Sotheby’s hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
JerusalemAP One of the oldest surviving Biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours – for a cool $US30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its […]
Israelis protest against planned judicial overhaul for 11th week
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 11th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court’s powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who says his aim is to balance out branches of government, wields […]
Mass protests against Israeli judicial overhaul enter 10th week
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 10th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court’s powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who says his aim is to balance out branches of government, wields […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu justice plans
Tel Aviv, IsraelReuters Tens of thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government that protesters say will threaten democratic checks and balances on ministers by the courts. The plans, which the government says are needed to curb overreach by activist judges, have drawn fierce opposition […]
Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Updated: 5.55pm (AEST)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia on Tuesday reversed a decision of the previous government to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying the status of the city should be resolved through peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said Australia “will always be a steadfast friend of […]
WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns
JerusalemReuters The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “We are now seeing an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine. We project that transmission could peak in early October and hospitals […]
Arab gunman kills at least five in Tel Aviv suburb, latest in series of attacks
Bnei Brak, Israel Reuters An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday before he was fatally shot, the national ambulance service said, in the third deadly attack in Israel in a week. “Israel is facing a wave of murderous Arab terror,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted after the […]
Gaza conflict rages as Israeli PM says air strikes will continue
Gaza/JerusalemReuters Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes into the early hours of Sunday, destroying a tower block that housed news media organisations, while Palestinian militants fired rocket salvoes at Tel Aviv. The hostilities showed no sign of letting up as they entered a seventh day, with Palestinians saying at least 145 people have been killed […]
US sends envoy as Israel-Gaza barrages spiral, Hamas commander killed; war crimes concerns
Gaza/Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel killed a Hamas commander and vowed no let-up in its Gaza barrages on Wednesday as Palestinian militants rained rockets far across the border and Washington dispatched an envoy to try to calm their most intense hostilities in years. At least 65 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, […]
Tel Aviv’s Jewish museum reopens after $US100 million upgrade
Tel Aviv, IsraelAP From Queen Salome to the late RBG, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, Tel Aviv’s newly revamped Museum of the Jewish People attempts the ambitious undertaking of bringing almost 3,000 years of Jewish history and tradition under a single roof. The museum – formerly known as Beit Hatfutsot and newly branded as ANU, […]