Starting at noon on Thursday, the Pride parade in Jerusalem will leave the Bell Tower Garden towards Independence Park. Despite lots of criticism surrounding the parade in Jerusalem which has a large traditional majority, as well as threats of violence from Palestinian militants as well as some extremist Jewish groups. Among the participants showing up to support the Parade and the LGBT community will be Yair Faran, an Orthodox rabbi and educator at Himmelfarb High School in the city who also happens to be the great-grandson of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef; who was the spiritual leader of the Ultra-Orthodox Sephardic (Shas) movement in Israel.

01 June 2023

Read more: Despite Violent Threats, Tens Of Thousands Expected In Jerusalem's Pride Parade

After the deadly attack Tuesday morning in the Harmesh settlement of northern Samaria, in which Meir Tamari was murdered, coalition members are calling for a significant response and a large-scale military operation in northern Samaria. “The Land of Israel” lobby will hold a debate in the Knesset on the increase in terrorism in Samaria and ways to deal with it.

31 May 2023

Read more: Knesset Members Demand Israel Confront 'Palestinian Enemy' After Deadly Attack

The increase in the world's defense budgets brought the order backlog of Elbit Systems to a record of almost 16 billion dollars. In order to truly understand how significant this order backlog is, one must go back a year to watch a massive 20% increase in orders from the company. For perspective, the average annual growth rate of the entire Defense industry according to The Business Research Company is 7.9%.

30 May 2023

Read more: Elbit Reveals Record-Breaking $16 Billion Of Business 'In The Pipeline'

Palestinian activists and some parents in East Jerusalem are angry once again, this time because the students of the Al-Ofek school in the Beit Hanina neighborhood were videoed dancing to the Israeli song "Tefila", which translates from Hebrew into “Prayer”.

30 May 2023

Read more: Palestinian Activists Angry Over East Jerusalem 'School Dance' With Hebrew Song

Israel's credit rating may rise, according to the credit rating agency Fitch, which published a review for investors regarding the Israeli economy. The review comes following the approval of the state budget by the Knesset and despite the return to a deficit budget, Fitch estimates that the deficit will be lower than before the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.

30 May 2023

Read more: Fitch Predicts Israel's Credit Score Could Rise Despite Budget Deficit