Irina Glazov immigrated to Israel in a daring escape from Ukraine, but her daughter Alisa was left behind, after she was captured by the Russian army although she was not a soldier. "She wrote to us, 'I'm sorry for staying alive."
They remember waking up to the sounds of explosions the night Russia invaded and the look of fear on their parents' faces. But between the friends leaving abroad, the sirens, and the power outages they maintain hope that the Ukrainian army – "the coolest and bravest in the world" – will soon gain victory and all of Ukraine will celebrate "and dance with joy."
Israel Hayom speaks with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko about life in the Ukrainian capital several months after the retreat of the Russian military. "Putin set out to break our spirit, but instead our people rose to protect our homeland," he says.
"When parents discover that their children have been brainwashed, it is already too late to do anything," warns one of the few who dares to go against the grain. Israel, she says, is next.
Diaries of visionary of the Jewish state Theodor Herzl republished in ambitious new undertaking.
Latvian President Egils Levits speaks to Israel Hayom about his visit to Israel to strengthen security ties against the backdrop of the Ukraine war as his country – and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia – fear they might be next.
While youngsters worry of potential recruitment to the military, for most Russians – with the exception of billboards glorifying the army and the closure of several Western clothing and food franchises – the distant war is barely felt.
Meet the Israeli-registered company that owes a billion shekels to the Israel Electric Corporation and serves as an arm of the Palestinian Authority as it attempts to illegally encroach on Area C.
With a reputation for thinking outside the box and speaking his mind, as well as combat experience in every theater of operation, Herzi Halevi will become Israel's top soldier come January 2023.
The recent controversy surrounding a prominent rabbi at the famous yeshiva has sparked renewed interest in the sector as a whole.
