Parshat Yitro contains the most important piece in the narrative of the Jewish people, the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, when the nation and God are 'married.
PM Netanyahu is preparing for his Wednesday meeting with President Trump.
Many young couples they interact with are looking for more affordable Jewish communities.
Stationing foreign peacekeeping troops on Israel's border would cripple Israel's defense capabilities, requiring Israel to seek approval in preempting/countering belligerence, straining US-Israel ties
By Isi Leibler
Israeli ministers, including our PM, should not seek to push a mercurial Trump to the point where he becomes exasperated. Everything suggests Israel will have greater support than under G. W. Bush
Security forces went in looking for weapons.
All the latest good-news stories from the amazing Land of Israel!
By Moshe Herman
What gets God’s goat? Complaining. The Children of Israel see the sea split before them, they will witness their enemy’s destruction, and they will eat the holy Manna. But…..
Is the State of Israel, Jewish or not? And what is a Jew?
By JNi.Media
Israel's economic growth is expected to hit 3.8% for 2016. Job creation is strong, at almost 3 percent in 2016 ( the US economy expanded at around 1.4% in 2016).
PM Netanyahu released a video of his meeting with Chuck Norris.
Israeli schoolchildren, all across the country, will leave their classrooms to plant trees… but this Tu B'Shvat, things will be very different.
By Bennett Ruda
During his presidential campaign, Trump made a point of talking about moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. And now he is the President. Again, it is not so simple.
The IDF continues to retaliate after the rocket attack from Gaza.
By JNi.Media
The visiting players will hold an exhibition match in Jerusalem with the Israeli Football team on Saturday evening, February 18.
The High Court has ordered nine homes in Ofra be demolished this week.
Hamas wants a lot of terrorists freed for the 2 civilians they are holding hostage in Gaza.
By JNi.Media
IRGC Aerospace and Missile Division director Amir Ali Hajizadeh said, 'The Americans are telling [us]: Don't talk about missile affairs, and if you conduct a test or maneuver, don't mention it.'
Dore Gold is So Tough, He Can Take on Chuck Norris
Why Jono is worried someone will cut off his fingers
UN watchdog report reveals dozens of instances of UNRWA teachers glorifying terrorism and antiSemitism.
The Regavim Movement's response to the rejection by the High Court of the Amona Agreement.
By JNi.Media
Modern navigation systems integrated in modern platforms rely on the uninterrupted availability of satellite-based navigation and timing for their operation. But most of them are still unprotected.
By David Bedein
The question remains as to whether the US will ever recognize Jerusalem as part of Israel. Such a policy decision is more crucial than the symbolic matter of moving the US embassy to Jerusalem.
By Bennett Ruda
Obama's predecessor, George Bush, was able to go beyond funding and weapons and get Israel and the Palestinian Arabs talking without anti-Israel UNSC resolutions or media attacks
By JNi.Media
Guterres said in video message that 'the Holocaust was the culmination of millennia of hatred, scapegoating and discrimination targeting the Jews, what we now call anti-Semitism.'
Will the Israeli Supreme Court grant the residents the three months needed to prepare their new homes?
Will Israeli leadership remain captive to old molds of thought—thus proving a constraint rather than a catalyst, impeding rather than inducing, the opportunities the Trump administration may afford?
The weird and wonderful news coming from Israel!
By Moshe Herman
Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the plagues, God's promises to Moses for a successful process, and the merits and the faults of Shalom Aleichem's Fiddler on the Roof. Then, Malkah joins Yishai to discuss the David's Sling defense system, President Donald Trump's hold on transfer of money to terrorists, and the fate of Israel's soldier, Elor Azaria.
By JNi.Media
The self-image of American Jews, along with their self-perceptions, cosmopolitan approach, and value systems all developed before the birth of Israel.
US military aid to Israel is a win-win situation: Israel gets help in buying the arms it needs to defend itself and America gets an ally that doesn’t need or want its military protection.
The link between the Israeli and Chinese peoples is an ancient one, dating from the Jewish community in Kaifeng a thousand years ago.
Iran, Syria and the Arabs are on the list to be discussed.
Why is the Holy Land becoming a top tourist spot?
These Arabs complaining that Syrians who are desperate to save thousands of lives and are willing to ask anyone for help, including Israel, are "conspirators" with Israel and "traitors" to Syria.
By JNi.Media
Works by four pioneering artists who, despite working in different times and places, developed similar visual languages – shedding new light on 20th-century abstract art.
People on the street participate in a project by Bezalel art students.
By Batya Medad
Now in Europe, at this Paris meeting, over 70 countries sent representatives to try to find a way to facilitate the replacement of Israel with a new Arab country which they will call Palestine, sic.
Why Does Europe Hate Israel? The reasons are numerous, ranging from currying financial or political favor in the UN with the Arab nations or a resentment of Israel stubbornly clinging to life.
Maybe Israel should decide the new borders of France.
The most amazing things to come out of Israel!
By JNi.Media
The Pew survey finds that the American public has a positive opinion of the United Nations, although there, too, the gap is wide between the two parties.
Foreign ministry officials are bracing for whatever will result from the so-called Paris 'peace conference' -- knowing the outcome least likely to result is peace.
By JNi.Media
If the court now approves of the Civil Administration expropriating lands in Area C to serve an Arab settlement, it might find it difficult in the future to halt similar impounding that would favor Jewish settlements.
Israel wants to get back the bodies of 2 IDF soldiers and 3 live Israeli civilians.
By JNi.Media
SANA suggested the attack used the new F-35 attack planes Israel has just received from the US.
Stunning news and tech from Israel.
If UNSCR 2334 upset you, another one may be just a week away, and it is far worse.
By JNi.Media
They also issued 'An open letter to the President of the French Republic,' which 'draws attention to France's harmful role vis-à-vis the island of stability and democracy in the Middle East.'
By Fred Maroun
After 69 years of obstructionism, the Palestinian leadership no longer deserves a seat at the table. It is time for Israel to behave as the victor of the conflict, and to win the peace.
Why haven't we heard world condemnations against the truck-ramming terror attack on Sunday that killed 4?
By JNi.Media
Canada's former Justice Minister, said the current level of anti-Semitism 'is the highest in 40 years, and includes the rejection of Israel's right to exist at all, and the portrayal of Israel as a monster and enemy of mankind.'
By Paul Gherkin
Ellison, who is running to be the new chair of the Democratic National Committee was amongst the minority of Democrats who voted against the effort to condemn the UN censure of Israel. Not surprising
By JNi.Media
MK Amsalem is working on a bill to prohibit the investigation of a prime minister in office on violations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Netanyahu thanked America and Congress for it's support.
By JNi.Media
This will mark the first time Jewish-American athletes play for Israel in a world championship.
Good news stories from Israel.
By Moshe Herman
The family of Israel gets brought down to Egypt after the revelation that Joseph is still alive. Rabbi Mike Feuer is reunited with Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the repentance for the sale of Joseph and Jacob's fear of leaving the land of Israel. Then, Yishai and Malkah team up to talk about the Elor Azaria verdict, where an IDF soldier was put on trial for shooting dead a downed terrorist. Finally, Yishai's comments on the BBC about the IDF, Jihad, and the rights of Jews in Judea and Samaria.
Live feed from the IDF court.
Minister Katz calls to renew a proposal that connects the communities of Greater Jerusalem to Jerusalem itself.
Hollywood stars who greeted the New Year in Israel also met the 'Black Hebrew Israelites' mostly from Chicago, now living in Dimona.
UN: No "natural growth" of Jews in the "Occupied territories".
On the war path about UN resolution 2334.
Regavim, a Zionist organization, just came out with a video about J-Street, in response to previous attacks by J Street against Regavim and other pro-Israel NGOs.
By Batya Medad
How long will it take, if ever, for Trump to reduce the amount of $ the US gov't gives to the Palestinian Authority. Trump has a lot of work to do to fix things in terms of Israel and our security
At the start of the Syrian conflict, the most logical and appropriate action would have been Israel, the strong, local superpower, intervening to prevent the calamity-Israel didn't adopt this strategy
By Barry Shaw
The most abhorrent aspect of the UNSC resolution is the fact that it tries to give control of all Jewish holy sites in the “occupied” areas to the Palestinians.
By JNi.Media
'Our answer to the great darkness emanating from the UN is to increase the light.'
By JNi.Media
Collaboration between American and Israeli clandestine services has been increasing over the past few years, despite the murky relationship between outgoing President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is in England! First, Yishai speaks with Jonathan Neumann about the concept of Limmud UK and about practicing pluralism by bringing nationalistic speakers to a predominantly Liberal gathering. Then, a conversation with Lt. Col Peter Lerner, Head of the IDF's Foreign & Social Media desk, about the IDF's positions in social media, Israel's contentious borders, and beyond.
By Zionist Organization of America
Kerry’s speech was a few tossed bones to Israel while again stabbing Israel in the back with a proposal that endangers the Jewish state.
By Paula Stern
The problem with listening to John Kerry is that within minutes you start to get a headache - and that's the best I can say.
Simply put, today, under Israeli control, Muslims, Jews, and Christians, live and pray in Jerusalem. When it was under Arab control, Jews could not even visit.
Minister Naftali Bennett explains to CNN how Israel can not be an occupier in its own land.
What does Caroline Glick have to say about the UNSC Resolution that passed this week? Does this resolution give a green light to terrorism? On today's Israel Uncensored with host Joshua Hasten.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Commenting on Kerry’s speech, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon said the Obama Administration “acted against Israel at the U.N., and any claim to the contrary is a distortion of reality.”
By JNi.Media
'I stand here today to repeat in the clearest way: the State of Israel is deeply committed to ensure the religious rights of all faith communities in Jerusalem and throughout Israel.'
It is one thing to advocate the two-state solution in the pursuit of peace, and entirely another when argued as a matter of belief in the 'lie of occupation.' Obama indicted Israel as a criminal state
Defense Minister Liberman warns French Jews in particular that if they want to remain Jewish, now is the time to leave.
By Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister Netanyahu responds with diplomatic steps against the countries who cosponsored the anti-Israeli resolution in the Security Council and with whom Israel has diplomatic relations.
Israel is everywhere! Even in your phone.
By Jeff Dunetz
Jewish liberals are very upset at the prospect of a pro-Israel Trump administration because they fear losing their standing in the generally anti-Israel Democratic Party or Jews may vote GOP in future
By Sean Savage
Friedman’s appointment appears to signals a sharp break from President Obama’s hard stance against Israeli settlement construction beyond the 1967 lines.
The nature preserve built in memory of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrah needs your help.
Check out the video of the training exercise.
The final get-together, on January 3, will be hosted by Tammy Attias. It will be open to the congregation’s women of all ages.
American campuses are the petri dishes in which the latest version of the oldest hatred grows.
By JNi.Media
The IDF is the only institution that's still trusted widely: trust in the IDF by Jewish Israelis is at 90% (versus 93% last year) and at 82% by all Israelis. Only 32% of Israeli Arabs, however, trust the IDF.
David Friedman, President-elect Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel, is completely unlike his predecessors. And that's what drives the critics of Israel crazy.
I can think of no better endorsement for Friedman than J-Street vehement opposition to his appointment.
By JNi.Media
'The system reflects the deep, fruitful collaboration between the Italian and Israeli ministries of defense.'
Katsav wept while asking for parole.
From Abbas's point of view, Hamas's terrorism will only increase the pressure on Israel to capitulate. Here Abbas has an ally in Hamas: to multiply jihads to force Israel to its knees.
By JNi.Media
How will the gang in Ramallah take the news from Washington? Not well, most likely.
The coolest new Israeli gadgets for your friends and family this season.
By Moshe Herman
For this special show Yishai is in Brooklyn! And being in the Diaspora colors his understanding of the Torah portion where Jacob struggles with an angel of Esav - or is it the the struggles of Jacob with Israel, the Exilic Jew fighting the redemption? The women in Jacob's life struggle as well: Dina is raped, Rebecca dies without seeing her son come home, and Jacob's beloved Rachel dies in childbirth before making it to Hebron. Join Rabbi Yishai for thoughts on the struggles of the founding Jewish family as they finally come to the Land of Israel.
Hillary Clinton would be a far more preferable U.S. President for Russian interests had she won the U.S. elections.