4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (960+ words) Petition urges government to open Judaism’s holiest site on the first day of the holiday, which falls on Shabbat this year, and allow the shofar to be sounded there. (JNS) A group of Temple Mount activists has condemned the government’s…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (816+ words) Israel will close the British consulate in Jerusalem and remove British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center, among other actions. (JNS) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar declared “countermeasures” against the United Kingdom following Tuesday’s announcement by his British counterpart,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (918+ words) “You know, the British Mandate of Palestine is over,” Israel’s UN ambassador told reporters at a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters. (JNS) The “so-called sanctions” that British foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday banning products from Judea…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (160+ words) israeltoday.co.il Israeli elections are not only a battle between Likud, the center, the left, religious parties, and Arabs. They have traditionally also been a stage for political eccentrics, idealists, prophets, and self-proclaimed saviors who enter with grand visions…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (303+ words) The June decision reversed an Oct. 2025 order by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz prohibiting visits by Red Cross representatives for security reasons. (JNS) Representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) may start visiting Palestinian security prisoners as…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (417+ words) Winners recognized as having made lifelong contribution to the nation and humanity. (JNS) At an emotional ceremony on Sunday in the outdoor garden of the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog presented 11 Israelis with the Presidential Medal of Honor....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) Olivér Várhelyi said Europe cannot claim Jewish life belongs while making religious practice “increasingly difficult, if not impossible.” (JNS) Amid an international diplomatic row over the prosecution of three Jews in Belgium for performing brith milah, the EU commissioner for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) The army says it cleared two Hezbollah tunnel routes beneath the Ali al-Taher Ridge, an Iranian-planned complex that had supported attacks on Israel and IDF forces. The IDF said Wednesday that troops have completed clearing Hezbollah operatives from two underground…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (609+ words) “You hear on the news that Africa is isolated, but Africa is in support of Israel” – “Be strong. We are with you!” (JNS) A delegation of 14 African Christian leaders from four countries is visiting Israel this week, amid increased outreach…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (550+ words) Europe “cannot allow products from illegal settlements in the West Bank to illegally enter the territory of the European Union,” said Jean-Noel Barrot. (JNS) France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, on Wednesday said his country would push for fresh sanctions on…...