Israeli PoliticsSubmarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’The procurement of German-made vessels under the previous Netanyahu-led government is at the centre of a major corruption probeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HostagesIDF searching Gaza City cemetery for body of Ran GviliIsrael has confirmed that the Rafah Crossing will be reopened when the final hostage’s remains are returnedBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsCoalition delays first reading of state budget amid Charedi draft rowThe vote was scheduled for Monday but has now been pushed back until later in the weekBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelProtests call for release of final hostage Ran GviliSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may pressure Israel to open the Rafah Crossing into GazaBy JC Reporter1 min read
Jewish secondary schoolsSchool report: what Israel taught me about preparing young people for the futureThe country’s innovation and determination to build is truly inspiringBy Charlie Kelsey2 min read
OlympicsCool Runnings: Israeli bobsleigh team clinch first-ever Winter Olympics spotThe team qualified for next month’s Games on Thursday, bringing the total delegation of Israeli athletes up to nineBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Temple MountPolice allow Jewish prayer sheets on Temple Mount in reversal of long-held banThe change in policy is the latest part of a long-running push by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to revoke the unofficial prohibition on Jewish worship at the siteBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Palestinian prisoners suffer abuse in four Israeli jails, Justice Ministry reports claimPrison inspectors from the Public Defenders’ Office reported instances of violence against inmates, poor sanitation and food shortages, with one site described as ‘unfit for humans’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 22, 2026 11:53
High Court denies post-mortems in nursery baby death probeCharedi rioters have clashed with police in Jerusalem for a second day as they protest the alleged ‘desecration’ of the infants’ bodiesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 21, 2026 10:59
Iran will face unprecedented force if it attacks Israel, warns Netanyahu as IDF readies for ‘surprise war’The Israeli prime minister guaranteed in a Knesset address that Iran ‘will not return to being what it was’ in the wake of mass anti-regime protestsBy Akiva van Koningsveld2 min read||January 20, 2026 13:59
Police clash with Charedi rioters over autopsies following baby deaths at ‘unlicensed’ nurseryThe infants’ families, who are understood to be members of the strictly-Orthodox community, are opposing post-mortem examinations on religious groundsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 20, 2026 11:20
Jewish Pennsylvania governor claims Harris campaign team asked if he was ‘Israeli double agent’‘I just had a knot in my stomach through all of it’, wrote Josh Shapiro in his upcoming memoirBy JC Reporter2 min read||January 19, 2026 14:46
Uber poised to return to Israel as Knesset vote setRideshare services have been largely absent from the Jewish state since 2023, but a new bill looks set to clear away some of the regulatory hurdlesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 19, 2026 14:13
Israel pushes back on Trump’s Board of Peace plan over Qatari and Turkish involvementReports suggest the members of the board, set to include Sir Tony Blair and US President Trump, will have to contribute $1 billion to secure a permanent seatBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 19, 2026 10:29
Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents sue homeowner blocking redevelopment project over how it would impact stray catsShirley Hamani claims that building work would force her to ‘abandon’ her feline ‘family members’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 16, 2026 14:13
Trump promises ‘comprehensive’ Hamas disarmament in ceasefire Phase TwoThe US President was undeterred by the terror group’s public pronouncements that it would refuse to lay down its weaponsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 16, 2026 10:41
