Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service
By Jonathan Lis (Haaretz) and Haaretz Service
-
Breaking News Israeli Official: Country Not Prepared for Major Earthquake
An earthquake of the same magnitude as the one two weeks ago in Haiti or stronger is certain to strike Israel, Avi Shapira, chairman of the National Earthquake Preparedness Committee, said on Tuesday. “I just returned from Haiti,” Shapira told a special Knesset committee that gathered in the wake of the Haiti disaster to discuss…
-
Breaking News Opposition Fumes as Bibi Invokes Holocaust in Berlin Speech
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the opposition on Wednesday of submitting a no-confidence motion against the government on the same day in which Israel and Germany held a historic joint cabinet session in Berlin. Netanyahu said the timing of the opposition’s parliamentary motion was “inappropriate,” a statement which elicited furious catcalls from lawmakers of Kadima,…
-
Breaking News Police Officers Injured in Jerusalem Riots
Riots in Jerusalem over the recent arrest of an ultra-Orthodox woman suspected of starving her 3-year-old son escalated as demonstrators concluded their third consecutive day of violent protests with no indication that they were planning to ease up. So far ten police officers have been lightly hurt by stone throwers. Three of them were taken…
Most Popular
- 1
Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
- 2
Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
- 3
Fast Forward Major Jewish funder steps back as Columbia University rocked by anti-Israel protests
- 4
Opinion ‘Egregious’: A legal perspective on Columbia University’s mass arrests
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion Protesters at Columbia are fighting for our deepest values as Jews
-
News The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu decries ‘antisemitic mobs’ at Columbia as university negotiates with student protesters
-
Culture How a ‘lowly Orthodox,’ punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights