"There's a sense of helplessness; we want to put out one fire after another, and it doesn't end," says Professor Jonathan Levav, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
During the harrowing moments on Oct. 7, the special unit – which normally fights only alongside other commandos – improvised on its own. “A dog who was with one of our men went in to comb a house,” Lieut. Col. A. related. “He revealed the location of two terrorists, took a burst of gunfire from them, and was killed."
The alleged Israeli strike several days ago prevented the landing of not just the plane carrying the Iranian foreign minister, but another aircraft likely carrying illicit arms and high-ranking officers.
Israel Hayom editor-in-chief and newsdesk director visit the scene of the Hamas slaughter, seeing firsthand the Holocaust-like aftermath.
Mukhtar Mammadov, the first-ever ambassador to the Jewish state, claims that the recent operation in Nagorno-Karabakh was in self defense. "We had 10,000 illegal Armenian soldiers on our territory, would Israel have accepted that?" He also makes it clear Israel-Azerbaijan relations "not directed at Iran," although he calls on all parties to fulfill their commitments under the agreements with the IAEA.
Jason D. Greenblatt, who served as the special envoy to the region between 2017-2019 and now frequently visits the kingdom, says it is undergoing an "unbelievable transformation," but may not be ready for the onslaught of Israeli tourists. His advice to Biden: Focus on direct talks, avoid pressuring Israel on the Palestinian issue "beyond what the Saudis want."
Israel's defenders continue their service while the nation celebrates the Jewish festivals as they prepare the various IDF firing zones for visitors.
Despite the recent military coups, the continent also has much to show for when it comes to democratic rights. Israel Hayom spoke with the experts.
Israel Hayom journalist Moria Kor travels to Estonia to find out how it surpassed champion Finland in the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment in search of possible solutions for Israel's education challenges, such as a dire shortage of teachers.
Fifty years ago, I had been preparing for my Latin exam in university as a 22-year-old who had just completed his compulsory military service a year earlier. But then everyone had their world turned upside down when a nationwide reserve call-up was announced. I was lucky to make it back alive. The dead and the wounded earned the right not to be forgotten.
