The blueprint and the boundary
For centuries, Temple-related commandments remained mostly theoretical, studied in detail but rarely translated into practical preparation. In recent decades, that has begun to change, with much of the momentum for real-world planning and readiness coming from outside the people of Israel.
Elections committee forces Shas to pull IDF soldier ad amid draft law furor
The ruling lands as Shas faces mounting public anger over its role in pushing through the Basic Law draft exemption, legislation that grants sweeping military service exemptions to ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
‘Antisemitism is a threat to democratic coexistence’: Dominican president announces adoption of IHRA antisemitism definition
The move will make the Dominican Republic the seventh Latin American nation to officially embrace the IHRA framework, following Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and Uruguay.
Echoes of 2000 lynching: PA police disarm IDF reservist in Area C, in direct violation of Oslo
An IDF reservist driving through western Binyamin overnight was surrounded by Palestinian Authority police who arrested him and took his M26. The incident is incredibly disturbing since the Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 by Israel and the Palestinian Authority, prohibit the PA police from operating in Area C.
Israel’s crowded political sandbox: New parties, old faces, and the coalition puzzle ahead
As Israel’s election approaches, a wave of new political parties has entered an already crowded field, reshaping how Israeli voters think about their choices and complicating what was already going to be a difficult coalition-building exercise, especially for undecided voters
God said he’d bring the Jews home. Nobody believed him.
Every few days, another flight lands at Ben Gurion Airport, and Jews step off the plane clutching their bags and their children, leaving behind careers and comfort and countries their families have lived in for generations.
The famine that wasn’t: How Gaza’s own numbers exposed a global deception
For nearly two years, the world was told a simple story: Israel was starving Gaza. The United Nations declared famine. The Secretary-General called it a “living hell.”Now the UN’s own data has quietly dismantled the story it built.
Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son while Tehran also threatens Trump’s family
“Here is something quite unbelievable… Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill, to murder one of my sons,” Netanyahu said, without specifying which son was targeted or offering further detail.
The Charedi Public Party announces Knesset run and launches election campaign
“We are in the midst of a head-on collision between Charedi society and the rest of the people of Israel. The consequences will be disastrous for us, for the Charedi public and for the State of Israel as a whole.”
Is the IDF becoming Gideon’s army of God?
By 2025, a religious man serving in Israel’s military reserves was more than twice as likely to still be in uniform each month than his secular counterpart.