Israel at 70: 7 Challenges and Opportunities in Israel and the Jewish World

Breaking Israel News provides an exclusive breakdown of Israel’s challenges and opportunities as the country celebrates its 70th anniversary.
Israel Appoints First Ultra-Orthodox Woman to be Judge

The appointee, Chavi Tucker, was born in England but grew up in Bnei Brak as the eldest of 12 children.
Another Family Stink

This item is adding to the charges that Bibi has worked to provide his cronies with access to controversial government decisions.
Arabs Attack Jewish Youths, Violently Force Them to ‘Convert’ to Islam

Israeli Police arrested two Palestinians suspected of forcing two Orthodox Jews to say the Shahada, a testimony of faith that is said when converting to Islam.
For First Time Ever, IDF Opens Historic Ultra-Orthodox Paratrooper Unit

In an historic move, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is preparing to open a special ultra-Orthodox paratrooper unit.
Ethnicity

A recent visit with a young Japanese friend, a paratrooper in the IDF, provided an insight into the nature of Israel and other places.
What’s Real?

Has Prime Minister Netanyahu really insulted the President of the United States and the whole American establishment by canceling a scheduled meeting at the White House?
Hebrew Hero: Stabbing Victim Pulls Knife Out of Own Neck, Stabs Attacker to Death
In an incredible tale of Jewish heroism and strength, a 40-year-old Israeli stabbing victim turned the tables on his Palestinian attacker on Tuesday, pulling the terrorist’s knife out of his own neck and using it to stab the assailant to death.
Jihadist Jew-Hunting in Jerusalem and Shomron

The recent murders of Jews in Jerusalem and in Shomron are as horrifying as they are predictable.
Limits to Self-Criticism in the Muslim World

Murat Yetkin, our editor-in-chief, mentioned in his Sept. 24 column “a self-criticism of the Islamic world by a top Turkish official in Mecca.”