Commander of the IDF's Menashe (Jenin) Regional Brigade, Col. Arik Moyal, is determined to end the current wave of terror attacks. In his first interview since entering the position, he tells Israel Hayom he is convinced that Jenin residents hate the refugee camp that has become a synonym for Palestinian resistance.
"The Torah takes the rhetorical thunder of our oppressors and throws it back in their faces to tell God’s own truth," says Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman.
Kyiv Chief Rabbi Jonathan Markovitch was forced to flee Ukraine shortly after Russia invaded because authorities deemed his life in danger. Although the war turned him and his wife, Ina, into refugees, the two continue to spare no effort in helping Jews in the Ukrainian capital with food, accommodations, medicine, and more.
Throughout the entire Arab world, different Muslim movements are at each other's throats. In Israel, even the Shiite-backed Hamas and the ultra-Sunni Islamic State put aside their differences to wage war against the Jews.
Although Staff Sergeant P. grew up in an observant family, she knew from a young age that she wanted to join the military. Going against community's objections, she fulfilled her lifelong dream at the age of 21, joining the IDF canine unit, despite a fear of dogs, and becoming best friends with a Belgian shepherd named Bingo.
The Republicans have "moved to the center," Le Pen has "abandoned nationalist values," Eric Zemmour is "too extreme." After a decade in opposition, the French right is fragmented and Emmanuel Macron is heading to another term in office. Sound familiar? Both Jews and non-Jews in the French right can see similarities with Israel.
Luciano Camerino was deported from Rome to Auschwitz, contrary to the Nazis' promise to spare his family's life for gold. He survived Mangala's horrific experiments and was able to return to Italy, where he salvaged Jewish scriptures from the 1966 Florence flood. His legacy lived on in a hotel in the old ghetto complex.
With just days until the mission to the International Space Station lifts off, Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe talks about the tensions before launch, his relationship with Ilan Ramon who died when the Columbia shuttle crashed on its return to earth, life under zero gravity, and the option that his daughter could replace him if he is unable to fly.
The arduous attempts to prevent terrorist attacks, the decision to drive the Palestinian Authority from Jerusalem, and the missed opportunity to eliminate top Hamas leaders: former Shin Bet chief MK Avi Dichter recalls the days of the iconic Operation Defensive Shield.
The Viennese Café scene was created to a large extent by Jews who would frequent them for many generations, but the war changed everything. Nevertheless, their memory lives on.
