'It's not about whether Israel can be surprised by another war, but how to build military power'
Fifty years ago, Israel achieved an incredible victory despite all odds. Would it be victorious if a similar conflict broke out in 2023?
Feature
'After all I that I suffered in the USSR, how can I be accused of wanting a dictatorship here?'
Sixty-three-year-old Michael Mirilashvili immigrated to Israel in 2009 from Russia – but he only made headlines in Israel in 2023 as the father of Yitzchak Mirilashvili, owner of Channel 14 News. He gave Israel Hayom a rare interview in which he speaks about his role in Israeli politics, as well as his relationship with Netanyahu and Putin.
The internal Islamic struggle over the Temple Mount is once again on the agenda
Is the Deal of the Century about to make a second appearance? The talk of normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia has refloated the idea of an administrative body that would run the Temple Mount. But this could result in a clash between Riyadh and Amman.
Move over, Cairo: Egypt's new capital draws awe and criticism
Israel Hayom correspondent Eldad Beck travels to Egypt's yet-to-be-named New Administrative Capital that – with a construction cost of dozens of billions of dollars – is a sight to behold.
Abraham Accords, 3 years on
As the agreement enters its fourth year, signs for the future remain encouraging.
Hijabs and 'Barbie': Saudi Arabia is changing and so are its women
Israel Hayom correspondent Yoav Limor travels to Saudi Arabia to see how the kingdom has changed a year since his previous visit.
'I love Israel and I love my sisters in Ethiopia but it's hard to reconcile the two'
Asras Damalash has been fighting for about a decade to get her two sisters, who are staying at a transit camp in war-torn Ethiopia, to Israel. "My biggest fear is that my grandmother will never get to see her other granddaughters," she shares and laments what she says is a dire lack of help on the state's behalf.
How a historically Jewish club almost won the German cup
A cup match brought the soccer players face to face with Wolfsburg – the top soccer club from the city where Hitler ordered the establishment of the famous Volkswagen automobile factory. Israel Hayom accompanied the club for three days from the Shabbat evening until the eventual painfully, crushing defeat.
PM hopes to shift gears, but Coalition wants reform
The PM sees everyone pulling their way, but if it was up to him, he would have preferred to have the entire legislative session this coming winter deal with the economy, the ongoing collaboration with the US over security matters, and normalization with Saudi Arabia. But despite his wishes, he cannot have his way, because of his stubborn Coalition partners.
'This is the real thing': The Israeli point man for the US Visa Waiver Program's speaks
Gil Bringer is the Israeli official who has been coordinating the delicate and complicated talks to have Israel admitted to the lucrative program. He now believes that it is within reach and will benefit both sides.