More than 60,000 Yidden from around the world have arrived in Uman, Ukraine, for Rosh Hashanah, marking what organizers say is one of the largest gatherings in the city in years. Tens of thousands participated on Erev Rosh Hashanah in the massive Tikkun HaKlali near the Tzion of Reb Nachman of Breslov, filling the surrounding […]

A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld legislation banning imports from Israeli businesses operating beyond the Green Line, rejecting a challenge by a Christian organization that supports Israel. The restrictions are scheduled to take effect September 22. The ban covers products including wine, perfume, tahini and halva from Yehuda and Shomron, the Golan Heights and East […]

Saudi Arabia will not soften its conditions for normalization with Israel in exchange for Israeli intelligence assistance against the Houthis, with a Saudi official insisting that progress on the Palestinian issue remains a prerequisite for any agreement with Jerusalem, Kan News’ Roi Kais reports. The clarification comes amid indications that Israel has begun providing Riyadh […]

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a wide range of explosive issues facing the country Wednesday, saying he remains prepared to mediate an agreement that could bring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running criminal trial to an end, while also speaking out against the use of arrests against Chareidim who fail to report for military service. In […]

The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed Wednesday that they shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet, releasing dramatic video and photographs that they say show the aircraft being targeted and its wreckage on the ground. The claim has not been independently verified, and Saudi Arabia has not yet publicly confirmed the loss of an […]

The Trump administration is pushing to confirm a new wave of federal judges before the end of the year as uncertainty over control of the Senate raises the possibility that the White House could soon face a much more difficult confirmation environment, according to Reuters. President Donald Trump announced 13 judicial nominees during a nine-day […]