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‘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

By David Isaac/JNS

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

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

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

By Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS

We Need to Talk - Photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90

MembersWe Need to Talk

How to have a conversation that matters

By David Lazarus

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”

Activists at Tel Aviv University this week. Israeli Arabs are identifying more and more with the violent Palestinian nationalist cause, even as they enjoy the niceties of life in the Jewish state.

Must Israel Fight a Second War of Independence?

Some Arab Israelis, with overt Hamas encouragement, are now trying to conquer us from within

Palestinians are an invented people and nation that have been eagerly embraced by the rest of the world.

When Arabs Became Palestinians

Without a history of their own, Palestinians plundered Jewish history to define themselves

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has made it her mission to destroy the US-Israel relationship.

The ‘Nakba’ Myth Hijacks Congress

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wants to officially commemorate the “Nakba”—here’s what it really means

‘Whoever Touches Archaeological Treasures Touches Biblical History’

For me, Lenny Wolfe is cut from the same cloth as Indiana Jones, as he works tirelessly to save the ancient treasures of the Jewish people

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men carry a torch to a bonfire during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer.

MembersWhy Jews Celebrate Lag B’Omer

This often-misunderstood holiday is an opportunity for the Jewish nation to unite in common cause, lest we suffer the ruin that befell our people in the past

Why Is Israel Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

If Israel is condemned no matter how it acts, perhaps it is time for its leadership to stop caring about what the world thinks

By Karni Eldad/JNS

The knee-jerk reaction is always to blame Israel first, while almost entirely ignoring the context of the situation.

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

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and United Arab List party head Mansour Abbas attend a plenum session and a vote on the state budget.

MembersUnderstanding Arab Politics and Politicians in Israel

Three primarily models of Arab politics have emerged in Israel, but only one offers a way forward

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

From the point of view of no-one less than the Creator of Heaven and Earth, this Land belongs, exclusively and forever, to the Jewish people

By Stan Goodenough

From Abraham to Arafat: Shechem, First Stop in the Promised Land - Photo: Stan Goodenough

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

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh wants to increase anti-Israel incitement, and hopes that the Palestinians' international benefactors are onboard.

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

40-page document meant to outline PA reforms calls on the world to “ensure the Palestinian narrative and promote it”

Israel could be swallowed by its internal and external Arab foes, defense minister admits.

Israel Could Be Swallowed by Arab Foes, Warns Defense Minister

In a closed-door meeting, Israeli DM Benny Gantz says viral WhatsApp post threatening an Arab takeover is “not far from reality”

Shireen Abu Akleh and her untimely death have been successfully exploited by Israel's foes, and an international community that cares little for facts.

ANALYSIS: What Really Happened to Slain Al Jazeera Journalist

And how a Christian funeral was forcefully hijacked to become an Islamic-style propaganda event

Palestinian schools funded and operated by the UN often use antisemitic blood libels to educate Arab children.

EU Slashes Funding for Antisemitic Palestinian Schoolbooks

Europe reduces by 40% its budget for UNRWA schools following condemnation over curriculum filled with Jew-hate

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

Battles with high-profile Pakistani politicians aside, for most of the group, in Israel for the first time, the visit was an eye-opening experience

By David Isaac/JNS

A Muslim delegation in Israel to learn about the Jewish state and what makes the Abraham Accords work.

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

Contextless Headlines on Abu Akleh Funeral Highlight Anti-Israel Bias by Tamar Sternhthal/JNS

Faith and Natural Disasters by Aviel Schneider

Flag Fight on Campus by Dov Eilon

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Prime Minister Netanyahu First Israeli to Receive Covid-19 Vaccination

Bible-Level Wind Storm Batters Sea of Galilee

Israel to Help Europe Reduce Dependence on Russian Gas

Conflict

Terror in Samaria: Mother of 6 Murdered

Riots in Jerusalem After Funeral of Muslim Injured on Temple Mount

Israel Opens Gaza Border Crossing

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?

Report: Russia Opens Fire on Israel

MembersIslamic Cleric: “The Quran Proves That Eretz Israel Belongs to the Jews”

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