'The future of Kazakhstan-Israel ties is very bright'

'The future of Kazakhstan-Israel ties is very bright'

In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom, newly elected Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says he plans to bolster his country’s international standing, announced plans to visit Israel, and says he will do his best to increase the cooperation between Astana and Jerusalem.

A battle royal

A battle royal

Jordan's royal family, which sees its continued stewardship of Al-Aqsa Mosque as the key to its survival, is willing to align itself with almost any faction to ensure that it isn't pushed out by the Saudis.

A Jew in SS uniform

A Jew in SS uniform

An Orthodox Jew from Manhattan, William Brickman never expected to be dispatched to Germany during World War II. There, posing as an SS officer behind enemy lines, Brickman's job was to catch Nazis attempting to flee Germany for South America.

In an era of BDS, kids connect to Israel at summer camp

In an era of BDS, kids connect to Israel at summer camp

As support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement on US college campuses grows, many American Jewish teens turn to summer camps to bolster their affinity with Israel. “We create a space where it feels good to be Jewish and love Israel,” says one camp organizer. “There’s a reason singing ‘Hatikvah’ is the last thing we do each night.”

The solution to the falsehood of haste

The solution to the falsehood of haste

Jews have long been known as the "People of the Book," and when in exile, it was our portable homeland. If you want to know anything about the Jewish people, read the book by which they live. Now more than ever, in the era of quick and short ideas, we must revisit it.

Israel's Knesset: Dissolved and in disarray

Israel's Knesset: Dissolved and in disarray

Blue and White party leaders promised to “make Netanyahu’s life miserable.” But when push came to shove, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Moshe Ya'alon and Gabi Ashkenazi proved they have zero execution capabilities to speak of.

Revisiting the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry

Revisiting the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry

A tour of Spain's Jewish past, in Toledo, Barcelona and other cities, reveals just how much our collective heritage was impacted by the cultural and philosophical richness of that time. Even the tragedy caused by the Inquisition could not erase this.