As Hezbollah is designated as a terrorist organization by many Arab nations, cutting aid to the Lebanese military, over which the Iranian-backed Shiite organization has a growing influence, would increase the pressure on Hezbollah's financial sources, Israeli security expert says.
Despite assurances that the upcoming summit is intended to benefit them, the Palestinians have succeeded in downgrading the US-sponsored event from a diplomatic landmark to a low-level business meeting.
"People are the most interesting thing there is. And I look at the face and I see God looking back at me," says artist Michael Netzer, who once drew superheroes for Marvel and DC Comics.
In biblical times, like now, there were leaders who argued that it was too hard and too dangerous for the Jewish people to possess this wonderful land.
A new project brings together veterans of the Israel Defense Forces and the US military with Jewish students to stand up against hatred.
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.
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.
"The ongoing decades-old long demonization and dehumanization of the Jewish state has been misunderstood as political criticism when in truth, it has been the new virulent form of anti-Semitism," says Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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.
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.”
