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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on Texas school shooting

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Texas: 18 children and 3 adults dead elementary school shooting

18 children and 3 adults killed in shooting incident at elementary school in Uvalde. Shooter reportedly dead.

Ambassador Erdan leads delegation of UN Ambassadors from around the world to Israel

Ambassador Erdan: The arrival of the Ambassadors in Israel will strengthen Israel's status and influence at the UN.

Extremists hurl antisemitic remarks at LA residents from truck

The “Goyim Defense League” allegedly behind truck that harassed residents of Beverly Hills and North Hollywood with antisemitic abuse.

Israel expects change in Turkish attitude towards Hamas

Turkish FM becomes first Turkish official to visit Israel in 15 years as relations between the countries thaw.

Russia, China hold nuclear military drill during Biden Japan trip

Russia and China conduct military exercise involving nuclear-ready bombers while U.S. President Joe Biden visits Japan.

Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Kook passes away at 92

Chief Rabbi of Rehovot, great nephew of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook, passes away.

Watch: Arab boy grabs Israeli flag from hands of Jerusalem Deputy Mayor

As Aryeh King and City Council member Yonatan Yosef march outside Old City with Israeli flags, they are accosted by an Arab youth.

Soccer Canada set to give Iranian soccer team $400,000 sparking outrage

B’nai Brith slams Canadian government for refusing to intervene as Iranian team is reportedly controlled by the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Ra'am: We got huge budgets for Arab sector

NIS 740 million approved from various ministries in funding earmarked for Arab municipalities.

Bennett meets EU Parliament President

PM meets European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the PMO. 'Relations have seen ups and downs but we'll work to have only ups.'

Terror victim's sister: I don't want vengeance, just deterrence

Sister of rabbi murdered in Bnei Brak shooting attack reacts to court decision to bar demolition of murderer's home.

Starbucks leaving Russia after 15 years

Starbucks is leaving Russia, closing all 130 stores in the country after 15 years in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for increasing Holocaust education to combat antisemitism

Isaac Benzaquén says that the Holocaust must not be forgotten because “unfortunately history repeats itself.”

Belarussian Couple to be Posthumously Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Kondratiy and Anna Lakotko, who risked their lives to save 6 Jews during WWII, to be posthumously recognized by Yad Vashem tomorrow.

Firefight reported between IDF soldiers and terrorists in Jenin

Israeli soldiers exchange gunfire with Islamic Jihad terrorists in northern Samaria during security operation.

UN caves, allows exhibit to reference Jerusalem as Israel's capital

In diplomatic win, Israeli exhibit on the Knesset at the United Nations includes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

These NY “sharks” will invest over 1M NIS in Binyamin businesses

Binyamin Regional Council holds its first 'shark tank' entrepreneurial event in New York.

Teachers to protest low salaries, ending school day early

School will end at 1pm on day of protest, to allow all teachers to attend, union says.

Experimental drug may be able to treat range of rare syndromes

Researchers discover mechanism shared by mutations in different genes associated with autism, schizophrenia, and other conditions.

Truck goes up in flames near Petah Tikva, killing driver

One person dead in fire on Highway 6 in central Israel.

Foreign Minister canceled diplomatic visits due to coalition crisis

Foreign Min. Lapid canceled diplomatic visits in at least three countries due to instability in the coalition, report says.

EU parliament president: Where there is dialogue, there is hope

In first stop on Israel visit, Roberta Metsola pledges to work toward bolstered Israel-EU ties.

Turkish FM to land in Israel

Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu to meet Israeli ministers, discuss cooperation on tourism.

Israeli forces arrest Hamas cell which plotted to assassinate MK Ben-Gvir

Hamas terror cell plotted drone attacks on Jerusalem's light rail, assassination of right-wing MK, and kidnapping of soldiers

Pfizer vaccine generates strong immune response in children under 5

Third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine found to be effective and safe in children aged 6 months to five years.

UTJ MK to Lapid: You turned the haredim into enemies

MK Yaakov Asher blasts Yair Lapid in the plenum, says he delegitimizes the needs of the haredi public.

WHO official: No need for mass vaccinations in monkeypox outbreak

World Health Organization says monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa does not require mass vaccinations as of now.

Report: US negotiating deal among Saudis, Israelis and Egyptians

Biden administration quietly mediating deal that could be a first step on the road to normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Liberman plans cuts to a quarter of haredi education budget

Finance Ministry to make increase in budget haredi institutions conditional on students passing exams on core subjects.

Progress in process of eliminating need for US visas for Israelis

Israel is trying to complete the bureaucratic procedures to enable Israel to join Visa Waiver program by September.

Brandeis University honors AJC CEO David Harris with honorary doctorate

Harris receives Brandeis University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree for his lifetime of service to the Jewish people and humankind.

Veteran Russian official resigns in protest of Ukraine war

Russian diplomat with 20-year career resigns in protest of Russia’s “aggressive war” in Ukraine.

The "silent" revolution in Judea and Samaria

Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council & CEO of the Gush Etzion development company: "We are the solution, not the problem"

"We must be a center which connects Jews to the Jewish and Zionist identity"

Lisa Rozner from CBS News New York speaks with Rabbi Doron Perez, Chief Executive of the Mizrachi World Movement

Being the Education Minister of Jewish Diaspora

Lisa Rozner (CBS) speaks with Gael Grunewald, Deputy-Chairman and Chairman of the Education Department at the World Zionist Organization.

WJC head: Call antisemitism what it really is: Jew hatred

Ronald Lauder says 'antisemitism' has lost its meaning as hatred of Jews spreads.

Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Temple Mount without Israelis

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to meet PA officials before Israeli officials during visit to Israel.

AOC praised, McConnell mocked in 'woke' kids book

Children in New York are being taught that 'despite' the Republican leader being a 'bad person,' he is 'still loved'.

NYPD hate crimes unit looking for woman who set fire to NY synagogue

New York City police are searching for a woman suspected of throwing a burning book at a Gramercy Park synagogue.