Middle East

The Knesset Finance Committee on Wednesday evening approved for its second and third readings the JNF Law, which would oblige the Jewish National Fund (JNF) to transfer annual sums of money to state coffers to fund national infrastructure projects. The law states that the JNF has two options: The first would be to transfer to

An Arab resident of Hevron was arrested Wednesday morning, after he was caught attempting to smuggle a knife into the Tomb of the Patriarchs. The city of Hevron, a frequent target of Arab terrorists, is divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, with some 20% of the city in sector H2 under direct Israeli control,

Hundreds of students, supporters, and relatives of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane gathered in the Heichal David event hall in Jerusalem Tuesday night to mark the 27th anniversary of the assassination of the former Knesset Member and Jewish activist. Born in Brooklyn in 1932, Rabbi Kahane founded the Jewish Defense League in 1968 to confront

By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard testimony about increased anti-Semitism on US college campuses, as lawmakers mulled advancing a 2016 bill that would require the Department of Education to adopt the State Department’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (ASAA) would require federally funded education programs

By Jacob Magid Jerusalem authorities granted building permits for 240 homes in East Jerusalem Wednesday, Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told The Times of Israel. The Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee, chaired by Turgeman, approved 90 units in the Gilo neighborhood and 150 in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood. Meanwhile, building permits were granted for 44 units