News
Opposition bloc continues to hold 61 seat majority, new poll shows
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (449+ words) Former prime minister Naftali Bennett's party has gained two seats (24), leaving it just one seat behind Likud's 25, according to a poll conducted by Lazar Research. However, the gains were offset by losses in Yisrael! with Eisenkot (13), the Democrats (eight), and…...
Benjamin Netanyahu faces opposition backlash over war outcomes
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (731+ words) Opposition party leaders accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to reach war objectives and lying to the public after the ceasefire with Iran was announced on Wednesday, though some expressed support for his later announcement on Thursday to hold…...
Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (707+ words) The Education Ministry plans to expand its subsidized summer program for elementary pupils by three weeks and launch a new summer program for middle school students in response to closures during the war, Education Minister Yoav Kisch announced on Thursday....
Google News
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (12+ words) Benjamin Netanyahu trial to resume after war-related court pause'The Jerusalem Post...
Israel Hofsheet petition challenges law expanding rabbinical courts" authority
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (890+ words) A new petition filed with the High Court of Justice on Thursday is seeking to strike down the new law allowing rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in certain civil disputes." The petition, filed by Israel Hofsheet, argues that the…...
High Court postpones joint protest and Kotel hearings to Friday
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (711+ words) The High Court of Justice has postponed the joint hearing in the anti-war protest case and the Western Wall worship case from Wednesday to Friday, giving the state more time to file its response affidavits while making clear that the…...
Ukraine: Russia providing Iran with Israeli energy grid targets
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (423+ words) Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure targets within Israel, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Post from a source close to Ukrainian intelligence. The report, which highlights the deepening military and intelligence…...
What do we become when we decide to execute?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1067+ words) On the eve of Passover, the festival of freedom, this question becomes sharper than ever. The debate over capital punishment in Israel rarely begins with abstract principles. It begins with names. With buses and caf's, with kibbutzim and roads. With…...
Western Wall priestly blessing limited to 50 as High Court permits protests
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (882+ words) A small group attended the Priestly Blessing ceremony at the Western Wall on Sunday, amid wartime restrictions that limited gatherings at the site to just 50 people, rather than the typical tens of thousands who usually arrive during the holiday. The…...
New petition challenges Israel's death penalty law, seeks urgent relief
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (657+ words) A new petition against Israel's newly enacted death penalty law reached the High Court on Monday, adding a third front to the fast-forming legal challenge over one of the coalition's most controversial measures. The petition was filed by Democrats MK…...