The Israeli govenment on Sunday unanimously approved the establishment of a new national day of remembrance day (yom zikaron) for the victims of the October 7th massacre and the Iron Swords War. It will be held on the 24th of Tishrei, after Sukkos. However, the 24th of Tishrei falls out this year on Shabbos so […]

In a tense interview on Sunday, CNN’s Dana Bash pressed Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on his political future and the controversial war strategy in Gaza. Bash confronted Netanyahu with Sen. Chuck Schumer’s call for new Israeli elections and President Biden’s apparent distance from the Israeli leader’s actions. Regarding Sen. Chuck Schumer’s demand for elections […]

Two of Canada’s leading kosher certification agencies, along with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, are taking legal action against the national government over recent regulations on animal slaughter, which they say are threatening the country’s kosher industry. In a statement, the three organizations – the Kashruth Council of Canada, the Jewish Community Council […]

An imam opened fire at Jewish children in Chevron on Shabbos at about noon from the nearby Muslim cemetery and was neutralized by IDF soldiers. In a neis galui, no one was injured in the incident. One of the bullets hit a soccer ball the children were playing with. A video of the incident shows […]

In a security cabinet meeting today, security officials revealed that Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing in the central Gaza Strip, was killed in an IDF strike earlier this week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the news as “a great achievement for Israel,” as reported by Ynet news site. The IDF confirmed […]

Hamas has presented a ceasefire proposal to the US and mediators, which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, including 100 serving life sentences. The proposal also includes the release of women, children, the elderly, and ill hostages, in exchange for the release of 700-1000 Palestinian prisoners. According to […]

Judith Raanan, a Chicago mother who was abducted by Hamas with her teenage daughter Natalie on October 7th and released after almost two weeks, told NewsNation that when she arrived at a hospital in Gaza, “all the nurses cheered at the sight of Jewish prey.” Judith, who grew up in Israel, had traveled to southern […]

Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, has expressed strong support for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s recent speech, in which he called for elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Soifer tweeted that Schumer “did something big” by speaking out, stating that his words reflect the thoughts of the […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ripped into Senate Minority Leader Chuck “Shomer Yisroel” Schumer on Thursday after Schumer called for new elections in Israel to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom Schumer described as an “obstacle to peace”. Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell said, “The Jewish state of Israel deserves an ally that acts […]

A stabbing attack took place at a cafe at the Beit Kama Junction in southern Israel on Thursday afternoon. A man in his 50s was critically injured. Paramedics are currently carrying out resuscitation techniques on him. Two others were lightly injured. The terrorist was neutralized. This is a developing story. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)