Become a Member

Sign in

Become a Member

Israel

Purim’s call for unity that Israel should take to heart

Israel’s rabbinate should make conversion easier for Russians and national service should be compulsory for all including the Charedi community

By Rabbi Dr Jeffrey Cohen

4 min read

Sarah Lightman's cover for the new Izzun Megillah, translated by Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet with commentary by Rabbi Jeremy Gordon. Available from izzunbooks.com

Black screens are errected around the building of the Israeli Embassy on Johan de Wittlaan due to a threat, in The Hague, on February 9, 2024. (Photo by Laurens van PUTTEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by LAURENS VAN PUTTEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

The Netherlands

Israel’s dutch embassy firebombed after police warned of ‘serious threat’

1 min read

Israelis wave national flags during the annual 'flags march' to mark "Jerusalem Day", in Jerusalem on May 18, 2023. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel ranked fifth happiest country in the world

1 min read

MUENSTER, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 04: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly gives a statement upon her arrival for bilateral meetings following the G7 Foreign Ministers summit at the historical city hall on November 4, 2022 in Muenster, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Canada to stop selling arms to Israel

By Rosa Doherty

1 min read

This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on March 19, 2024 shows a view of destroyed buildings in the Palestinian territory following bombardments amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

The war goes on but already minds are turning to who will pay for rebuilding Gaza

3 min read

BEIT GUVRIN, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 31: Family members and friends attend the funeral of Yossi Vahab, who was killed during Hamas' attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 31, 2023 in Beit Guvrin, Israel. More than three weeks since Hamas's Oct 7 attacks in Israel, which killed 1,400 according to Israeli authorities, just over half have now been laid to rest, and over four-fifths have been identified. Volunteers continue to identify victims at the country's Shura military facility. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel to hold annual remembrance day for October 7 victims

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

Former US President Donald Trump (Photo: Getty)

Trump: ‘Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion’

1 min read

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

All Newsletters

Top EU diplomat says Israel has provoked ‘famine’ in Gaza

Joseph Borrell accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war during European Humanitarian Forum in Brussels

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

||

March 18, 2024 16:16

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks to the media ahead of a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 18, 2024. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

East London cinema cancels screening of Eurovision ‘while Israel remains in the competition’

The hosts of the UK’s largest Eurovision screening have announced their decision to scrap the event over the weekend

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

||

March 18, 2024 12:40

The Rio Cinema in Dalston, which has hosted the UK's largest Eurovision screening in past years, has cancelled this year's screening of the song contest over Israel's inclusion. (Photo: Andrew Woodyatt)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

Israel’s dysfunctional politics add to the chaos in Gaza

The country’s roots created a democratic system that does not lead to stable government

4 min read

||

March 13, 2024 11:27

Israeli police prepare for an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

Will targeted killings of Hamas chiefs make any difference?

Marwan Issa may be Israel’s latest hit but there are plenty of others ready to take his place

5 min read

||

March 12, 2024 16:13

Marwan Issa (centre) in 2011 with fellow Hamas chiefs Saleh al-Arouri (left) and Ahmed Jabari, both assassinated by Israel

Israeli-Arab confronts Palestinian UN envoy about fate of his abducted family

The Palestinian Ambassador replied: ‘Don't let them use you’

By Rosa Doherty

1 min read

||

March 12, 2024 10:03

Israeli-Arab confronts Palestinian UN envoy about fate of his abducted family

Josh Kaplan

The Jerusalem marathon was not just a race, it was a mass-painkiller

The 40,000-strong Jerusalem Marathon was a collective cry of anguish over the plight of the hostages

3 min read

||

March 8, 2024 10:20

Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem marathon on Jaffa street in Jeruslem, on March 8, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ריצה מרתון ירושלים רחוב יפו

Anti-Israel rallies rage in 48 locations after Rishi Sunak warned about ‘hijacking by extremists’

Protestors could be heard chanting ‘from the river to the sea’, defying the Prime Minister’s concerns

By Rosa Doherty

2 min read

||

March 3, 2024 11:12

Police protect statue of Winston Churchill (Photo: Twitter: @IncMonocle)

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

Did Israeli intelligence fail to spot an obvious mobile phone signal about the October 7 invasion?

Just before October 7, thousands of Israeli sim cards activated in Gaza

5 min read

||

February 27, 2024 18:12

Horrifying: CCTV footage appears to show Hamas fighters preparing to behead Israelis

Three Islamic Jihad terrorists shot dead in the West Bank

Twenty terror suspects arrested by IDF overnight

1 min read

||

February 27, 2024 12:08

Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers near the town of Tubas in Judea and Samaria, during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's peace proposal on on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90).

1...113 114 115...167