As Rosh Hashanah 5773 approaches, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reports there are 7,933,200 Israelis living in the country, including 5,798,600 Jews, 1,636,600 Arabs, and 318,000 people not classified by

Migdal Ha’emek Chief Rabbi Yisrael Dovid Grossman Shlita visited the last bachur released last week by Japanese authorities, to complete his prison term in Israel. Escorted by Israel Police, the

As Breslov chassidim and those who identify with the tziyun of Rav Nachman begin making their way to Uman for Rosh Hashanah, one wonders what happens in a community in

At least two rockets were fired into the Eshkol Regional Council are of southern Israel on Wednesday morning 25 Elul 5772 shortly after 08:00. Baruch Hashem the rockets landed in

Last night, the eve of 25 Elul 5772 police and ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) forces raided the yeshiva in Yitzhar in Shomron. Honenu reports one student was

While the Tal Law is gone and a new law is yet to be passed in Knesset, some Israelis are not sitting back and waiting, but acting, albeit not in

After lawsuits and legal action failed in preventing the establishment of the next chareidi city, Charish, secular activists are now trying to keep the chareidim out by using the same

Blaming an anti-Islamic movie produced in the United States for the latest wave of Islamic violence, protestors in Cairo on Tuesday evening stormed the American Embassy in that city. In

Three chareidim from Beit Shemesh were arrested on Tuesday afternoon as they interfered with construction workers who they insist are violating Jewish kevarim. This construction site is the intended home

President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu for an hour tonight as a part of their ongoing consultations. The two leaders discussed the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program, and

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Yechiel Metzger has sent an urgent letter to Minister of Religious Services (Shas) Yaakov Margi calling upon him to intervene on behalf of the rabbonim who

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on Tuesday that if Iran decides to manufacture a nuclear bomb, the United States would have a bit more than a year to

Security officials on Tuesday lifted a gag order permitting publication of the arrests of yet another Arab terror cell involving Jerusalem Arabs. Of the eight cell members in custody, five

MK (Ichud HaLeumi) Yaakov Katz and Naftali Bennett, the Bayit HaYehudi hopeful, signed an agreement to run under a joint slate in the next Knesset elections. The agreement stipulates that

The following statements were released in the past 24 hours, and are posted in the order that they released: Tischler Challenges Hikind To Retract Ad Lying About His Record: Assembly

Despite the grave global economic crisis and the problematic geopolitical situation in the region, Israel continues to break incoming tourism records. A record number of 2.3 million visitors arrived during

The Prime Minister’s Office National Information Directorate, in cooperation with the National Emergency Management Authority and IDF Home Front Command on Monday 23 Elul 5772 held a study seminar on

Flatbush, NY – Council Member Michael C. Nelson expresses his strong opposition to the proposal to establish as of September 19th a Truancy Processing Center at 1780 Ocean Avenue, located