Report: Hebrew U Officials Weighing English as Official Language

Ironically, the Hebrew University, which was founded as part of the effort to establish Israel as a Hebrew-speaking state with a Hebrew academy, appears to be leading an opposite trend.

40 Arab Doctors, Interns, Pharmacists Arrested over Forged Diplomas

Using these fraudulent documents to apply to the Israeli health ministry, the suspects received licenses to engage in the medical professions in Israel, police said.

El Al Flight Escapes Crash on Takeoff Caused by Weight Miscalculation

The pilots realized something was wrong at 20,000 feet, when the computer recommended an altitude of 38,000 feet rather than the usual 34,000 feet.

Police Recommend Indicting Netanyahu on Bribery Charges

The police intend to request that additional suspects be brought to trial, including Sara Netanyahu, Shaul Elovitch, his wife Iris, his son Or, and former Bezeq CEO Stella Handler.

PA Police Captures Counterfeit Shekels Network

14,000 shekels ($3,750) were seized in counterfeit 200 shekel bills.

Knesset Counsel Supports Orthodox Weddings Outside Chief Rabbinate

It remains to be seen whether the Chief Rabbinate—and in turn the Interior Ministry—will in fact register the Oren couple as being legally married.

Funeral of U.S. President George HW Bush, Sr.

The flag of the United States has been lowered to half-staff by proclamation of President Trump.

Israeli Officials Remember ‘Bush 41’ – Late President George HW Bush

Israeli leaders and other notables in the Jewish States flooded the internet Saturday night with condolences, praise and their memories of the late President...

Iran Test Launches Multiple-Warhead Ballistic Missile

Pompeo: "As we have been warning for some time, Iran’s missile testing and missile proliferation is growing."

President George H.W. Bush Dead at 94, Challenged Israeli Policies

Bush personally supervised the US military's part of the 1985 rescue of Ethiopian Jewry, and in 1991 supported Operation Solomon, which brought 14,000 more Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

Jerusalem Police Interrupt Extremists’ Wedding of 13-Year-Old to Another Minor

After identifying the bride as a 13-year-old girl, the police suspect that she was the minor who had been reported missing by her father two months ago.

Hate Crimes in Canada Up 47% Targeting Jews, Muslims and Blacks

Hate crimes against the Jewish population increased for the second consecutive year, rising from 221 in 2016 to 360 in 2017.

75 Groups Demand Pitzer College Condemn Faculty’s Ending Israel Study Abroad Program

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel urges faculty to shut down study abroad programs in Israel.

Russia’s News Agency Apologizes for ‘Downed Israeli Plane’ Hoax

RIA Novosti was established on June 24, 1941, by a resolution of the USSR Council of People’s Commissars and the Communist Party Central Committee, as the "Soviet Information Bureau."
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Investigation Into Texas Synagogue Fire, 5 Torah Scrolls Saved

Two of the Torah scrolls were damaged by water. No injuries were reported in the blaze.
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Columbia Professor Targeted in Anti-Semitic Vandalism

This is not the first time she has been the target of anti-Semitic vandalism.

Iranian Commercial Jet Delivers Weapons Parts Direct to Beirut

The Boeing 747 belonged to Fars Air Qeshm Airlines, which is used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Israeli Child Hospitalized with Brain Infection Due to Measles

More than 2,000 cases of measles have been reported this past year in Israel alone.

UN International Search & Rescue Advisory Group Accredits IDF Search & Rescue Brigade

The Israeli team was put through a week-long accreditation test that included 230 different criteria.

Watch: CNN’s Marc Lamont Hill Fired After Calling to ‘Free Palestine From River to...

Hill said he had just disembarked from a flight from "Palestine" and was "boycotting the Israeli water so I was unable to quench my thirst."

Syrian Missile Fired at Israeli Golan Heights

Israeli military forces were deployed to search the area for exploded or fallen ordnance.

Syria Reports Israeli Warplanes Attacked Positions in Syria

Israeli media, meanwhile, claimed security officials were investigating a report that a projectile "may have" landed in the Golan Heights.

Hikind Warns Palestinian Authority That Holding US Citizen Will Result in ‘Major Repercussions’

“Any American citizen in the world, America stands by that person and will do whatever is necessary to protect that individual."

Trump Administration Rejects Airbnb Move to Join Anti-Israel BDS Campaign

So far, the company has de-listed at least 200 Jewish-owned rental homes in Judea and Samaria.

Report: Leaders of Egypt and Saudi-Arabia Push Arab Nations to Forge Economic Ties with...

The two leaders were attempting to convince as many Arab nations as possible to be neutral toward Israel and to accept economic relations with it.

Shoes with a Soul

The shoes consist of the Israeli flag at the cut length, the initials “IC” at the back” and a skyline of Jerusalem on the sidewalls.

Ultra-Orthodox IDF Enlistment at All Time High

3,070 Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Israelis enlisted in the IDF in 2017

Russian Foreign Ministry Invites Haniyeh to Moscow

Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said on Nov. 9 that his country does not see Hamas as a terrorist group.

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