What Will It Take to Get the Haredim to Enlist?
For Israelis, bringing teenage sons and daughters barely out of high school to the army induction center to begin their compulsory military service is one of the most fraught and difficult realities of life.
70 Years After WWII, Israeli Holocaust Survivors Suffer
Today, more Holocaust survivors live in Israel than anywhere else in the world. Of the approximately 186,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel, about 60,000 live in poverty.
MK Yair Lapid Calls on Diplomats to Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan, Jerusalem
“If violence is the only argument against moving the embassy to Jerusalem then it only proves it is the right thing to do.”
Bennett: Moving US Embassy to Holy City Is the ‘Right Thing to Do’
Bennett: The world respects countries that are strong, the move to Jerusalem will not be an impediment to peace
NY Times Labels Palestinian Terrorist “Parliamentarian”
The NY Times generated a storm of outrage when it published an op-ed by a convicted terrorist currently incarcerated in Israel for five counts of murder, describing the author simply as “a Palestinian leader and parliamentarian”. The description was amended, but the error was so egregious that some suggest it was intentional attack on Israel by the publication.
Netanyahu Rival Lapid: Build a Wall to ‘Get Palestinians Out of Our Lives’
Arguing in favor of a two-state solution, MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) said on Saturday that Israel should make the Palestinians “disappear” by erecting a wall to separate the two populations completely.
Israeli MK Calls on US Leaders to Confront Alt-Right Anti-Semitism [VIDEO]
Following an gathering of the “alt-right” at which supporters gave Nazi salutes, Israeli Knesset member Yair Lapid called on US leaders to condemn such expressions of “Nazi sympathy” and anti-Semitism.
Israeli Leaders Send Condolences to Turkey Over Airport Terror Attack
”On behalf of all the Knesset members I would like to express our deep shock and outrage over the vile terror attack at the Ataturk airport yesterday.”
UK Labour Leader Likens Israel to ISIS, Kicks Up International Fury
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday kicked up a fury of backlash when he appeared to equate Israel to ISIS.
Knesset in Turmoil Over Netanyahu’s Bid to Expand Cabinet Size
After a five-month hiatus, Israel’s Knesset went back to work this week, and the first order of business was to undo the effects of a bill passed by the previous government.