Numbers have great meaning in Judaism, and Israel’s 70th year of independence takes on special significance when we realize that, according to Jewish tradition, 70 represents the nations of the world.
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The recent actions of Hamas, which could step in for the Palestinian Authority at any moment, should provide a wakeup call to everyone.
Israel Independence Day is a ‘massive party for all Am Yisrael,’ according to Ari Kalker, director of housing and special projects for the Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin.
This Israeli Memorial Day, we look at how many children may have lost their physical lives, but their memories and their impact on the Land and People of Israel continues.
Two bereaved families turned their tragedies into a source of strength and determination to build the Land of Israel.
Is Jordan the next destination for the “Arab Spring?” Demonstrations against the king have reached new levels.
‘We renew our rejection of the US Jerusalem decision,’ said Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. ‘Eastern Jerusalem is an inseparable part of the Palestinian lands.’
Although Israel seeks to make its own destiny in all military matters, Donald Trump is pushing America toward a superpower nuclear confrontation in Syria. Should this lead to actual nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States, the impact for Israel could be catastrophic?
‘Israel congratulates the National Congress of Honduras for passing with an overwhelming majority a resolution in favor of opening an Embassy in Jerusalem,’ Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said on Twitter.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials participated in a wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum.
On Thursday, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jews will be entirely excluded from the Temple Mount due to a Muslim holiday marking Muhammad’s miraculous overnight journey on ‘Al-Buraq,’ a mythical winged horse.
The Muslim appropriation and mutilation of biblical figures are a source of problems, not solutions.
Arab Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi (Joint List) called on Palestinians to ‘march on Jerusalem’ at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The Holy Fire is described by Greek Orthodox Christians as a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the day before the Orthodox Easter.
According to the police, the suspect ran to attack the would-be victim with a screwdriver and was subsequently shot in the head by an armed civilians.
