Left-wing activist mocks bereaved mother
Left-wing activist Eran Fogel mocked bereaved mother Ofra Lax for covering her hair in accordance with the traditional modest dress of married Jewish women.
Left-wing activist Eran Fogel mocked bereaved mother Ofra Lax for covering her hair in accordance with the traditional modest dress of married Jewish women.


Commentator Almog Boker rejects the idea of the Palestinian Authority taking control of the Gaza Strip after the war.

Several technology companies will not require employees to use up days off to protest against the government.

Thousands of protesters against the government in Tel Aviv blocked main roads, lit fires, and clashed with police attempting to maintain order in the area.
In the Hebrew sentence, 'The hostages' families demand Netanyahu resign,' one of the letters is extra - and makes all the difference, analyst Amit Segal says.

Israel's Foreign Ministry responds to interim report on UNRWA-Hamas connections, calls it out as 'attempt to cover up UNRWA's failures in order to enable the refunding of the agency.'

Some of the families of the hostages have declared that Netanyahu is intentionally preventing a prisoner exchange deal and so they will work to replace him.

'Israeli society needs a victory, Israeli society needs a victory in which our light overcomes the darkness,' Shira Elbag, mother of hostage Liri Elbag, says at rally.

Aviva Siegel, wife of hostage Keith Siegel, says 'only hostages matter,' tells Israeli government 'do not dare' to bring delegation back from Qatar without a prisoner swap deal.

Raz Ben Ami, released from Hamas captivity, urges Prime Minister to push for a deal at any price. 'Tell the negotiating team not to return without a deal.'

The clarification from the USA weakening the sanctions against Israelis in Judea and Samaria is the second time that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has outmaneuvered American policy.

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel has accepted the residency request of David Ben-Avraham, who was tragically killed by an IDF soldier who suspected him of being a terrorist.

Baby declared dead at hospital one day after being born at home in Gush Etzion.

MK Sa'ar claims that he was offered a seat in the war cabinet in exchange for supporting the new haredi draft law.

The USA has significantly reduced the sanctions it imposed on residents of Judea and Samaria following Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's threats of economic sanctions against Palestinian Authority banks.

Parents of kidnapped soldiers after their first meeting with the Prime Minister: Netanyahu is preoccupied with military security - not with civil security.

Clocks moved forward by one hour at 2:00 a.m. Daylight Saving Time will be in effect until October 27, 2024.

Lapid wins the support of 52.5% of those with the right to vote in the primaries for the party leadership, but his opponent, MK Ram Ben Barak, scores significant achievement by garnering 47.5% of the votes.

Supreme Court freezes support for yeshiva students eligible for enlistment, claims it issued order 'in light of Attorney General's position.'

MK Moshe Gafni praises soldiers, prays they return home safely; notes that without Torah, the Jewish people have no future.

Dan Anteby, the father-in-law of Uriel Baruch, tells Arutz Sheva about the family's experience through months of uncertainty until they learned this week that he was killed.

Netanyahu meets families of soldiers held hostage by Hamas, says he is " committed to returning everyone, all of them."

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara submitted her answer to the Supreme Court regarding the draft law, saying that since the law has expired, nothing prevents the enlistment of yeshiva students.

Yair Mor, whose brother, Eitan, is in Hamas captivity, enlisted in the Border Police. His father, Zvika: 'We are all obligated in this mandatory war for the defense of the nation.'

Education Minister Kisch announces 1st Israel Prize award ceremony since massacre to be held in southern Israel in solidarity with the heroic residents who are rebuilding after October 7.

Ahead of the Passover vacation, Rabbi David Lau called on students to strengthen the Torah, especially at a time when the soldiers are sacrificing their lives on the battlefield.

MK Danny Danon says while the US wants the war to end before elections, Israel has to care only about its own interests. 'If we hadn't listened to the Americans for the past few months all this may have been behind us already.'

Testimony of one of the October 7th massacre survivors tells how her son tried to negotiate with Hamas forces even while they shot his father.

Salem Alatrash, brother of kidnapped soldier Mohammed Alatrash, meets Belgian Foreign Min., urges her to push for hostages' release.

Police forces prevented demonstrators from blocking the aid trucks to Gaza. Three demonstrators were arrested after they interfered with police activity at the crossing.

Israel's President met today with a delegation of US Congressmen and women from the Democratic Party, led by AIPAC.

The clock change is expected to bring a number of benefits to the Israeli economy.

The Academy for Temple Knowledge held a conference this week to discuss the special purification ritual during which participants got to see the highly protected cattle.

Finance Minister Smotrich is acting to collapse the Palestinian Authority's banks, contrary to the security establishment's position.

Court employees claim that acting-President Uzi Vogelman is searching for the source of the leaks regarding the reasonability standard.

The Israel Dog Unit demonstrated its operational capabilities for those forced out of their homes by the war with Hezbollah.

Bus shakes as bullets hit, driver asks, 'What's this?' and the schoolchild replies, 'I think they hurled rocks at us.'

Louis Har, who was freed by the IDF along with Fernando Simon Marman last month, recalls the ordeal in an interview with the Daily Mail: They told us we had nowhere to return to.

Attorney General provides response to Supreme Court contrary to the government's position, says preparations must be made immediately to draft yeshiva students and end the funding for those who do not enlist.

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with a bipartisan delegation of congressmen and briefed them on the war in Gaza. 'It's very important for us to maintain bipartisan support at all times, but especially in these trying times.'

Hebrew University Rector Prof. Tamir Shefer, says Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, told him she does 'not deny the fact that on 10/7 there were cases of rape in the Gaza envelope,' and therefore nothing prevents her from continuing to teach.

Rabbi Moshe Tzadka says protection and safety of IDF soldiers depends on the learning of haredi yeshiva students, even those who don't learn full-time.

Ben Buchnik arrived in Israel from life-saving surgery in the US and was met by seniors from the Netivot Yosef yeshiva-high school in Mitzpe Yericho who sang and danced.

Justice Khaled Kabub ruled on case involving his children; organization calls for his dismissal.

Daughter born to eldest son of former PM, Yesh Atid leader.

Shlomo Kleinerman, 14, found hours after running away from yeshiva in Kiryat Malachi.

Settlement Minister Orit Strock speaks up on Draft Law, says number of haredim in civil service roles has increased.

Popular Israeli singer, Idan Amedi, posted on his Instagram page that he prefers to light a torch in the future for words of a song that he will write and not for his heroism: "Unfortunately, I will not be able to accept the honor this year."

Despite dwindling resources, many older adult Israelis exhibited impressive resilience during the initial period of the Israel-Hamas war, Bar-Ilan University study finds.

MK Tsega Melaku spoke to Arutz Sheva and called for increased efforts to search for the nine-year-old girl who disappeared from an absorption center in Tzfat and has not been found.

The lamp was used by Roman soldiers guarding a fort on the Scorpions Ascent; an identical lamp was discovered in the same spot 90 years ago.

Former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz says that, after October 7, the Prime Minister "should climb the tallest tower and jump off it".

MK Sharren Haskel explains why Gideon Sa'ar could not remain in the government in the current situation and insists that this was not a political move.

Protesters, including relatives of hostages, block traffic on Ayalon Highway as they call for the release of the hostages. Police open the road and arrested four protesters.

Elon Levy, official Israeli government spokesman, will not continue in his position after he responded to the British foreign minister's remarks and sparked anger in Britain.

Sources negotiating the Draft Law said on Wednesday evening that United Torah Judaism had raised the threat of secession and demanded the removal of the threat of economic sanctions and quotas.

This year, 897 complaints were filed against judges. 24% were found to be justified and were about deficiencies in the justice system.

Grandstand collapses during post-Purim celebration at Amshinov Hasidic synagogue in Bayit VeGan neighborhood.

Bilha Yinon’s family have no doubt that she was murdered together with her husband Yaakov in their home in Netiv Ha’asara, but no findings have proven her death.

Yuli Edelstein, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair, warns: 'Any attempt to circumvent the Knesset regulations and prevent the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee from handling the draft law will meet an appropriate response.'
