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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

By Ryan Jones

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

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

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

By Jason Silverman

Antisemitism Isn’t a Strong Enough Word

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

By Mitchell Bard

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

By Ryan Jones

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

Illustration. A Christian missionary facility in Israel.

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

Israel no longer strives for victory against her enemies, and that could herald future defeat.

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

Israel can no longer be satisfied with the “appearance of victory in the eyes of its enemies,” says Deputy Knesset Speaker Zvi Hauser

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

Loay Sakas says he is “first and foremost Israeli” after winning kickboxing World Cup in Turkey

By Israel Today Staff

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

Rashida Tlaib (left) and the "Squad" want to put on record congressional support for the elimination of Israel.

Let’s Talk About the ‘Nakba’ and Who’s Really Responsible for Palestinian Suffering

Rashida Tlaib’s resolution reminds us that anti-Zionist extremism and denial of Jewish rights is what has left Palestinian ‘refugees’ in limbo and made peace impossible

We Need to Talk - Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90

MembersWe Need to Talk

How to have a conversation that matters

Israel can no longer be seen as a client of the US receiving aid, but rather is a vital partner with whom America shares resources.

US Economic ‘Aid’ to Israel No Longer Exists

The “patron-client” relationship between Israel and the US is now a “partnership”

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

Hamas Admits Israel Did NOT Expel the Palestinians

Gaza-based terror group helpfully sets the ‘Nakba’ record straight and inadvertently acquits Israel of a war crime

By Ryan Jones

Hamas Admits Israel Did NOT Expel the Palestinians

In Search of the Mountain of God: An Israel Today Desert Trek

Join us for an exciting 7-day hike through the Biblical wilderness to Mount Karkom, which some experts say is the fabled mount where Moses received the 10 Commandments

By Israel Today Staff

In Search of the Mountain of God: An Israel Today Desert Trek

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

Must Israel Fight a Second War of Independence? by Nadav Shragai

When Arabs Became Palestinians by Jerold S. Auerbach

The ‘Nakba’ Myth Hijacks Congress by Moshe Hill

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Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu First Israeli to Receive Covid-19 Vaccination

MembersUnderstanding Arab Politics and Politicians in Israel

MembersFrom Abraham to Arafat: Shechem, First Stop in the Promised Land

Conflict

Terror in Samaria: Mother of 6 Murdered

Must Israel Fight a Second War of Independence?

Palestinians Tell International Donors They Want to Increase Anti-Israel Incitement

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