Israel

Major Hurdle Cleared for Netanyahu Government as Knesset Passes Budget

One week ago, the headlines in Israel forecast yet another existential threat to the coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After months of protests by the opposition parties to judicial reform, the debate over the 2023-2...

Israel to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day against Background of Rising Hatred

JERUSALEM, Israel – Israelis will mark their national Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day beginning Monday, April 17th. At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are rising in almost every part of the world and Israel'...

Massive Protests Follow Israeli President’s Plea Not to Allow Judicial Reform Issue to Divide Country

Tens of thousands of Israelis from around the country demonstrated outside the Knesset a day after Israel’s President Isaac Herzog pleaded with his countrymen on prime-time television not to let the issue of judicial reform destroy the country....

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Begins Sixth Term in Office

According to CBN News, Netanyahu was sworn in Thursday morning despite protests against his taking on the role. He spoke after the ceremony, saying he planned on working on preventing Iran’s threat to Israel, but he was blasted by shouts from p...

UAE Makes History- Gulf State Opens Embassy in Israel

Continuing down the path to peace open by the historic Abraham Accords. Last year, the United Arab Emirates inaugurated its new embassy in Israel Tuesday. “This embassy is not just a hub for diplomats, but a base in our new partnership,&rdqu...

Israel: Archaeologists Uncover Artifact Linked to the Period of the Biblical Judges

Archaeologists in Israel believe they have found an artifact with a link to the biblical Judges during a dig in the foothills of Judea. According to Haaretz, archaeologists discovered three shards of pottery that bear the inscription “Jerubb...

Honduras Moves Its Embassy to Jerusalem on Historic Day

Honduras became the fourth country to move its embassy to Jerusalem on Thursday.  Many see this as a positive sign that more countries will also recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish State.  Following an evening reception to h...

Archaeologists Unearth Arrowhead from Biblical Battle in Goliath's Hometown

Israeli archaeologists have discovered an arrowhead that is believed to have been part of a battle near the ancient city of Gath, the biblical home of Goliath. The study, which was published in Near Eastern Archaeology, notes that the ar...

Sudan Abolishes Israeli Boycott Law

Sudan has just abolished a decades-old law that implemented a boycott of Israel, ultimately severing diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries, CBN News reports. The law was written in 1958, amid a time when many Muslim countries...

Corruption Trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Begins

Judges in the trial against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were expected to hear evidence Monday. According to CBN News, The long-serving prime minister is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate...