by Yaakov Lappin, JPost Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav said “you were always on the front line,” in remarks at Tomer’s funeral in the military cemetery in Haifa on Monday. “It’s unbelievable that I’m standing here, saying farewell,” continued Yahav. “You were assertive and you showed…
by Michael B. Oren Imagine a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict: a Jewish state living alongside a Palestinian state in permanent peace, with open borders, and even economic union. Sound like fantasy? It wasn’t, 63 years ago tomorrow, when the U.N. General Assembly voted…
by Naomi Reagan Here in Israel we already know this will not be a happy Chanukah. What it will be is unforgettable, a time when the Festival of Lights turned into an inferno, destroying (until now) 20,000 dunams of precious land in the Carmel forest…
by Ynetnews.com Firefighters battled a large blaze Thursday in the Carmel Forest near Haifa, which left dozens dead and brought life to a halt for many communities. The 40 people killed on the bus, making their way to Damon Prison, were cadets in the Prison…
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Aish.com Every miracle has a special message. And since God can do anything, the particular way He chooses to make Himself known always has a deeper meaning. That’s why the miracle of Chanukah always intrigued me. Here were the Jews who…
by Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: US-Israel Initiative” 1. George Washington first learned of Chanukkah while at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1778: “Perhaps we are not as lost as our enemies would have us believe. I rejoice in the Maccabees’ success, though it is long past…It pleases…
by Khaled Abu Toameh It is obvious by now that the Christians in the Middle East are an “endangered species.” Christians in Arab countries are no longer being persecuted; they are now being slaughtered and driven out of their homes and lands. Those who for…
by Jonah Mandel, JPost Representatives of the Amish community from the United States and Switzerland paid a visit to the Western Wall on Saturday night, where they asked the Jewish people’s forgiveness for their group’s silence during the Nazi extermination of Jews in the Holocaust.…
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