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Jewish Youth Pray at Temple Mount, and Judge Rules in Their Favor

While critics howl that it is a violation of international law for Jews to just pray where they please

By Ryan Jones

Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The one place Israel doesn't permit freedom of religion, because otherwise Muslims will throw a tantrum.

Why can't Israel recognize Jesus as its Messiah?

Why Can’t the Jews See That Jesus is the Messiah?

As a Messianic Jewish pastor in Israel, I get this question all the time.

By David Lazarus

Why I Danced at My Father’s Funeral - Photo: Oriel Moran

MembersWhy I Danced at My Father’s Funeral

I prayed for my Abba’s resurrection at his funeral, and danced before God when my prayer wasn’t answered

By Oriel Moran

Hamas sought to assassinate outspoken right-wing lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir.

Israel Thwarts Assassination of Knesset Member, Bombing of Jerusalem Light Rail

Police announce capture of 5-man Hamas terrorist cell from Jerusalem that planned series of devastating attacks

By Israel Today Staff

Former ambassador Danny Danon opens up about what it's like to defend Israel in the halls of the United Nations, and how he used a combination of chutzpah and finesse to elicit respect for the Jewish state.

What It’s Like to Defend Israel at the United Nations

Danny Danon give a behind-the-scenes look at his fight for Israel in the halls of the United Nations, and the formula for eliciting respect for the Jewish state

Israeli search and rescue teams pull survivors from the rubble after the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti.

MembersDoes God Make Natural Disasters? And How Israel Teaches Us to Take Our Lumps

Our upcoming digital magazine is all about natural disasters, God’s hand in them, and how a reborn Israel fits into the picture

Israeli Arabs and left-wing activists take part in a rally marking the 74th anniversary of "nakba," the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, near Sakhnin, in northern Israel, April 5, 2022.

Losing the Galilee: Why Are Jews a Declining Minority in This Key Area?

The prime culprit is a steep difference in land prices between Arabs and Jews, says a local council chairman

Secrets of the Knesset Menorah

Engraved with Israel’s biblical history, the Knesset Menorah bears powerful messages for the nation

MembersBe’er-Sheva’s Protestant Church — The Beginnings

Part 1 in a look at American missionary efforts in the south of Israel, aimed primarily at local Muslims and non-Protestant Arab Christians

By Gershon Nerel

Illustration. A Christian missionary facility in Israel.

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz visit the Leviathan natural gas processing rig off the coast of Israel on January 31, 2019.

The Visionary Move That Changed Israeli-European Relations

Once our tiny country joins the ranks of Europe’s energy suppliers in the winter of 2022, power relations will have fundamentally changed

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his cabinet breath a sigh of relief, and hope they can continue to hold together their increasingly fractured unity coalition.

Arab Lawmakers Save Bennett’s Government Coalition
$Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his cabinet breath a sigh of relief, and hope they can continue to hold together their increasingly fractured unity coalition.$

Israel’s government of change has bought itself one more day, but it’s situation is more precarious than ever

Antisemitism Isn’t a Strong Enough Word

BDSers are single-minded; it’s all about the Jews. They could be called “Holocausters”

Denying Jewish History Is an Act of Racial Hate

To hate Israel’s rebirth is to hate the Jewish people, no matter how much you couch it in the social justice expletives of our time

The ‘Broken Windows’ Strategy for Combating Israel Demonization

A culture self-destructs if its people choose not to defend it. Bad people get away with really bad stuff when everyone else chooses to look the other way

MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi set off yet another coalition crisis when she abruptly quit the Bennett-Lapid government last week.

New Government Crisis Opens Path for Netanyahu’s Return

The future looks bleak for Israel’s ruling “government of change”

Why Is Meta Funding and Platforming a Terror-Linked NGO?

How apologists for Palestinian terror are steering social media giants and influencing the way you see Israel and the Jewish people

By Yifa Segal

Why Is Meta Funding and Platforming a Terror-Linked NGO? - Photo: Sophie Gordon/Flash90

NEW! Laptop Backpack by KitePride

Together against forced prostitution and human trafficking in ISRAEL

By Israel Today Staff

Modern Moabite Loves Israel

As more indigenous Christians shrug off their imposed Arab identity, affinity for Israel and the Jewish people returns

By David Lazarus

Modern Moabite Loves Israel - Photo: Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90

Gallery: Coalition Crisis, Terror Tunnels, Bonfires and the Dogs of War

Israelis dance around bonfires as Bennett’s coalition unravels and Gaza demonstrates its readiness to go to war

By Israel Today Staff

Gallery: Coalition Crisis, Terror Tunnels, Bonfires and the Dogs of War - Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

Jewish State More in Jewish State

Who Owns God? - Photo: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

MembersWho Owns God?

MembersChristians in Israel: An Insider View on How We Fare

What is the role of Christians and how are they treated in a country that is both Democratic and Jewish? A Lebanese refugee answers

By Pierre Cactus

Why Has God Disappeared From Western Politics? - Photo: Shutterstock

MembersWhy Has God Disappeared From Western Politics?

And will less political religion in Israel lead to more true religion?

By Avshalom Kapach

An Orthodox man looks on at secular Israelis, some of whom may not be Jewish by Orthodox definitions, thus making them "goyim."

MembersWhen Did “Goy” Become a Dirty Word?

How did this Hebrew word in the Bible end up the familiar unsavory Jewish word describing all non-Jews? The answer to this riddle goes to the core of Jewish identity

By David Lazarus

Molly Malekar of Amnesty International. Her organization doesn't believe Israel should be a "Jewish" state, as expressed by Amnesty's director in the US this week.

Amnesty International Admits It Opposes Notion of a ‘Jewish State’

Directory of Amnesty USA says Israel shouldn’t be ‘preserved as a state for the Jewish people’

By Ryan Jones

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Hebrew: In Line for Deconstruction by Tsvi Sadan

Feminism run amok takes aim at the gender-based biblical tongue, and therefore at Judaism itself

Hebrew: In Line for Deconstruction - Photo: Oren Fixler/Flash90

Let’s Talk About the ‘Nakba’ and Who’s Really Responsible for Palestinian Suffering by Jonathan S. Tobin

We Need to Talk by David Lazarus

US Economic ‘Aid’ to Israel No Longer Exists by Lenny Ben-David

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Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu First Israeli to Receive Covid-19 Vaccination

‘Israel Has Forgotten How to Win’: Knesset Caucus Wants Country to Again Aspire to Victory

Arab Christian Kickboxing Champ Says He’s Proud To Be Israeli

Conflict

Terror in Samaria: Mother of 6 Murdered

Hamas Admits Israel Did NOT Expel the Palestinians

Must Israel Fight a Second War of Independence?

Middle East

Will the King of Morocco Get a Seat on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount? - Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

MembersWill the King of Morocco Get a Seat on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount?

Muslim-American Delegation Visits Israel, UAE in Support of Abraham Accords

Report: Russia Opens Fire on Israel

Jewish World

Beating Antisemitism With a Drum - Photo: Saul Dreier

MembersBeating Antisemitism With a Drum

“Messiah – A Small Good Deed and He’ll Be Here”

Buffalo Shooter Calls for War Between Gentiles and Jews

Faith

Jehovah, Yahweh, or Adonai? What Can We Say? - Photo: Gershon Elinson/Flash90

MembersJehovah, Yahweh, or Adonai? What Can We Say?

Beyond the Veil

Miraculous Save – Archaeologist Attacked by Occult Forces and Rescued by Unexpected Messiah

Culture

Netanyahu démonstrations feature exploitation of art for political gain.

MembersBibi and the Exploitation of Art for Political Gain

Heart-Felt Prayer

Another Israeli Singer Cries Out to God and It Goes Viral

Editor’s Choice

MembersChristians in Israel: An Insider View on How We Fare

MembersEXCLUSIVE: What Do Israelis Think of Jesus?

It’s a common question asked by our readers. So Israel Today went out and surveyed a representative sampling of Israelis to find out: Do you love Jesus?

By Israel Today Staff