Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Arrive in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive today in Israel on an official four day visit. This is the first visit Harper has made to Israel and the Middle East in general since becoming Prime Minister in 2006. The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited Israel was in 2000. The […]
Israeli Air Force Targets Islamic Jihad Operative in Strike
Rounding off the week with a new rocket attack, on late Saturday night, red alert sirens sounded in southern Israel warning residents to take shelter. The rockets, which were shot from the Gaza Strip, landed in open areas. Earlier in the week, on Thursday, a barrage of rockets was successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome […]
Iron Beam: Israel’s Newest Laser Missile Defense System
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Announced that it will unveil in February a new laser defense system at an upcoming conference in Singapore. The Times of Israel first reported the news this week that the new system, called Iron Beam, is a “high-energy, laser-based defensive system designed to knock mortar rounds, artillery shells and other […]
Historic Video of MLK Defending Israel
See a video of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. stating that, “the whole world must see that Israel must exist and has the right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world”
Biggest Names in Music Coming to Israel (Videos)
Israel is not just some blip on the map anymore. Some of the biggest names in music are making their way to one of the largest cultural epicenters of the Middle East. Artists like Justin Timberlake, The Rolling Stones, and Beyonce will be performing in Tel Aviv for the first time. Music royalty will rock […]
Two Israelis Named to Looted Nazi Art Task Force
The Times of Israel reported this week that two Israeli art curators have been appointed to a task force responsible for a treasure trove of art found in spring 2012 in a Munich apartment. The collection, discovered in the home of Cornelius Gorlitt, son of Hitler’s most notorious art dealer, is valued at $1.4 billion […]
Israel Joins Cern: First New Member State Since 1999
Following a resolution unanimously adopted at the169th session of the CERN Council, Israel was admitted yesterday (Jan. 15) as a full member of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a special ceremony in Geneva, at the end of which the Israeli flag was added to the line of flags representing the Member States of […]
Lost Biblical Treasure Trove Discovered by Israeli Fisherman
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has announced the discovery of a treasure-trove of archeological finds. First reported by Arutz7, the find first started with a phone call from Poriya Illit resident Osnat Lester to the IAA. Lester told the IAA “Stored in my warehouse there are crates full of ancient jars that were left behind […]
Guided Tour of Mount Herzl
Join a devoted tour guide through Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery. Buried there is Theodor Herzl, dreamer of the Zionist dream, and thousands of IDF soldiers who fell in battle while bringing his dream to life, defending the State of Israel.
Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets, Terrorists Open Fire on Israelis, and Hamas Kidnapping Plot Thwarted
In the early morning hours, five rockets from the Gaza Strip were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. The rockets were heading in the direction of the city of Ashkelon. Three other rockets which were fired landed in open areas. No injuries or damage were reported. Shortly after 2 a.m., warning sirens went […]