Jerusalem

The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion

Her name, Haymanut, means “faith.” But, dad Tesfai Kasau, 54, told me that at home, they call her “tiger,” because she stands strong for what she believes. She is deeply religious, he says.

Search poster for Haymanut Kasau at the Binyamina train station, 2024.
Every generation has its super powers.

On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG receives the credentials of Nauru Ambassador Lara Erab Daniel in 2025.

Grapevine, July 24, 2026: Is Jewish unity a myth?

Ultra-Orthodox protesters outside of the Basimta cafe on Saturday, July 4, 2026.

Jerusalem cafe became symbol of secular defiance, until Israelis learned it's run by Jews for Jesus


Haredi protests against Jerusalem Light Rail continue, reports of over NIS 400 million in damage

The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over NIS 400 million in damage to the Jerusalem light rail's unfinished Green Line.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Teen arrested after reportedly sexually assaulting 5-year-old child in Modi'in Illit bomb shelter

Police reported cases of child sexual abuse, endangerment in a motor vehicle, and domestic abuse within a span of two weeks in late June and early July 2026.

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Walking through the ancient waterway behind Jerusalem's story

During the Three Weeks, descend into the Biyar Aqueduct in Gush Etzion and experience the cool waters that once supplied ancient Jerusalem.

The Biyar Aqueduct in Gush Etzion.

Rahm Emanuel meets Herzog, calls for ‘historic agreement’ on Israeli-Palestinian future

Emanuel said Arab states’ push for regional stability, Israel’s security needs, and Palestinian self-determination could be brought together in a diplomatic framework.

Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 7, 2026.

Israel recognizing Armenian Genocide doesn't go far enough – they must protect Armenians - opinion

States do not recognize genocides because they have suddenly discovered a moral conscience. They do so when it aligns with their political, strategic, diplomatic, or domestic interests.

 Members of the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy after U.S. President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2021.

A 'stab in the back': Israel's refusal to extend Jordanian water agreement may spark crisis

The 1994 peace treaty signed by Amman and Jerusalem required Israel to supply Jordan with 50 million cubic meters of water annually, an amount doubled in a 2021 commitment that expired in 2025.

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Annual Maccabiah Night Run to see roads closed to traffic, Jerusalem Municipality announces

The roads will be closed beginning at 5:00 p.m., and will remain closed until around 11:00 p.m. when the event is set to end.

Israeli participants at the 2026 Maccabiah games, Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

WATCH: Haredi protesters block entrance to IDF's Central Command HQ in Jerusalem

The haredim, who were protesting against mandatory conscription for ultra-Orthodox men, were seen blocking part of the gate, screaming at soldiers, and not letting them through.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters demonstrate against the arrest of ultra orthodox jewish men who took part in a protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and were later handed over to the military police, outside the Abu Kabir detention facility, June 10, 2026. Ilustrative.

Police remove haredi protesters attempting to block Jerusalem light rail construction

Members of Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community have for weeks attempted to block construction of the light rail on Bar Ilan Street.

Ultra orthoodx jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

'Clear call for genocide': Sa'ar speaks out after Turkish foreign minister's antisemitic interview

After Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the people of Israel 'a burden that humanity can no longer bear,' Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar cites Holocaust history.

Gideon Sa'ar and Olivier Nduhungirehe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on July 6.