At the start of the new Jewish year, more than 10.3 million people live in Israel. New figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics show how the population has developed – from births and immigration to life expectancy.
Gadi Eisenkot makes no secret of his plan to form a minority government with Arab parties abstaining, but he could end up helping crown another prime minister.
The Israeli military pushed back against charges from the UN chief regarding strikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds north of the border.
The scene is set for our imagination to take us to ancient Israel where the sound of the ram’s horn echoes over all the land, over the hills and down the valleys.
PM Janez Janša attended the Ljubljana ceremony after reversing his predecessor’s sanctions and blocking an E.U. condemnation of the Jewish state.
“He is one of the righteous gentiles of the world,” Operation Benjamin co-founder Shalom Lamm told JNS about Dirk Backen, who helped bring the remains of a Jewish American soldier home and works to identify German Jewish soldiers mistakenly buried beneath crosses.
Hardly any question runs so powerfully through the Bible as this one. It is the question of home, identity, promise and responsibility.
Petition urges government to open Judaism’s holiest site on the first day of the holiday, which falls on Shabbat this year, and allow the shofar to be sounded there.
Instead of flagellating ourselves, let us bask in the glory of our accomplishments.
The humble hill barely a stone’s throw east of the Temple Mount has a glorious past and even more glorious future.
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?
In the year 67 CE, the city of Gamla in the north of Israel stood alone against the mighty Roman army. What happened next was one of the most unique battles in siege warfare history.
Want to understand the spiritual climate of the State of Israel? This interview with Leah Aharoni is a must read.
And just who are the Samaritans? Are they Israelites, pseudo-Jews or Assyrians? Let's explore the Bible and the archaeological record to find out
“God has become alive to me. And I believe Jesus is one of the greatest Jewish prophets. Our story is very popular in Israel.”
What is the role of Christians and how are they treated in a country that is both Democratic and Jewish? A Lebanese refugee answers
Scientists have long tried to explain away the more miraculous aspects of the Bible, but an Israeli professor says they’ve got it wrong
Many don't believe the Exodus really happened, but all come together for Passover due to the pull of our Jewish identity
