Aiming for the moon: Israeli spacecraft secures $70 million for lunar landingIsrael's ambitious 2024 moonshot includes an unprecedented two simultaneous landings. July 11, 2021
Honeymoon over? Islamist party boycotts coalitionWith a razor thin majority of just 61 seats, a boycott by the party means that the governing coalition has lost its upper hand July 11, 2021
IDF: We stopped 3 Gazan infiltrators armed with knivesWhile the IDF has an extensive security barrier with the Gaza Strip, infiltration attempts by Gazans are not uncommon. July 11, 2021
‘Corona is here to stay and we have to live with it,’ says Israel’s health ministerForeign tourism date pushed back once again, schools to operate in 'capsule' system. July 11, 2021
Palestinians have 14 pre-conditions for restarting peace negotiationsRestricting Jewish movement on the Temple Mount, releasing prisoners and freezing all construction in Judea and Samaria sit atop the list. July 11, 2021
‘Needle Nazis’: US lawmaker slams Biden’s door-to-door vaccine programJews slam lawmakers comparing U.S. vaccination campaign to Nazi Germany. July 11, 2021
Mansour Abbas goes to Washington? Arab MK expected to visit USThe American lawmakers expressed their desire to host Abbas in the capital, Arabic-language media reported. July 11, 2021
Netanyahu moves out of Prime Minister’s Residence after 12 yearsPrime Minister Bennett will now use the home to host meetings and official events. July 11, 2021
Spectacular Second-Temple era building unveiled in JerusalemIsrael Antiquities Authority completes excavations; site may open to public in August. July 10, 2021
US to ‘prioritize’ ending Israeli demolitions of terrorists’ homesMontasir Shalabi, a US citizen whose home was just demolished by the IDF, was accused of killing a yeshiva student in a drive-by shooting. July 9, 2021
Bennett is a ‘puppet of his partners,’ says NetanyahuNetanyahu insists he will topple the government and become prime minister again. July 9, 2021
Illegal Arab squatters on IDF base plead helplessness while hiding wealth, says reportThe Illegal Bedouin squatters were evicted after nine years of herding on a Jordan Valley IDF training base. July 9, 2021
Did Israel allow building illegal Arab road to bypass IDF checkpoints?Arab claims that it was ‘agricultural work’ were believed over soldiers on the ground who gave an eyewitness report. July 9, 2021
Bennett secretly meets with Jordanian monarchThe meeting reportedly went very well and the two leaders agreed to open a 'new page' in the Jordanian-Israeli relationship. July 8, 2021
Lapid-Bennett friction? PM did not inform top diplomat of plan to raze terrorist’s homeLapid seemed to place the blame for the lack of communication on Netanyahu, saying, 'Years of government neglect caused the communication and coordination system...not to function properly.' July 8, 2021
Supreme Court upholds law recognizing Israel as ‘nation-state’ of Jewish peopleThe law, which recognizes Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish People, 'does not hurt the individual rights of any Israeli citizen,' regardless of faith or ethnicity, Justice Minister Sa’ar said. July 8, 2021
Boris Johnson warns Brexit protocol will cause collapse of Belfast Jewish communityEU regulations making kosher food imports untenable could spark 'exodus' from Northern Ireland. July 8, 2021
‘Ultimate betrayal’: Trump let down by Netanyahu’s congratulations to Biden, says new bookWolff also writes that Trump complained about the lack of support he received from Jewish Americans in the 2020 election. July 8, 2021
US slams IDF demolition of terrorist’s home, Bennett pushes back'The home of an entire family should not be demolished for the actions of one individual,' read the American statement. July 8, 2021
Israeli officials gearing up for fourth wave of Covid, ‘1,000 infections a day’Health Ministry and coronavirus cabinet reportedly at odds over restrictions; ambitious youth vaccination campaign falling short of targeted goals. July 8, 2021
Lod imam charged for encouraging murder of police officersSheikh Yousef al-Baz also charged for threatening Lod's deputy mayor. July 8, 2021
Multiple lawsuits filed as search ends for Surfside Tower survivors'The role of building owners and architects and engineers and inspectors and safety professionals is to make sure that buildings are safe for their occupants to be in'" said lawyer Jeffrey Goodman. July 8, 2021
IDF demolishes home of terrorist who murdered Israeli yeshiva studentThe High Court of Justice rejected a petition from the terrorist's family not to tear down the home. July 8, 2021
US congresswoman compares Biden vaccine policy to Nazi ‘brown shirts’In her latest offensive remarks, Taylor Greene compared the Biden administration's advocacy for the Covid vaccine to the Nazi-era 'brown shirts' and human experimentation. July 7, 2021
Liberman slashes childcare subsidies for yeshiva students, slammed for ‘hatred’ of ultra-OrthodoxThe decision to restrict daycare subsidies to working couples will affect a large number of haredi families, July 7, 2021
Leader of Polish ruling party lashes out at Lapid over Holocaust lawIsraeli diplomat addresses Polish Senate as Holocaust restitution casts pall over ties. July 7, 2021
Sarsour plays victim after backlash over slamming Israeli rescue efforts in MiamiSarsour deleted the offensive tweet, but rather than apologize, she claimed that she had been victimized on the site. July 7, 2021
Police raid ‘Jewish Taliban’ cult compound in GuatemalaLeaders of Lev Tahor, dubbed the 'Jewish Taliban', once sought asylum in Iran. July 7, 2021
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at homePresident Jovenal Moise was assassinated at home overnight. The First Lady has been hospitalized. July 7, 2021
Biden freezes Trump’s Abraham Fund, established to strengthen Israeli-Arab tiesThe investment fund was meant to strengthen regional ties between the signatories to the Abraham Accords. July 7, 2021
In farewell call to Rivlin, Abbas claims he wants ‘peace’, despite funding terroristsThe leaders have had a friendly relationship over the years, despite Abbas’ continued policy of funding terrorists. July 7, 2021
Likud MK indicted for fraud, briberyBitan allegedly accepted some 715,000 shekels ($218,000) in bribes between 2011 and 2017. July 6, 2021
Pfizer vaccine stems tide on hospitalization as Delta variant surgesCoronavirus cabinet to discuss possible new restrictions on Tuesday evening. July 6, 2021
Belarus President: World ‘bows’ to Jews because of HolocaustAleksandr Lukashenko, Europe's 'last dictator,' remains an international pariah. July 6, 2021
Shaked, Bennett offered major concession in effort to pass citizenship law, says Arab lawmakerReligious Zionism head Betzalel Smotrich accused Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked of lying about the number of Palestinian residency requests she had offered to recognize. July 6, 2021
‘A big victory for post-Zionism’ — family reunification law defeated'Anyone who has not seen the celebrations of Likud and Religious Zionist members alongside Joint List MKs has never seen insanity in their life,' Ayelet Shaked tweeted after the law failed to pass. July 6, 2021
South Korea agrees to take Israel’s expiring vaccines'We have made a win-win deal,' said Prime Minister Bennett. July 6, 2021
Gantz says Israel prepared to aid Lebanon amidst economic crisisOffer comes as Hezbollah seeks to make Lebanon financially dependent on Iran. July 6, 2021
Guilty of manslaughter, but no prison time for man who fatally shot Bedouin car thiefSchiff quickly became a symbol for frustrated law-abiding Israelis, whose lives have been disrupted by rampant crime in Negev communities. July 5, 2021
Gantz: ‘Iran creating Middle East arms race’'The entire Middle East is on the verge of an eminent arms race, if Iran continues to advance towards nuclear capabilities,' Gantz said. July 5, 2021
Israel’s 1st ever medical museum opens, ‘most comprehensive’ in the worldVisitors can 'tour' the human body, with the opportunity to explore giant heart and brain models, July 5, 2021
Ben Gurion U. algorithm helps firefighters battle blazes sparked by terror balloonsAlgorithm enables emergency workers to safely and efficiently map blazes by analyzing satellite imagery. July 5, 2021
Bennett, Putin discuss security, diplomacy in first phone callIsraeli leaders have been forced to maneuver between conflicting U.S and Russian interests. July 5, 2021
Man arrested for stabbing Boston rabbi described as violent anti-Semite by college roommatesJewish roommate obtained restraining order against Khaled Awad after being assaulted in their dorm. July 5, 2021
Coalition defeat: Bennett government fails to pass Family Reunification LawIn a blow to the diverse new government coalition, a vote to pass the Citizenship Law was defeated 17-14. July 5, 2021
Vaccine efficacy dropping, booster shots and more restrictions possibleWhile serious cases remain extremely low, the government is considering reinstating such limitations as the 'Green Pass' system to curb the rise in infections. July 5, 2021
Jerusalem librarian was Hezbollah spy, rules Israeli courtJaber, a 26-year-old resident of east Jerusalem, accepted a plea bargain in exchange for the lenient prison sentence. July 4, 2021
‘Publishing industry increasingly hostile to Jews and Israel,’ says Canadian-Israeli author'It’s become absolutely shrill,' said author Gila Green. 'The word Israel becomes a trigger word.' July 4, 2021
Contradictions abound over whether building will continue in Judea and SamariaWhile Shaked assures settlement leaders that the region’s planning council will meet regularly to approve construction, Gantz denies that the coalition agreement includes such a deal. July 4, 2021
‘I was shocked’: Biden kneels before Israeli mother of 12 at presidential meeting'I have to go down on my knees for honoring you for having 12 children,' Rivka Ravitz said Biden told her. July 4, 2021
‘Israel will not be a haven for divorce deniers,’ says religious affairs ministerLegislation seeks to close loophole that allows recalcitrant husbands from abroad to leave their wives 'chained,' Israel Hayom reports. July 4, 2021
4 arson attempts at Negev elementary school as crime wave ragesAssassinations, robberies, home invasions, and extortion rackets have become part of everyday life in Bedouin communities, with some of the rampant lawlessness spilling over into the nearby Jewish city of Be’er Sheva. July 4, 2021
Iran errs, attacks cargo ship no longer owned by Israeli companyIsraeli officials believe Iran was behind Saturday's attack on the CSAV Tyndall. July 4, 2021
Bennett wants to stay in suburban home, would cost state close to $5MInstalling fences, checkpoints, guard booths, surveillance cameras, and other security infrastructure around the Ra’anana residence could cost up to 15 million shekels. July 3, 2021
Chabad rabbi stabbed 8 times in BostonAfter the brutal attack, Rabbi Noginski is 'in good spirits' at the hospital. July 2, 2021
Coalition crisis on the horizon? Meretz to vote against law banning Palestinians from Israeli citizenshipHebrew language media reported that Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked was enraged by the left wing parties' refusal to cooperate with the coalition agenda. July 1, 2021
Israeli researchers find way to hit only diseased cells among healthy onesIn a few years, many types of cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases and the coronavirus could all be treated without today’s common side effects. July 1, 2021
‘Flights will stop’: Shaked warns of rise in COVID cases'If the cases increase, flights will stop,' said Ayelet Shaked. July 1, 2021
Trump: ‘I decided what I’m doing in 2024’The statement was met with bombastic cheers from the crowd at the town hall event. July 1, 2021
BDS targets Pillsbury, claims ‘exploitation’ of Palestinians in Israel-based factory'We provide every employee with full social benefits without prejudice to race, religion or nationality,' said the spokesperson for parent company General Mills. July 1, 2021