Most of the world will focus on the economic quagmire facing new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as well as the internal Conservative Party tensions which could cut short his time in office. In Israel though, Sunak’s statements about Jerusalem
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a US-brokered deal demarcating a disputed maritime border, officials from both sides said, easing recent tensions between the long-time foes and opening the way for Israel to export gas to Europe. The accord, which
On the Jewish calendar, the time between Rosh Hashanah and the end of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) is normally the least political time of the year. Israeli Jews turn their focus inward, gather with family and friends, and seek to
A new report commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accuses Israel of inflaming tensions with the Palestinians and prolonging the conflict through the “perpetual occupation” of Palestinian land and discrimination. The findings were released in a report by
The US Senate has voted not to advance the Biden’s administration’s nominee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Brazil to a full vote, less than a day after the Washington Free Beacon reported on the candidate’s past remarks about
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is putting pressure on Israel, a reality that could possibly stop Russian Jews from coming to Israel. In a Moscow court, Russia’s justice ministry moved to ban operations of the Jewish Agency, which is responsible
Australia has refused to sign up to a US-led statement condemning an open-ended UN inquiry into Israeli human rights abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories, in a policy shift by the Albanese government. The US statement, calling for an end
A group of Jewish leaders have condemned a motion passed by the University of Melbourne’s Student Union (UMSU) after it pledged support for the anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, sparking fears it could have a flow-on effect across university
The Church of England has apologised for passing anti-Jewish laws 800 years ago that resulted in the expulsion of Jews from England. During a special service to mark the 800th anniversary of the Synod of Oxford, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called the country’s fifth election in three years, marking the end of the most diverse ruling coalition in Israel’s history. Mr Bennett said Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, a former news anchor turned centrist politician,
