At A Glance
Kerem Shalom border crossing reopens
The Kerem Shalom and Erez border crossings into Gaza reopened Monday morning, following a decline in violence over the weekend. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman ordered the crossings closed last week after long-range rockets were fired at Israel. One rocket landed in the sea and another hit a house in Beer Sheva, causing significant damage but ...
Israel marks 23th anniversary of Rabin murder
Children from the Jewish Arab school in Beer Sheva marks the 23rd anniversary of the murder of Yitzhak Rabin at the presidential residence in Jerusalem.
Angela Merkel signs guestbook at Yad Vashem
Upon completing her Thursday morning visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, Angela Merkel wrote in the museum's guestbook: "80 years ago, on Kristallnacht, the Jews in Germany suffered from hatred and violence that the world did not know was possible. What came later is a crime that has no equal - the teardown of civilization - the ...
A Piece Of Texas In Jerusalem
In a Twitter post on Wednesday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a cornerstone plaque that will be placed in the US Embassy in Jerusalem. In his post, he explained that "it recounts the Texas-Israel connection and has the Texas seal on it. Can’t wait to see it in Jerusalem." Written on the plaque in both Hebrew and English, it says: ...
LGBT Demonstration in Downtown Jerusalem
LGBT activists protest decision to restrict homosexual couples from employing surrogate mothers. Yona Schnitzer/TPS
Fire Balloon
A balloon carrying explosive material sent from Gaza into Israel
