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Head of the IDF's Military Intelligence Research Division Brig. Gen. Amir Sa'ar talks to Israel Hayom and shares some of what lies behind recent actions by Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. 

The firebrand politician whose daughter, Marine, is again in the running for president, says his reputation has been besmirched by his rivals. “Just because I am right-wing and a nationalist, I’ve been accused of being an antisemite. This is utterly untrue. Nothing in my life shows or expresses antisemitism,” he insists.

A series of work meetings allowed me to take a journey through the history of the Jews of Sicily. From the 1492 decree of expulsion in the archives of Palermo to the building of a new synagogue, historical events come full circle. If we connect the Hebrew past to the Sicilian present, we might be able to create a better future. A travel diary by Israel’s ambassador to Italy.

Israel outlawed the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement seven years ago, but has not been able to put a stop to its activity or its influence on large sectors of the Arab Israeli public.  

The events that came along with the operation against Hamas in Gaza taught Israel an important lesson – that the “different” fronts cannot be separated, and must be addressed before a crisis erupts.

A new book reveals how an Irgun bombing burned the British Mandate land registration documents that would have proved Jewish ownership of the site, and the surprising coexistence between Jewish and Arab residents before the 1948 War of Independence.

The tefillin of Dov Gruner , who was hanged by the British, were identified in the archives of the Begin Center and are on display there during Passover.

Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata talks to Israel Hayom about breaking barriers, racism, and the love Ethiopian youth have developed for their own culture as well as their deep commitment to Israel.

Veteran political operator Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar admits it will be difficult to keep the coalition together, but tells Israel Hayom that polls forecasting his demise are off the mark, denies that he plans to join forces with Naftali Bennett, and dismisses claims that he is promoting anti-democratic laws.

"Each will mean something to somebody. It doesn't have to be special because the paper's nice or because it’s so old; each one is special to someone because of the personal connection," says collector Ariel Winer.