JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hot and dry condition in Israel have sparked forest fires in the country’s north. At least four fires broke out overnight Sunday to Monday as Israel’s unseasonable heatwave continues. The weather is expected to remain hot and dry through Thursday. The largest fire, involving 10 firefighting teams, continued to rage Monday in […]

JERUSALEM (VosIzNeias)— As tens of thousands of people converge on Kever Rachel to mark her Yahrzeit, (which this year fell on Shabbos, meaning that people came on Thursday, Friday, Motzei Shabbos and Sunday), many of them are unaware that there is a permanent Yeshiva community adjacent to the tomb which has existed for the last […]

Israel is the 6th-most measles-stricken country and the only developed nation in World Health Organization's 'blacklist.' A booming birthrate and stratified society provide clues

TEL AVIV (JTA) — The state of Arizona opened a trade and investment office in Israel. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday announced the opening of the office the previous day in Tel Aviv, Arizona Public Radio KNAU reported. The office, established with $250,000 from the state’s 2020 budget, is part of the Arizona Commerce […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) — NATO has recognized the Israeli Navy as a key medical-assistance partner in the Mediterranean following a drill held last month practicing emergency evacuations of personnel. During the drill, dubbed “Crystal Sea 2020” and held on Oct. 31, NATO vessels from the United Kingdom, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria simulated medical emergencies at sea […]

UNITED NATIONS (JNS) Israel, the United States and Brazil were the only three countries to vote against a U.N. General Assembly resolution on Thursday to condemn the U.S. embargo of Cuba for the 28th year. The measure passed 187-3, with Ukraine and Columbia abstaining. Last year, the tally was 189-2 with only Israel and the […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump turned down a request several months ago by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow the transfer of $12 million dollars to the Palestinian Authority security forces, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Wednesday. Senior American officials were quoted as saying that Trump told his advisers, “If it’s so important […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis who are concerned about a warming climate have a new tactic: using cut-out photos of the prominent teen climate activist Greta Thunberg to shame their colleagues for using plasticware. In workplaces across Tel Aviv, people are placing pictures of Thunberg, 16, in their kitchen areas next to disposable forks, knives and […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli paramedic for Magen David Adom in the Tel Aviv area delivered three babies in 48 hours. Issachar Weiss, 24, started at 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the suburb of Givatayim and arrived to find the baby crowning. He called on the mother to push and delivered the baby. At about 5 […]

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s prime minister is greeting its triumphant teen delegation’s return from the unofficial “Robotics Olympics” in a groundbreaking visit to Dubai. The team’s second place finish at the FIRST Global Challenge and the warm welcome it received from its Emirati hosts highlighted the growing, and increasingly open, relations between Israel and the […]