Israeli news

Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom

The case has been transferred to the prosecution for review. 

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Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.
A drone view shows Palestinians and Hamas terrorist gathering on the day of the release of Israeli hostages, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Less than half of Israelis believe Hamas will relinquish control of the Gaza Strip - poll

While an Israel Democracy Institute study found that national mood is trending upwards, 72.5% of Israelis expressed doubt that Hamas will be replaced by a multinational ruling body.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen outside his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement

When the opposition called for the vote, Deputy Minister Yaakov Tesler and MK Moshe Roth of Agudat Yisrael voted in favor of dissolving the Knesset.

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Yaki Adamker on Channel 14's "The Patriots."

'Walla' and Channel 14 journalist caught on film taking cash to kill story - report

'Walla' and Channel 14 journalist Yaki Adamker reportedly has a history of extorting religious communities for cash in exchange for killing damaging stories.

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'Your death is near': Arrests made over hateful Arabic writing in Or Yehuda school

The police arrested the two: a 40-year-old cleaner and her 17-year-old daughter, who were suspected of writing the hateful statement.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hateful graffiti in Arabic in the 'Savionim' school in Or Yehuda January 26, 2024.

Grapevine January 26, 2024: A time of sadness - a time of joy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 26, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and his wife plant an olive tree sapling in Kerem Ashalim in Ramat Negev.

Yehuda Glick denied taxi, abused by driver whose cousin tried to kill him

The driver in question is believed to be the cousin of a terrorist who tried to assassinate Glick nine years ago

JANUARY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
YEHUDAH GLICK

Israeli chess prodigy to compete for title of youngest champion ever

He is anticipated to participate in the Israel Senior Championship, competing against opponents who are not only twice his age but even four or five times older.

JANUARY 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
9-year-old Israel Cohen, playing chess

Far-left Israeli MK Ofer Cassif to be indicted for assaulting police officer

Cassif was charged for a filmed May 2022 altercation in which he can be seen beating an Israel Police officer.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ofer Cassif who was allegedly attacked by Israeli police officers during a protest on Friday, arrives to file a complaint at the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021

Grapevine, January 17 2024, Knesset 75th anniversary on Tu Bishvat

It was hoped to have the museum ready in time for the 50th anniversary of the permanent Knesset building, but the 50th anniversary came and went, and the way things are going, so will the 60th.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
YITZHAK SHAMIR (center), accompanied by ambassador Zalman Shoval, is greeted by then-US president George H.W. Bush in the White House, in 1990.

Israelis wear dog tags to show solidarity with hostages and uplift each other

"It just makes you feel that no matter where you go, no matter who you meet or talk to, we're all a nation, undivided."

JANUARY 14, 2024ByREUTERS
A man wears a military-style dog tag calling for the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza at an agricultural farm where he has been volunteering, in Liman, close to the Lebanese border in northern Israel, January 9, 2024. The Hebrew reads "Our hearts are held hostage in Gaza"

Likud MK Tally Gotliv releases strange confession to IDF reservists who are missing school

This message comes after academic institutions opened their doors for the 2024 academic year in December, approximately a month and a half after the outbreak of the war

JANUARY 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

'Israel unequipped for influx of doctors in 2024': committee chair

Chairman of the committee, MK Oded Forer, said, "The number of immigrants in medical professions who come to Israel in the coming years will increase."

JANUARY 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Committee meets on January 10, 2024 to discuss the influx of new doctors

Grapevine, January 10, 2024: Days of judgement

Netanyahu, who has spoken against Barak, is well aware that in the present political climate, there is no one better qualified to represent Israel.

JANUARY 10, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu confers with then-Supreme Court president Aharon Barak at the latter’s office in the Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem, in 1997.