The dispute centers on remarks made at the World Economic Forum by Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, during a panel discussion on antisemitism.
Scott Weiner attributed his resignation from the caucus’s leadership position to both his current congressional campaign and the backlash over his Israel comments.
The trial for members of a group called the Saxon Separatists, who aimed to seize swaths of the German state of Saxony to create a new country based on Hitler's ideology, has begun, with 67 trial dates scheduled and nineteen lawyers on the defense team. Three members of the far-right AfD party in Saxony are believed to be part of the group
The three were held at the Bnei Brak police station, which is not authorized to detain prisoners, for three days until a judge ordered their release and the disbursement of meager compensation which, at the police's request, will be delayed for 45 days
Footage from the scene shows at least 10 masked settlers with clubs, near the new outpost which is the deepest so far built by Israeli settlers within territories under Palestinian jurisdiction
What's unfolding in Israeli cinema is no passing storm. It's a sustained state effort to discipline those who tell unsanctioned stories. The real fight isn't over taste or funding, but over who gets to narrate reality at all ● A roadmap for resisting an increasingly authoritarian system
Rabbis from across the United States gathered in Minneapolis to support a march at the center of a broad day of action against ICE forces, which one Rabbi said are engaged in 'scare tactics' against immigrants in the city
More than two years after October 7, local residents are still worried that Hamas will be able to rebuild ■ IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is learning he needs to choose his battles with a government that knows no rules
A UN fact-finding mission says Iran's crackdown is the deadliest since 1979, with thousands killed and tens of thousands arrested. Iran's mission decried the rights council's 'politicized' resolution to probe the protests and rejected external interference
The move follows similar decisions by the Lufthansa Group, which announced last week that it would reduce flights to Israel and operate them only during daytime hours
One critic called this new leader of the left 'the great gift of the right,' but he's actually the great gift of democracy, a precious gift for Israelis who love the rule of law
If the High Court doesn't order Itamar Ben-Gvir removed from the helm of the National Security Ministry, it will be green-lighting untrammeled policing as Israel gears up for a historic general election
A ban on publishing new findings from the investigation was placed following the second interrogation on Thursday of Netanyahu's chief of staff Tzachi Braverman, with the judge ruling that the materials may 'reveal Shin Bet methods and techniques'
The leaders of Germany and Italy said that they were open to joining the board if the terms were changed, while citing constitutional difficulties with the board as it stands. Spain, meanwhile, stressed that it prioritizes the UN system
At a conference marking three years since the coalition launched its judicial overhaul, speakers called for a political shake-up and warned of dire consequences for Israeli democracy if Netanyahu wins the next election