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just now (120+ words) [DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir feuded this week in a bruising confrontation that spilled into the open, dominated headlines, and led to public questions about whether the defense establishment is losing its focus, says the writer. (photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)]NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The defense minister's feud with his military chief reveals a distinctly Israeli tendency to take the military's side when it clashes with the political echelon. In Israel's clash of politicians and generals, IDF holds the upper hand over government NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The defense minister's feud with his military chief reveals a distinctly Israeli tendency to take the military's side when it clashes with the political echelon....

15+ min ago (32+ words) [AMBASSADOR OF Argentina to Israel Rabbi Axel Wahnish. (photo credit: SILVIA GOLAN)]Movers and shakers in Israeli society. Grapevine November 28, 2025: A Latin American ally Movers and shakers in Israeli society....

17+ min ago (36+ words) Real time news brief - 'Beware lest you speak with Yaakov good or bad' - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site 'Beware lest you speak with Yaakov good or bad'...

28+ min ago (930+ words) As Tehran faces potential evacuation amid its worst drought in modern history, a theological interpretation is gaining traction both within and outside Iran: the nation's water crisis may be divine judgment for its decades-long campaign to destroy Israel. The post Divine Drought: Iran's Epic Water Crisis Seen as Judgment for Hostility Toward Israel appeared first on Israel365 News. As Tehran faces potential evacuation amid its worst drought in modern history'with reservoirs at historic lows and only one millimeter of rain this year'a theological interpretation is gaining traction both within and outside Iran: the nation's water crisis may be divine judgment for its decades-long campaign to destroy Israel. While Iranian clerics blame the drought on domestic moral failures, others point to a starker biblical pattern. Tehran is nearing a full-scale ecological breakdown, but the most potent response inside Iran has not come…...

36+ min ago (40+ words) Real time news brief - 'Green Rafah': Fury as IDF begins rebuilding Rafah before Hamas disarms - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site 'Green Rafah': Fury as IDF begins rebuilding Rafah before Hamas disarms...

41+ min ago (27+ words) just because people criticize Israel does not mean that they are not anti-Semites. "Those who claim to love Jews but hate Israel should prove it. Opinion....

56+ min ago (1520+ words) For Jews, one of the most powerful resources for millennia has been thanksgiving and gratitude. In our tradition, we express gratitude hundreds of times a day, at every step of the road. Before I eat an apple, after I come out of the bathroom, when I open my eyes in the morning, and when I am about to retire. How do we cultivate this life-changing gift during times of visceral pain and distress? It is a perplexing response in this week's Torah portion, Vayeitzei. Rachel, who has been childless for many years, gives birth. In the words of the Torah: "And she conceived and bore a son, and she said, "G-d has taken away my shame." What type of shame was she referring to? What shame is there in infertility, which is not her fault? Sarah and Rebecca were also…...

56+ min ago (42+ words) Real time news brief - How Rachel taught her child-and the World-the secret to happiness - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site How Rachel taught her child-and the World-the secret to happiness...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (332+ words) Home " 18th Century Prophecy: America as Final Exile Before Messiah Takes Shape After NYC Mayoral Election A Torah blogger cited an 18th-century Kabbalist who predicted that the tenth and final exile for Torah would be in the USA, and when that ends, when the Jews flee, the Messiah will appear. Remarkably, a section of the Talmud describing pre-Messiah conditions refers to aspects of the platform set out by newly elected Zohran Mamdani. The international spokesman for the Jewish settlement in Hebron, Yishai Fleisher tweeted, "Indeed, it was a great run, and you were a blessing to NYC. But Jews will feel less and less comfortable in the Big Apple. So do yourself a favor, buy real estate in the Land of Israel." Yeranen Yaakov noted other pre-Messiah signs that may be appearing as a result of Mamdani's victory at the polls....

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (1012+ words) Mohammed Ibrahim turned 16 this year. He was in an Israeli prison then. The Palestinian-American teenager was released on Thursday (November 27) after spending nine months behind bars." The teen from Florida was allegedly blindfolded and handcuffed in the middle of the night in February when Israeli forces raided his family home in the West Bank. He was visiting from Florida for a holiday and was arrested for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers. He was reportedly held without charge in Ofer prison, a home to adult prisoners, some of whom have been convicted of serious terrorism offences and murder. Last month, 27 US lawmakers, including senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen, who wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urged the administration to push Israel to free him. They expressed "grave concern" over the boy's treatment. So, what do…...