A quarter century after Israel and the Holy See established diplomatic relations, ties are flourishing. In an interview with Israel Hayom, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri speaks about the threat facing Christians in this region, the common heritage with the Jews, and Jerusalem being a city of peace.
During a visit to the world's most volatile site, former head of the Shin Bet Avi Dichter shares his insights about what he sees as the Palestinians' true intentions for the Temple Mount and what Israel must do to stop them.
Mere hours before Israel would embark on what would be the most difficult war in its history, one that would see thousands of Israeli soldiers lose their lives, then-Prime Minister Golda Meir shared her hope with the families of fallen soldiers that the country would know no more war.
Rami Swet and his comrades at the nonprofit Yom Kippur War Center say Israel has a moral obligation to change the discourse about Israel's most traumatic war to date from one of failure to one of heroism and, ultimately, victory.
Released by the Defense Ministry for the first time, transcripts of conversations between Israel's top generals reveal the true chaos of the early days of the war, and how Israel planned to defeat Syria by bombing Damascus.
Gideon Allon recalls his days as a reservist in the Sinai Desert, a few hundred yards from the Second Army, which he recorded as a correspondent for Haaretz.
Blue and White's plan to drag out negotiations until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be indicted has failed. Netanyahu, if indicted, will face trial as prime minister, one way or another.
The project to excavate the foundations of the Western Wall – the hewn blocks of stone at the foundation of the sacred site – never stops revealing archaeological surprises.
Brig. Gen. Dror Shalom, the head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate's Research Division, warns that Israel is in a "dangerous round" against the Islamic republic and needs to "keep a tight grip on the wheel." In an exclusive interview he says that despite the evolving threats, Israel is working hard to frustrate Tehran's ambitions: "We've moved from lopping off branches to chopping down trees."
Former police commander and founder of a highly regarded Umm al-Fahm art gallery Said Abu Shakra says that the Arab parties' record performance on Sept. 17 is a credit to the Arab public, not the politicians, and expresses his belief "in the power of culture and art to overcome humans' emotional obstacles."
