Israeli news

'Walla' and Channel 14 journalist caught on film taking cash to kill story - report

'Walla' and Channel 14 journalist Yaki Adamker reportedly has a history of extorting religious communities for cash in exchange for killing damaging stories.

 Yaki Adamker on Channel 14's "The Patriots."
 DR. EFRAT BRON-HARLEV holds her award.

Grapevine March 16, 2025: A yen for Yiddish

Paraguay's president Santiago Pena speaks at the Knesset. December 11, 2024.

Why Paraguay’s support for Israel matters now more than ever - opinion 

  Eli Feldstein, an IDF spokesman attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, in the West Bank, on December 17, 2021

Evidence deemed 'weak' against Feldstein on national security charge, judge rules


Operative from terror-designated Samidoun banned from entering Netherlands

Dutch authorities banned Mohammed Khatib, alleged member of PFLP and coordinator at Samidoun who hosted Hamas leaders in webinars

 Khatib hosting Hamas leader Bassem Naim for a webinar earlier in 2024.

Israel's path to unity in the Sukkah - opinion

We must remember the spirit of Sukkot in the midst of burgeoning tensions in and outside of Israel.

 A man is seen constructing a sukkah for the Sukkot holiday.

Israeli artist Orit Oged admits involvement in drug-related double murder

35-year-old Orit Oged and her 36-year-old husband Corey Spurlock are also accused of distributing about 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.

Orit Oged

14 Days: Fallen Fighters

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 IDF soldiers are seen carrying the coffin of 21-year-old Sgt. Eliyahu Moshe ZImbalist, who was killed in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

Suspects open fire at vehicle in West Bank, three lightly wounded

Three Israelis were wounded by gunfire at the Ramin intersection in the northern West Bank, treated for minor wounds, with IDF investigating the incident.

Three people were lightly wounded following a shooting attack in the West Bank.

Israel debuts its first 24/7 news channel i24

It remains to be seen whether there is room for another news broadcaster and news app in Israel, but i24 in Hebrew made a polished debut. 

 Israel’s first 24/7 news channel, i24 in Hebrew

Smotrich: cabinet authorized 5 West Bank outposts, sanctions against PA

"The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month," Smotrich said.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Haim Bibas criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calls for focus on north and south

Mayor of Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut and chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, Haim Bibas, criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calling for more focus on issues in the north and south.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

Israeli coalition in turmoil after Netanyahu drops controversial 'Rabbi Law'

Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri was reportedly furious with Netanyahu after the latter announced that the bill would be dropped.

 Shas leader MK Arye Deri and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023

Uproar over bill intended to increase religious party's control over rabbinical establishment

The bill in question would effectively give the Chief Rabbinate power to elect these rabbis instead of the local authorities themselves.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.

Government extends age cutoff for IDF reserve duty amid heavy criticism

The government gave three-month extension of measure to raise the cutoff age for reserve duty from 40 to 41 for regular soldiers and 45 to 46 for officers

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.