The Saudis theoretically support an Israeli initiative to link Saudi Arabia and Israel by rail, bypassing dangerous maritime shipping routes. But experts agree that the Saudis are still far from being able to launch official diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.
Twenty-five years after the death of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Chabad is a force of nature that runs 3,500 centers worldwide. Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, chairman of the Chabad institutions – who started as the rebbe's chauffeur – tells Israel Hayom about their relationship, anti-Semitism in the US, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's secret.
The Pilgrim's Road being excavated in Jerusalem is revealing new evidence that challenges historical conventions about how the Jews lived in ancient Jerusalem and events that took place during the great, and ultimately failed, revolt against the Romans.
Experts agree that a "safe passage" corridor linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank will present not only very real security risks for Israel, but a potential host of legal problems, as well.
Like hatred of Jews, hatred of homosexuals rarely exists in a vacuum; rather, it is part of a wider network of bigotries. The fact that homophobic views coexist with anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and violent misogyny, shows that a kind of reverse intersectionality prevails in the Arab world.
At age 16, I marked in the book "A Nation that Lives Alone" the words "Something historic has happened, there is a change." Now, as I leave for Rome, I will take with me the prisoners of Judea and Jerusalem, the ancient Jewish communities of Italy, and also my late parents.
“The location and features will help us to bring new jobs to the city. More office space will mean more businesses, whether its lawyers, bankers or high-tech,” says Ofer Berkovitch, a member of the city’s planning and construction committee.
MEMRI head Yigal Carmon speaks about the dual threats of Islamic extremism and white supremacy in the United States and the role played in both by big social-media companies.
At what promises to be a stormy meeting next Thursday, Meretz party members will decide if they should depose Tamar Zandberg and crown Nitzan Horowitz party leader. The central mission of the new party chairman will be to prevent the party from disappearing in the coming election.
Right-wing MK Bezalel Smotrich sees the Transportation Ministry as an opportunity to "implement a Zionist vision and values" by building roads to bring Jews to the Galilee and the farthest reaches of Judea and Samaria.
