IDFIDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the borderThe army said ‘does not reflect’ its approach to recruitment and broke its rules regarding pre-election contentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CatholicCatholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish presidentRenowned Bible scholar Amy-Jill Levine said she was ‘stunned’ when she was informed of her nomination for the postBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump kept Kabbalah text ‘close to his heart for protection,’ claims ex-wifeMarla Maples also recounted how she began spontaneously reciting the Shema during a life-threatening emergency in NigeriaBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
ReligionMajor constitutional shift as Israel passes law making Torah study a ‘foundation’ of the stateIsrael’s parliament night gave final approval to a new Basic Law on Monday nightBy JC Reporter1 min read
LebanonIDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of MaryThe incident is the latest in a string of rows between Israel and the global Christian communityBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelIsraeli charged with hate crime after attack on French nun in JerusalemThe nun suffered bruising to her face and leg as she was pushed to the groundBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelIsrael appoints first envoy to the Christian world after dual scandalsGeorge Deek, who made history as the country’s first Christian ambassador, has returned from a stint in Azerbaijan to fill the roleBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli Border Police officers jailed for having barbecue on ShabbatThe medics will spend a week in military prison for ‘harming religion and Judaism’ after their sentence was reduced from an initial three weeksBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||April 17, 2026 12:32
Netanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban rowCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was blocked from entering the church on Palm Sunday by Israeli police, prompting criticism from the clergy and the US ambassadorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 30, 2026 14:35
Israeli chief rabbinate to accept female applicants for rabbinical exams for first time everThe policy change has been confirmed following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last yearBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 13, 2026 12:27
Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair banThe Secretary of War declared the ‘era of unprofessional appearance’ over, but some lawmakers have claimed the rule would have unintended consequences for Jewish, Muslim and Sikh service personnelBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||December 10, 2025 11:53
Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogueThe wooden prayer hall was erected in Tomsk by Jews who'd been taken as children and forcefully conscripted to the Tsar’s army for 20 years.By Canaan Lidor1 min read||July 17, 2025 14:40
Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple MountNew guidelines from the national security minister reportedly instructed police not to enforce an unofficial prohibition which has remained in place for decadesBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 27, 2025 10:39
Bosnian minister apologises after gathering of top rabbis turned away over claim it would ‘justify genocide’Borjana Krišto said she ‘regretted’ that the conference had been cancelled following comments from one of her ministerial colleaguesBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 26, 2025 15:06
Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of IsraelThe politician appeared to conflate the purely religious event with political Zionism, claiming that the presence of the event would ‘justify genocide’By Jacob Jaffa3 min read||June 11, 2025 17:04
Brooklyn bus driver suspended after telling schoolchildren that ‘Jews killed Jesus’The driver allegedly pulled over for 30 minutes to give his passengers an unsolicited religious lectureBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 27, 2025 17:02
