A major archaeological discovery was unearthed in the Jordan Valley during Chanukah – a hoard of ancient coins minted under King Yannai (Alexander Jannaeus), one of the most influential rulers of the Chashmonean Kingdom (104–76 BCE). The excavation, led by the University of Haifa’s archaeological team, uncovered the treasure within a previously unknown roadside complex […]
A court in Serbia on Monday convicted the parents of a teenage boy who last year shot dead nine pupils and a school guard and wounded six more people in
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Popular Israeli singer Naftali Kempeh released a new song on Monday called “Owner of the Palace,” which was written by the Rosh Yeshivah of one of the top yeshivos gedolos
Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers — aging vessels with obscure ownership […]
Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a month earlier, a U.S. official said Monday, hovering near the lowest levels since July 2020 and indicating that an anticipated surge ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president hasn’t happened. There were about 44,000 arrests during December as of Monday […]
Israeli air defenses successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen, preventing it from entering Israeli airspace, the IDF confirmed Monday night. The missile, believed to have been fired by
An anonymous Telegram account with fewer than 500 followers posted a message in Arabic on Sunday, calling for Muslims in the United States, Europe, and Russia to join “brothers in
Watch and enjoy the attached videos from Ishay Ribo’s performance last night, the 5th night of Chanukah. Ribo’s second New York performance on Chanukah’s 6th night (tonight!), December 30th, will feature separate seating for men and women, enabling every segment of the Jewish community to enjoy the record-breaking artist’s signature evenings of unifying music. There […]
The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday.
Five anti-Israel activists were arrested for attempting to tunnel through the wall of a factory linked to Israeli defense company Elbit Systems. The incident occurred at the UAV Engines Limited facility in Lichfield, operated by Elbit’s UK subsidiary. The activists, affiliated with the group Palestine Action, used hammers and chisels to smash bricks while elevated […]
South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. Sunday’s crash, the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades, triggered an outpouring of national sympathy. Many people worry […]
An Israeli citizen from Petach Tikva, Alexander Granovsky, 29, has been arrested on charges of espionage and arson, allegedly acting on behalf of foreign terror operatives. The arrest, announced Monday by the Shin Bet, follows a coordinated investigation with Lahav 433’s National Crime Unit. According to investigators, Granovsky had been in communication with foreign terrorist […]
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed […]
There’s a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year. The sun expelled two bursts of plasma that are
El Al Airlines announced on Monday morning that it is suspending its flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow until the end of March 2025. According to the announcement, the company
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said Monday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 189 Ukrainian prisoners, including military personnel, border guards and national guards — along with two […]
Don’t miss the once-a-year sale prices on the classics and new releases! As Chanukah approaches, Machon Yerushalayim opens its grand sale — one of the most anticipated events of the
In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once came to pray. Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed. Walls and roofs have collapsed. Some artifacts are missing. A marble sign in Arabic […]
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