Tax Authority confirms higher vehicle tax rates for 2025 – The Jerusalem Post
In line with a previous announcement by the Ministry of Finance, the Israeli Tax Authority officially announced on Thursday that the purchase tax rate for electric vehicles will be 45% from January, instead of the current 35%. At the same time, the upper limit for which tax incentives apply (the full purchase tax for […]
Jerusalem Sign Celebrates Trump Victory: ‘Welcome back Dear friend!’
A large billboard along a Jerusalem highway that once praised President Joe Biden now celebrates President-elect Donald Trump's victory by saying, “Welcome home, dear friend!” Above a photo of Trump smiling, it says: In October 2023, the same billboard featured an image of Biden holding an American flag and an Israeli flag, with the simple […]
Israel to Turn UNRWA HQ in Jerusalem into Apartment Building
The Israeli government made an announcement Thursday declaring it would occupy the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinians (UNRWA) and turn it into a housing complex. UNRWA is the official United Nations agency supporting the Palestinian people. It is primarily responsible for education and health care in the […]
CBS News tells staffers not to report that Jerusalem is part of Israel: report
CBS News has reportedly instructed its staff to stop referring to Jerusalem as part of Israel due to growing internal pressure over its handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mark Memmott, CBS News' senior director of standards, sent an electronic list of terms to all CBS News employees in late August to “be careful” when “talking […]
CBS News staff told not to refer to Jerusalem as being in Israel: Report
CBS News reportedly ordered its staff not to say that Israel's capital, Jerusalem, is in Israel. The Free Press reported Wednesday that Mark Memmott, senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, sent an email to all employees in late August saying they would not “talk or write about news” regarding the ongoing war […]
Scientists revive 1,000-year-old seed from cave near Jerusalem, possibly resurrecting mysterious tree mentioned in the Bible
Scientists have revived a mysterious seed discovered in a cave near Jerusalem. Researchers say the species is about 1,000 years old and could be the budding of a long-lost Biblical tree. In the mid-1980s, archaeologists excavated a cave in the lower Wadi el-Maqq, north of Jerusalem. Inside a cave along a 26-foot cliff were Roman […]
Israeli archaeologists discover unique ancient seal affirming biblical account of Jerusalem 2,700 years ago
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Jerusalem Archaeologists Uncover Massive Ancient Moat That Protected Biblical Kings
Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have discovered the remains of a large moat that once divided the city in two and protected Biblical kings from invaders. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University discovered a huge moat about 30 feet deep and at least 100 feet wide in Jerusalem Walls National Park […]
Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday in protest against a Supreme Court order ordering them to begin enlisting in the military. As Israel wages war in Gaza, a landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews could lead to the […]
Fetterman Meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) continued his first visit to Israel on Wednesday, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. “We stand with Israel and are deeply sorry for what has happened to our country, but I am honored to be here today,” Fetterman said in a statement distributed by his office.The hoodie-wearing, first-term […]