A nationwide five-day Home Front defense drill, code-named “Turning Point 4,” hit a peak on May 25 when sirens wailed across Israel simulating a missile attack. Israelis were asked to head for the nearest shelters or safe rooms, as part of an extensive drill meant to test national preparedness.Read More
The Knesset on Wednesday passed the first reading of a ‘citizenship loyalty’ bill proposed by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party.Read More
Large police forces, aided by police helicopters, dogs and sappers, embarked on an extensive manhunt on Wednesday after a man and a woman suspected of attempting to carry out a terror attack on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street.Read More
Spurred by a major grant from one of the largest Jewish foundations, the rabbinical seminaries of three major synagogue movements are forging a groundbreaking partnership to train Jewish educators.Read More
A coalition of 10 major Jewish organizations is urging Congress to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy.Read More
In politics, as elsewhere, it’s a sport that’s almost as popular as people-watching: Guest-list watching.Read More
Georgia amended its kosher labeling law to require public disclosure for unpackaged food represented as kosher.Read More
A Jerusalem court has rejected an appeal by Jewish families to allow them to continue living in an eastern Jerusalem building.Read More
Rahm Emanuel arrived in Israel to celebrate the bar mitzvah of his son.Read More
When Itai Zar, 34, the leader of Havat Gilad, was arrested last November, it was only natural that the footage documenting the arrest, which someone filmed on their cell phone, would be posted within minutes on the outpost’s Facebook page - to the delight of the group’s 2,234 members.Read More
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