September 30, 2024

Poll: Israelis believe now is the time to strike Iran, overwhelmingly prefer Trump

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) greets Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in Iran, October 2019. Credit: Iran News Agency. by Caroline B. Glick (JNS) — Israelis are almost unanimous in their support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision not […]
June 13, 2024

On eve of Hajj, Muslims in Israel number almost 1.8 million

Muslims pray near the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount during the Eid al-Adha holiday, June 28, 2023. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90. (JNS) — To mark Eid al-Adha (“Feast of the Sacrifice”), a Muslim holiday that marks the Hajj, or […]
May 17, 2024

Israel’s economy rebounds in first quarter

People shopping at the Azrieli mall in Tel Aviv during the municipal elections, Feb. 27, 2024. Photo by Flash90. (JNS) — Israel’s economy sharply rebounded in the first quarter of 2024 after taking a hit late last year from the […]
October 7, 2021

Israeli court rules silent Jewish prayer on Temple Mount isn’t criminal act

Jewish men pray at the entrance to the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem on the holiday of Hoshana Raba, Oct. 11, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Hanan Greenwood and Nadav Shragai (Israel Hayom) — Jerusalem Magistrates Court Judge Bilha […]
June 2, 2021

Isaac Herzog elected president of Israel

Israeli President-elect Isaac Herzog at the Knesset in Jerusalem on the day of the election, June 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Yori Yalon and Danielle Roth-Avneri (Israel Hayom and JNS) — The Knesset on June 2 elected Jewish […]
June 1, 2021

End of an era? The tragedy of Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Knesset on May 30, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — It didn’t have to end this way. In what may be only a matter […]
May 30, 2021

Is Netanyahu out? Bennett, Lapid announce possible unity coalition

Head of the Yamina party Naftali Bennett gives a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 30. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (JNS) — Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett announced his intention on May 30 to […]
December 23, 2020

Israel’s government collapses, fourth election in two years planned for March

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the media concerning new elections from the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (JNS) — Israel’s government collapsed on Dec. 22, forcing the Jewish state into yet […]
April 9, 2020

Still going strong: Despite COVID, Israel sells record $25 billion in bonds

The empty Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv on April 8, 2020. All intercity travel has been banned until after the first days of Passover. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. by Israel Kasnett (JNS) — To cover the rising costs of the […]
March 27, 2020

After year of uncertainty, Israel has unity government with Netanyahu at helm

Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz passes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony in the Knesset marking 24 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan […]