After polling weakness, Bennett and Lapid join forces in bid for relevance

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday that they will run together in the upcoming national election under a joint list branded “Together – Led by Bennett,” a move that immediately reshapes the opposition map and revives one of the most controversial alliances in recent Israeli history.
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki never planned to be a geopolitical analyst

If you follow news about Israel, you almost certainly know who Rabbi Pesach Wolicki is. What you may not know is that Rabbi Wolicki is, at heart, a Torah teacher.
He lost his leg in Gaza, and asked for it back for the resurrection

“I told them I want to take the leg and buy a grave in my city, Ashkelon, and put the leg in the grave, and it will be waiting for me.”
Christian leaders call for clemency: “We forgive this soldier”

In an extraordinary act of grace, Christian leaders from around the world are calling on President Herzog to release the IDF soldier who desecrated a statue of Jesus in Lebanon, saying forgiveness, not punishment, is the right response.
Shiloh: Chanah’s Prayer That Transformed Jewish Worship

For nearly four centuries, Shiloh served as the spiritual epicentre of the nation. Yet among the many moments that unfolded on this hilltop, few influenced the course of the tradition of G-d’s chosen people as meaningfully as the quiet, heartfelt prayer of a woman named Hannah (Chana).
The UN’s Gaza death toll: fiction built on fiction

A United Nations report claiming that more than 120,000 people died in Gaza during the war between Hamas and Israel, including more than 38,000 women and girls, is being exposed as statistically indefensible.
IDF soldiers jailed, dismissed from combat after smashing Jesus statue in Lebanese Christian village

The IDF was unequivocal in its judgment: the soldiers’ conduct “completely deviated from IDF orders and values.”
Isaac Accords signed in Jerusalem: Israel and Argentina build new Jewish-Christian alliance against terrorism and Iran

Standing in Jerusalem on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day, Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu signed the Isaac Accords on Sunday, launching what both leaders called a new strategic framework to strengthen ties between Israel and like-minded nations across the Western Hemisphere.
Remember and honor: stories from Israel’s Memorial Day

Every year on Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, the entire country stops. A siren wails for one full minute, traffic halts, conversations pause, and a nation stands at attention for its fallen. This year, Israel365 brought that moment to hundreds of supporters around the world.
Israel confronts Hezbollah, Spain pushes EU rupture, and New York honors the hostages

As the IDF reports more than 1,800 Hezbollah operatives killed in a major regional conflict, Spain moves to sever a key EU agreement with Israel, signaling rising international tensions. At the same time, New York’s Jewish community gathers in Central Park to honor the hostages of October 7.