In the debate over Western Wall prayer, the traditional case deserves a hearing.

(56 to 47) in favor of a preliminary reading of a bill in the Knesset, introduced by Knesset member Avi Maoz, who is part of the far-right Noam party. The bill, which would imprison anyone for up to ...

Expanded panel sets deadlines for building approvals after years of delay tied to 2016 Kotel compromise.

Diaspora leaders warn criminalizing non-Orthodox prayer at the Wall will exclude many from Judaism's holiest site, violate World Zionist Organization resolutions The post Progressive Jews sound alarm ...

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation canceled its scheduled meeting on Sunday, ahead of an expected vote that would have determined whether the bill had government backing. Despite the ...

While our sons are risking their lives on the frontlines, jumping on grenades, shielding civilians in bomb shelters with their own bodies, and paying the ultimate price so this country can continue to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Jewish woman prays at the Little Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, February 18, 2026 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90) ...

In a display of the changes the group has experienced this year, Women of the Wall held a peaceful prayer service under police protection at the Western Wall to mark the group’s 25th anniversary.

With already strained Jewish unity, a recent Knesset vote sends a message that Israel is prepared to legislate one stream of Judaism’s authority over a site that carries meaning for all. The Knesset ...

For nearly a decade, the State of Israel has been playing a humiliating game of bait-and-switch at the Western Wall.