"We should not be brought closer together only when our enemies are trying to destroy us. The more we unite, the more Heavenly protection we will merit.”
Sometimes the underdog is wrong. The brutal regimes of Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein and Idi Amin were all weaker than the forces that vanquished them.
The shameful murder of 15-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir has shocked Israeli society to the core, and authorities have vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Judaism recognizes that death is a component of life. Murder, however, is not. An untimely death is nothing short of a tragedy that demands a response.
Hundreds of thousands came from across the country – religious and secular, young and old – to pay their respects to three boys murdered by Hamas terrorists.
The Fatah movement, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, referred to the murdered kids as "soldiers" in its first reaction to the discovery of the boys' dead bodies.
The nation of Israel is mourning the deaths of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Sha'ar and Naftali Frankel, the three teens who were kidnapped 18 days ago by Hamas.
Tens of thousands packed Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a unity concert, prayer and show of support for the families of three teenagers kidnapped by Hamas.
Israel has published the names of Hamas terrorists who kidnapped three Israeli teens in Judea and Samaria two weeks ago: Marwan Kawasme and Amer Abu Aysha.
The day before three boys were kidnapped, the EU's foreign policy chief welcomed Hamas into the PA government while lambasting Israel for detaining terrorists.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson angered Israelis by saying the UN has no evidence that the kidnapping of three Israeli boys had actually occurred.
IDF soldiers, in the extensive Operation Brother's Keeper mission to rescue three Israeli teenagers, uncovered hundreds of weapons and explosives overnight.
While Israelis are distressed by the kidnapping of three boys by Hamas terrorists, others blame the victims because they attend high school in Judea and Samaria.
Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel has been ongoing, although the news has been foreshadowed by the national crisis of three kidnapped teenagers by Hamas.
At Sunday morning’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed that the kidnappers of are members of Hamas, with which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently created a Palestinian unity government.