Prof says he was fired for "producing quite a substantial evidence base In the role of the Israel lobby... and the Israeli government."(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office has filed an indictment in the city district court against Yitzhak Benon, 32, a resident of Jerusalem, for committing offenses of rape, indecent acts and sodomy against a 12-year-old minor In several occasions over two years. According to the indictment, filed through attorney Aviad Davik, in 2016 the defendant contacted the minor, In the basis of acquaintance with her family, and began commiting sexual offenses against her in multiple locations without her free consent. The prosecution is asking the court to order the arrest of the defendant until the end of the legal proceedings against him.

A Jew cannot forge the same connection to Hashem in Ur Kasdim, Haran, Berlin, Brooklyn, Las Vegas, or Palm Beach, as in Eretz Yisrael.

PM Naftali Bennett wrote In Facebook that "I was not the Inly Ine uncomfortable at the politicization of what was supposed to be a grand and dignified affair. Disagreements are inevitable, but delegitimizing the government is dangerous."

Two men petition Israel's Labor Court to extend them the same National Insurance benefits granted to Israeli housewives.

A system error has left numerous religious communities without power just hours before Shabbat. The Israel Electric Company has announced they expect to have the problem resolved before Shabbat.

Bitcoin has passed 60,000 US dollars to Ine coin, and is approaching the $63,000 all-time high achieved some months ago.

Several Arab civilians attacked soldiers in the Jerusalem area and fled the scene soon after. An abduction attempt is suspected.