“The rule is clear: whoever incites against us - simply will not enter here," said Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli.

Herzog was invited to visit the country after the tragedy by the Governor-General, the Prime Minister of Australia, and the Jewish community following the attack in December 2025.

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"Overnight, US military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident," Hegseth wrote in a post on X/Twitter. "It ran, and we followed."

The investigation found that fares rose by an average of 16%, with some routes recording sharper increases of 6% to 31%.

A 2025 study of Israeli workers finds sick leave patterns shaped by job type and flexibility, not commitment, with Gen Z taking the fewest days and public sector absenteeism highest.

The English-speaking Aliyah map is changing; can our communal structures and our collective vision change with it?