Group takes on leadership role as unifier of historic coalition agreement.

(Courtesy of World Mizrachi) World Mizrachi’s Orthodox Israel Coalition, which won a historic second place in the recent World Zionist Congress election, has led to religious Zionists now leading some of the largest divisions

(Courtesy of Drisha Institute) The Drisha Institute for Jewish Education opened the doors of its Yeshiva in Rosh Tzurim in August 2018, offering full-time, advanced learning to women. It has succeeded in creating a close community of advanced learners who deepen their dedication to Torah and mitzvot together.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman signed the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Agreement at Ariel University in Samaria on Wednesday, October 28. The agreement immediately expands scientific and academic cooperation between the two countries to include projects in Judea and

(JNS) A bill that would allow the United States to provide Israel bunker busters is reportedly expected to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.). It would include sending Israel the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal, reported

(JNS) Sudan announced on Sunday, October 25, that it will hold talks with Israel in the coming weeks on a number of issues. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said that delegations from each country would negotiate deals for agriculture, aviation, trade and migration, Reuters reported.

According to the

(JNS) Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch will be introducing a Knesset bill that would require government ministries to consult with world Jewry on matters directly related to the Jewish people, such as Jewish informal and formal education, engagement and anti-Semitism.

“Creating an

(JNS) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin laid a wreath on the grave of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the Mt. Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday, October 28, to mark the 25th anniversary of his assassination.

“This year, too, we are marking the day of remembrance, despite the

(JNS) Top Palestinian diplomat Riad Malki this week called for an international peace conference as the only way to renew talks with Israel, AP reported. According to the report, this comes on the heels of a similar call last month by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

(JNS) U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem will be allowed to list “Jerusalem, Israel” as their place of birth on their U.S. passport, alluded the Trump administration on Wednesday, October 28. Politico first reported the development, citing a U.S. official, and at press time it appeared that the announcement could be made as soon as the

Gabrielle Buch is studying during her shana bet year at Migdal Oz Seminary in the Kibbutz Migdal Oz of Gush Etzion. She was born in Staten Island, but grew up in Hillside, and attended Kushner in Livingston for elementary and high school. Her family davens at Congregation Adath Israel (AI) in

(JNS) Twitter announced last week that it will remove posts that deny the Holocaust. Bloomberg first reported the move on Oct. 14.

“Our Hateful Conduct Policy prohibits a wide range of behavior, including making references to violent events or types of violence where protected categories were

(JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, paving the way for the African nation to normalize ties with Israel.

Sudan cannot