יום רביעי, כ״ב אב תשפ״וWednesday, August 5, 2026
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By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Immigration to Israel this year was up 28% compared to the previous year. An estimated total of 24,800 new immigrants arrived to Israel throughout the course of the year.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“In the Middle East today, there is one country where Christianity is not only not persecuted, but affectionately granted freedom of expression, freedom of worship and security. It is Israel, the Jewish State. "
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
An airlift of 21 flights from El- Al Airlines flying from 10 different international locations, are bringing parents of lone soldiers serving in the IDF to Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The world’s oldest known Jewish prayer book, or siddur, was displayed for the first time to the general public at the Bible Lands Museum.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A memorial event with a special photo exhibition honoring the late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took place on Monday.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
China’s Yuanda Enterprise Group announced last week that it had bought the Israeli company AutoAgronome Israel Ltd for $20 million in order to expand its business to high-tech agriculture.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Jerusalem district firefighters and rescue volunteers, alongside U.S. Marines and families of 9/11 victims, marked the 13th anniversary 9/11 in a special ceremony held in the Jerusalem Hills.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Ashdod residents witnessed the test operation, which simulated a rocket attack from Iran on southern Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel is sharing its knowledge in the fields of public health in coordination with the World Health Organization’s efforts to stop the Ebola Virus Disease
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
"Supporting Israel is a form of standing against terrorism. Because my father was murdered by terrorists, I know exactly how people feel when they are under terror attack and that's another reason for me to stand with Israel. "
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“I know that you spent your vacation doing things not according to what you planned," the prime minister told students in southern Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Hamas recently indicated to international press that it would continue building up its underground network while restocking arsenal, rockets and other weaponry
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“We are in vital need of men aged 18-60 who are willing to donate platelets.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Four-year-old Daniel Tragerman, Murdered by Hamas, Laid To Rest on Sunday Morning
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Following Rockets, Israel Renewing Safety Precautions for Civilians
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel continues to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip no matter if Hamas is in a state of war or truce against the Jewish state.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A contingent of New York government officials and businessmen are spending three days in Israel on a unity visit this week.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The presence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has begun to grow in the Gaza Strip, with both the PA and Israel convinced that followers of ISIS in Gaza have been responsible for some of the rocket attacks on Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
BGU Researchers Discover New Computerized Method to Profile Personalities of Political Leaders
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
All of the coins are stamped on one side with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion”...
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“Today, on Tisha B'Av, the day upon which the Holy Temple was destroyed, we came together with hundreds of Jews to the Temple Mount to fulfill the commandment of being in the holy place, to pray there for the welfare of the IDF soldiers who are defending all of Israel..."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Lone Soldier from LA Receives Hero’s Farewell
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Chicago 18-year-old to enlist in IDF; New Jersey woman to marry IDF Paratrooper fiance
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Of the 13 soldiers killed, two were U.S. citizens; Sean Carmeli with dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship of South Padre Island, Texas and Max Steinberg of Los Angeles, California.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Hundred attended the prayer rally at the Kotel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Equal opportunity terrorists.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Pick a rocket target and the new Israeli citizens will be moving there, to Beit Shemesh, Givat Shmuel, Hadera, Jerusalem, Karmiel, Modiin, Nes Tziona, Ra'anana, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheva.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in Gaza against Hamas in order to stop the terror that Israel’s citizens face on a daily basis and to restore quiet to Israel's border.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Utilizing Social Media to Unite, Not Divide
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“The call for the safety of these boys doesn’t have to come just from synagogues and yeshivas; it must also come from halls of prayer from every religion – from churches and mosques, especially during the Ramadan period,” Rivlin stated.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Tourism Minister: Proposal will strengthen the peace between Israel and Jordan.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
U.S. Governor of Georgia: ‘Israel is Vital Partner in Friendship’ and Economic Efforts
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Taglit-Birthright Israel has passed a significant milestone with the designation of the program’s 400,000th participant: Ryan Hunter, 20, a student from Syosset, NY (Long Island).
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“It is so moving to see the Lost Tribe of Bnei Menashe returning to Zion and rejoining the people of Israel,” said Shavei Israel Founder and Chairman Michael Freund.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli Arab city of Kalansua in central Israel last week held a fundraising event called ‘A Smile of Hope’ for leading Israeli disabilities organization, Beit Issie Shapiro and their Sindian Center, which serves the Kalansua community and Arabs from across the Southern Triangle.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
"It's especially scary for the kids but we have to continue our life as usual with a regular routine; to go to school and to work."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The aunt of Kidnapped boy, Naftali Frenkel speaks out.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“We feel just how much the state is doing their maximum to find our boys and the prayers of everyone as well as the knowledge that we live in Israel is what comforts me,” Gilad’s grandfather told the press.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Mohammad made “cynical use of his sports activities exit permit to promote Hamas activities.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
In honor of the World Autism Awareness Day, the artwork of Israeli children with autism is being showcased in a unique exhibition called "Speaking Colors" at the UN Headquarters in New York.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“You know what Mahmoud Abbas says behind closed doors? He says: ‘Guys, let me [continue] saying what I say to the media. Those words are meant for the Americans the occupation (i.e. Israel), not for you [Hamas],” wrote al-Ghussein.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Unlike their PA colleagues, disappointed Hamas employees had discovered that they were not paid salaries from the new Palestinian Unity Government (PUG).
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli cow is considered a global leader in milk yields, with the highest national milk and milk solid yields in the world according the Israeli Dairy Board.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company, Takeda, recently signed an agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to commercialize the Israeli company’s innovative treatment for Parkinson’s disease, rasagiline, in Japan.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“The best hidden treasures are here,” Lee told Tazpit. “Israelis have amazing innovative minds. You have 12 Nobel laureates!”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Belgium PM condemned the manifestations of anti-Semitism and sent his condolences to the families of the victims.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Three Israeli students from Ben Gurion University of the Negev won second place at the International Cultural and Academic Meeting of Engineering Students conference (ICAMES), a world-wide engineering project competition organized by the Engineering Society of Bogazici University in Istanbul.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“We met with Israeli residents who just want to live their lives, to coexist with their neighbors. They want to leave politics out of it. It was impressive to see how these communities actually function and how well they get along with their surroundings.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
For 10,000 Israeli fans that filled the Mediolanum Forum Arena in Milan, Italy, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s win against Spain’s Real Madrid was a sweet victory.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is investing approximately NIS 10 million ($2.9 million) in marketing initiatives and infrastructure projects before, during and after the visit of Pope Francis to Israel, on May 25-26 May.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Despite yesterday’s home demolitions in the east Gush Etzion outpost, one local mother is optimistic.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The trip highlights Hong Kong’s strong economic ties with Israel and aims to further raise Israeli business interest in the region.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Hundreds of Jewish World War II veterans of the Allied armies attended the official Yad Vashem ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany on Thursday, May 8.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A special monument is located at the end of the trail that connects Israel’s Yad Vashem, the official memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and Mount Herzl, the national cemetery for Israeli leaders and fallen soldiers.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The FIFA stadium, which will seat 44,000 fans, will be protected by an Israeli company’s advanced security systems.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) seeks to repay the debt of gratitude to non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust by providing financial support to those non-Jewish rescuers in need.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
When Cantor Glick is not on stage performing with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra or singing before international audiences, he is on lifesaving his ambucycle responding to emergency calls in Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli security cabinet unanimously decided today that Israel would not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, the terrorist organization that calls for Israel's destruction. Considered a severe blow to peace talks, the ‘historic’ Hamas-Fatah unity pack was announced on Wednesday following a seven-year power struggle between the two factions. After Hamas’s victory […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and his family's visit to the Temple Mount was cut short when violent rioting once again broke out on the holy site.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A new “Samson” military transport plane purchased from the United States, was inaugurated into the IAF today at the Nevatim airbase near Be’er Sheva.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Realizing they shared a business and social vision, Moed and Samara resolved to combine forces and offer unique tourism programs for travelers visiting the Holy Land.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel helps bring freedom to Turkey - what more can you say?
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel's unemployment rates have been trending low over the past two years.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Disunity is the Arab Leagues common denominator.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
An Israeli company was chosen to be part of a nine-member team of technology vendors in a digital security system project for the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York Harbor.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
IDF Targets Several Syrian Positions in Response to Attack on Israeli Army Jeep.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“Here I was, dressed as a clown with a red rubber nose, and I had to go out with my M16 for a security check,” Singer says. “That was truly a bizarre experience.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF stated that eight of the rockets hit urban, civilian areas including Sderot.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Ukrainian Jews Receive Emergency Training from ZAKA and United Hatzalah.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The town hall meeting, unique to New England’s traditional style of local citizen governance, made its way to Jerusalem when two U.S. Congressmen visited Israel’s capital to discuss “local” issues with U.S. citizens. Republican Congressmen Bill Johnson of Ohio and David McKinley of West Virginia took part in a historic town hall meeting with American […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Syrian explosion destroys family – Israeli medics saves remaining son.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Along with the much needed rain that drenched Israel this past weekend, Tel Aviv experienced a different kind of rain – chocolates galore – at the city’s annual Chocolate Festival. From chocolate shwarmas and kebabs, to chocolate jewelry, sculptures, and even a chocolate spa, the festival took place at the old train station in Yafo […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A special monitoring system run by the University of Padova in Italy has been installed in the Tower of David heritage site as part of an international project that attempts to use technology to determine the structural weaknesses in an ancient edifice . The Tower of David is the tallest structure in the Old City […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
At the age of 104, she decided the time had come to “live a little.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
In keeping with ancient history of the location, the Psagot Winery ages its wines in an ancient underground cave.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The connection runs so deep, that the Arab villagers have alerted Efrat authorities against terror cells.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Thousands of students from Arab countries have signed up.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“Everyone functioned at their best despite all the challenges of the snowstorm, including rescue crews, MDA, and the hospital staff.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A Chanukah miracle in Samaria
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Britain and Germany Stop Palestinian Bid to Join International Olive Council
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Forget about ethanol, electric cars and vegetable oil as alternative, researchers at Ben Gurion University have come up with a new substitute for oil: water and good’ol carbon dioxide.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
KFC had to leave the country because it could no longer acquire the necessary amount of chickens for its fast food meals.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Nir Barkat was re-elected to another 5-year term in one of the mostly hotly contested races in the country against newcomer Moshe Leon.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel’s enemies could start a zoo with all the animals they have caught as being spies. Now it’s an eagle’s turn to join the growing collection of Zionist animals on the front lines.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Terror victim Rebecca Fuhrman told the stars that, as a victim of terror, she lives with the fear of being forgotten.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Apples area mainstay of Rosh HaShanah, when Jews dip them in honey and bless it as sign of a sweet year, which this year should be very sweet if 15,000 tons apples can do the trick.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival attracts array of international musicians.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A new poll conducted by Israel's Ministry of Public Security in order to determine the effectiveness of urban policing programs in 13 different Israeli cities found that residents in the city of Ariel, in Samaria, feel the safest from criminal activity. Ariel is home to 20,000 residents, of whom 92 percent responded saying that they […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
A 10-member delegation of dairy farmers from the Punjab region of India recently visited Israel to participate in a training program about modern dairy farming techniques at kibbutzim and moshavim across Israel. A member of the delegation, Karnail Singh, told the Times of India that weather conditions in Israel are similar to Punjab but that […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The directive is discriminatory and based on a legal premise that is completely wrong.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel lead the way with the final gold medal count, followed by the United States, Hungary, Canada, Azerbijan and South Africa.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Siebenberg House Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens to Public.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Raz explained that he had had "enough with the nonsense that this organization [Breaking the Silence] represents."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
When Hidmi was released from prison after serving three years for his terror activities, he requested to complete his doctorate at Hebrew University.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“It reaffirmed for me how important it is to have dinner with your family at home."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
"If you are Jewish, they will hate you no matter what."
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
"They don’t just come to tour and see the sites, but they actually perform their material to audiences for an important cause.”
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Avigail Shlesinger, 81, will never forget the day Jerusalem was liberated, 46 years ago.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Stars from the hit American TV shows “Scandal” and “Once Upon a Time” visited the Western Wall Friday night during and found themselves immediately recognized by religious Jewish prayer-goers. ''People approached us at the Western Wall, saying they watch our shows,'' said Katie Lowes, who stars in the new American political thriller television series “Scandal,” […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
What a brew! A Scottish brew master, his Tunisian wife and two Yanks operate a boutique brewery. They produce several hundred bottles a month and plan more.
July 31, 2026 
