Israel
Israeli citizens take to the streets
Andrew Lapin, JTAJan 12, 2023
JERUSALEM — As Israel’s new right-wing government continued to signal that it would push through measures to weaken the judiciary and clamp down on public dissent...
Israel’s new Diaspora man
Andrew Lapin, JTAJan 12, 2023
JERUSALELM — The Israeli ministry responsible for engaging with the half of the world’s Jews who don’t live in Israel has gotten a new name — and a new...
Right-wing coalition sworn in to govern Israel
JTAJan 05, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu completed his return to power by swearing into office a historically right-wing government coalition and beginning an unprecedented sixth stint as...
Capt. Ella is an IDF trailblazer
JNSJan 05, 2023
Meet Ella Waweya, 33, internationally known as “Captain Ella” (even after her promotion), the IDF’s deputy spokesperson for the Arabic media.
Tension at Temple Mount
TPSJan 05, 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is committed to strictly maintaining the status quo, without changes, on the Temple Mount, according to a statement issued by the Prime...
330 US rabbis will ban extremist elements of Netanyahu’s government
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 29, 2022
More than 330 American rabbis are pledging to block members of the Religious Zionist bloc in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government from speaking at their synagogues and...
Netanyahu announces new government
Andrew Lapin, JTADec 29, 2022
As the sun set on the fourth night of Chanukah in Israel on Dec. 21, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce that he had successfully formed...
Rescued: 100 Ukrainians arrive in Israel
TPSDec 29, 2022
A group of 100 elderly Ukrainian Jews making aliyah to Israel landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday night, Dec. 21. The flight included several passengers who are...
Sigd . . . 12 new shochets
TPSDec 01, 2022
Israel’s Ethiopian community celebrated the Sigd festival on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The holiday was originally celebrated in Ethiopia to express the community’s...
75th anniversary of UN resolution
TPSNov 30, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations’ vote to create a Jewish state. It was the first time the international community threw its...
