5+ min ago  (514+ words) More than two years after the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel's history, the Knesset on Monday night approved legislation creating a special tribunal to prosecute those accused of participating in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. The measure passed overwhelmingly, with 93 lawmakers…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (165+ words) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced on Monday that he has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, citing what he described as growing tolerance for antisemitism within the party. Wecht, who said he was speaking in…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (146+ words) The Montana Department of Commerce, a state office, appeared to recognize an independent Palestinian country on Monday, despite the fact that the federal U. S. government does not recognize a state of "Palestine." The Montana department said that All American Pharmaceutical, of…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (268+ words) The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Monday on a dozen individuals and entities accused of helping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sell and ship Iranian oil to China, as the fragile ceasefire with Tehran appeared increasingly strained. The announcement came…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago  (218+ words) About 150 members of the Jewish community in Queens, N. Y. , held a rally on Sunday, dubbed "This Shall Not Stand," after swastikas were recently spray-painted on synagogues, homes and other locations in Forest Hills and Rego Park. The demonstration, organized by Jewish…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago  (212+ words) The Jerusalem Municipality inaugurated "Eyal Park" on Ruppin Boulevard near Sacher Park and the National Library of Israel in central Jerusalem on Monday, in memory of Eyal Haimovsky, the longtime CEO of the Jerusalem Development Authority, who died in May…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (271+ words) Laura Fern'ndez Delgado, the new president of Costa Rica, has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that she wants to upgrade her country's mission in Jerusalem to an embassy, Herzog's office said on Sunday. The move, which comes at a time…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago  (275+ words) Dr. Yuval Steinitz, chairman of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, praised Israel's Iron Dome system on Monday, telling a Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs strategic briefing that "there is no parallel technology in the world." The former Likud MK,…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago  (197+ words) Although Democrats have long decried Jew-hatred on the far right, "today, too many Democrats are noticeably and shamefully silent when antisemitism comes from the far left," according to Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N. J.). "It's a glaring double standard," the congressman wrote…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago  (235+ words) The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday approved an extension of legislation allowing for the emergency call-up of Israel Defense Forces reservists. Lawmakers authorized Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's proposal to allow the IDF to call up up…...