IsraelKnesset bill giving Orthodox rabbinate full control over Western Wall passes first readingProgressive groups reacted angrily to the bill, which could see non-Orthodox worship at the site classified as ‘desecration’, calling it ‘patronising and antisemitic’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelModi pledges ‘iron alliance’ with Israel during rare state visitThe Indian leader called the Jewish state a ‘protective wall against barbarism’ as the two countries look to expand economic and defence partnershipsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelBennett condemns harassment of Arab-Israeli news anchor by right-wing activistsLucy Aharish labelled the group, which has rallied outside her house three times this week, ‘Netanyahu’s goons’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
October 7The kibbutz that rose from the ashes of October 7Left devastated by Hamas, Alumim is thriving again in an extraordinary story of resilience, hope and rebirthBy Jamie Shapiro9 min read
IsraelIsraeli divorce rate spirals as the trauma of war takes tollFamilies of reservists feel the strain from military serviceBy Melanie Swan4 min read
IsraelIsrael did not have up-to-date evacuation plan on October 7, state comptroller findsA revised version of the decade-old guidelines was scrapped the year before the attack due to a row over budgetsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HezbollahIsrael’s ‘chillingly precise’ strikes punch a major hole in Hezbollah’s missile commandThe attacks on military hubs in the Bekaa Valley eliminated Hezbollah operatives who were key to its missile operationsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Aliyah‘I won’: 96-year-old Auschwitz survivor makes aliyah surrounded by four generations of her familyCharlotte Roth officially became an Israeli citizen at a ceremony in Tel AvivBy Siam Goorwich1 min read
IsraelUganda to erect statue of Yonatan Netanyahu at Entebbe AirportThe son of the African nation’s president said the gesture is designed to ‘strengthen our close blood relations with Israel’By JC Reporter1 min read
Eurovision 2026Israel announces name of Eurovision 2026 song entryThe track has a ‘different sound and rhythm’ from the country’s previous two contendersBy JC Reporter1 min read
ScienceIsraeli scientists in schizophrenia treatment breakthroughThe researchers’ technique ‘cured’ two monkeys using electrical impulsesBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
GazaHamas redeploying armed wing commanders to create Gaza ‘shadow government’, leaked files revealThe terror group is reportedly preparing to maintain its grip on the Strip while creating the illusion that it has given up controlBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIDF records spike in complaints from career soldiers in 2025Overall complaints, covering areas from misconduct to incompetence, saw a small drop, but the number of reports filed by professional troops increased by more than 40 per centBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelFour Israelis arrested over anti-IDF terror plotThe four suspects, all aged under 20, accused of planning a mass shooting attack, while one allegedly expressed support for Islamic StateBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelArab leaders condemn Huckabee for claiming ‘it would be fine’ if Israel took over Middle East territoryIn an interview with Tucker Carlson, the US ambassador appeared to justify a significant expansion of Israel’s borders on biblical grounds, before walking back on his commentsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
OlympicsIsrael pulls its bobsleigh team after fake illness report to officialsOne athlete falsely claimed to be unwell to allow a substitute to compete to become the Jewish state’s first-ever Druze OlympianBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
