by Michael Wilkins | Dec 30, 2025 | News
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s office swiftly denied claims by US President Donald Trump that a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “on its way.” Trump made the assertion during a meeting with Netanyahu in Florida, saying Herzog had told him a pardon was...
by Michael Wilkins | Dec 30, 2025 | News
US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Hamas on Monday, saying the group would face “hell to pay” if it does not disarm within a “very short period of time.” Speaking alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago...
by Michael Wilkins | Dec 29, 2025 | News
Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday that any aides in the Prime Minister’s Office found to have worked on behalf of Qatar must be prosecuted, addressing growing controversy surrounding the so-called “Qatargate” affair. “If someone in the prime minister’s office...
by Michael Wilkins | Dec 29, 2025 | News
Immigration to Israel declined by about one-third in 2025, driven largely by a dramatic drop in arrivals from Russia, according to the Immigration and Absorption Ministry. Approximately 21,900 new immigrants moved to Israel this year, down from 32,800 in 2024. While...
by Michael Wilkins | Dec 28, 2025 | News
An extremist ultra-Orthodox faction known as the Jerusalem Faction has called for nationwide protests this afternoon in response to the recent arrests of Haredi men who refuse to comply with Israel’s military draft. According to Hebrew media reports, the group’s...
by Michael Wilkins | Dec 28, 2025 | News
Emergency crews rescued a family of three after their van was overtaken by fast-moving floodwaters in southern Israel, authorities said. The parents and their child were traveling through Abu Joda, a small Bedouin village near Kseifa, east of Beersheba, when sudden...
