Elad Benari

Elad Benari

News writer based in North America

Elad was born in Haifa, Israel, and currently resides in Canada.

News by Elad Benari

Committee Rejects Grunis Appeal

The Ministerial Committee on Legislation rejected an appeal over the decision to support the Grunis Bill.

Committee Rejects Grunis Appeal

Protesters Attack Rightists

Jerusalem housing protest turns ugly as leftists attack nationalists who talk about available homes in Judea and Samaria.

Protesters Attack Rightists

Netanyahu Not Replacing Steinitz

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Office: Contrary to the reports, the Prime Minister does not intend to replace the Minister of Finance.

Netanyahu Not Replacing Steinitz

Italy Boycotts Durban III

Italy announced on Friday it will boycott the Durban III Conference in September due to the anti-Israel nature of previous conferences.

Italy Boycotts Durban III

Leiby’s Parents: Thank You

Leiby Kletzky's parents' statement after getting up from shiva: "May Leiby’s soul live on as a blessing inside each and every one of you."

Leiby’s Parents: Thank You

Steinitz To Issue Order on Iran

Finance Minister Steinitz will issue an order stating that Iran is an enemy state and any economic relationship with it is prohibited.

Steinitz To Issue Order on Iran

Barghouti Placed in Solitary Confinement

Arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti placed in solitary confinement after a cellular phone was found in his possession.

Barghouti Placed in Solitary Confinement

Cuts Worry Dairy Farmers

Cuts Worry Dairy Farmers

The cottage cheese protest has brought about a reduction in the prices of dairy products, leaving dairy farmers worried about their income.

Cuts Worry Dairy Farmers

Women's Group Visits Temple Mount

20 women ascended the Temple Mount on Wednesday. Initiator Einat Ziv: "Women have had an awakening about the Temple Mount."

Women's Group Visits Temple Mount

Celebrating 300 Influential Tours to Shomron

Volunteers who take part in the initiative to bring politicians and lawmakers to tour the Shomron were honored this week.

Celebrating 300 Influential Tours to Shomron

Archaeologists Discover High Priest's Bell?

Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell during an excavation in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem.

Archaeologists Discover High Priest's Bell?

Video: The BDS Sewer System

A video by NGO Monitor shows exactly how anti-Israel NGOs receive funding that allows them to promote the BDS movement against Israel.

Video: The BDS Sewer System

Judea&Samaria Residents in U.S.

Watch excerpts from this week's special event, featuring Judea and Samaria residents who spoke from their heart to Jewish Americans.

Judea&Samaria Residents in U.S.

Report: Egypt Wants to Cancel Gas Agreement

Egypt’s Petrol Minister seeking to cancel gas supply agreement with Israel, ask for a higher price, says report in Egyptian media.

Report: Egypt Wants to Cancel Gas Agreement

Levi Aaron Indicted in Leiby Kletzky Murder

A grand jury has indicted Levi Aron, suspected murderer of Leiby Kletzky, of eight counts.

Levi Aaron Indicted in Leiby Kletzky Murder

Arabs Damage Fences

Farmers from communities in northern Israel discovered that the fences of their communities had been damaged by their Arab neighbors.

Arabs Damage Fences

Depression, Smoking Linked

Israeli doctors have found that individuals who suffer from bipolar disorders are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and take drugs.

Depression, Smoking Linked

MIkati Will Support UN Tribunal

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he will support the UN special tribunal that is investigating the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri.

MIkati Will Support UN Tribunal

Alon Visits Rabbi Elyashiv

Brigadier-General Nitzan Alon met with Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. They discussed the Jewish visits to Joseph’s Tomb.

Alon Visits Rabbi Elyashiv

Miriam Peretz: I Spread Light

Miriam Peretz, who lost two sons during their military service, inspired hundreds of attendees at a women's conference in Be'er Sheva.

Miriam Peretz: I Spread Light

IDF Attacks Target in Gaza

Quiet Gaza war continues as IAF strikes terror target, in response to continuous rocket fire originating in the Strip.

IDF Attacks Target in Gaza

Israeli Doctors Save Gaza Baby

Israeli doctors performed open-heart surgery on a Gazan baby, saving his life. "Hopefully, this is a good sign for peace," says the family.

Israeli Doctors Save Gaza Baby

Efrat Recognizes Volunteers

Agudat Efrat put on an appreciation evening for its volunteers. "Without you we could not have come this far," says the organization's chair

Efrat Recognizes Volunteers

Journalists in Judea and Samaria

Dozens of journalists from Jerusalem toured Judea and Samaria on Tuesday. "It's not beyond the Dark Mountains," one of them later wrote.

Journalists in Judea and Samaria

Report: NZ Quake Victim was Spy

New Zealand media claims an Israeli who died in February's earthquake in Christchurch was Mossad spy.

Report: NZ Quake Victim was Spy

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Top Cities

Travel + Leisure magzaine has placed Jerusalem in second place and Tel Aviv in third in a list of best cities in the Middle East and Africa.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Top Cities

Compensation for Terror Orphans

Knesset approves first reading of a bill that gives orphans whose parents died in a terror attack lifelong benefits from the State of Israel.

Compensation for Terror Orphans

Britain Frees Salah from Prison

The radical head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement has been released from a British prison with restrictive conditions.

Britain Frees Salah from Prison

Arabs Damage Jew’s Car

Young Arab terrorists badly damaged a Jew's car in the Shimon HaTzaddik neighborhood in Jerusalem. Police saw the security footage but did nothing.

Arabs Damage Jew’s Car

MK 'Doesn't Understand Netanyahu

MK Faina Kirschenbaum befuddled by Prime Minister Netanyahu's objection to bill establishing inquiry on leftist funding.

MK 'Doesn't Understand Netanyahu

Regev Files Complaint

Likud MK Miri Regev filed a complaint against young protesters who attacked her, as well as against leftist MK Nitzan Horowitz.

Regev Files Complaint

IDF Violates Minors' Rights?

The radical B'Tselem is at it again, claiming Israel violates rights of Arab minors who are accused of stone-throwing in Judea and Samaria.

IDF Violates Minors' Rights?

J&S Residents Speak to U.S. Jews

Judea and Samaria residents appear in Silver Springs, Maryland speaking from the heart to Jewish Americans about the heartland of Israel.

J&S Residents Speak to U.S. Jews

Barkat on BBC: Jerusalem is Ours

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat on BBC: Is there anywhere else in the world where someone would dare tell Jews or Blacks that they cannot build?

Barkat on BBC: Jerusalem is Ours

Mecca Monument in Eilat?

Eilat residents shocked at city's plan to establish a monument in the heart of the city’s downtown to commemorate Arab pilgrims to Mecca.

Mecca Monument in Eilat?

Students Won’t Tour Churches

Students and parents in Ashkelon complain that school trips include tours of Christian sites. The Shas party is calling to cancel these tours.

Students Won’t Tour Churches

Meeting Called Over MK Zoabi

MK Yariv Levin called a meeting of the Knesset’s House Committee regarding the recent behavior of MK Hanin Zoabi. "No MK is above the law."

Meeting Called Over MK Zoabi

Council Disagrees on Syria

IAEA presents its findings on Syria to the UN Security Council but China, Russia object to sanctions.

Council Disagrees on Syria

Southern Residents Go On

Despite escalation in rocket attacks, southern Israel's residents will continue "to live and function normally," says Sdot Negev Mayor.

Southern Residents Go On

10th Anniversary of Esh Kodesh

Residents of Esh Kodesh, located near Shilo in Samaria, celebrated the tenth anniversary of the community’s founding. Arutz Sheva was there.

10th Anniversary of Esh Kodesh