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Protesters prepare ‘Night of Resistance’ as judicial reform moves forward

Protesters prepare ‘Night of Resistance’ as judicial reform moves forward

Hundreds of anti-judicial reform activists continued their march toward Jerusalem. Anti-judicial reform protesters are preparing a “Night of Resistance” with demonstrations planned throughout Israel on… Read More ›

US Congress Passes Resolution Declaring ‘Israel is not an apartheid state’

US Congress Passes Resolution Declaring ‘Israel is not an apartheid state’

After controversial statements made by several progressive Democrats in the US Congress, the resolution passes with a large bipartisan support affirming that Israel is not… Read More ›

Biden invites Netanyahu to meet in US, stresses need for consensus on judicial reform

Biden invites Netanyahu to meet in US, stresses need for consensus on judicial reform

White House readout of their first call since March does not mention the invite, but US spokesman confirms it; neither side specifies where or exactly… Read More ›

Terrorist Shooting Near Tekoa, 1 Seriously Injured, 2 Children Lightly Injured

Terrorist Shooting Near Tekoa, 1 Seriously Injured, 2 Children Lightly Injured

JERUSALEM — Three people were injured in a terrorist shooting attack at the Tekoa Junction in Gush Etzion Sunday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) reported… Read More ›

Crucial deal on Ukraine grain exports on the brink of expiring

Crucial deal on Ukraine grain exports on the brink of expiring

A crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine is set to expire Monday unless Russia agrees to an extension. The last ship to travel under… Read More ›

Putin tells newspaper: I offered Wagner fighters chance to join army

Putin tells newspaper: I offered Wagner fighters chance to join army

Wagner fighters played a key role in the Russian army’s advance into eastern Ukraine and particularly the Battle of Bakhmut. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered mercenary fighters… Read More ›

Hundreds of IDF reservists hit out at insubordination as judicial reform tensions simmer

Hundreds of IDF reservists hit out at insubordination as judicial reform tensions simmer

Some 250 reserve soldiers and veterans of elite Paratroopers Brigade reconnaissance unit sign letter addressed to defense minister and IDF chief, decrying calls by reform… Read More ›

In knock at gov’t, US urges Israeli authorities to protect anti-overhaul protesters

In knock at gov’t, US urges Israeli authorities to protect anti-overhaul protesters

White House hails debate in Israel over judicial reforms as a ‘healthy part of a vibrant democracy’ while again warning that they shouldn’t be passed… Read More ›

ADL Offers $50,000 Reward for Info on 1994 Ari Halberstam Antisemitic Murder Co-conspirators

ADL Offers $50,000 Reward for Info on 1994 Ari Halberstam Antisemitic Murder Co-conspirators

BROOKLYN (JNS) – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Monday that it is offering a $50,000 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction… Read More ›

Azovstal leaders freed in prisoner swap promise to return to the battlefield in Ukraine

Azovstal leaders freed in prisoner swap promise to return to the battlefield in Ukraine

Ukrainian commanders who were captured by Russia after leading the defense of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year have vowed to return to the battlefield following their… Read More ›

Chabad man stabbed in Crown Heights attack on Shabbat morning

Chabad man stabbed in Crown Heights attack on Shabbat morning

Authorities are currently investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, focusing on any potential biases that may have motivated the attackers. In a disturbing… Read More ›

What do we know about the Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq?

What do we know about the Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq?

New details emerge about Elizabeth Tsurkov’s abduction: the neighborhood in Baghdad where she resided after recovering from surgery, the challenges in securing her release –… Read More ›

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack as fighting shifts following Jenin offensive

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack as fighting shifts following Jenin offensive

IDF says weapons factories used by Hamas chemical unit and rocket-makers targeted in strikes; Gazans say homes damaged; Jenin returnees said to find rubble The… Read More ›

Russia Labels Moscow’s Former Chief Rabbi a ‘Foreign Agent’

Russia Labels Moscow’s Former Chief Rabbi a ‘Foreign Agent’

MOSCOW (JTA) – Russia has labeled Pinchas Goldschmidt, the former chief rabbi of Moscow, a “foreign agent” a year after he left the country and… Read More ›

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says

At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader said the private military company had suffered… Read More ›

Netanyahu condemns antisemitic attacks in France riots

Netanyahu condemns antisemitic attacks in France riots

Rioters vandalized the Holocaust memorial site in Paris, known as The Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation, during the ongoing violent anti-police demonstrations. Israel… Read More ›

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions

President Joe Biden slammed the courts ruling saying the court was not normal and adding that discriminations still exists regardless of what the Supreme Court… Read More ›

NY alleges El Al owner used Medicaid funds meant for elderly to buy airline instead

NY alleges El Al owner used Medicaid funds meant for elderly to buy airline instead

Lawsuit accuses Kenneth Rozenberg and others behind Centers Health Care of neglecting nursing home residents, defrauding US out of $83 million; airline not named as… Read More ›

Comedian Roseanne Barr Wrongly Accused of Antisemitism After Comments Taken Out of Context

Comedian Roseanne Barr Wrongly Accused of Antisemitism After Comments Taken Out of Context

Comedian Roseanne Barr has been slammed for comments she made about Jews and the Holocaust during an appearance on a recent podcast. However her comments… Read More ›

US gathered detailed intelligence on Wagner chief’s rebellion plans but kept it secret from most allies

US gathered detailed intelligence on Wagner chief’s rebellion plans but kept it secret from most allies

Washington — US intelligence officials were able to gather an extremely detailed and accurate picture of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans leading up to his short-lived rebellion, including where… Read More ›