Minister Eli Cohen
'Only we can disarm Hamas'
Minister Eli Cohen, a member of the political and security cabinet, estimates that Israel will have to be the one to disarm Hamas.
Minister Eli Cohen, a member of the political and security cabinet, estimates that Israel will have to be the one to disarm Hamas.


In a ceremony alongside hundreds of members of Sydney's Jewish community, volunteers from ZAKA's international unit lit the final Hanukkah candle at the site where the attack occurred.

PM Netanyahu meets South Carolina Senator Graham at the PMO. Senator Graham: 'My impression is that Hamas is not disarming, but rearming.'

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy praised an Arab woman who blew out the candles on a menorah in a Tel Aviv mall, calling the act 'a spectacular act of non-violent protest.
Thousands attended a vigil to light the eighth candle of Hanukkah at the scene of the Bondi Beach attack under heavy security. The Australian Prime Minister was booed.

A Torah they can hold: Seeach Sod Campaign seeks to complete new scroll for students with special needs.

A three-year-old Israeli toddler was hospitalized in life-threatening condition after being stung by a jellyfish on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.

While filming a documentary in wartime Ukraine, American filmmaker Andrew Cohen encountered a Chabad rabbi in Kyiv, enabling a moving Hanukkah candle lighting amid the shadows of war.

Chedvata is Israel’s first haredi Hesder Yeshiva, created by haredim for haredim, combining Torah learning, academic training, with service in the IDF.

President Isaac Herzog spoke with the family of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, murdered in the Sydney terror attack, and praised the courage of Gefen Bitton, who was seriously wounded while trying to stop the terrorists.

The Annual Riklis Hanukkah Celebration at Bet Elazraki, One Family Across Generations

Turns out a small team of volunteers in the Negev found a way to help trauma-stricken veterans recover - and you can save a life today for just $120

President Herzog lights candle in memory of the 15 victims of the Sydney Hanukkah Massacre.

The families of the October Council held a press conference at noon calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the failures of the October Council.

US car company paid $300,000 in settlement agreement to a Jewish candidate who was discriminated against because he observes the Sabbath. "Employers cannot refuse to hire a job candidate to avoid approving a request for religious accommodation"

Rabbi Mendel Kastel, brother-in-law of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, murdered in Bondi Beach shooting, meets with Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Muslim civilian who bravely intervened to stop the terrorist attack.

The city of Sydney is holding a vigil at Bondi Beach to mark the end of Hanukkah and honour the victims of last week's mass shooting in which 15 people were murdered.

UK Jewish groups accuse BBC of downplaying terror attacks against Israelis during Intifada, omitting scale of violence that claimed more than 1,000 Israeli lives, prompting sharp condemnation even after a later correction.

Two suspects, residents of eastern Jerusalem, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in detonating an explosive device inside a vehicle while traveling.

Deputy Chief of Staff and former head of the National Security Council states that another Israeli attack is a realistic possibility - without Israel needing direct American assistance.

Israel’s security establishment is closely monitoring, with growing concern, Iran’s efforts to rebuild its missile array, which was recently damaged.

Western Wall ushers confiscated a Torah scroll from an IDF reservist who tried to bring it into the prayer area for Women of the Wall.

There is no guarantee that our enemies will no longer attack us here in Israel - but at least their sadistic joy is guaranteed to be short-lived and thoroughly repaid. And one day we will sing a Psalm for the coming of Mashiach.

Suspected murder-suicide in Bat Yam: A man was found lying on the road, critically injured, with a blood-stained knife next to him. A 70-year-old woman was found in his apartment and pronounced dead.

A democracy is defined by its decision-making process, and not the ideology of its adopted social policies. Over the last twenty years, the Israeli Left has deceived the Israeli public by claiming that its particular ideology of 'secular liberalism' is sole definition of democracy. Opinion.

Israeli PM says in response to invitation that he cannot be in New York on January 1, the day of Mamdani's inauguration, but he will visit the city even though Mamdani has vowed to arrest him.

The greatest shame belongs to the leaders of religious institutions and the organized Jewish community for not safeguarding their own interests for at least two generations, but also to all those Jews who thought antisemitism was over. Opinion.

Richmond Mayor and DSU member Eduardo Martinez faces calls to resign after sharing claims the Bondi Beach massacre was a false flag attack and previous antisemitic comments.

For days, Yedidya Epstein couldn't reach his twin brother. Then he discovered the nightmare.

New South Wales plans to outlaw ISIS flags, extremist symbols, and chants like “globalize the intifada” in the wake of the Hanukkah massacre on Bondi Beach.

Going after the inciters, the attackers, the supporters who enable an atmosphere of intimidation and fear directed against Jews is the only solution that can begin to change the direction towards which American society is heading. And the time is now. Op-ed.

By calling for stronger gun control instead of owning up to his incitement and failure, Australia’s Prime Minister made a mockery of himself and exposed his disconnect on the global stage. Opinion.

Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin meets Hamas officials in Istanbul to discuss Gaza ceasefire compliance and next steps in the Gaza Peace Plan.

Report: The Prime Minister presented the Justice Minister with an assessment that Likud is losing three to four seats because of MK Tally Gotliv.

Lebanon says it is days from completing Hezbollah’s disarmament south of the Litani River, as stipulated in last year’s ceasefire agreement.

Noa Tishby lights the seventh Hanukkah candle with Phil Rosenthal at his new diner in LA, reflecting on childhood memories and the beauty of passing traditions to future generations.

Israel reportedly asked the Trump administration not to lift all Syria sanctions, but the request was denied. Kan 11 says the US offered Israel “compensation” following the refusal.

US forces seize a tanker off Venezuela, the second in two weeks, as part of Washington’s crackdown on sanctioned oil shipments funding Maduro’s regime and regional narco-terror networks.

Three Gaza residents who participated in the October 7 massacre and remained in Israel afterwards are arrested in southern Israel.

The Russian president rejected claims that he is planning a war with Europe and added 'There will be no more wars if you treat us with respect.'

Footage shows terrorist advancing towards Israeli forces, who open fire at close range, eliminating the threat.

Western intelligence sources identify unusual activity, inter-unit coordination, by IRGC Aerospace Force, on scale greater than expected for routine military exercise.

The attack comes in retaliation for the ISIS ambush that killed two US soldiers.

Palestinian Authority security forces locate IDF soldier in Jericho, transfer him to Israeli forces; IDF investigating.

Hamas captivity survivor Eitan Mor lights Hanukkah candles with Israel's 'Meet the Press,' led by journalists Amit Segal and Daphna Liel.

Vandals smash windows of Otello ice cream shop in Herzliya, causing heavy damage.

Judea and Samaria Border Police arrested the owner of a Hebron shop after finding dozens of drones suspected of being intended for use in terrorist attacks.

NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visits home of American Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin to help make latkes and light Hanukkah candles.

A 19-year-old Israeli with a Star of David tattoo says he has been targeted, attacked, and isolated in German prison for 5 months - and $15,000 has already been raised to bring him home

Firefighters extinguish apartment fire in Jerusalem, evacuate seven people from building; fire investigators seeking reason for blaze.

When there was nothing else left to hold on to in the tunnels of Gaza, Omer Shem Tov found a card with a Psalm that gave him strength to survive.

IDF soldiers conduct operation in Rafid, southern Syria, apprehending ISIS-affiliated suspect, and seizing weapons.

Does promoting a Palestinian Arab terror state constitute support for Israel or is it exactly bowing down to terrorism? Op-ed.

The Bar Lev Line was easily washed away into the sea; will the Prime Minister and his Security Cabinet put millions of Jewsh lives in danger by relying on a Yellow Line in the sand? Opinion.

Hanukkah does not offer simple answers, nor does it lessen the pain. It asks something deeper of us: to hold on to faith even when matters are unclear and the Hand of G-d seems concealed.

Trump administration presents plan for rebuilding Gaza, starting in southern Gaza and working northwards, to the tune of $112.1 billion.

Hundreds gathered at Kyiv’s JCC for the third Hanukkah candle lighting, led by Chief Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch and attended by Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov alongside international diplomats.

Kfir Brigade completes two months of deployment along Gaza's yellow line, dismantles underground tunnel routes in Khan Yunis area.

Four-year-old boy from northern Israel dies of influenza complications, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths from flu this year to five.

Iran executed an architecture student who was convicted of spying for Israel and of carrying out operations for the Mossad.
