The Rafah Crossing opens, but Hamas still cries ‘siege’

After a long hiatus, ambulances operated by the Egyptian Red Crescent entered the Rafah crossing yesterday, as part of preparations for its official opening today. It was a trial run. Over the... Read more »

Rafah Crossing reopens on Israel’s terms

The extremely limited conditions under which the Rafah Crossing reopened on Sunday represent a major and twofold achievement for Israel. Major, because they are vastly better than the situation that prevailed on... Read more »

What is Tu Bishvat? A guide to the Jewish New Year of the Trees

Beginning the evening of February 1, 2026, Jews around the world will celebrate Tu Bishvat (15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat). The holiday appears in the Talmud (Rosh HaShanah 2a) as... Read more »

After US warning, Iran say no plans to carry out live-fire exercises in Strait of Hormuz

An Iranian official on Sunday denied that the country had any plans to carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz this week, amid sky-high tensions in the region. Speaking to... Read more »

6 Israeli fashion brands focused on sustainability to watch

We Jews love a good New Year, or rather, several of them. Our calendar is built around multiple “starts,” each marking a different kind of renewal.  Rosh Hashanah centers on reflection and... Read more »

Last US-Russia nuclear weapons pact set to end, with Trump mum on extension

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over, as New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington... Read more »

Resurfaced photo shows detained Gaza hospital director wearing Hamas uniform

A decade-old photograph resurfaced on Saturday showing Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, wearing a Hamas uniform alongside other senior officers in the terror group. Abu... Read more »

More than Tu Bishvat: 7 ways Judaism embraces environmentalism

When you think about Judaism and the environment, all that comes to mind might be Tu Bishvat (the Jewish New Year for Trees) and the practice of planting trees in Israel for... Read more »

US Justice Department releases new massive batch of Epstein documents

NEW YORK (AP) — The US Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government... Read more »

Nazi-era teen girl’s diary charts unraveling of France — and her prominent Jewish family

LONDON — On the morning of June 23, 1940, 12-year-old Ninette Dreyfus’s family learned that Hitler had forced France into a humiliating armistice the previous evening. Her father’s reaction to the news... Read more »