recovered the names of 5 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust

Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has recovered the names of five million Jews of the six million murdered in the Holocaust. Read more

Jerusalem mayor urged to rename Gaza Street to Hostages Street

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum appealed to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion in a letter on Thursday to rename the capital’s Gaza Street to Hostages Street until all of the captives return from Hamas captivity. Read more

Parents of teen slain in Sbarro pizzeria bombing meet with US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro

The parents of Australian/U.S./Israeli teen Malki Roth, murdered in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem in August 2021, met with Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, in a July 17 video conference to discuss the extradition of their daughter’s killer from Jordan. Read more

Gal Gadot calls for hostage return at Jerusalem Film Festival

Gal Gadot spoke of her hopes for the return of all the hostages held in Gaza, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival at the Sultan’s Pool amphitheatre on Thursday night. Read more

Chief Rabbinate must allow women to take rabbinical tests, High Court rules

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel will be required to open its rabbinical tests to women, the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday. Read more

Gift of life: Israeli soldier’s selfless bone marrow donation saves three-year-old

A three-year-old boy hospitalized in Jerusalem with blood cancer got a new lease on life thanks to the selflessness of a 21-year-old soldier fighting in Gaza who was identified as a suitable bone marrow donor for the toddler. Read more

‘We have not broken’: Israel marks anniversary of October 7 attacks

Israeli leaders stressed national unity, strength and resilience as the country marked the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Sunday. Read more

Jerusalem population doubles Tel Aviv

More than one million people live in Jerusalem, more than double the number living in Tel Aviv, according to an annual report released on Sunday, ahead of Jerusalem Day. Read more

Israeli researchers correlate biblical events with archaeological evidence in Jerusalem

Israeli researchers have successfully dated findings from the First Temple period, marking the first time exact science has been employed to correlate events mentioned in the Bible with archaeological evidence. Read more

Lasers light up Jerusalem night sky

A laser show of sound and colour lights up Jerusalem’s sky, extending over large areas of the capital city. Read more

Gaza truce in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war

Mediators are expected to reconvene in Cairo soon and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounts for a pause in fighting by Ramadan. Read more

‘Hero’ reservist soldier killed Palestinian gunman

A 23-year-old Israeli army reservist who recently returned from fighting in the Gaza Strip shot and killed one of the three Palestinian terrorists who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Read more

Thousands rally in Jerusalem against ending Hamas war

Thousands of Israelis, including soldiers, parents of fallen soldiers and relatives of Hamas hostages, took part in a rally on Thursday in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more

Gandel Rehabilitation Centre in Jerusalem treating war-wounded

Hadassah representatives clapping and singing “Shalom Aleichem” welcomed the first patients into the Gandel Rehabilitation Centre at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus marked the phased opening of the facility. Read more

Three fatalities identified from terror attack including rabbinical judge, school principal

The three Israelis killed in Thursday morning’s rush-hour shooting attack in Jerusalem were identified as a rabbinical judge, a school principal, and a young woman. Read more

Israeli orthodox Jews take up arms, form civil defence groups

The Oct. 7 Hamas massacre has led to a societal shift in thinking when it comes to personal defence in Israel. Read more

59 Israeli police killed since October 7

Border Police Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin, whom a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem stabbed on Monday morning, has died of her injuries, the Israeli Police announced. Read more

Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians

Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five Orthodox Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more

Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem

Officials in Port Moresby have confirmed Papua New Guinea will inaugurate a new embassy in Jerusalem. Read more

Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over High Holidays

Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated A$50 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. Read more

No prejudgement on final status of Jerusalem: Penny Wong

Penny Wong says Labor’s changed position on Israel and Palestinian lands is not a prejudgement on the final status of Jerusalem by Australia. Read more

On the other hand

In 1536 CE, the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal extended its campaign against Jews by establishing the Inquisition in Brazil. Read more

Potential Saudi normalisation raises questions about the Palestinian Authority

Progress towards a potential normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is raising the question of how the Palestinian Authority would fit into such a significant regional maneuver. Read more

Evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple unearthed in Jerusalem

Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light with the discovery of a rare coin in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park. 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

Israeli Foreign Minister: Hungary to open embassy in Jerusalem

Hungary will become the first European Union member state to open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced in Budapest on Wednesday. Read more

Jerusalem to be Israel’s first million-denizen city

Jerusalem is on track to become Israel’s first city with more than one million residents, according to data published ahead of Thursday’s celebrations marking 56 years of a reunified capital. Read more

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