Israeli news

Jerusalem's Green Line begins service, expanding light rail network

The new line is approximately 7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles, long and includes 13 stations, 12 of them new. During peak hours, trains are expected to run every eight minutes.

Jerusalem's new light rail line
Clavicular is seen outside 424 during Day One of Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France; illustrative

What Clavicular's Israel visit reveals about winning support in the social media age - opinion

Journalist Maria Maalouf.

After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom


Suspects open fire at vehicle in West Bank, three lightly wounded

Three Israelis were wounded by gunfire at the Ramin intersection in the northern West Bank, treated for minor wounds, with IDF investigating the incident.

Three people were lightly wounded following a shooting attack in the West Bank.

Israel debuts its first 24/7 news channel i24

It remains to be seen whether there is room for another news broadcaster and news app in Israel, but i24 in Hebrew made a polished debut. 

 Israel’s first 24/7 news channel, i24 in Hebrew

Smotrich: cabinet authorized 5 West Bank outposts, sanctions against PA

"The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month," Smotrich said.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Haim Bibas criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calls for focus on north and south

Mayor of Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut and chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, Haim Bibas, criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calling for more focus on issues in the north and south.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

Israeli coalition in turmoil after Netanyahu drops controversial 'Rabbi Law'

Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri was reportedly furious with Netanyahu after the latter announced that the bill would be dropped.

 Shas leader MK Arye Deri and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023

Uproar over bill intended to increase religious party's control over rabbinical establishment

The bill in question would effectively give the Chief Rabbinate power to elect these rabbis instead of the local authorities themselves.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.

Government extends age cutoff for IDF reserve duty amid heavy criticism

The government gave three-month extension of measure to raise the cutoff age for reserve duty from 40 to 41 for regular soldiers and 45 to 46 for officers

Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights.

Justice Minister Levin testifies in Netanyahu's Case 2000

When asked to confirm that the prime minister opposed the Yisrael Hayom bill, Levin responded, “He gave me an unequivocal instruction not to promote the law."

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 21, 2024

Michael Aloni: Holocaust miniseries ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ resonated with me

Today, where we see antisemitism raising its ugly head, we must never forget what happened and that this must never repeat itself.

 MICHAEL ALONI in ‘We Were the Lucky Ones.’

Grapevine, May 17, 2024: Power of the press

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu with wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center.