Criminologist and terrorism expert Dr. Anat Berko has spent decades researching the phenomenon of suicide bombings and believes that when it comes to Palestinian security prisoners, there is more than meets the eye.
The technology used by the 8200 intelligence unit was cutting-edge for 1973, and Israel wanted to keep it under wraps.
A former FDNY lieutenant recalls how his own 'Hanukkah miracle' saved his life, and how his unit was all but wiped out. "I still wake up in the middle of the night hearing their voices."
Summing up seven tumultuous years in Washington, former Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer says that only weakness can truly undermine Israel-US relations, and warns that “if we don't do everything we can to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the world won't take care of it.”
Gander Mayor Percy Farwell tells Israel Hayom how his small town hosted thousands of stunned passengers who were stranded for days. "They were perfectly healthy but extremely stressed and needed food and shelter and clothing; most importantly they needed love and compassion."
In-person or online? Indoors or outdoors? Once poised for a renaissance this year, synagogues across the United States are facing renewed questions as coronavirus cases surge.
Jewish groups across New York City will mark America’s worst international terrorist attack against backdrop of Shabbat this year. Tribeca Synagogue Rabbi Jonathan Glass: "Just because it's 20 years later, it doesn't become relegated to the dustbin of history. The people who died, they mattered."
Speaking with Israel Hayom, Steven Emerson describes how he tried to warn the US government about the threat of Islamic terrorism in the runup to 9/11, only to be rebuffed.
Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai took proverbial fire from every direction during his short stint as GOC Central Command but he believes he is leaving the sector in good shape. The IDF is not without its issues, "but there is no army around us that comes close to our capabilities," he asserts.
The decade-long political crisis, the anti-Israel stance of the president, and most lately, the coronavirus crisis have made life difficult for Jews in Tunisia. "Immigrating to France is no longer an option," one Jewish community member says. "The only possible destination is Israel, but people are afraid of change, and life in Israel is expensive."