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- Israir in talks to acquire debt-laden rival Arkia as losses mount Business
Israel's second-largest carrier at Ben Gurion Airport has confirmed it was approached about buying Arkia Israel Airlines, which is on course to lose between $50 million and $60 million this year....
- IDF Spokesperson's Unit rejects claims made by ex-soldier joining Breaking the Silence Israel
A former member of the Israel Defense Forces' Spokesperson's Unit announced she is joining Breaking the Silence, an organization that promotes war crimes allegations against Israel abroad, and...
- Trump says US will cut annual aid to Israel by December, citing deal with Netanyahu Politics
President Donald Trump announced on Election Day that roughly $4 billion in annual American assistance to Israel will end by December 2026, saying he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed...
- Elbit wins contract to build IDF artillery training center worth up to $190 million Israel
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has signed a 15-year contract with Israel's Defense Ministry to build and run a new training and simulation center for the country's Artillery Corps. Haaretz...
- Trump warns of harder line on Iran as Netanyahu call details emerge Israel
President Donald Trump said Sunday that his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and warned that diplomacy could give way to further military strikes....
- IDF withdraws from Hebron after 11-day operation that displaced thousands Israel
Israeli troops pulled out of a Hebron neighborhood on Monday, ending a counterterrorism operation that began after a deadly Hamas attack killed two soldiers. Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the...
- Trump says US could hit remaining Iran nuclear sites 'in 10 minutes' Israel
President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that one or two Iranian nuclear sites still need to be addressed, singling out a suspected underground facility called Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz....
- 139 arrested in London after protest backing banned Palestine Action group Advocacy
London's Metropolitan Police detained 139 people outside the US Embassy on Saturday after demonstrators openly expressed support for Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group the British...
- Thailand revokes chief Chabad rabbi's citizenship, probes his business ties Community
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an order stripping Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor of his Thai nationality, citing repeated use of his American passport in violation of the country's...
- Knife found near Israeli opposition leader Golan; police deny stabbing attempt occurred Israel
A man carrying a knife was arrested near Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party, during a campaign stop at a Tel Aviv park on Israeli Election Day. Israel Police said no stabbing attempt took...
- Egypt's foreign minister warns second US-Iran escalation would be 'more destructive' Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Saturday he is "extremely worried" that a fresh round of fighting between the United States and Iran would cause greater damage than the first. His...
- Three arrested on suspicion of bribing voters for Ra'am as Israel heads to polls Israel
Israeli police detained three men from Bedouin communities in the south overnight, suspecting them of paying people to cast ballots for the Arab Ra'am party hours before Election Day. Ra'am denied...
- Israel votes Tuesday: what every eligible citizen needs to know Israel
About 7.3 million Israeli citizens are eligible to cast ballots on Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at more than 12,000 stations across the country. Guides published by Haaretz, the...
- France bars Israeli defense firms from full display at Euronaval 2026 Israel
French authorities have told organizers of the world's largest naval defense exhibition that Israeli companies face a tightly restricted framework at the event, opening near Paris on November 3....
- Three generations of the Granoff family will run the New York City Marathon together on Sunday Community
Marty Granoff, 90, will run the New York City Marathon on Sunday alongside his son Michael, 57, and grandson Avi, 22, logging a combined 78.6 miles through all five New York City boroughs, Jewish...
- Tel Aviv court clears debt deal for REE Automotive, once valued at $3.1bn Business
A Tel Aviv district court has approved a debt settlement for REE Automotive, an Israeli software-defined vehicle company that listed on Nasdaq five years ago at a $3.1 billion valuation and has...
- $1,000 Buys ₪3,128 This Week, Against ₪3,259 a Year Ago Business
Jewish Life's weekly shekel reading: the Bank of Israel's representative rate is 3.128 shekels to the dollar, so $1,000 sent to Israel today is worth ₪3,128.
- Ben-Gvir's party wins seven seats but faces coalition exile either way Israel
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit secured seven seats in Israel's election, but the party may end up outside the next government regardless of who forms it. With the Netanyahu-led bloc holding 53...
- Trump says Iran has fewer missiles and crippled drone output after strikes Israel
President Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio that Iran's missile stockpile had been reduced and electricity shortages were slowing its drone factories. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran...
- Shin Bet ordered to probe alleged Qatari funding of Arab voter turnout drive Israel
Israel's Central Elections Committee chairman has directed the domestic security agency to investigate claims that Qatar channeled large sums into the country to boost Arab voter participation...
- Netanyahu bloc trails opposition in Israeli exit polls as Likud watch party falls flat Israel
Exit polls released Tuesday night showed Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party falling well short of a parliamentary majority, according to JTA. Supporters who gathered in Jerusalem waited in vain for...
- Indian court upholds heritage status of Jabalpur's Jewish cemetery, ending property dispute Community
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh ruled this week against a legal challenge to federal heritage protections covering the Ranital Jewish Cemetery in Jabalpur, a city in central India. The Algemeiner...
- Bank of Israel says crypto cannot shield economy from sanctions, contradicting Netanyahu Israel
Israel's central bank publicly broke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after he suggested cryptocurrency could help the country sidestep potential international sanctions. More...
- Survey: American Jews feel closer to Israelis than at any point in five years Community
A new poll by the Jewish Federations of North America found that 62% of American Jews now consider Israeli Jews extended family or part of their community, up from 46% in 2021. A parallel survey...
- Jordan bombs Syrian targets after nine killed at church funeral Israel
The Royal Jordanian Air Force struck positions in southeastern Syria on Monday in retaliation for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral that killed nine people and wounded dozens. Jordan...
- Netanyahu calls in police chief who refused Ben-Gvir's election meeting Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Police Commissioner Danny Levy on Saturday after Levy declined to attend a similar meeting with far-right National Security Minister Itamar...
- IDF raids Hebron after two soldiers killed in West Bank shooting Israel
Two Israeli soldiers were shot dead and three others wounded near Hebron on Friday, and the Israeli military launched a raid on the Palestinian city that it said could last several days. Prime...
- Stabbed in midtown, Chabad man was back on the street the next day to wrap tefillin Community
A 26-year-old Chabad-Lubavitch man known only as Yosef was stabbed in midtown Manhattan while doing outreach in the Diamond District. Less than 24 hours later, he returned to the same block to...
- Final polls put Eisenkot bloc ahead but short of majority four days before Israel votes Israel
Three Israeli television networks published their last pre-election surveys on Friday, all showing Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition by two to...
- Spain's elDiario.es says Israel revoked its correspondent's visa hours before her flight Israel
Francesca Cicardi, the Middle East correspondent for the Spanish news website elDiario.es, was told her entry permit had been cancelled just hours before she was due to board a flight to Israel,...
- $1,000 Buys ₪3,107 This Week, Against ₪3,298 a Year Ago Business
Jewish Life's weekly shekel reading: the Bank of Israel's representative rate is 3.107 shekels to the dollar, so $1,000 sent to Israel today is worth ₪3,107.
- A Greek island chickpea dish that moves slowly and tastes deeply Lifestyle
A new cookbook traces the slow-cooked chickpea traditions of Greek island kitchens, where legumes are baked in clay pots until silky and rich. The Jewish Chronicle published a recipe from the book...
- BBC Arabic rarely disclosed Hamas ties of Gaza official named in 93 articles, watchdog says Israel
A US media watchdog says BBC Arabic named a Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson in 93 articles since October 7, 2023, but disclosed his Hamas affiliation in only two of them. The Committee for...
- Jewish Democrats spend close to $300,000 on ads tying GOP youth groups to Hitler praise Advocacy
The Jewish Democratic Council of America is running social media ads in six battleground states, drawing on text messages uncovered by Politico in which Young Republican leaders praised Hitler and...
- Former Shin Bet head says Netanyahu could inflame security tensions to improve his electoral prospects Israel
Yoram Cohen, a former Shin Bet chief, said he could not rule out that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would deliberately escalate security tensions before the October 27 election to improve his...
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