U.S. Report: Several Mideast Countries Top List of Violators of Religious Freedom

Several Middle East countries have been identified as among the worst violators of religious freedom, according to an annual report issued by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
New Islamic Fatwa Allows Millions of Muslims to Pray on Temple Mount

A new Islamic fatwa permits millions of Muslims from around the world to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
From Poland to the Wall

A group of young Poles with a special past visited Israel and the Western Wall in this moving video. While their grandparents were hidden and raised as Catholics during the Holocaust, their descendants are reconnecting to Judaism. Click here to learn more about the work of “Israel Returns”
Spidee’s Jewish Sense

Andrew Garfield, the newest actor to play Spider-Man in the movie series, told TimeOut Magazine in an interview that he believes the character to be Jewish. “He lives in Queens, he’s neurotic and he lives with his aunt. Of course Spider-Man is Jewish.”
IDF Publishes New Torah Observance Guidelines Document

The Israel Defense Forces has always had policies in place to determine the proper course of action in different situations in accordance with Jewish law.
Could the Passover Sacrifice Take Place this Year?

With the return of Jewish rule to the land of Israel, however, some argue that now is the time to reinstate the Passover sacrifice. Two men, Moshe Hachim and Eli Yorav, have submitted a petition to police to permit the ritual for the first time in 2,000 years.
Jerusalem Property Owners Anticipate Messiah’s Arrival

Rental agreements between private parties open the way for all sorts of unusual clauses, but several Jerusalem homeowners have included a unique stipulation in their contracts: the Moshiach clause.
Temple Mount Education Seeks to “Rekindle the Hearts of Humanity”

On Sunday, the International Temple Institute will be celebrating the fifth annual International Temple Mount Awareness Day in …
Menachem Begin’s Bond with Christian Zionists

Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was the first president to openly welcome Christian Zionist support of Israel. Commemorating the 100th year of his birth, the Menachem Begin Heritage Center
Bible Awareness Lecture Focuses on Judeo-Christian Integration

According to a recent poll conducted by the Samit foundation in conjunction with the museum, 93 percent of Israelis have a Bible at home, but over a third of them do not recall when they last opened it.