Palestinian Indicted for Rape, Murder of Ori Ansbacher
Arafat Irfaiya, a resident of Hebron who raped and murdered the late Ori Ansbacher in Jerusalem a month ago, was indicted for his crimes in the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday.
Irfaiya...
East Jerusalem Men Accused of Planning Tel Aviv Beach Shooting
(JNS) Two residents of East Jerusalem were charged Sunday with planning to carry out a shooting attack at a Tel Aviv beach.
According to the indictments filed in Jerusalem District...
Heavy Police Presence Tries to Keep Peace for Jerusalem Day
(Jerusalem Post) Thousands of police have been deployed around and inside Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of Sunday’s Jerusalem Day march.
An already tense situation was made even more volatile after...
‘Beresheet’ Spacecraft Sends New Images, Video
Fresh images and video were transmitted to Earth from the Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” as it makes its way to the moon, announced SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries on Sunday.
SpaceIL...
The Drama of Running the Jewish Nation With a Razor-Thin Majority
Since Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation as Defense Minister and Yisrael Beytenu’s departure from the government in mid-November, the ruling coalition led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has just...
PA Minister Detained, Questioned About East Jerusalem Activities
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH - Jerusalem Post - 06/30/2019
Jerusalem Police on Sunday briefly detained Palestinian Authority Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi al-Hidmi.
His lawyer, Muhanad Jbarra, said the arrest was...
Is Iron Dome Losing Its Touch?
TEL AVIV (JTA) — After the weekend’s fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army, some Israelis have raised questions about the strength of their country’s missile defenses.
Over the course of...
Israeli fighter jets bomb Hamas targets following rocket fire from Gaza
(January 18, 2021 / JNS) Israeli Air Force fighter jets early Monday morning bombed sites in Gaza where Hamas is building terrorist tunnels, the military announced.
The attack was in...
Israel Needs to Hire 15,000 Teachers for Fall
TEL AVIV (JTA) – To pull off its plan to reopen schools safely this fall, Israel needs to hire 15,000 new teachers. But the hiring spree will begin in...
Likud Denies Proposal to Cancel Judicial Review
(JerusalemPost.com) -- The Likud denied a report that the party is seeking to revoke the High Courts’ oversight on government decisions and Knesset votes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman said...