Jewish EducationTeachers invited to Israel for training on how to teach about Judaism post-October 7"Offering this training to teachers in non-Jewish settings is valuable beyond the classroom,” said one teacher from a mainstream schoolBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
IsraelTel Aviv stock exchange courts New York-listed Israeli companies after Mamdani inaugurationThe new mayor’s history of anti-Israel rhetoric seemingly presents an opportunity to grow the Jewish state’s financial sectorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Temple MountNetanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple MountIsrael’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue thereBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankWest Bank to receive first 4G mobile network after Israel-backed telecom dealThe Gaza Strip will remain on 2G connection, while Israel is now transitioning to full 5G coverageBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Palestinian statehoodPalestinian embassy opens in London following UK recognitionNew ambassador Husam Zomlot called for ‘immediate, concrete, and consequential measures’ to ‘halt the genocide’ during the opening ceremonyBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
LebanonIsrael strikes Hamas and Hezbollah ‘weapons production sites’ in LebanonThe IDF said it targeted weapons storage facilities and ‘military infrastructure’ in the southern regions, including in the country’s third-largest cityBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsIsraeli Islamist party to accept first Jewish candidates at next elections‘I would be honoured if they joined’ said Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas of his Jewish allies in the KnessetBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDF Trump’s meeting with freed hostages was ‘extraordinarily moving’ IDF reservist saysTzahit Levi has been on the frontline of Israel’s hostage crisis since October 7By Siam Goorwich2 min read
AirlinesIsraeli airline Arkia launches first flights to Vietnam and ThailandThe firm’s expansion into South East Asia puts it into direct competition with national carrier El AlBy JC Reporter1 min read
SyriaIsrael-Syria security talks resume in ParisUS envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations amid a stalemate over Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ to the east of the Golan HeightsBy Amelie Botbol 1 min read
Israeli PoliticsShas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed firstNetanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranTehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killingsAyatollah Khamenei has pledged to put demonstrators ‘in their place’, but pressure is mounting on his regime as an economic crisis and fresh conflict with the US loom largeBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelIsraeli leaders praise Trump after US captures Venezuela’s MaduroNetanyahu congratulates the American president for his ‘bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice’By JC Reporter1 min read
IHRANYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in officeThe newly sworn-in mayor of New York City is also staunch supporter of the BDS movementBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
HamasHamas unveils new spokesman after confirming death of Abu ObeidaThe move comes just weeks before the group is expected to elect a new leader for its political wingBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
GazaIsrael bars 37 humanitarian groups from Gaza and West Bank over alleged breaches of anti-terror rulesThe Knesset also passed a bill to cut off water and electricity supplies to Unrwa in the territories and strip the agency’s representatives of diplomatic immunityBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
