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Critics argue the curriculum violates the separation of church and state by promoting Christianity in public schools.

Five out of nine new American parties competing for seats in next spring's elections for 'the parliament of the Jewish people' are affiliated with the religious right. Will their efforts bear fruit?

  True to his usual restrained and careful style, the IDF Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, this week talked about the price that Israel has been exacting from Hezbollah to date: "Its chain of command has collapsed, scores of operatives have been killed, and its infrastructure has been destroyed." To Halevi's relatively modest description we […]

Francis opts to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking with St. Peter's Basilica tradition.

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, dozens of security detainees have died in military custody, but most of the indictments filed against soldiers deal with weapons offenses. While soldiers accused of stealing weapons have been jailed for months, in many cases involving violence against Gazan detainees, the suspects are not in custody. Sources involved in the work of the Military Prosecutor's Office say it has avoided deciding on the most serious cases due to worries of public criticism

the redesign represents an almost radical new beginning after long disputes.

The central bank noted that the inflation rate looks to rise in the coming months before easing again in the next year.

Last week, Ben-Gvir accused Israel's Attorney Genral Gali Baharav-Miara to of trying to fabricate a case against him over his policy on issuing gun licenses to civilians and called to remove her from her post immediately

In response to a petition filed by human rights organizations, the Prison Service admitted that the scabies outbreak resulted in some prisoners' meetings with their lawyers being cancelled and court hearings being postponed. The outbreak comes amid complaints by prisoners of generally inadequate medical care and extraordinary overcrowding in prisons because of the war

'The bill's immediate significance is the full and total elimination of public broadcasting in Israel, fundamentally altering Israeli media. Such a drastic decision cannot be made hastily through a private bill,' the official legal opinion on the bill states. Journalists' unions say that 'about 1,000 employees who work in public broadcasting are being attacked by ministers and in order undermine freedom of the press'

  Violence against women in Israel crosses all societal boundaries – from affluent neighborhoods to Bedouin communities, from ultra-Orthodox circles to every lifestyle and corner of the country. Some of these women have risen from the darkest depths to prove to themselves and the world that recovery is possible, that love can be found again, […]

  While fierce battles between IDF and Hamas terrorists have become routine in Gaza, a different kind of conflict has emerged within the Gaza Strip in recent weeks. The terrorist organization is now fighting crime families and mobs who dare to interfere with what has become Gaza's primary source of power and revenue – international […]

'Checkout' co-creator Yaniv Zohar discusses his sitcom's unlikely route to success, how it survived two now-defunct TV channels, and the challenges of making an Israeli comedy post-October 7

Acutis, who died at 15 from leukemia, used social media to reach a wider audience.

Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf and Lod Mayor Yair Revivo inaugurated the Nofei Ben Shemen neighborhood, featuring 4,300 housing units and 20,000 square meters of public, commercial, and leisure spaces.

Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf and Lod Mayor Yair Revivo inaugurated the Nofei Ben Shemen neighborhood, featuring 4,300 housing units and 20,000 square meters of public, commercial, and leisure spaces.

  1 Here we go, the warning sirens are blaring. Israel is expanding its presence in the Netzarim corridor and plans to stay in Gaza and maintain a military administration. Predictably, the usual cries of "occupation" are already in the air. But what happens next? For decades, we've been sold the "conception" that occupation is […]

The music video for "Feather" depicts Sabrina Carpenter experiencing harassment by an array of men, all of whom end up being killed in grisly ways.

  Day 416 of War: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US special envoy Amos Hochstein hold overnight meeting, discussing the Lebanon war. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian reports of strikes in Nuseirat area. White House strongly condemns murder of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan, saying, "Our prayers are with his family." November 25 9:12 a.m.: […]