Israel�s fire department is operating in emergency mode over the past three days as unseasonably strong winds combined with dry trees and brush have led to many large fires. All stations are operating on 12-hour shifts and all leave has been canceled. As the country by and large has not yet seen winter rains, everything […]

This is the second time the Health Ministry survey was conducted, part of Health Minister Yaakov Litzman�s effort for increased transparency in the health system and to encourage healthcare givers to improve where possible. The average rating was 78%. Litzman is not pleased with the average for as explained, almost one out of every four […]

German airline Lufthansa canceled nearly 900 flights on Wednesday and scrapped another 912 scheduled for Thursday after pilots launched a two-day strike in a pay dispute. The Cockpit union initially

Minister of Religious Affairs David Azoulai sent a letter of support to Rishon L�Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita regarding the High Court of Justice decision to freeze the appointment of Rabbi Eyal Karim as the next IDF Chief Rabbi. The court asked Rav Karim to appear and explain his halachic position on �Eishes Yifas Toar� […]

The German government expressed revulsion Wednesday at Nazi-style salutes such as those performed at a recent far-right event in Washington, but said it was confident the United States can tackle

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In what may be the largest purchase of defibrillators ever made in Israel, volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) organization United Hatzalah recently purchased 1,000 defibrillators for

Two weeks before Election Day, at the final Pennsylvania Senate debate, legendary Philadelphia newsman Jim Gardner began with what seemed like an easy first question. “Can you tell us,” Gardner

Recently a policeman ruined a bar mitzva celebration in Jerusalem by detaining one of the members of the family in order to take him to a warning discussion with a

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted on Wednesday that many in the U.S. and Europe are branding U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a “dictator” because he wasn’t their favored candidate. Erdogan

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This TNS survey asked participants who is most suited to serve as Prime Minister of Israel. The results were released on Tuesday night the eve of 22 Cheshvan on �Mabat�, Channel 1 evening news. The poll shows that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu leads with 27%, with Yair Lapid following with 18%, former Defense Minister Moshe […]

Americans took to the roads, air and railways Wednesday for what is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in almost a decade. Almost 49 million people are expected

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotevely spoke out strongly against the so-called two-state solution, which calls for the establishment of the State of Palestine at the expense of Jewish communities throughout

Iran�s top leader has warned that renewal of a decades-old sanction on his country will lead to reaction by Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei�s website quoted him as saying on Wednesday, �Definitely, the Islamic republic of Iran will show reaction� about the renewal. He didn�t elaborate. Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters, said […]

Agudath Israel of America warmly welcomes today’s announcement that President-elect Trump has nominated Betsy DeVos for the position of US Secretary of Education. Agudath Israel has worked closely with Mrs.