Ido Ben Porat

Ido Ben Porat

Dep. Editor of Arutz Sheva

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Bennett leaves for New York: 'I'll make Israel's voice heard at the UN'

'I propose Palestinian and Iranian leaders busy themselves with improving the lives of their citizens,' Bennett says.

Bennett leaves for New York: 'I'll make Israel's voice heard at the UN'

Bennett tells Health Ministry: No more restrictions, find solutions

PM Naftali Bennett claims 'no connection' between gatherings at performances or basketball games and infections among the unvaccinated.

Bennett tells Health Ministry: No more restrictions, find solutions

Four people injured in sukkah collapse

In Jerusalem's Meah She'arim neighborhood, a sukkah built on stilts collapses, injuring four people.

Four people injured in sukkah collapse

Barkat meets Senator Cruz: We have many friends on Capitol Hill

Likud MK meets Texas Senator as part of public diplomacy campaign he is holding in the United States.

Barkat meets Senator Cruz: We have many friends on Capitol Hill

Suspected terror attack in Binyamin, Arab suspect arrested

Woman reports on PA vehicle that hit her and fled scene in area between Mikhmash and Neve Erez. Police arrest suspect at entrance to Azaria.

Suspected terror attack in Binyamin, Arab suspect arrested

New criteria offer advantage to new synagogues in Judea, Samaria

Min. Matan Kahana sets new criteria for funding construction of new synagogues, offering advantage to areas with 'sensitive security needs.'

New criteria offer advantage to new synagogues in Judea, Samaria

Interior Min. Ayelet Shaked: 'I won't endanger Israel's citizens'

Interior Min. Ayelet Shaked shoots back at Haaretz after claims she 'doesn't want to bid farewell' to law allowing Israel to 'discriminate.'

Interior Min. Ayelet Shaked: 'I won't endanger Israel's citizens'

A Green Pass to Europe:

Israel, European Union, agree to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates

New agreement will allow vaccinated Israelis to access European Green Pass, allowing access to restaurants, cultural centers, and more.

Israel, European Union, agree to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates

Merav Michaeli: We've just begun. Ayelet Shaked: You've finished

Labor party head anticipates further attacks on right-wing NGOs, after Finance Committee stalls tax-benefits approval for right-wing NGO.

Merav Michaeli: We've just begun. Ayelet Shaked: You've finished

Terrorist who attempted to stab officer identified as Jerusalem doctor

Dr. Khazm al-Julani, who attempted to stab police officers, served as director of a college for alternative medicine.

Terrorist who attempted to stab officer identified as Jerusalem doctor

Gilboa Prison escape: 'It's clear the inmates didn't dig the tunnel'

'The terrorists lifted a cover and used the space in their cell,' Israel Prisons Service chief says.

Gilboa Prison escape: 'It's clear the inmates didn't dig the tunnel'

Lapid to visit Moscow, meet Russian counterpart

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to take off for Russia after Rosh Hashanah, meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Lapid to visit Moscow, meet Russian counterpart

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked refuses to grant Afghan women entry to Israel

Group of Afghan women cyclists requested to spend a month in Israel before moving on. Shaked refused.

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked refuses to grant Afghan women entry to Israel

Meretz Minister: Netanyahu offered the PA 800 million shekels

Minister of Regional Cooperation Esawi Frej says Netanyahu offered the PA a larger loan than the one given to it by the current government.

Meretz Minister: Netanyahu offered the PA 800 million shekels

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IDF cancels soldiers' tour of Temple Mount, following request by Sephardic Chief Rabbi

Sephardic Chief Rabbi wrote to IDF Chief of Staff, citing repeated rulings on part of Chief Rabbinate forbidding ascent to the Mount.

IDF cancels soldiers' tour of Temple Mount, following request by Sephardic Chief Rabbi

Israeli murdered in Morocco

Police in Tangier investigating death of 36-year-old manager of Jewish restaurant who was stabbed to death by another man.

Israeli murdered in Morocco

Nir Barkat comes full circle, 6 years after neutralizing terrorist

MK Barkat, who neutralized a terrorist in 2015, was invited to the Bar Mitzvah of the son of the man who was wounded in the attack.

Nir Barkat comes full circle, 6 years after neutralizing terrorist

Algeria cuts ties with Morocco, is angry with Lapid

Algeria severs ties with Morocco due to "hostile actions", blasts "aggressive message" against it by Minister Lapid when he visited Rabat.

Algeria cuts ties with Morocco, is angry with Lapid

Cabinet decides: Schools to reopen on September 1 as scheduled

Students will be vaccinated in schools during school hours subject to parental approval.

Cabinet decides: Schools to reopen on September 1 as scheduled

PM Naftali Bennett to meet Egypt's President Al-Sisi

PM Bennett will meet with US Pres. Biden, Germany's Chancellor Merkel, and Egyptian Pres. Al-Sisi.

PM Naftali Bennett to meet Egypt's President Al-Sisi

PM Bennett: If we get vaccinated now, we can avoid a lockdown

'It's in arm's reach, but we're not there yet, we're at the peak of the battle at this very moment,' PM Bennett says.

PM Bennett: If we get vaccinated now, we can avoid a lockdown

Hodaya Monsonego's brother relates: We were fighting for her for two years

'A gang of criminals took advantage of my sister and used her to smuggle drugs. I can't describe my feelings now that she's coming home.'

Hodaya Monsonego's brother relates: We were fighting for her for two years

Israel downgrades terror threat level in Sinai after 20 years

National Security Council lowers terror level threat in southern Sinai to level 3, but says a high risk remains in northern Sinai.

Israel downgrades terror threat level in Sinai after 20 years

IDC Herzliya to be recognized as a university

Council for Higher Education decides to grant the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya recognition as an unbudgeted private university.

IDC Herzliya to be recognized as a university

IDF medical staff to boost hospital services to home-care patients

Mild COVID cases to be transferred to home care, with medical teams making home visits, in order to take pressure off hospitals.

IDF medical staff to boost hospital services to home-care patients

Early release approved for sexual abuser Ezra Sheinberg

Sheinberg has served 2/3 of his 7 1/2-year sentence. 'He should have been locked up for life,' says Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu.

Early release approved for sexual abuser Ezra Sheinberg

PM Bennett orders IDF not to respond to Gaza rocket attack

"We won't tolerate attacks of any kind, no matter how minor," said Bennett, just a year ago...

PM Bennett orders IDF not to respond to Gaza rocket attack

Rabbi Chaim Amram Ifergan from Kiryat Ata dies from COVID-19

Rabbi Chaim Amram Ifergan, 72, had been hospitalized at Rambam Hospital in Haifa for the last week.

Rabbi Chaim Amram Ifergan from Kiryat Ata dies from COVID-19

Baby born to bereaved parents named: Eliya Ro'ee Ish-Ran

Shira and Amichai Ish-Ran, who lost their first baby in a December 2018 terror attack, announce the name of their second son.

Baby born to bereaved parents named: Eliya Ro'ee Ish-Ran

This morning: Brit for son of couple who lost baby in terror attack

Brit milah for son of Shira & Amichai Ish-Ran to take place Monday, nearly three years after couple lost their first baby in terror attack.

This morning: Brit for son of couple who lost baby in terror attack

Supreme Court rejects Arab claims re: Evyatar

Palestinians had claimed results of government survey of land were "foregone conclusion."

Supreme Court rejects Arab claims re: Evyatar

Pfizer CEO: Netanyahu was on top of everything

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: Netanyahu called me 30 times asking: What about young people... what are you doing about South African variant?

Pfizer CEO: Netanyahu was on top of everything

Historic visit to Morocco

Foreign Min. Yair Lapid to leave with delegation on historic visit to Morocco, inaugurate Israel's diplomatic mission in Rabat.

Historic visit to Morocco

Mysterious explosion on Iranian ship in Syria

Fire breaks out on commercial ship in Latakia port in western Syria as CIA chief visits Israel.

Mysterious explosion on Iranian ship in Syria

Son born to couple wounded in 2018 terror attack

Shira and Amichai Ish-Ran, who lost their baby in shooting attack at Ofra junction, welcome new baby boy.

Son born to couple wounded in 2018 terror attack

Former COVID Czar Gamzu: We can cope with coronavirus without lockdowns

"After a year and a half of this epidemic, we should be able to deal with this," Ichilov director says.

Former COVID Czar Gamzu: We can cope with coronavirus without lockdowns

PM Bennett: The holiday season depends on how many people vaccinate

'A quarter of a million adults received a 3rd dose of coronavirus vaccine, my predecessor wanted to wait for FDA approval,' PM Bennett says.

PM Bennett: The holiday season depends on how many people vaccinate

Cabinet decides: Masks to be required at outdoor gatherings

Masks at outdoor gatherings, 50% of public sector employees to work from home: Here is the full list of Israel's new COVID-19 restrictions.

Cabinet decides: Masks to be required at outdoor gatherings

PM Bennett's mother receives third dose: 'I don't want another lockdown'

Israeli PM accompanies his mother for her third coronavirus vaccine. 'I want to be at my grandson's wedding in October,' she says.

PM Bennett's mother receives third dose: 'I don't want another lockdown'

PM Bennett: 'Iran can't sit quietly while setting Mideast ablaze'

'No one has any doubt who is behind ship attack,' PM Bennett warns.

PM Bennett: 'Iran can't sit quietly while setting Mideast ablaze'