300,000+ protest Israeli judicial reform

Citizens flocked to the streets nationwide for the eighth consecutive week. By Erin Viner In what has been the largest show of opposition against controversial legal reforms advanced by the…

Israeli shekel sinks to 3-year low

The national currency further dropped in value as much as 2% against the US dollar yesterday. By Erin Viner The development comes as the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Israeli anti-gov’t protests in 7th week

[Ed. Note: this article has been updated to reflect that the Knesset passed the first reading of the judicial reform amendment to the country's Basic Law, with 63 in favor,…

Int’l criticism over Israel’s West Bank building

There has been widespread opposition from the West over the decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to authorize nine Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. By Erin Viner…

Inflation rate soars in Israel

This, according to the latest data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). By Erin Viner Over the past year, Israel's inflation rate has risen by 5.4% - marking…

2nd child dies from Jerusalem attack

10-year-old Asher Menachem Pally succumbed to injuries sustained last Friday when an Arab driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowed Jerusalem bus stop. By Erin Viner "The boy arrived…

Israeli Minister: no settlement freeze

This, following a public request from the United States to halt construction of Jewish communities in the West Bank districts of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley. By Erin Viner…

Israel downs Gaza rockets

IDF fighter jets retaliated with strikes on targets in the Islamist Hamas ruled Strip. By Erin Viner Residents of the southern Israeli city of Sderot and neighboring communities along the…

IDF evicts settler outpost

The development marks a yet another challenge for the new right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. By Erin Viner Israeli security forces on Friday evacuated Jewish activists from…

Israeli court blocks coalition appointment

The move marks a setback for the new right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. By Erin Viner The 10-to-one Supreme Court verdict forbids leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas…