Annexation or salvation? The bill that would put Israel in charge of its own biblical heritage
The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee is racing against a parliamentary clock to advance a bill that would place Judea and Samaria, Israel’s biblical heartland, under direct Israeli civilian authority when it comes to its thousands of archaeological sites.
Europe’s long memory problem: The EU sanctions Jews for living in Judea
The nations that herded Jews into ghettoes, expelled them from their cities, and handed them over to Nazi death camps have now found a new cause: sanctioning Jews for the crime of living in Judea and Samaria
What the angel knew
Elijah had just done the most extraordinary thing. He’d called fire down from heaven on Mount Carmel, exposed the prophets of Baal, and turned a nation back toward God. By every measure, he’d won. But then he ran for his life into the wilderness, collapsed under a juniper tree, and asked God to let him die.
First expansion since Six-Day War aligns with biblical vision of a growing Jerusalem
A recent development agreement signed between the state and the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council would, pending final approvals, establish a new Jewish community that constitutes the first expansion of Jerusalem since 1967.
Defense minister: 140 Jewish farms form “fortified wall” in Judea and Samaria against Palestinian state
After decades of terror, withdrawals, and international pressure, the Israeli government is asserting that Jewish life in Judea and Samaria is not provisional. It is permanent, rooted, and moving forward.
Jerusalem prayer breakfast at Mar-a-Lago: leaders declare loyalty to the land of the Bible
“The signing of the declaration sends a sharp and unambiguous message: Judea and Samaria are at the heart of the biblical story and an inseparable part of the State of Israel.”
Arrest near Jerusalem, Israeli teen killed in Swiss fire, and four detained after Judea attack
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian man accused of smuggling a child over the Jerusalem security barrier and Jewish shepherds were attacked near Bethlehem. In a separate tragedy, an Israeli teenager was identified among the victims of a deadly fire in Switzerland.
J Street’s “moral stain” is …
J Street’s war against Jewish families who live in Judea-Samaria is not just a matter of ugly rhetoric.
Building the Future: Israel Advances in Housing, Economy, and National Defense
Recent developments in Israel include the approval of 764 new housing units in Judea and Samaria, the shekel reaching a three-year high, and Defense Minister Israel Katz’s commitment to maintaining a defensive presence in Syria.
Regavim: Unauthorized Arab Dam Drained Reservoir and Seized Hundreds of Dunams
Regavim is demanding the immediate demolition of an illegal dam in the Har Hevron (Hebron) region after documenting what the organization describes as a deliberate and destructive attempt to seize land and divert Israel’s water resources.