As Hostages Return to Israel, Details of Captivity Begin to Emerge
Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge.
Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge.
Houthis target USS Mason after failed hijack attempt on Israel-linked ship. Swift response averts damage, highlighting regional maritime tensions.
Herod the Great built the structure over the Cave of the Patriarchs.
'Oh, I was once young and idealistic like you. You’ll lose it too,' I was told. But I resolved to never lose that passion, that desire to live in Israel.
Tisha B’Av teaches us that throughout history, hatred of Jews existed. The barbaric Hebron massacre is a perfect example and should be remembered.
Where is Jewish Columbus? Where is the Columbus Jewish News?
Kamala Harris' response to an vicious lies about the Jewish State is reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s 1999 visit (as First Lady) with Suha Arafat, wife of then-PA president and long-time terrorist leader, Yasser Arafat.
Message to Canada: Remembering that your influence is virtually infinitesimal, perhaps you should prioritize support for those societies that share our values.
How on earth does a person raised in the Jewish faith grovel before Roger Waters, one of the most vociferous and inflammatory anti-Semites around?
My Hebrew name, Sarah Leah, reflects exactly who I felt embarrassed to be when I was a 19-year-old teenager on the kibbutz, but it is exactly who I am proud to be today!
Saeb Erekat is enjoying a privilege that most Palestinian Arabs are not only denied, but told by their leaders to reject.
The Genesis 123 Foundation will be holding a webinar on September 9 with two current Israeli Olympians and the widow of Andre Spitzer. A few years ago, I traveled from Israel to the US with a layover in Munich. I had never been to Germany. Germany, and its history vis a vis Jews, is not... Read more »
Sixteen years ago, we joined the historic and biblical movement of being greeted and not among those doing the greeting.
Why make Aliyah now? It was time. Personally, professionally, and ideologically, it was time to make the move that is the mandate and destiny of all Jews.
Despite thousands of years of persecution, we are still here and continue to make the world a better place.
The new government must make Jerusalem a top priority – not only in word, but in deed – especially given today's unique geo-political and health reality.
The Jewish people have a state, an army, and a world-class intelligence service to ensure that what Eichmann did 80 years ago could never happen again.
In a country built on Jewish values, the highest of these is to preserve life. There’s a healthy debate as to what that means now.
In short, San Remo affirmed Jewish rights to the Land of Israel, and established the legal foundation and borders of Israel under international law.
Growing up, every day was Holocaust Remembrance day for the daughter of two survivors. Now she beams with pride, living in Israel as her family continues to grow.
We must remain grateful to the soldiers and all who have given their life for the State of Israel and to those who fight for freedom everywhere in the world.
In a normal world, whoever invents the means to protect the millions of people threatened by this virus would be praised beyond measure. Given the enormous ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic, my first thought is to pray that this virus will be contained very soon. My second thought, given the progress and optimism of Israeli... Read more »
The situation is complicated. But as is the case with most seemingly intractable disputes, Jewish and Israeli history can provide us with insights and suggestions.
President Trump was not wrong when he said that he seems to care more about Israel than many American Jews.
On Tu B’Shvat we appreciate the experience of planting trees or eating the fruit of trees that will bear fruit leading to a better future.
The Palestinian leadership is not the only spoiled brat in the Middle East. The other one resides in Amman, in the fake Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Jews, learn self-defense! Don't rely on others. That’s the most important lesson to learn from Auschwitz. And maybe it's also time to consider Aliyah!
One cannot talk about Jewish intelligence or Jewish intellectual qualities without understanding the central role Torah study has played in Jewish education.
Can we all agree that there are better places to spend your vacation dollars? I hear Eilat and the Dead Sea are lovely this time of year.
It will now be easier for supporters of Israel to purposely buy products made in Judea and Samaria.
I wonder if there are Palestinian Arabs in Gaza who, rather than celebrating their 'armed resistance,' are actually angry at their terrorist leaders.
Bernie panders to his historically-challenged, victimology-obsessed constituency rather than show even the most minimal support for an indispensable US ally.
It seems the number one issue uniting most Israelis today is that Israel should do more for the Kurds. Netanyahu should not follow Trump on this issue.
This article was written the day before Yom Kippur, the day before two people were shot to death in Germany because they happened to be near a synagogue.
Why do so many Jewish-Canadians seem untroubled by the current Canadian government’s distancing itself from Israel and showing very little regard for the interests and concerns of its Jewish citizens?
As the world slides into economic chaos, it's important to have precious metals and other resources ready for when the time comes to build the Third Temple.
What Israel can do is start giving the Palestinians an alternative to the lies and hate that they’re accustomed to getting every day on TV, on the radio, in their newspapers and online.
Allowing Tlaib and Omar to come to Israel could have ended in any number of scenarios that would have created no less bad PR for Israel, perhaps much worse.
The seven-city musical extravaganza will provide a platform for Tlaib and Omar to exercise their democratic right to call for the destruction of Israel.
We are seeing the fulfillment of the prophecies of consolation and the return of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel today. Now is the time to make Aliyah.
While it’s unlikely that AOC has ever heard of Dvir Sorek, her words lend credence to the idea that killing unarmed people in the name of justice is justified.
I’m unprepared because I don’t know what he’ll be going through or how to help him best. I’ve raised him to a position where I’ll be learning from him, not the opposite.
Politics makes strange bedfellows, and advocates for Israel becoming an international pariah are actually doing the Jewish state a great service, inadvertently of course.
No doubt that 30-40 years from now, most of the young, Jewish anti-Israel activists will smack themselves on the forehead, wondering what they were thinking.
I don’t usually get involved in war scenarios, but after hearing the latest threats from Iran, followed by our PM’s video response, I was inspired.
Is it just me or is the number of Jews who are determined to make life more difficult for their fellow Jews and for Israel growing at an alarming rate?
With several new Israeli breakthroughs on the medical front, I couldn't help but speculate on the ramifications if Israelis were to discover the cure for cancer.
After a deluge of negative publicity and pressure, a downtown Toronto church cancelled an event that would have glorified a Palestinian terrorist.
If you look at this week's Torah reading, you'll see that nothing has changed. But Israel's leaders could learn from our ancient history!
To compare the migrants situation to Nazi concentration camps is inaccurate, demeaning to victims of the Holocaust and cheap political virtue-signalling.
Please step forward, Senators Sanders and Feinstein, and accept this award in recognition of your unflagging efforts to damage Israel’s interests and reputation.
Collective rights vs national rights: As citizens, permanent residents are entitled to every right except one: to create an independent state inside of Israel.
It’s time to recognize those Jews who possess the skill required to twist and distort history while also being blithely unaware of their own self-interest.
The primary need of Holocaust survivors and their descendants is to live in dignity. A onetime apology and financial deal hasn't produced dignified lives.
A majority of American Jews still profess a strong preference for the Democratic Party. The election of unabashed Jew-haters didn’t move the needle. For any student of history, and especially for Jews who have even a cursory understanding of our people’s journey over the past 1,000 years, it should be self-evident that the protection and... Read more »
Not only did Tlaib’s 'ancestors' not make way for Jews, to say the least, but as many as half of them are not even indigenous.
Perhaps the day will come when Palestinians realize that 70 years of fantasizing about a lost homeland that never existed has brought them nothing but misery.
Saying ‘I’m sorry’ or outlawing any forms of expression that could be regarded as hateful only drives such drivel underground
After the elections, the cabinet slots in the Knesset have changed, and it might give organizations like Return to the Mount a fair chance to play their game.
What do you do with your small grandchild when a siren begins its terrifying wail and there's no shelter nearby?
Ilhan Omar is silent on the question of who’s responsible for the daily horrors being inflicted on Gaza’s approximately one million children.
If only these one-sided, anti-Israel news reports were an anomaly, but sadly, they are entirely consistent with the Canadian media’s routine bias.
With its unceasing attacks on Israel, the New York Times, among others, has contributed to the toxic anti-Semitism that brought the deranged killer to Chabad.
The work done by Pastor John and Diana Hagee in support of Israel is historic, no less unprecedented than the Jewish community honoring them.
In some situations, we aim to do more than convey information; we also hope to motivate others to react as we would. But it's not so simple.
On what moral grounds do these residents of the safe havens of Newton or Boca Raton have the chutzpah to tell Israelis what risks they should take for 'peace'?
This is a time like no other for residents of Gaza to recognize the reality of Hamas and to seize the opportunity to shape their future.
Decrepit Jewish organizations cannot be counted on in this new environment of anti-Israelism and Jew-hatred.
Even the most vile and shameful anti-Semitic depictions are no longer beyond the pale on the Continent.
It is ignorance to falsely rely upon the notion that the world will never allow a second Holocaust.
Forget about the 'let's be quiet' approach. We do not tolerate anti-Semitism in our midst, especially not from our elected officials.
Let them keep talking and hating and insulting and maybe some Jewish leftists will finally ask themselves why they continue to support the Democratic Party and ‘progressive’ causes.
Fortunately, it will not be the Amnestys, Corbyns, Tlaibs or Omars who decide the future of Judea and Samaria. That is for Israelis to determine.
China, Iran, Russia, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba commit the most egregious crimes against humanity, but Amnesty calls for damaging boycotts only against Israel.
Is it possible that a person with the title of ‘Rabbi’ would meet with such enemies of the Jewish people and give them a free pass?
Everyone has an obligation to conserve water, in any way, and every way, possible. It is simply not something that we can take for granted.
Now its President Trump’s turn to fumble the Syrian ball - at the expense of Israel, the Middle East and America.
I finally discovered the root of the Israel-bashing by progressive Jews - in a book store.
Portman provided Al Quds’ readers with yet another prominent Jewish voice naively endorsing their anti-Israel narrative.
'Twas the month before Christmas and without so much as a flinch, Airbnb joined the Israel boycott and became the new corporate grinch.
We know from innumerable precedents that no matter what historical truths are presented, the anti-Semites will always find a way to justify their Jew-hatred.
Jews need to be more wary than ever and more mindful of Israel’s indispensable role in assuring the future security of the Jewish people.
Am I, along with many of my fellow Jews, being overly-sensitive about Verizon and Airbnb’s corporate policies towards Judea and Samaria?
The hate continues. Anti-Semitism is back in full force. But Jews now have a homeland. The Land of Israel is calling you to come home!
"We will make a great and awful mistake if we fail to settle Hebron with a large Jewish settlement, constantly growing and expanding, very soon,” Ben Gurion stated in 1970.
Let’s hope the Republican Party continues to stand up for the Jewish community because it’s clear that Jews cannot count on help or support from the Democrats.
On the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, we must ask ourselves if the world is any different and what we can do in the face of rising anti-Semitism.
Perhaps there is a qualitative difference between Robert Bowers and Palestinian terrorists, but if there is a distinction to be made, I don’t see it.
Do American Jews remember or care about the clearly anti-Israel bias at the party’s presidential-nomination convention in 2015? Or the nomination of a slew of candidates who are so anti-Israel as to be verging on anti-Semitic?
I’m proud to have been born in Israel, and I am enormously proud of how Israelis have built an exemplary society with equal parts of backbone and heart.
I want to propose a new model of aliyah. Older people – grandparents – moving to Israel, pulling their kids and grandkids here.
In 2018, socialists are there for the little guy and for justice—in all regards, excepting support for Israel.
Most tourists are unaware of Israel's natural beauty, so I decided to do something about it!
When one side dreams of peace and coexistence and the other side doesn’t, that’s a prescription for asymmetrical warfare.
The murder of Ari Fuld by a Palestinian terrorist was not a standalone act but one that’s part of an overall pattern.
Hopefully it was not Aretha Franklin who invited anti-Semitic, anti-American dregs to her ceremony, but even being friends with Farrakhan is disturbing.
US politics has entered a realm where the actual merit of a particular issue may no longer be the focus, and this dangerous trend affects Israel too.
Time to fight back, before it’s too late. Say no to foreign occupation in the Land of Israel!
The US is experiencing a dangerous pseudo-diversity phenomenon. As usual, Israel is caught directly in the crosshairs.
Why are Israelis in the south left feeling like sitting ducks, waiting for the other shoe to fall?
At least in part due to the miracle of the survival of the few who were lucky enough to escape, our family thrives in Israel today.
When you read the negative news, please remember that many Christians in Holland have a deep love for Israel and the Jewish people.
IDF spokesman: Saturday night, July 14, 2018. 200 mortars and rockets fired, 4 Israeli civilians injured, 173 red alerts sirens, 30 iron dome interceptions.
The destruction in the south is monstrous. Where is the outrage from all the environmentalist groups? These fires have serious consequences.
It’s very troubling that IfNotNow has gained traction and credibility among American Jews, especially millennials.
Sheep and goats have nowhere to graze. Fox, deer and many small animals that live in the forest have suffocated or been burned to death.
The clear message to Netanyahu should be: You do not have to destroy a home because of a housing infraction.
As long as they cave in to terror, Argentina will fall prey to its hatred and continue to be its victim, whether through bombings, disappearing or sports.
Hamas’s latest Theater of the Absurd production, 'Cannibals in Gaza,' is in full swing.
Reading about the renewed Gaza demonstrations, I’m reminded of the well known story recounting the wisdom of King Solomon judging to whom a baby belonged.
In Israel, we see the prophetic words of Amos: 'They will plant vineyards and drink their wine, cultivate gardens and eat their fruit.'
One of the things that is most meaningful and even emotional for me living in Israel is our seasonal prayer for rain.
Denying that Polish death camps existed is absurd and covers up their guilt. Guilt is uncomfortable. But too bad.
Those countries that have accepted Israel’s help are reaping the benefits. Take water, for example.
Why do you want to live so close to Gaza? Aren’t you afraid of missiles and terror attacks?
The Palestinians should beware. The world should beware. Push the Jews too far and you might just get a Jewish backlash.
Israel is one of the smallest nations in the world, yet it has a massive positive impact on the world.
To members of the tribe on the left (or who have a subscription to the 'Forward'), Trump has not opened concentration camp or banned matzo ball soup or bagels.
Who are the 'social justice warriors' calling for death to Jews in the streets of New York City?
The Balfour Declaration did not determine, in any way, a Jewish right to establish Israel. That right pre-existed this Declaration.
Less famous than the Balfour Declaration but no less important in Zionist history is the Battle for Beersheba.
The Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Agreement, still in its infancy, is already facing problems. What is the prognosis? Can it work?
Netanyahu, tell the world the truth, “He took it from them and gave it to us!”
On our uniquely inclusive college campus, every incident of terror or political unrest is both a cause for great concern as well as an exciting opportunity for growth.
Here are three reasons why we, as Americans, should fight unjustified anti-Israel bias.
Trump’s best option may be to focus on maintaining a stable, relatively peaceful state of ceasefire, or better phrased, to keep hostilities to a bearable minimum.
The Ten Days of Repentance, culminating with Yom Kippur, are a time to reflect on the past, but in the context of looking forward to a more meaningful future.
The interim constitution in Kurdistan states that Islam is the source of legislation. In the hours ahead of the referendum, is religion on the back burner?
It's now just a few weeks into my 11th year living in Israel, and the progress here continues to amaze me. Happy New Year!
“Without my experience in the IDF, I wouldn’t have been capable of a project like this," says Fernand Cohen-Tannoudji, who led a mission after Hurricane Irma.
It is unfair that so many young men are receiving draft exemptions. There is another reason these numbers are disgraceful: they disgrace the Torah.
I wish to share some experiences Jews have lived with in the past decades, hoping this will increase awareness and help purge anti-Semitism in all its forms.
Israel’s alleged air strike on a Syrian military installation this week has significant global ramifications about which you should be aware.
Why do some people, particularly the Left, care about law-breaking foreigners more than their own fellow Israelis and Americans?
In "State of Terror," written by Thomas Suarez, "we found allegations that are not only false but flagrantly antisemitic."
This moving story of a Shabbat miracle teaches two lessons - one spiritual, the other on physical safety.
Why should Jews globally, and Israelis in particular, care about what’s going on way over there on the Korean peninsula?
Aleh has "thrived...because we have always been motivated by true disability inclusion, the ultra-marathon of social justice goals."
Much more than hearts and flowers! Discover the unconditional love symbolized by Tu B’Av and how it can elevate the world.
Almost 2000 people will have the chance to see a play in London that incites hatred against Israel and its supporters.
What we are seeing today around the world is not quiet anti-Semitism. This is loud and proud 'Kill the Jews, eliminate Israel.'
Just as we once lost the Temple and our land because of our own hatred for one another, we must now come together if we wish for some peace and quiet.
'Jews are not part of the clan and never will be.'
Would you be willing to wear a Star of David or a kippah to identify as a Jew, even for a day?
A thought for July the Fourth: Who in Judea and Samaria will rise up and declare, ''Give me annexation or give me independence''?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not alone in the understanding that positive connection is vital for our world today. His great ancestors knew it too.
Issues relating to high school graduation from my youth in the US are so vastly different from where we are physically, spiritually, and biblically in Israel.
Gal Gadot may be an actress playing in a fantasy film, but the truth that this story tells of human nature stems deep in her Jewish roots and is vital for our world today.
Israel is not an 'occupier' and has at least as much claim to what was temporarily Ottoman land as does Jordan, which is, in essence, the Palestinian state.
I never met Raz but I am grateful for his heroism, and mourn his loss along with his family and those who were privileged to know him.
Jerusalem is often called 'the Eternal City' but although it has existed for over 3,000 years, it is continually evolving.
This is an open letter and proposal to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
Most Israelis agree on two things: All embassies should be in the capital, Jerusalem, and Jerusalem should remain undivided under Israeli sovereignty.
It’s outrageous that a family of a terrorist gets more money than it costs to provide one scholarship for a child of a terror victim.
Based on what Israel's youth has accomplished over the past 12 months, the Jewish state faces a very bright future.
Wouldn’t all the money and effort spent building Holocaust museums be better spent on Jewish education with the goal of Aliyah?
Former IDF lone soldier Avi Mangel wrote a heartwrenching poem after Operation Protective Edge in 2014, in which he lost three fellow soldiers and friends.
Trump could get publicly circumcised and recite the 'Shema' as he is Bar Mitzvahed, while the crazy leftists would still call him an anti-Semite.
Just when the dust settled from Spicer's gaffe on the Holocaust, the Pope made a comment that was no less insensitive, and perhaps more so.
After the New York Times op-ed scandal, Barghouti was moved to solitary confinement. He might find it easier to eat there.
This feature article focuses on the significance of the number 50 in many of the recent amazing achievements of the Jewish State.
This painting was done to bring awareness to the rise of anti-Semitism worldwide and to defend the only Jewish state. I put my heart and soul into this project.
The head of JDL-Canada wants to get the truth out, saying that violence is 'ugly,' but when necessary, his group will defend Jews from intimidation and assault.
If the Good Book isn’t enough evidence for some people that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people, let’s point to archaeological evidence.
‘"God is the Lord of War (Exodus 15:3)." This was sung by the Jewish people on the 7th day of Passover, after the God of Israel drowned the Egyptian army.
In the Forward’s universe, it is far-right lunatics who all of a sudden, with the election of Trump, threatened Jewish communities.
Slowing immigration from a few select countries and strengthening our vetting process is neither racist nor Islamophobic.
Bear-baiting was banned in 1835. But Jew-baiting continues. It’s called 'Israel Apartheid Week.'
The Democrats who have lost the Senate, the House, the presidency, many state legislatures and governorships need to find a new message other than their hate-filled, blame-everything-on-the-Republicans mantra that they have been using.
An anti-Semitic attack made us ask ourselves: Why are we not living in Israel?
What Revolution? As American campuses roil, Israeli college students crack open the books.
There is no Jewish holiday that evokes such unbridled joy as Purim, one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Israel.
A petition is demanding that Baroness Jenny Tonge, an anti-Israel activist, be expelled from the House of Lords for stoking anti-Semitism.
This is not the first time that the Palestinians, including the supposedly moderate Palestinian Authority, have manipulated Jerusalem into an incendiary trigger for terror.
Needless to say, the wave of strikes battering the Holy City raises questions as to the right of groups to strike.
Speeches and tears by world leaders, memorial plaques or sculptures devoid of meaningful corrective behavior, are trivial, if not downright hypocritical.
After having smoked the peace pipe for over 20 years, many Israelis on the left of the political spectrum need help recovering from their delusions and addiction.
Donald Trump is controversial, but never belittle the evil that was done by Hitler by comparing him to US President Donald Trump.
By allowing Ghattas to actively subvert against Israel, the message that the government sends is that fomenting violence is a legitimate form of expression.
I am a Jew. I am not a feminist. I believe in the equality of women and will fight for my right (and theirs) to be paid equally and treated equally by law.
Free at last. Free at last, thank God almighty, we are free at last.
As much as the Al Aksa Mosque is important to Islam as its third-holiest site, Islam can do without it.
In Israel and the United States, hope for national solidarity springs eternal.
Dialogue with an American Friend on the Status Quo and Israel’s Future
Since it's not politically correct for a US president to call for the demise of the Jewish state, a death by a thousand UN resolutions will have to suffice.
Yachad is the UK equivalent of J Street. It claims that it works ‘to build active support for a two-state solution in the British Jewish community.’
The One-State Solution. The Two-State Solution. The Three-State Solution... The 50-State Solution!
Make the statement that the UN action, supported by Obama, is against your faith.
Many have tried to destroy us, and they have ALL failed. This time will be no different.
I said prior to President Obama winning his first election that when he doesn’t need us any longer, he will abandon us.
Israel can blaze a trail and show that there is a steep price to be paid for the UN' relentless undermining of a country's sovereign right to manage its own affairs.
This Chanukah, and all year round, show Israelis affected by terror you care.
Kristine’s last day embodied who she was, a Christian who loved Israel and the Jewish people.
More of us should be 'selfishly' exploring the positive impact that time helping others may have on our lives.
What explains the current state of pandemonium and uncertainty with regards to outstanding land issues in Judea and Samaria?
Whether you’re in Boston or Boise, New York or Nashville, this season you have the opportunity to bless Israeli soldiers in a tangible way.
