Rights org. files complaint after Sephardic head rabbi shames women for private mikveh use
Religious rights organization ITIM said Chief Rabbi David Yosef's comments shaming women who want to use a mikveh privately were "halachically harmful."
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Masked vandal smashes entrance to Haaretz offices, days after similar attack on Channel 12
Israel's justice minister urges government to defy High Court ruling on state comptroller revote
Shin Bet chief says he was chosen for his loyalty to elected leaders, triggering political storm
Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’
“We all know how narcissistic power-obsessed fanatics like you begin and how they end. The Jewish people have never feared mere flesh and blood, from Pharaoh until today,” Chikli wrote.
Two Bnei Brak minors charged in alleged theft of nearly NIS 100,000 worth of silver from synagogues
Police said the investigation began after officers received complaints of break-ins at multiple locations in Bnei Brak, including a synagogue, a residence, and a supermarket.
Police remove haredi protesters attempting to block Jerusalem light rail construction
Members of Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community have for weeks attempted to block construction of the light rail on Bar Ilan Street.
Israeli employment rates dropped in May, Central Bureau of Statistics labor force survey reveals
According to the CBS Labor Force Survey Data for May 2026, a total of 4,469,000 Israelis were considered in the workforce (61.6%), of whom 126,500 (2.8%) were unemployed.
Education Ministry establishes guidelines guaranteeing students' rights to lay tefillin in schools
The directive aimed to establish clear, uniform rules and provide school principals with a guided framework to facilitate the policy's implementation throughout the public school system.
IDF, Border Police rescue ten civilians who entered Kalkilya to search for stolen motorcycle
According to a police statement regarding the incident, the Israelis entered the city in an attempt to locate a motorcycle that had been stolen from the settlement of Elad.
Israel allocates over NIS 500 million for Shin Bet to combat crime in Arab sector
The budget will be funded from the 550 Plan budget, which was led by the previous government and is currently under the authority of Minister May Golan.
'Clear call for genocide': Sa'ar speaks out after Turkish foreign minister's antisemitic interview
After Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the people of Israel 'a burden that humanity can no longer bear,' Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar cites Holocaust history.
Netanyahu struggling to prevent Trump-Erdogan ties from disrupting US-Israel allyship - analysis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two interviews on Fox News in less than 48 hours are no coincidence; they're part of a diplomatic struggle unfolding in real time.
Israeli public tired of Likud, 2026 political landscape, endless boycotts, analysts say
Busi said another right-wing party should enter the political arena, arguing that many voters on the Right are looking for an alternative to the current coalition and the Likud list.
