Apr 01, 2021
Holy Land prepares for Easter
Israel is traditionally a popular destination this time of year, with tens of thousands of visitors coming to the Holy Land to celebrate the overlapping holidays of Easter and Passover.…
Apr 01, 2021
Israel waits for FDA nod to vaccinate teens
Israel is welcoming the statement from Pfizer that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and produces robust antibody responses in 12 to 15-year-olds. Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla his company…
Mar 30, 2021
1000s attend Passover blessing
Thousands of Jewish congregants gathered at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem today and yesterday, to participate in the Priestly Blessing ceremony. The benediction is conducted the…
Mar 29, 2021
Historic Jerusalem church reopens for Palm Sunday
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City welcomed the faithful on Palm Sunday. All synagogues, churches and mosques, the in Israel were closed…
Mar 26, 2021
Israelis prepare for Passover
Jews around the world are now making last-minute arrangements for Passover, which begins at sundown tomorrow evening at the conclusion of the Sabbath. Passover marks the first major holiday that…
Mar 23, 2021
Israelis vote for 24th Knesset
Polling stations opened at 7 AM in Israel this morning in the fourth national election in two years, and will close at 10 PM local time. 6,578,084 citizens are eligible…
Mar 19, 2021
Rivlin: Israel’s hand always extended in peace
Israel President Reuven Rivlin wrapped up his lighting trip to Europe by holding talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. At a diplomatic meeting following a warm welcome with an…
Mar 18, 2021
Israeli study: COVID vaccination protects fetuses
A new Israeli study shows that pregnant women vaccinated against the coronavirus may pass along protection to their unborn babies through placental transfer. Following birth, researchers at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University…
Mar 18, 2021
‘Jews have right to live anywhere in peace’
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his Austrian counterpart Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen attended a Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Vienna yesterday. The service was held in the Judenplatz (“Jewish Square”)…
Mar 15, 2021
Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem
There has been a flurry of exciting diplomatic activity in Jerusalem. Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, following through on the commitment it made last year.…