“A thousand police will not extinguish it”: Hanukkah candle lit on the Temple Mount
Hanukkah commemorates the rejection of the enforced erasure of Jewish worship. A single candle lit on the Temple Mount asserts that this rejection is not a relic of the past. The
MK Ohad Tal Says No To Negotiating With Terrorists
A new bill introduced by MK Ohad Tal is setting the stage for a major policy shift regarding prisoner exchanges and hostage negotiations in Israel.
Hostage Omer Shem Tov: How Psalm 20 kept me alive in 505 days of Hamas captivity
“Alone in that darkness, I began to pray. Every day, I spoke to him. I whispered, ‘God, how are you? How was your day? Are you okay?’ And in that darkness, I felt His presence.”
Iran’s annual plague: Rivers turn blood red
On Tuesday, rain-filled wadis turned blood red on Iran’s Hormuz Island, turning the usually blue Persian Gulf into a scene reminiscent of the first plague that led to the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
Chanukah, Universal Zionism, and the Moment We Are Living In
Chanukah is often described as a holiday of light. That is true, but it misses the heart of the story. Chanukah is about refusal to accept a world that insists faith stay private and values stay quiet.
Chanukah in wartime: Eight miracles that changed Israel’s fate
Chanukah commemorates a time when the Jewish people survived not through numbers or power, but through events that should not have gone their way, yet did. It honors the miracles of the past, but also calls us to recognize those of our own time.
Gaza Ceasefire Phase Two Talks, Israel–Lebanon Hezbollah Disarmament Efforts, and Sydney Antisemitism
U.S.-led mediators moved forward on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire while Israel continued talks with Lebanon focused on disarming Hezbollah. Also, the University of Sydney dismissed a lecturer over documented antisemitic abuse of Jewish students.
Behind the scenes of the David movie: What the film couldn’t show
“It takes you deep into David’s complicated and often painful relationship with King Saul: the jealousy, the pursuit through the wilderness, the tension between the old king and the new one.”
Israel asserts strength as allies confront antisemitism, lawfare, and regional power
Israel and its allies are drawing firmer lines against antisemitism and legal pressure while asserting sovereignty on the global stage. At the same time, Israel strengthened its regional influence through a record natural gas deal with Egypt.
Christmas is coming back to Israel, and that matters more than tourism
This Christmas season marks something Israel has not seen in far too long: the return of tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims to the places where their faith was born.