September 18, 2017
10:13 am

US pilot who helped create Israeli Air Force dies at 94

Former American fighter pilot Mitchell Flint passed away nearly seventy years after being one of the founding members of the IAF

By JTA

September 18, 2017
9:44 am

Skater who danced to ‘Schindler’s List’ theme gets medical help in Israel

Olympic gold medalist Julia Lipnitskaia gets medical help in the Jewish state for her eating disorder

By JTA

September 17, 2017
8:14 pm

An IDF soldier in action ear Kiryat Shmona.

The IDF is waging a new war — against smoking.

Israeli army announces that on 65 bases across the country it will no longer sell cigarettes or allow smoking in public

By JTA

September 17, 2017
7:49 pm

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish clash with Israeli police during a protest against the arrest of rabbi Shmuel Ya'akov Kahn grandson who failed to comply with a recruitment order, near the army recruiting office in Jerusalem Photo by: JINIPIX

Hundreds of Charedim clash with Israeli police over IDF draft

Strictly-Orthodox protestors throw stones at officers as they demonstrate against conscription

By JTA

September 15, 2017
12:41 pm

Emergency services attending an incident at Parsons Green station in west London amid reports of an explosion. Photo credit: Richard Aylmer-Hall/PA Wire

Parsons Green terror: Community determined to ‘defeat extremists’

Board of Deputies says extremists trying to divide Britain have only strengthened resolved to fight hatred

By JTA

September 14, 2017
4:34 pm

President Rivlin paying respects during the memorial ceremony for Shimon Peres

Ceremony marking year since Shimon Peres’ death attended by Tony Blair

Deceased statesman’s family is joined by world and business leaders at a ceremony in Jerusalem this week

By JTA

September 13, 2017
7:45 pm

Buildings in the Maryina Roshcha District

Firebomb hurled at Russian Jewish group’s Moscow offices

Minimal damage and nobody hurt after offices of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia attacked

By JTA

September 13, 2017
7:38 pm

Jewish billionaire branded Nazi for serving on Trump council

Businessman Steve Schwarzman received hundreds of emails following the far-right march in Charlottesville

By JTA

September 13, 2017
4:00 pm

Distributing copies of the free daily Hebrew newspaper "Israel HaYom" in Jerusalem Source: Wikimedia Commons

Left-wing group sues newspaper Israel Hayom for defamation

New Israel Fund takes legal action against pro-Netanyahu paper claiming it’s ‘using its power to spread lies and propaganda’

By JTA

September 13, 2017
3:52 pm

Culture minister not invited to ‘Israeli Oscars’ after 2016 walk out

Miri Regev reportedly snubbed from the Ophir Awards after causing a stir last year by protesting against an Israeli-Arab rapper

By JTA

September 13, 2017
3:48 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet with President of Togo, Gnassingbe Eyadema, at the Prime Minister's House in Jerusalem in August 2017. Photo by Haim Zach / GPO

Africa-Israel summit postponed at request of Togo president

Landmark conference delayed amid growing unrest in President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe’s country

By JTA

September 13, 2017
1:12 pm

Charedi MK resigns after attending nephew’s same-sex wedding

Yigal Guetta steps down from the Israeli parliament after being criticised by rabbis and hardliners in the party

By JTA

September 13, 2017
1:08 pm

The Wall at the border of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, US

Israeli firm to build protoype of US border wall with Mexico

Subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta North America, will make a model worth up to £376,000

By JTA

September 13, 2017
11:24 am

Argentina's president posted on Twitter: "I gave to Prime Minister Netanyahu 139 thousand documents produced by the argentina Chancellery between 1939 and 1950 in relation to the Holocaust"

Argentina hands over 139,544 Holocaust-era documents to Israel

President Mauricio Macri transferred digital copies of the files, some which relate to Nazi war criminals

By JTA

September 13, 2017
10:12 am

Thousands of ultra orthodox Jews protest the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, at a rally against army recruitment in Jerusalem. (Photo by: JINIPIX)

Israel strikes down law increasing draft exemptions for Charedim

Supreme Court criticises an ‘unconstitutional, disproportionate’ law which ‘harms equality’ when it comes to serving in the IDF

By JTA

Writer: JTA

US pilot who helped create Israeli Air Force dies at 94

Former American fighter pilot Mitchell Flint passed away nearly seventy years after being one of the founding members of the IAF

Skater who danced to ‘Schindler’s List’ theme gets medical help in Israel

Olympic gold medalist Julia Lipnitskaia gets medical help in the Jewish state for her eating disorder

The IDF is waging a new war — against smoking.

Israeli army announces that on 65 bases across the country it will no longer sell cigarettes or allow smoking in public

Hundreds of Charedim clash with Israeli police over IDF draft

Strictly-Orthodox protestors throw stones at officers as they demonstrate against conscription

Parsons Green terror: Community determined to ‘defeat extremists’

Board of Deputies says extremists trying to divide Britain have only strengthened resolved to fight hatred

Ceremony marking year since Shimon Peres’ death attended by Tony Blair

Deceased statesman’s family is joined by world and business leaders at a ceremony in Jerusalem this week

Firebomb hurled at Russian Jewish group’s Moscow offices

Minimal damage and nobody hurt after offices of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia attacked

Jewish billionaire branded Nazi for serving on Trump council

Businessman Steve Schwarzman received hundreds of emails following the far-right march in Charlottesville

Left-wing group sues newspaper Israel Hayom for defamation

New Israel Fund takes legal action against pro-Netanyahu paper claiming it’s ‘using its power to spread lies and propaganda’

Culture minister not invited to ‘Israeli Oscars’ after 2016 walk out

Miri Regev reportedly snubbed from the Ophir Awards after causing a stir last year by protesting against an Israeli-Arab rapper

Africa-Israel summit postponed at request of Togo president

Landmark conference delayed amid growing unrest in President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe’s country

Charedi MK resigns after attending nephew’s same-sex wedding

Yigal Guetta steps down from the Israeli parliament after being criticised by rabbis and hardliners in the party

Israeli firm to build protoype of US border wall with Mexico

Subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta North America, will make a model worth up to £376,000

Argentina hands over 139,544 Holocaust-era documents to Israel

President Mauricio Macri transferred digital copies of the files, some which relate to Nazi war criminals

Israel strikes down law increasing draft exemptions for Charedim

Supreme Court criticises an ‘unconstitutional, disproportionate’ law which ‘harms equality’ when it comes to serving in the IDF

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