100 years later:
The Maccabiah returns to Tel Aviv-Jaffa
2025 Maccabiah Games launched at a festive event at Kfar Maccabiah. A spectacular opening ceremony, diverse competitions, and special events for the whole family are planned.
2025 Maccabiah Games launched at a festive event at Kfar Maccabiah. A spectacular opening ceremony, diverse competitions, and special events for the whole family are planned.


A skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashes in Coffee County, Tennessee, near Tullahoma Regional Airport. Despite significant damage to the aircraft, all aboard survive.

Finance Minister Smotrich responds to Economy Minister Barkat's criticism of the Finance Ministry's conduct. Government Secretary forced to intervene in the confrontation between the two.

MK Aryeh Deri arrives with Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the Or Haviv synagogue that was set on fire. "To come and burn a synagogue - this is an unforgivable act."
Terrorists have begun threatening the workers distributing American supplies as well as warning Gazans that the American aid centers have become 'death traps.'

Naval commandos are training for several different scenarios as the ship of

Is there a pain greater than the pain of watching your little daughter bravely fighting for her life, but losing despite all efforts?

Israeli licensing clears path for Tus Airways to boost competition and expand international travel options.

In a moving message, the rescued hostage reflects on a year of pain, unity, and the continued fight to bring loved ones home.

MK Yaakov Asher has issued an urgent call to develop an immediate solution to the growing mortgage crisis, following alarming reports of a sharp increase in mortgage payment delinquencies.

Days after a terror attack on US soil, thousands rally in Central Park demanding the return of all hostages and justice for October 7 victims—'We will not back down.'

Hamas told Matan Zangauker he would be freed with Edan Alexander—then heartlessly abandoned him, worsening his mental state, according to his family.

IDF Spokesman Effie Defrin displayed the Hamas facility under the European Hospital and showed how EU aid funds reached the hands of Hamas commanders instead of the Gazan public.

New footage shows remains retrieved from beneath Khan Yunis hospital; Sinwar killed alongside Rafah Brigade commander in May strike.

Heroic nurse-turned-spy who infiltrated Nazi Germany kept her wartime role secret for decades.

Moshe Pazielov, a former senior official in the ISA, explains that Israel is right to arm gangs that will fight Hamas, but must not overlook the long-term consequences of such a decision.

Troops from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion, Yahalom, and special units from the Intelligence Directorate and the ISA launched a targeted operation at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Antiquities Authority files police complaint after remains removed overnight from Yehud construction site; development company says actions followed halacha under rabbinic supervision.

The Rebbe of Gur flew to the United States as part of an emergency fundraising campaign to counter the growing financial strain on haredi institutions.

Security forces surprised to find Channel 12’s Yigal Mosko driving through locked gate near Deir Dibwan; IDF investigating how he obtained the key.

Tzvi-Hirsh Zurgazda, 32, married and a father of two, was killed in action on the front in Kherson. He is the third Jewish soldier to be killed in the Ukrainian army within about two weeks.

World famous artist M.C. Escher kept the smile of Anna Frank's face very close to him in his working study for the rest of his life, Story album.

An activist on the Madleen, which is sailing to the Gaza Strip, says the tracking system shows the ship in Jordan and alleges that Israel is preparing to intercept it.

Arafat Dhiab, infiltrated Kibbutz Re'im and the Nova music festival during the October 7th brutal massacre. He simultaneously commanded a Hamas police station and advanced terror attacks against Israeli civilians.

Worshipers at the synagogue of Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef were left stunned following an arson attack that caused significant damage to the synagogue - but one item escaped damage.

Hillel Fuld, a bereaved brother and pro-Israel advocate, was set to speak in Australia before his visa was revoked over social media posts.

Shortly after Reb Meir Zlotowitz was niftar, Rav Dovid Feinstein ztz"l posed a question: We all know we are supposed to express our gratitude - Hakoras HaTov - for someone who does something good to/for us. How can Klal Yisroel express their appreciation to someone like Reb Meir Zlotowitz z"l, the founder of Artscroll?

Israel confirms: One of the bodies recently found in an underground Hamas compound in Khan Younis is Mohammad Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was killed in an airstrike last month.

Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to act to prevent the arrival of the 'Madleen' flotilla to Gaza, led by extreme left-wing activists including Greta Thunberg.

Sigal, mother of Sgt. Tom Rotstein z”l, who was killed in a building collapse near Khan Yunis, recounts her son's dedication to the mission and his dreams for the future.

The government approved today (Sunday) the proposal of Justice Minister Yariv Levin to initiate impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in a precedent-setting step, which could trigger wide-ranging political and legal consequences.

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara releases scathing legal opinion denouncing a government-backed proposal allowing her dismissal without traditional oversight, warning it would politicize the role and erode the rule of law.

IDF Radio’s Arab affairs commentator, Jacky Hugi, faces heavy criticism after a post on X prompts harsh comments on 'shared lives between Jews and Arabs in Arab countries' and sparks debate over the radio's editorial direction.

IDF says Mahmoud Zabar Tafesh Bassal spread false and misleading information to the international media while serving in the Hamas terrorist organization.

Lior Raver, father of 19-year-old Staff Sergeant Yoav Raver who fell in Gaza reflects on Yoav’s dedication to a combat role and the dangerous mission that cost him his life, 'He was proud to participate in a mission to rescue hostages or secure vital information.'

Major infrastructure project set to launch at a-Zaim checkpoint connecting Maale Adumim and Jerusalem, aimed at easing traffic and boosting security, will expand inspection lanes and include a new access road.

Ship carrying group of anti-Israel activists, including Greta Thunberg, expected to reach shores of Gaza tomorrow.

Israel Prize winner and senior military correspondent argues that as long as Hamas and other Jihadist groups are active in Gaza, residents of southern Israel will not have security and will not be able to lead normal lives.

Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the “Popular Forces” militia operating in eastern Rafah, confirms his cooperation with the Palestinian Authority to shelter civilians and combat Hamas terrorism.

The military has begun operating in areas in the center of the Gaza Strip where it has not yet operated, and due to concerns about the lives of hostages, is exercising extreme caution in destroying terrorist routes.

Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in critical condition after assassination attempt in Bogotá; attacker arrested

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir questions government funding of food and supplies for a population that on 10/7 took part en masse in a massacre and rejoiced as our brothers and sisters were slaughtered.

Security camera captures man entering the Or Haviv synagogue in Jerusalem in the early morning hours shortly before a fire broke out, destroying several sacred books.

We were not prepared for what was coming, not in the USA. Opinion.

Yet again, Israel is waging mandatory war against an exterminatory foe, this time a jihadist terrorist organization that seeks annihilation for Israel, eternality for its “martyrs” and luxury-laden safety for its leaders. Opinion.

According to a new proposal, the Attorney General can be dismissed not only after consulting the original selection committee, but also following a hearing before a special ministerial committee.

To every Jew feeling isolated, gaslit, or afraid: No, you’re not crazy. Yes, the threat is real. Op-ed.

Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch (AQAP), issues half-hour video threatening US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Justice Minister states in TV interview that Judge Yitzhak Amit "is not the President of the Supreme Court - I do not recognize him and will not recognize him because he was elected through an invalid and illegal process."

New report alleges a physical altercation between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House, sparked by Bessent calling Musk a "fraud." The scuffle is reportedly what led to Musk's removal from the West Wing.

France and the UK reportedly postpone plans to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming UN conference.

Woman, 67, fatally stabbed in her Nahariya home, police say mentally-ill son suspected.

Stop wringing your hands. Stop hiding behind politics or platitudes. Stop believing that words alone will stop bullets or bombs. Opinion.

French police detain Palestinian Arab man who allegedly struck rabbi with a chair.

Michal Peleg, a 65-year-old Israeli living in a village in eastern Crete, has been out of contact since Wednesday.

Elon Musk deleted a controversial tweet on Saturday in which he accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Critics demand that Israel, aniquely among democracies, must permit full and unfettered media access in the middle of an existential war. They don't demand to be at Ukraine battle zones, or those in Syria. Opinion.

IDF reveals identities of two Islamic Jihad terrorists who operated under the guise of journalists.

No new day can ever possibly rise if led by maliciously biased ego-trippers like Greta Thunberg. Opinion.

Yossi Cohen weighing move into politics ahead of Israel's next elections, reportedly favoring the launch of a new party over joining existing factions.
