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IDF & Security / US / Photo of the Day

Israel MoD Signs Agreement with US for Refueling Aircraft and Helicopters

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel will acquire 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Killed Near Giti Evyasar Junction

By Jewish Press News Desk

An armed terrorist was shot and killed by IDF soldiers near the Giti Evyasar junction in the Shomron on Friday morning.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Terrorists Shoot Civilian on Gaza Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

All agricultural work near the Gaza border has been ordered halted.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

Muslim and Jewish EMTs Save Woman's Life in Arab Village

By Jewish Press News Desk

The woman's family crowded around, worried and upset about their mother.

Israel / Turkey / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Israeli & Turkish Scientists Discover Victim Remains from Bronze Age Tsunami 3,500 Years Ago

By Jewish Press News Desk

International research collaboration co-led with University of Haifa’s Dr. Beverly Goodman-Tchernov unearths remarkable discovery within tsunami debris.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Judaism

Compendium of Scholarly Articles Launched in Tribute to Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

By Jewish Press News Desk

“While Rabbi Riskin defended halachic practice without compromise, he succeeded in revealing religion’s beauty to countless Jews."

Israel / The Courts / Judaism

Convicted Rapist Continues to Deny his Wife a Get

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yad La’Isha legal aid center demands increased sanctions in jail, convict relents.

Government / History / Sinai

Ancient Christian Manuscripts from Mount Sinai Monastery Go Online via Israel's National Library

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new, free collection includes images of 1,600 manuscripts, dozens of rare photos, and color footage taken after the Six-Day War.

Featured / Israel / History / Archaeology

Spectacular Ancient Treasure Discovered in Shipwrecks off the Coast of Caesarea

By Jewish Press News Desk

The underwater remains also include rare personal effects of the shipwreck victims.

Israel / Media

4 Israeli Major Production Companies Commit to Auditioning Actors with Disabilities

By Jewish Press News Desk

KAN, RESHET, HOT and YES sign Ruderman Family Foundation-initiated pledge.

Terrorism / Judea & Samaria / Obituaries

Terror Victim Identified as Yehuda Dimentman

By Jewish Press News Desk

Dimantman, in his 20s, was married and  father of a toddler.

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U. Developed Blood Test Detecting Immune and Inflammatory Activity Sans Biopsies or Imaging

By Jewish Press News Desk

Based on this, scientists can identify from which tissue the circulating fragments of DNA originated and infer disease states.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas

Shin Bet Arrests Israeli & Gazan Arabs on Espionage for Hamas

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas has been using the border crossings to infiltrate Israel, and exploiting the generously awarded commercial permits for terrorist activity.

Featured / Israel / Chessed and Tzedaka / On Campus / Education

The Ari Fuld Project Launches Fellowship Program with Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh

By Jewish Press News Desk

Fellows in the new program are learning from Ari Fuld's teaching to help disseminate them to future generations of Jews.

Featured / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Not a Book Club: 100 Women Complete Daf Yomi's Tractate Taanit

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Knowing that so many others were doing it with me created a sense of excitement and encouraged me to continue until the finish line.”

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U. Physicist Wins 2021 Breakthrough of the Year Award

By Jewish Press News Desk

Physics World editors chose the winners from nearly 600 published research articles.

Israel / US / Travel / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah EMT Treats Woman on Flight from Ben Gurion to Newark

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Thankfully, I was in the right place at the right time to help, and that is all that matters.”

Featured / Government / The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

TAU Survey: Most Arabs Want Ra'am Minister in Lapid-Bennett Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli Arabs don't trust the government to implement plans for fighting crime in Arab communities.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria

Report: Israel Hit Secret Syrian Chemical Weapons Labs & Facilities

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel attacked multiple Syrian military sites over the past 2 years to prevent the production of chemical weapons.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah Volunteers Save Long-Term-Care Patient with CPR

By Jewish Press News Desk

The patient was transported to the hospital where he was sedated and placed on a respirator, alive and with a chance for recovery.

Politics / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / On Campus / Education / Gulf States / UAE

Israeli & Emirati Students Address Global Challenges Together

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bennett: There's no better time to spread the message of Israel to the world and this mission is an example of proactively spreading that light.

Israel / Archaeology

Second Synagogue from Temple Era Excavated in Migdal near the Kinneret

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is the first time that two synagogues have been found in a single settlement from the Second Temple period.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Weizmann Institute Study: Gut Microbes May Drive Weight Gain after Smoking Cessation

By Jewish Press News Desk

Substances produced by microbes, identified in a study in mice, may help in the development of new anti-obesity treatments.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU-Led International Study Discovers Drug that Treats Symptoms of Autism and Alzheimer's

By Jewish Press News Desk

The symptoms that were remedied using NAP: slow development, poor communication, brains with a small number of synapses, and low electrical activity.

Israel / Health and Medicine

3 EMTs from Different Cities Come Together to Save a Life In Rishon Lezion

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I am proud to be part of an organization that saves the lives of people across the country, no matter who and where.”

US / Politics / Government / Holidays & Observances

Prime Minister Bennett Meets New US Ambassador Nides, They Light Chanukah Candles

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I know we're going to do a lot of great things together. Welcome back to Israel and best of luck, my friend."

Israel / Jewish / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan U's Prof. Shlomo Havlin Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics 2021

By Jewish Press News Desk

Recently, for the second year in a row, Havlin won the "Most Cited Researcher in Physics" award.

Iran / News Briefs

Explosion Near Natanz Nuclear Facility

By Jewish Press News Desk

There's speculation the Iranians were trying to hit a drone over the facility.

Holidays & Observances / Religious & Secular in Israel

‘Our Building Lights’ Initiative Brings Holiday Joy to Communities Around Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The organizers are ushering in a “sense of normalcy and joy” in bringing back holiday programming to communities all across Israel.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Diaspora

3 Black Teen Girls Wanted for Harassing Jewish Children in Brooklyn

By Jewish Press News Desk

The NYPD said that all the young victims wore traditional Jewish clothes, which marked them as targets.

Headline / Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

New Covid Restrictions: No More Visitors to Israel Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

In response to the newly discovered 'Omicron' strain of the Coronavirus...

Featured / IDF & Security / US / Holidays & Observances / Aliyah / Geulah

Nefesh B'Nefesh Hosts 250 Lone Soldiers at Thanksgiving Dinner

By Jewish Press News Desk

These Thanksgiving dinners are part of Nefesh B’Nefesh’s return to in-person events, helping Olim acclimate.

Featured / Haredim & Hassidim / US / Government / Antisemitism / Jerusalem / Sovereignty

US Forces Cancellation of Haredi Neighborhood in Atarot, Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Israeli government has informed the US that Israel won't be moving ahead with the construction of a much-needed neighborhood for Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox) in the Atarot section of northern Jerusalem.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government

Report: Prison Officials Buried Female Guard's Complaint of Physical Assault by Terrorist Inmate

By Jewish Press News Desk

According to Haaretz, the warden did not investigate the internal complaint and concealed it when the IPS began investigating the case.

Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Using Plant Remains TAU Researchers Reconstruct Israel's Climate by End of Last Ice Age

By Jewish Press News Desk

The study was conducted at the prehistoric archaeological site Jordan River Dureijat ("Jordan River Stairs") on the shores of the Paleo Lake Hula.

Israel / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Bar-Ilan U Scholar Wins Award for Book on Early Resistance to Rashi's Torah Commentary

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Rashi’s Commentary may have shaped Judaism and the Jewish people more than any other work except the Bible and the Talmud.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Saves the Same Man Twice in 24 Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

EMT responds to emergency calls only to find an old friend suffering from a drug overdose, and saves his life twice on the same day.

Featured / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Girl, 11, Finds Rare Silver Coin, 2000-Years-Old, Minted at the Temple

By Jewish Press News Desk

The girl came with her family to the Emek Tzurim Sifting Project in Jerusalem.

UK / Government

President Herzog Meets the Prince of Wales

By Jewish Press News Desk

Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother of the late Duke of Edinburgh, is buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.

Headline / NY / The Courts / Anti-Israel NGOs

Watch: Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Brings Out the PLO Flags in Brooklyn Demonstrations

By Jewish Press News Desk

Riots and looting broke out around the country in response to the not guilty verdict.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan U Study Reveals How People Know They're Tired

By Jewish Press News Desk

Our PARP1 protein acts as an antenna, signaling the brain that it's time to sleep and repair DNA.

Headline / Israel / Travel / Turkey

Israeli Couple Freed from Turkish Captivity, Return Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

The couple were arrested by Turkey for taking a picture during their vacation.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Watch: Security Cam Footage of Old City Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the video, the terrorist can be seen attacking the Border Policeman from behind with a knife...

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / On Campus / Education / Gulf States / UAE

UAE Education Minister on Israeli Collaboration: Education is the Antidote for Global Challenges

By Jewish Press News Desk

United Arab Emirates Minister of Education Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi delivered his remarks as part of a senior delegation visiting University of Haifa.

Featured / Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Germany

Quantum Encryption Advances at Hebrew U Keeping Data Secure on the Internet

By Jewish Press News Desk

The team at HU developed a system that uses fluorescent crystals in the form of specks so tiny that special microscopes are needed to see them.

Diaspora / Jerusalem / Aliyah / Geulah

Nefesh B’Nefesh Inaugurates New Aliyah Campus Opposite the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The building has multiple outdoor and indoor spaces for a myriad Aliyah-related event programming and hosting.

US / Politics / History / Antisemitism

Biden's Nominee for Envoy on Fighting Anti-Semitism: Singling Out Israel for Criticism is Anti-Semitism

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Give me an example of one Muslim state with possibly the exception of Morocco, where Jews and other religions live and prosper as minorities."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Poriya Doctors Perform Successful Tongue Resection and Reconstruction on Elderly Patient

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Such an operation requires a multidisciplinary team that can perform both the resection of the tumor and the reconstruction during the same operation."

Israel / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Haifa U Study: Ultra-Processed Food Increases Risk of High Blood Pressure, Blood Lipids

By Jewish Press News Desk

People who consume a lot of ultra-processed food face 1.5-times higher risk of high blood pressure, excess fat in the blood, and low levels of “good cholesterol.”

Headline / Politics / Government / Elections

Ministerial Panel Unanimously Approves Term Limits for Prime Minister

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu came out lashing, declaring the bill and it's supporters undemocratic.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Saving a Life in Pajamas

By Jewish Press News Desk

First Responders save the life of a woman who lost consciousness while riding in a car.

Israel / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan University Launches Groundbreaking $75 Million Diabetes Initiative

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE tackles diabetes and reduces healthcare disparities while developing innovations that will have a global impact.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Anti-Israel NGOs

Gantz, Lapid, Hail Conviction of 'Human Rights' Activist Who Raised Funds for PFLP

By Jewish Press News Desk

The cynical use of human rights organizations as a cover fuels terror ism and hurts organizations that do real work for civil society.

US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education

79 Groups Urge Virginia Tech to Protect Jewish Students after Graduate Senate Approves Pro-BDS Resolution

By Jewish Press News Desk

Virginia Tech’s Graduate and Professional Student Senate members implement the academic boycott on campus and in their own classrooms.

Headline / Politics / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Cracks in the Coalition: Opposition Wins Two Knesset Votes As Ra'am MK Votes with Opposition

By Jewish Press News Desk

With the budget passed, the coalition is no longer showing as unified a front in the Knesset as it did before.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Leaders in Judea & Samaria Hold Emergency Meeting in Battle for Area C over Illegal PA Construction

By Jewish Press News Desk

Illegal Arab construction directed by the Fayyad plan is strangling the Jewish communities.

Terrorism / US / The Courts / Anti-Israel NGOs

Shurat Hadin to Rockefeller Foundation: End Donations to Terror-Affiliated Groups or Risk Legal Action

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Those who float money to groups that are connected to terror must be held to account for the murder, misery, and suffering their funding has paid for."

Featured / Israel / History / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Siege Ramps & Breached Walls: Israeli Archaeologists Trace the Assyrian Conquest of Lachish

By Jewish Press News Desk

Construction began about 80 meters away from the walls of the city of Lachish, close to where stones required for the ramp could be quarried.

Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U Initiates Model for Carbon Neutrality

By Jewish Press News Desk

TAU has placed efforts to combat climate change among its top priorities.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Tours KKL-JNF Pavilion at Dubai Expo

By Jewish Press News Desk

AlAnoud Al Hashmi, founder and CEO of the Emirati Futurist Company, congratulated the JNF representatives.

Global / Diaspora / Judaism

New Program Brings Halakhic Study to Women around the World

By Jewish Press News Desk

Religious women sometimes felt uncomfortable approaching rabbis, opting to either ask the question through a male messenger or not ask the question at all.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

No One Dies on our Watch: EMTs Save Woman, 91, Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest in a Taxi

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Hashem brought me to her so that I could be a part of the team that saved her life.”

Featured / Israel / Archaeology

Spectacular Ancient Gold Ring with Semi-Precious Stone Inlay Unearthed in Yavne

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The ring may have belonged to the owner of the warehouse, to a foreman, or to an unlucky visitor who dropped it."

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Anti-Israel NGOs / United Nations (UN)

UN Envoy Erdan Explains Exactly Why Israel Designated 6 PFLP Affiliates as Terrorist Groups

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The PFLP operates an organizational and military apparatus, including a network of purported civilian institutions."

Featured / Global / Business and Economy / Kosher Food News

Leading Market Researcher Sees 4% Growth in Global Kosher Food Industry

By Jewish Press News Desk

The increasing prevalence of lactose intolerance is one of the key factors driving the growth of the kosher food industry.

Featured / IDF & Security / Photo of the Day / Jerusalem

IDF Special Forces Run 4 Ari in Jerusalem Marathon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Some sixty soldiers in a special forces unit ran in Ari's memory in the Jerusalem Marathon.

Israel / US / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Weizmann Institute Researchers Solve the Riddle of Jupiter's Red Spot

By Jewish Press News Desk

Weizmann Institute and NASA Researchers discover surprising parallel between Jupiter and Earth

Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Startup Genome Ranks Tel Aviv University 5th in the World in Entrepreneurship

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tel Aviv University ranked right after four leading American universities – Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and Harvard.

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Jerusalem School Launches Trailblazing Cyber Security Program for Orthodox Tekkies

By Jewish Press News Desk

Cyber Elite 2.0 is set to bolster Israel’s cyber industry with underleveraged talent from Orthodox communities.

US / Antisemitism / Arts and Entertainment / On Campus / Education / Interfaith Relations

Jazz Musicians Call for Cultural Collaboration Against Anti-Semitism and Racism

By Jewish Press News Desk

Wynton Marsalis said: “We are many, let us also be one, unified in our embrace of humanism, cultural excellence and democracy. Let us not be tribal.”

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