'A defense pact with the US wouldn't be worth the paper it's written on'
Experts talk to Israel Hayom about the disadvantages to a formal defense alliance with the US, which they say would far outweigh any possible advantages for Israel.
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'A Jewish state has democratic values'
Heads of the Reform and Conservative movements in North America, Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, are in Israel to discuss the “next step” of the Western Wall egalitarian prayer framework compromise with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, its author.
'World becomes less safe every time the US fails to show strength'
US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy visits Israel along with 30 freshman Republican congressmen, lauding ties between Jerusalem and Washington and cautioning against an Iranian nuclear deal.
Deal me in: Israeli female poker players want to be brought into the fold
Owner of Israel's women-only poker school Niv Sofer tells Israel Hayom how she and her students have to overcome sterotypes, conventions and whole lot of "testosterone" to earn their seats at the poker table.
How a Saudi woman's iPhone exposed global spyware scandal
A software glitch on Loujain al-Hathloul's mobile device ignited a storm of legal and government action that has put Pegasus developer NSO Group in the hot seat, and the scandal shows no signs of ebbing.
'Israel-Saudi peace could be bridge to entire Muslim world'
Recent visits by top Israeli officials to the United Arab Emirates amid Houthi missile attacks were "symbols of peace," says Dr. Najat AlSaied.
'This is not the time to eliminate Nasrallah'
After 30 years at the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah is no longer the revolutionary who led the jihadi war against Israel. The Second Lebanon War outlines the limit of his powers, his charisma has been replaced by poor health, and he is forced to maneuver between the demands of his Iranian patrons and criticism from within Lebanon. On the other hand, with 150,000 missiles that can reach any point in Israel, he’s still the most dangerous enemy.
Looming power struggle for PA presidency could spell chaos for Palestinians
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is shoring up the standing of his confidantes, head of the General Intelligence Service Majid Faraj, and Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh, but on the ground, his rivals Hamas, Mohammed Dahlan, and Marwan Barghouti are showing signs of joining forces against him.
Hamas is busy in Istanbul, and Jerusalem is worried
While Turkey continues to woo Israel and insist that Hamas' activity on its territory is strictly "political," Israel's security forces continue to thwart terrorist attacks and plots directed by Hamas-in-Turkey.
Bennett: As long as I'm prime minister, there won't be another Oslo process
In a special interview to Israel Hayom, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says the government he formed with the left is an "effective" one and that he has no regrets.