Erin Schrode, a rising social activist on the American Left who ran for Congress in 2016, has refused to take the "Israel litmus test" radical progressives have tried to impose on her. Having visited Israel for the first time in 2010 on Birthright, her life changed forever.
The latest operation against terrorists in the Gaza Strip was exceptional not only in its success, but its precision. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad surely regrets escalating tensions, but Israel must still grapple with the fact that Gaza is still Gaza.
Head of the National Public Diplomacy Directorate Lior Haiat speaks with Israel Hayom about how his unit worked to uncover Palestinian lies during Operation Breaking Dawn, including an attempt to present a failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch, which hit Gazans, as an attack by the Israeli military.
Energy Minister Karine Elharrar (Yesh Atid) talks to Israel Hayom about rising energy prices because of the Ukraine war and a deal Israel has struck with Egypt and the EU to supply natural gas as global shortages loom.
Iranian American Jews make strides in politics on both coasts, relishing their US freedom "The more we in the Iranian community get involved in government, the more integrated we become into the fabric of this country," says attorney Makan Delrahim.
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt served as chief rabbi of Moscow for over 30 years, until the morning after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when he woke up to a frightening reality that reminded him of the "dark days of the Iron Curtain." From his new office in Jerusalem, he speaks frankly to Israel Hayom about being the only Russian religion leader to oppose Vladimir Putin.
With over 15,000 members, Israel's lodges follow and honor the best of Freemason traditions, but are also unafraid to ruffle some feathers by advocating to keep up with the times and begin accepting women into the secret society.
Fifty years after Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the 1972 Munich Olympics, German handball player Klaus Langhoff, who was right across the street, recalls the horrific moments, many of which he photographed.
Enes Kanter Freedom, the NBA superstar who has remained loyal to his values in the face of pressure, talks with Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview about his plans to change the Middle East – and the world.
"I never abandoned my values or identity, then why is my being in the military a problem?" laments Yossi, who along with fellow Haredi soldiers shares the struggles of finding a match in the ultra-Orthodox community, whose opposition to joining the IDF even affects their siblings' prospects.
