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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said, “The democratic foundations of Israel, including the justice system, and human rights and freedoms are sacred, and we must protect them, and the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence.”
March 15, 2023, 12:16 pm
Webinars Proliferate as Israelis Protest Weekly
High-tech community takes aim at government’s legislation.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel’s elections.
November 16, 2022, 11:54 am
New Israeli Government: More Religious and Right-Wing
For years, many Israelis have wryly described their country as one in which one-third of the population serve in the army, one-third have jobs and one-third pay taxes. The only problem, they say, is that it is the same one-third.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
The Sharaka delegation at planting of a “peace tree” in Atlanta’s Freedom Park. From left: Karen Isenberg Jones, director of government affairs, consulate general of Israel; Commissioner Justin Cutler, department of parks and recreation; Fatema Alharbi, from Bahrain; Ibtissame Azzaoui, from Morocco; Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan Dadon; Israeli Deputy Consul General Alex Gandler; Dan Fefferman, from Israel; and Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman // Photo provided by the Israeli Consulate
November 16, 2022, 10:28 am
Abraham Accords Backers Cite Growing Support
A member of Sharaka delegation says that the agreements have created a "paradigm shift" in the Middle East.
By Dave Schechter
Former Congregation Beit Haverim members Neta Cohen and Meital Gutman won an important LGBTQ legal case in Israel. // Photo credit: Olly Bowman
August 11, 2022, 1:27 pm
Former Atlanta Couple Wins LGBTQ Legal Case in Israel
Several recent court cases seem to indicate that the country’s religious status quo may finally be loosening.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
June 14, 2022, 1:23 pm
Sen. Ossoff Presses White House on Journalist’s Death
The senator gave the Secretary of State 30 days to report back on the killing of a Palestinian-American reporter in the West Bank.
By Dave Schechter
In Biblical and Mishnaic times, Jews were buried in underground in caves.
December 15, 2021, 1:29 pm
The Option of Being Buried in Israel
For many Jews today, being buried in Israel is a statement of eternal attachment to the Jewish homeland.
By Chana Shapiro
Rabbi Micah Miller told a study group at Congregation Etz Chaim that a more liberal acceptance of tattoos is needed.
December 4, 2021, 11:05 pm
Tattoos Get a Second Look at Etz Chaim
Conservative rabbi Micah Miller says Jewish law needs to reevaluate tattoos.
By Bob Bahr
July 28, 2021, 4:26 pm
Travel to Israel Getting Easier
An online application system replaces bureaucratic confusion.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Naftali Bennett may be the next prime minister of Israel.
June 3, 2021, 3:47 pm
Israel May Soon Have New Government
If Knesset approves, Naftali Bennett may be next prime minister.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Isaac Herzog is described as a “mensch,” even as a teenager.
June 3, 2021, 3:47 pm
Israel Elects Isaac Herzog as 11th President
As a teenager, Herzog attended Camp Ramah Palmer in Massachusetts.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving leader in Israel’s history.
May 11, 2021, 5:18 pm
Prime Minister Failed to Form a Government
Is it too early to declare the end of the Benjamin Netanyahu era?
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Israel leads the country in vaccinations. Those 40 and older and high school upperclassmen can now receive the vaccine //Miriam Alster/Flash90.
January 27, 2021, 1:18 pm
Israel’s Vaccination Rates Soar
Israeli Cabinet bans foreign flights until Jan. 31 to keep out virus variants.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 // Israeli police at the entrance to the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot enforce a nightly curfew aimed at containing the coronavirus, September 13, 2020.
September 24, 2020, 5:36 pm
Israel Strengthens Three-Week Lockdown
Controversial restrictions go into effect as number of COVID-19 cases soars to highest level.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis grow as more Israelis call for his resignation.
July 24, 2020, 7:01 am
Witnesses in Netanyahu Cases to be Called Next Year
The decision comes as an Israel Democracy Institute survey shows Israelis don’t trust prime minister’s handling of health and economic crises.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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