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With air raid sirens blaring daily and the threat of attacks looming every second, cities across the occupied territories, especially Tel Aviv which has come under attack several times in the past ...
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After 20 months of fighting against Hamas, mainstream debate has started to consider the plight of Palestinians ...
The premier’s decision to toast Israel’s independence when condemnation of the war in Gaza is reaching a crescendo is unlikely to win her votes outside her party room or support from within.
In May 1967, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced that the Straits of Tiran would be closed to Israeli vessels. Mobilising the Egyptian military along the border with Israel, he ordered the ...
Levy says that “on the fringes of the fringes, there are a handful of people who try to harm the joy and ceremoniousness” of the parade, but that “99% is passing quietly.” ...
Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, displayed in Israel after Oct. 7 delay In time for Shavuot, the country also welcomes another centuries-old unique manuscript, the Shem Tov Bible ...
Israel's war with Iran drags into its second week after U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran. In Tel Aviv, Israelis are taking stock of the damage and eyes are on what Israel will do next. Listen ...
The term tinuf also appears in the Targumim as the Aramaic rendering of the Biblical Hebrew tinuf (Song of Songs 5:3), as well as the Biblical Hebrew go’al (Lam. 4:14) and elach (to Ps. 14:3,53: ...
I should acknowledge that I’m no expert on Israel and Palestine. I don’t speak Hebrew or Arabic. I haven’t visited either territory. For that reason, I’ve written little about the conflict and don’t ...
Known for its hostility to Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran is also home to a longstanding Jewish community.