Study: Proving Jewishness Becoming More Difficult for Immigrant Israelis

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mikhail (not his real name), who immigrated to Israel with his parents during a wave of migration from the countries of the former Soviet Union, recently was...

IDF Counter-Terrorism School Trains Snipers, Subterranean Fighting Units

The Israel Defense Forces’ counter-terrorism school is trying to use innovative tactics and training programs to maintain quiet on the border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and prepare for...

Ayelet Shaked to Head New Right Party

BY MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s former justice minister Ayelet Shaked is head of the New Right party, replacing Naftali Bennett, the former education minister. The announcement came on Sunday...

Ron Dermer to Leave Ambassador Post at End of September

BY MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, will complete his tenure in Washington D.C .at the end of September. Dermer will leave Washington less...

Israel Ranks Among UN’s Top 10 Most Innovative Nations

For the first time, Israel has been ranked in the top 10 on the UN World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index. Israel’s precise place in the 2019 top 10...

Netanyahu Surpasses Ben Gurion As Longest-Serving Prime Minister

BY MARCY OSTER (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Netanyahu, 69, on Saturday surpassed the number of days as prime minister held by David Ben...

Extreme Heatwave, Wildfires Rage Across Israel

JNS.org – A heatwave combined with strong winds sparked fires throughout Israel on Wednesday, with hundreds being evacuated from threatened areas and 15 homes being damaged by the flames. Firefighters...

From the Editor: Israel and New York

By Larry Gordon This week in Israel we were traveling with the newly selected chairman of the New York State Republican Party, Nick Langworthy, his adviser on Jewish issues, Michael...

Former Minister Shaked Calls for Right-Wing Unity Ahead of Elections

Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked told a group of New York Republican leaders visiting the Jewish state this week that Israel’s right-wing, which unsuccessfully ran under separate banners during...

Ed Minister: Calling Intermarriage 2nd Holocaust ‘Not an Appropriate Term to Use’

BY BEN SALES (JTA) — Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz walked back his recent statement that intermarriage is “like a second Holocaust,” writing that the phrase was “probably not an...
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