Rumblings Quiet After Likud Vote Assures Netanyahu As Party Head And Premier Designate
JERUSALEM (JNS) — As the situation stands right now, Israel seems to be headed toward a third election in the early months of 2020.
The Likud Central Committee met on Thursday n...
Initiative Seeks To Double Number Of International Students In Israel Programs
JERUSALEM (JNS) — The Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHE) this week officially launched the national initiative “Study in Israel” to double the number of international stu...
2 Children Riding Bicycles Killed In Separate Incidents In Israel On Yom Kippur
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two children riding bicycles were killed in two incidents in Israel on Yom Kippur.
Israeli children and adults flood the streets of Israel on the holiday, when...
Mother Of Terrorist That Decapitated Fallen IDF Soldier ‘Very Proud’
JERUSALEM (JNS) — The mother of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist that decapitated a fallen Israeli soldier in Gaza in 2004 told a television interviewer last month that her so...
Netanyahu Condemns Turkey’s Invasion Of Kurdish Areas In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel condemned Turkey’s invasion of Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria and offered humanitarian aid to the Syrian Kurds.
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Netanyahu: ‘Israel Will Defend Itself, By Itself, Against Any Threat’
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israel will never rely on other countries for its defense, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, warning Iran that it would not ignore its t...
A Yom Kippur War Miracle
JERUSALEM (VosIzNeias) — IAF pilot Yiftach Spektor couldn't believe his bad luck. The 107 Phantom squadron leader had been assigned a key mission on the fourth day of the Yom Kippu...
Tens Of Thousands Of Jews Pray At The Kotel On Eve Of Yom Kippur [VIDEO]
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the final selichot, or penitential prayers, before Yom Kippur.
The servic...
Netanyahu Proposes Air-Defense System To Defend Against Iran
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed an advanced air-defense system in a cabinet meeting on Sunday that would counter the Iranian threat, reported I...
Lead Attorney Misses Last Two Days Of Netanyahu Hearings, Leaving Critics Crying Foul
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s four days of hearings with the state prosecution are coming to an end, and all indications yield that the attorney gen...
Archaeologists Discover 5,000-Year-Old City In Northern Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Archaeological excavations in northern Israel in preparation to build a highway off-ramp uncovered a 5,000-year-old city that was home to as many as 6,000 residen...
Israeli Interior Minister Announces Effort To Strip BDS Leader Of Residency
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced on Sunday that he has asked the Population and Immigration Authority to prepare a legal opinion to be used in an effort to ...
Arabs Hurl Firebombs, Burn Tires As Jews Pray At Joseph’s Tomb
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Dozens of Palestinians rioted on Sunday night following the pilgrimage of some 1,000 Jews, under Israeli security escort, to the Tomb of Joseph in Shechem/Nablus ...
Netanyahu Condemns Violence In Arab Sector And Pledges More Police To Fight It
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned acts of violence and murder in the Arab sector and pledged to allocate additional police manpower to fight aga...
PA To Resume Taking Tax Revenues Collected For It By Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinian Authority announced on Friday that it would once again accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel, after having rejected the funds for ...
Urgent Tefilos Recited For Recovery Of Rav Nissim Karelitz
BNEI BRAK (VosizNeias) — Jews worldwide are adding fervent Tefilos for the recovery of Rav Nissim Karelitz, the nephew of the Chazon Ish and one of the most prominent poskim of our...
Two Rockets Fired From Gaza Fall Inside The Coastal Enclave
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip late on Friday failed to cross into Israel, landing within the Hamas-controlled enclave.
The launches triggered alert sir...
Roshei Yeshiva Boycott Engagement Ceremony Because “Choson Is Too Young”
BNEI BRAK (VosIzNeias) — A Yeshiva bochur who got engaged last week discovered to his consternation that his Rosh Yeshiva, rebbes and friends did not show up to the vort and will m...
Day 3 Of Netanyahu Pre-Indictment Hearings Gets Underway
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal team arrived at the Justice Ministry on Sunday for the third day of the premier’s pre-indictment hearings. Today...
Russian Journalist On Non-Work Visit Arrested In Iran, Accused Of Spying For Israel
TEHRAN (JNS) — A Russian journalist was arrested in Tehran on Thursday by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly cooperating with Israeli intelligence.
In a brie...