Mandelblit admits:
I did not authorize all police actions in Netanyahu's case
Former AG Avichai Mandelblit told the court he did not approve every police action in Netanyahu’s cases, but said specific authorization was unnecessary.
Former AG Avichai Mandelblit told the court he did not approve every police action in Netanyahu’s cases, but said specific authorization was unnecessary.


German journalist Serena Bilanceri called for economic and military sanctions against Israel. The Population and Immigration Authority accepted a recommendation to bar her entry into the country.

How can Israel prepare for an October 7-style attack originating in Judea and Samaria? Col. (res.) Hezi Nehama answers.

Zehut Party Chairman Moshe Feiglin responds to Tucker Carlson's criticism of his remarks on Gaza, accusing him of hypocrisy and calling for Gaza to return to Jewish control
Archaeologists uncover 300 meters of an ancient aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem's Temple Mount during the Hasmonean period.

Iron Police Station officers raided businesses and seized dozens of kilograms of suspected counterfeit hookah tobacco, along with beverage cans suspected of having been smuggled into Israel.

Yonit Levi responds to NYC Mayor's Oct. 7 statements, arguing against comparing the massacre to Israel's war, and saying that doing so on that day in particular is 'inexcusable.'

IDF radar systems detected an unidentified object in the skies near the Israel-Lebanon border last night. IDF forces are conducting ground and aerial searches in an attempt to determine what it was.

This Friday: brunch and site tour in Givat HaMatos with Rabbi Kalman Topp. Explore the new neighborhood and hear the vision behind the new Anglo community, Ahavat Yisrael.

Ditza Or says a Hamas captor told her son the group was too weak to hold the remaining hostages, arguing that military pressure forced their release.

Nearly all Haredi and religious respondents attribute the rescue of passengers on the flight from Dubai to “Divine Providence," as do most traditional Jews.

Knowing the Torah’s guidance for living obligates men and women equally. Encompassing the entire Torah, commandments that are relevant to the learner’s life and those that are not, and continued study of the Torah in depth, obligates only men.

Likud has established a team of MKs and strategic advisers to examine candidates from Gadi Eisenkot's party, aiming to persuade lawmakers to join the right-wing bloc after the elections.

What is happening in France concerns the entire West. These are extremely serious social-racial uprisings aimed at the destruction of our countries and our culture. Opinion.

Lebanese security forces reportedly arrest two suspected Hezbollah members carrying 500 kilograms of explosives, including TNT and C4, in a car bound for Beirut.

Columbia University apologizes after a dining menu lists "October 7th Blush Sauce" on the Hamas massacre anniversary, calling the wording an accidental error.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply criticizes Ofer Winter after he declared in an interview that "Bibi can go jump in a lake," comparing him to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

CENTCOM says a US fighter jet disabled a Panama-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade against Iran.

Channel 12 News political commentator Amit Segal challenges claims made by Netanyahu's former military secretary, Avi Gil, regarding intelligence warnings ahead of the October 7 Hamas attack.

President Trump honors 18 US servicemembers killed in the Iran war, saying their sacrifice helped prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

At least 12 people killed, including an American, and 309 wounded in a missile attack on Riyadh's airport, believed to have been carried out by the Houthis.

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticizes the public attacks on yeshiva students and the use of the terms "draft evaders" during his weekly lecture in Jerusalem.

Trump administration urged Israel to launch a strike against Iran amid concerns over Tehran's military buildup, asking Israel to bear political risks ahead of elections, journalist Ben Caspit reports.

Yaakov Farag was murdered while guarding Har Bracha in 1988. Now, his widow is demanding that the IDF demolish a nearby monument commemorating his killer.

Moving video contrasts Simchat Torah at Sderot Yeshiva just hours after the October 7 massacre, with students singing under armed guard, and this year's celebrations filled with dancing and joy. Watch.

Man, 28, seriously wounded in Yavne after gun allegedly discharged from legally owned firearm; police investigate.

Hatred has consequences, but sometimes, the young Jew they hoped to intimidate becomes the young Jew organising the next Shabbat dinner. Sometimes, the identity they hoped to weaken becomes the source of a person’s strength. Sometimes, our children lift a Torah above their heads and dance. Op-ed.

Iris Haim, whose son Yotam was mistakenly killed by IDF fire in Gaza, accuses former hostage commander Nitzan Alon of ignoring warnings, distress calls and signs that could have led to his rescue.

Israel providing drinking water, essential food supplies, to communities affected by Panama earthquake, following instructions from Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

Our ability to stand against the attacks of terror, falsehood, and wickedness of our Muslim enemies and those who do their bidding lies in the fundamental and basic understanding of the first Rashi of Breishit that “He declared the power of His deeds to His people."

The humanity of animals and the barbarity of man. Opinion.

Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen says party prepared to support any government that replaces Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but demands progress toward Palestinian state.

The dim view that both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have of the EU appears to be affirmed by a procession of high-level corruption scandals that have erupted recently. Opinion.

The British boycott Israeli products for false claims of "settler violence, but their policies include the turning of a blind eye to PA glorification of real, proven Arab terrorism. Opinion.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Panama on Friday, October 9, causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, injuring at least 27 people and prompting evacuations across the country.

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz rejects calls to withdraw from elections, dismissing claims of wasted votes.

The Jews are well and soundly surrounded by genocidal hatred, based on false Blood Libels, and Navi Pillay has helped to spread them. Opinion.

Israel has revealed the name of the IDF's emergency protocol for a civilian aircraft hijacking, used during the Flydubai incident.

Israeli airstrikes eliminate several Hamas Nukhba terrorists gathered in Gaza City, senior Islamic Jihad anti-tank commander in northern Gaza, amid continued ceasefire violations.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog invites Captain Smit Machchhar to Jerusalem, pledges to honor him with presidential award once he recovers.

Israeli Air Force delegation participates in Marrakech Airshow for the first time since the Abraham Accords, meeting Moroccan military officials to strengthen defense ties and cooperation.

IDF, Shin Bet, eliminates Islamic Jihad commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7, Hamas Nukhba terrorist in separate strikes in Khan Yunis.

Ofer Winter addresses the possibility of joining a Netanyahu-led government, makes clear he will not compromise on his demands: "I don't work for any individual."

UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski avoids answering whether Israel has a right to exist, while distancing himself from a party motion declaring Zionism racist.

Trump appoints Truth Social adviser Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt ahead of November's midterm elections.

Netanyahu condemns the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, accusing her of spreading anti-Israel accusations and criticizing the Nobel Committee.

President Trump says the war with Iran will end soon, either through diplomacy or military action, as the Pentagon prepares possible strikes on Iranian targets.

The body of Ami Yogev, 46, from Modi'in, found on Mount Olympus in Greece, approximately two and a half weeks after he was last seen. He apparently fell from a considerable height.

The IDF says it targeted Yusuf Ali Al-Hassoun, an Iranian-directed terrorist who planned drone and rocket attacks against Israeli soldiers in southern Syria.

Trump administration imposes sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, targeting its operations over prosecutions involving Americans and Israelis.

UAE prosecutors say Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned to crash a passenger jet into Ben Gurion Airport after years of preparation for a terror attack.

Shabbat about to begin in Israel. Our North America desk will continue to update the site until Shabbat begins in New York.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accuses Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas of repeatedly breaking promises to hold elections and implement reforms, saying the PA faces no consequences for its actions.

Following an uproar over his remarks against former hostages and bereaved families, Yinon Magal met with two relatives of Shiri Bibas and apologized for his comments.

Democrats chairman Yair Golan said that the Haredi population must be transformed into a productive one.

The Creation narrative demonstrates perfectly the dichotomy of the Torah: it is simultaneously the story of one particular nation-the Jewish people-and the story of all humanity.

A simple question for Parashat Bereshit, and how every logical answer to it collapses.

Saudi Arabia launches fresh airstrikes against Houthi targets as Yemeni government forces claim control of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva receives FDA approval for WELTRUZA, a new long-acting injection for schizophrenia that eliminates the need for daily medication.

PA Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh informs France that worsening conditions have made it impossible to hold the November 28 elections.

The nations of the world do not accept the Torah and will surely reject our use of it as proof for our rights to the Eretz Yisroel. What is the medrash quoted by Rashi actually telling us?
