Gov’t bill to force Olim to wait a year before receiving permanent passport

Israel’s coalition is close to passing a law that would force new immigrants to wait a year before receiving a passport. The law’s stated purpose is to reduce cases of people who... Read more »

Israeli MK sparks outrage by calling Netanyahu 'traitor, liar, cheater'

Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky stirred up a storm of controversy on Tuesday during an interview on Channel 12, when she called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “traitor, cheater, and a liar.”... Read more »

Ashdod female mayoral candidate's campaign posters vandalized

A campaign poster for Ashdod mayoral candidate Helen Gelber was vandalized on Tuesday, sparking outrage in the city and among politicians. “A shocking and threatening act of defacement,” Gerber wrote in a... Read more »

Israeli Arab killed in third shooting in 24 hours

An Israeli Arab man named Khaled Halabi was killed in a shooting in the village of Khawaled in northern Israel on Monday, according to Israel Police. According to the Abraham Initiatives organization,... Read more »

Israel Police lacks manpower to handle widespread chaos in the country

Israel Police may not have the manpower to handle another situation like in Operation Guardian of the Walls, Police Chief Kobi Shabtai said in a meeting on Tuesday. Shabtai spoke at a... Read more »

High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car

The High Court of Justice rejected on Tuesday the appeal of a worker who left a baby in a car, leading to the infant suffering heat stroke and brain damage. As part... Read more »

Netanyahu's adviser no longer believes Biden is 'ruining America'

Gilad Zwick, who just started a new job as a media adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, no longer believes President Joe Biden is “ruining America” or that Donald Trump should... Read more »

Deadly border incident will not harm Egypt-Israel relations, experts say

Three Israeli soldiers were killed by an Egyptian policeman on Saturday, in a rare incident on the border between the two countries. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org... Read more »

'The Next Star' will choose the 2024 Israeli Eurovision contestant

The selection of the Israeli representative for Eurovision 2024 will be returned to Keshet 12’s “The Next Star” program. The surprising decision was made despite the positive response by the public to... Read more »

IDF Golani Brigade participated in 'African Lion' exercise in Morocco

A delegation of 12 soldiers and commanders from the Golani Brigade‘s elite unit in the IDF joined the “African Lion 2023” international exercise in Morocco on Sunday, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s... Read more »