IsraelNetanyahu’s ex-chief of staff Asher Hayon dies aged 58The prime minister paid tribute to his former top aide’s ‘sound judgment, a huge heart, and human warmth’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsraeli city threatens closure of Charedi-owned shopping centre after alleged removal of ‘female symbols’The sect whose members own the outlet reportedly ordered shop owners to take down photos of female models, which the local government claimed was a ‘violation of the law’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelCharedi rioters who chased female soldiers through the streets released by policeInvestigators confirmed that 26 suspects had been arrested during the unrest in Bnei Brak, but most have since been freed as only seven have been kept on house arrestBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
GazaIDF will ‘complete mission’ in Gaza unless Hamas disarms in 60 days, claims top Netanyahu aideYossi Fuchs, the cabinet secretary, said the US and Israel would give the terror group until the summer to lay down all of its weaponsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIDF chief condemns ‘intolerable reality’ after female soldiers chased by Charedi rioters in Bnei BrakThe pair were unarmed and visiting a member of their unit, but were reportedly mistaken for members of the military police enforcing draft ordersBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israel‘We’re ready,’ says ambulance chief as threat of Iranian attack puts Israel on high alertBy Lianne Kolirin 4 min read
GazaDoctors Without Borders pulls out of Nasser Hospital over presence of ‘armed men’Israel has long claimed that Hamas uses the hospital as an operating baseBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Deni Avdija’s arrival on the basketball’s highest stage is a dream come true for IsraelIsraelis will be holding their breath when the Portland Trail Blazers star takes part in the NBA’s premier showcase tonightBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read||February 15, 2026 16:00
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
Trump says Herzog should be ‘ashamed’ for not offering Netanyahu pardonThe prime minister has submitted a request for clemency in his corruption case, which began in 2020 and remains ongoingBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 13, 2026 12:12
‘I regret the moment I met him’, says Ehud Barak after Epstein recording leakThe former Israeli prime minister insisted he did not know the ‘manner’ of the paedophile's crimes until 2019, despite Epstein admitting soliciting underage girls a decade earlierBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 13, 2026 11:43
Melbourne University condemns ‘death to Herzog’ graffiti on campus buildingThe Israeli president is concluding his state visit to Australia this week, amid a wave of mass protests against his presenceBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 12, 2026 14:21
Israeli Culture Minister claims calling October 7 a ‘massacre’ reflects ‘victim mentality’Hila Abir, whose sister Lotan was murdered in the attacks, compared Miki Zohar’s comments to Holocaust denialBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 12, 2026 13:07
Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with NetanyahuThe US president said he held out hope that a diplomatic deal with the Islamic regime could be ‘consummated’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 12, 2026 10:05
Almost a quarter of Israelis will be Charedi by 2050, new study findsThe Israel Democracy Institute’s report suggested that changing demographics and a lack of Charedi integration could cause a drop of 10 per cent in GDP per capitaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 12, 2026 06:24
Israeli research team records world-first breakthrough using blood cancer therapy to treat Alzheimer’sBy using CAR-T cells, a modified form of white blood cells, medics were able to reduce the presence of damaging proteins in the brain tissue of miceBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 11, 2026 14:18
