Despite the Capitol violence, this Israeli town is still named after Donald Trump
BY SAM SOKOL
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump’s administration is unraveling following an insurrection by his supporters. But in Israel’s mountainous Golan Heights region, construction...
Shalva Undertakes Massive Inoculation Campaign
As global immunization efforts step up, Israel continues leading the international vaccine race with over 150,000 daily inoculations and over 1,000,000 citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to date. The current...
Israel’s Jewish Population Drops Under 74%
For the first time since the founding of the State of Israel, the country's Jewish population dropped below 74%, according to the Israeli Immigration Policy Center (IPC), which cited data from...
Muhammad Cabha ID’ed As Suspect in Esther Horgen Slaying
Israel’s Security Agency, the Shin Bet, cleared for publication on Monday the identity of the suspect in the killing of 52-year-old Esther Horgen, whose body was discovered in a...
Frager: National Council of Young Israel Leading the Way
By Dr. Joseph Frager
I have been with the Young Israel Movement since 1969, when man landed on the moon. It has been a fruitful and productive journey. It is...
Yitzhak Shamir’s Granddaughter Joins Sa’ar’s New Hope Party
Michal Diamant, the granddaughter of former Likud Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, has shifted her support to Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party ahead of Israel’s March elections, according to a...
Israel’s Coronavirus Chief Warns Lockdown May Be Tightened
While Israel currently leads the world in vaccinations per capita, the country is on Day 5 of its third national lockdown due to high COVID-19 morbidity, with an infection...
Nearly 800,000 Israelis Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine
(JTA) — Israel has vaccinated about 8% of its population against COVID-19, while the United States has vaccinated less than 1%, according to data reported by the two nations.
Israel’s...
Jonathan Pollard Arrives in Israel 35 Years After Arrest for Spying
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Some 35 years after his arrest for spying for Israel, Jonathan Pollard arrived in the country with the intention of staying there.
Pollard and his wife Esther...
Jewish Agency: 2020 Pandemic Didn’t Halt Aliyah
Global pandemic notwithstanding, more than 20,000 Jews from 70 countries made aliyah over the course of 2020, the Jewish Agency reported this week.
Most of the immigrants arrived from Russia,...