Residents of Ein Rashash say that their hamlet, like many others in Jordan Valley, is on its last legs due to harassment from a nearby outpost, soon to be legalized

Far-right minister said to have set up team two weeks ago in response to sanctions on settlers, says it will 'deal with anarchists who harm state security'

The ultranationalist rabbi whose successors are now at the helm of Israel’s government had an intimate history with Maryland’s Jewish community — one which has been long-since forgotten.

Organizers expect tens of thousands to attend contentious parade through flashpoint areas of the Old City, as Ben Gvir calls on revelers to visit Temple Mount

The decision to allow controversial pastor John Hagee on stage without broader support reflected a more widespread bias, claim some participating organizations

Activists gather in Jerusalem’s downtown hours after court clears Border Police officer of wrongdoing in shooting death of 32-year-old Iyad Halak in capital's Old City

Families vow to remain in protest outside Netanyahu's private residence in Jerusalem ‘until he agrees to a deal’; mother of murdered hostage: ‘In captivity there is no tomorrow’

Family of Iyad Halak, who was killed in Jerusalem in 2020, urges justices to compel state attorney to appeal exoneration of officer, who was acquitted for 'honest mistake'

No arrests at second demonstration this month; outgoing Labor head Merav Michaeli says she wants to 'move government' on hostage issue as pressure on Netanyahu appears to grow

Extremist Jewish youths also chant 'May your village burn' on route through Muslim Quarter, while some assault journalists and Palestinian locals; 18 arrested

Likud politician was for decades Israel's leading Mizrahi political figure, rising to deputy PM and three-time foreign minister, but faded after primary loss to Netanyahu in 1993

With others from his working-class Jerusalem neighborhood, the activist and Knesset member shook up a country that had for years discriminated against non-European Jews

Art displays attract protesters staying up round the clock to commemorate hostages who remain in Hamas captivity; speakers question government priorities regarding captives

Decrying use of religious rhetoric to promote war, liberal Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze religious leaders say event sends message of 'peace, justice and equality'

Having fled Nazi Germany at 15, Kissinger went to great lengths to distance himself from his Jewish background while conducting foreign policy on Nixon’s behalf

Demonstrators in Jerusalem decry government's amended plan as sectarian, allege a lack of funding for secular education and mental health services

Villages with up to 1,000 households and West Bank settlements would be allowed to cherry-pick residents; Arab rights group condemns bill as strengthening a system of segregation

Seeking to offer an alternative to religious right-wing politicians, organization representing Israel's 'faithful left' focuses on Gaza war, hostage deal at second annual gathering

Three arrested, including ex-aide to MK, at anti-government demonstrations with hostage families to protest prolongment of war and decry Netanyahu's insistence on Rafah operation

In a frantic search for her daughter, who attended the Supernova music festival and hasn't been seen since Saturday's terror attacks, Ahuva Maizel appeals to the possible captors

'We will not meet here again,' says father of abductee at Tel Aviv's Hostages' Square rally; tens of thousands at protests across Israel; over a dozen arrested in clashes with police

Thousands crowd into venue outside Shimon HaTzadik tomb as police lock down tense Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood; Sephardi chief rabbi lights fire, speaks before enthused audience

Organizer says Ben Gvir, Smotrich 'taking country hostage' with threats to bring down government, as protesters cheer US president for unveiling latest hostage-ceasefire proposal

The demonstration, which yielded a turnout of two hundred people, was held in solidarity with Israeli protesters against right-wing legal reforms and settlement policies Charlie Summers News Editor...

Bereaved son says 'moral connection' exists between struggles for LGBTQ equality and return of Hamas-held captives; participants boo far-right police minister checking in on march

Demonstration drawing some 50,000 outside Knesset marked by criticism of Netanyahu from speakers and crowd, despite attempts by Hostages and Missing Families Forum to stay neutral

A trailblazer in Israeli society, Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh came to the Maryland Hillel to speak about her career as a journalist, politician and now emissary of the Jewish Agency

By Charles Summers Staff Writer For Mitzpeh @charlesbsu The Knesset building in Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The ruling coalition in Israel lost its governing majority Wednesday...

Outside PM's official Jerusalem residence, hostage families decry Netanyahu's choice to skirt hostage negotiations in Cairo; 'We are in critical days,' says daughter of captive

Thousands converge on capital for massive demonstration, followed by chaotic march stymied by skunk liquid sprayed from water cannons

During press tour at Kerem Shalom border crossing, IDF liaison flouts UN reports of starvation in Gaza, blames international organizations for delay in transfer of aid to the Strip

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