Party Time in Israel
Israel’s “Young Turks” have created a new political party, and this week received an important new ally.
Cheers in Knesset as Haneen Zoabi Announces Her Departure
Many MK’s welcomed the announcement of her departure after a contentious decade in the Knesset.
Rabbi Yehudah Glick Announces Engagement at Knesset
Rabbi Yehudah Glick received a standing ovation from the Members of Knesset on Tuesday as he announced from the podium that he was engaged to be married. The announcement came exactly one year after his wife, Yaffa, passed away.
Israel Can Export Medical Cannabis After Passage of Knesset Law
A decade ago, the idea of supplying Israelis with was considered outlandish and inconceivable; marijuana was regarded by the Israeli leadership as a drug taken by hippies from the counterculture of the 1960s who wanted to get high.
Israel’s “Gatekeepers” vs. Democracy
Israel has no written constitution – but all the same, it is steeped in a deep and dangerous constitutional crisis.
Northern Shield Not Meant to Shield Netanyahu
It’s regrettable that the terror group’s sentiments were echoed by some in the Knesset.
Interfaith Bible Study Brings Light to Jews and Christians During Hanukkah
Reading from The Israel Bible- the world’s first Hebrew Bible to highlight the special relationship between the land and the people of Israel – Glick spoke about the prophetic beginnings of Hanukkah, maintaining, “Hanukkah is celebrated in the darkest time of the year, on the longest and darkest night, but by putting the menorah in our windows, we can bring light to the entire world.” He continued, “That’s our job on Hanukkah – to remind the world that even in the darkest of darkness, we had a connection to the light of the menorah, to the Temple, to God and to Jerusalem.”
Is Catholic Churches’ Criticism of Israel’s Nation-State Law Blow to Jewish-Christian Relations?
Last week, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries issued a statement calling on Israel to rescind its Nation-State Law. The law, though controversial, has no real practical implications but the pushback from the Catholic Church may do serious damage to Jewish-Christian relations which have been steadily improving since the Second Vatican Council more than 50 years ago.
After 10 Years of Debate, Knesset Passes Food Donation Act
After ten years of debate, Israel has now become the fifth nation in the world to pass a national food rescue law. “The Food Donation Act” protects food donors, non-profit organization, staff and volunteers from criminal and civil liability should donated food cause any negative consequences to the receivers.
Rabbi Yehudah Glick Channels King David in Celebration of Life and God’s Temple
A very special gathering took place on Sunday night, commemorating a personal miracle that will go down in history as a powerful part of the prophetic return of the Jewish Temple. It requires a unique individual like Rabbi Yehudah Glick to throw a party celebrating the fourth anniversary of a vicious terrorist attack that came within a hair’s breadth of claiming his life.