Welfare Minister (Yesh Atid) Meir Cohen is calling for the dismantling of “isolated yishuvim”, stating this should be done now, immediately, without waiting for negotiations with the PA (Palestinian Authority). Cohen feels that maintaining these communities is too expensive and removing them will save badly needed funds, which may be allocated elsewhere. He adds that […]

Rosh Yeshivat Har Etzion HaGaon HaRav Aaron Lichtenstein Shlita has come out publicly against the deal between Bayit Yehudi and Shas in the race for new Chief Rabbis of Israel. In an interview granted by the rav to Makor Rishon on the occasion of the rav’s 80th birthday, he explains that he is a friend […]

If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year’s congressional elections, the working title might be “2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare.” The plot: The rollout of President Barack Obama’s health

President Shimon Peres on Sunday, 17 Sivan 5773 traveled to Jordan and will represent Israel at the World Economic Forum which is taking place on the Jordanian side of the

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel and his entourage was prevented from entering a mixed wedding being held between a Jewish woman and an Arab male R”L. The bus carrying Marzel and his supporters, including former MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, was intercepted by police near Sakhnin. They were permitted to hold a symbolic protest at that location […]

Sen. Chuck Schumer is proposing legislation that would set additional rules for how leaks about government secrets are investigated. Schumer said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that when the

Jewish motorists traveling the roadways of Yehuda and Shomron are under increasing attack. This was the discussion of a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee last week

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] MK (The Movement) Eliezer Stern used the Knesset podium to respond to MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Moshe Gafne on his bill pertaining to the upcoming elections for

On motzei Shabbos after midnight, dozens of prominent rabbonim arrived for an urgent meeting in the home of Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita. Among those present were Dayan Rabbi Eliezer Igra,

A nationwide training exercise got underway today, 17 Sivan 5773. Operation, “Turning Point 7” will test the response of government agencies, the IDF, Israel Police, local and national government, and all first response and emergency agencies. Simulated chemical warfare attacks with “major hits” in homefront targets are part of the three-day event as the nation […]

The stabbing of a French soldier near Paris by a man who is still on the run bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism, the interior minister said on Sunday, and

Coalition Chairman MK (Likud) Yariv Levin calls the Peri Committee draft law a “bluff”. Speaking with Channel 10 News, Levin stated “This is not sharing the burden but a bluff. They are trying to pull the wool over our eyes. This is an anti-chareidi campaign and not a share the burden campaign.” Levin explained that […]

After weeks of back and forth accompanied by Israel’s best political deal-making, it now appears the agreement reached between the Shas and Bayit Yehudi parties surrounding the election for chief rabbis will not pass as hoped. After much back room dealing the agreement came from Shas, clearing the way for MK (Bayit Yehudi) Zevulun Kalfa […]

As the chasenah preparations were underway in the Belzer Court last week, avreichim increased their limud Torah in line with instructions from the Rebbe Shlita. Shortly before the chupah took

Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism

The bill heading to Knesset sponsored by MK (Bayit Yehudi) Zevulun Kalfa seeks to lift the age ceiling for candidates running for the post of Chief Rabbis of Israel. This