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Experts in a genre often overlooked in Israel explain what makes Israeli sci-fi unique.

Despite the best efforts of the Shin Bet, neither the full plans nor all the members of Yoel Lerner's Gal underground, which planned to blow up the Dome of the Rock as part of a plot to instate a Jewish theocracy in Israel, are known today. 

Despite what some pundits would have you believe, the former prime minister and his then-ambassador to the US never had a falling out with the Obama administration or Democratic lawmakers. Here are the facts.

Israel Hayom sits down with outgoing National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, who ended an impressive security career by overseeing the historic Abraham Accords − which he says “three or four” more countries would have joined had it not been for COVID and Israel’s repeated elections.

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, in the running to become the first woman to head the Jewish Agency, discusses some of the main challenges facing world Jewry and what she can bring to the job "as a woman, a Sephardi, a Latin, and a feminist."

Dr. Tal Zaks, the man behind the Moderna vaccine, shares with Israel Hayom how he oversaw the development of the lifesaving inoculation and estimates that the coronavirus might soon become as routine as the flu.

Major A., a Druze officer from northern Israel, is in charge of recruiting young members of the sector to the IDF's elite intelligence unit, and describes the "immense satisfaction" he derives from his role.

"We are in the midst of a war of consciousness, and the State of Israel has to develop new, strong and profound tools to deal with this challenge," said Michael Herzog.

Ines Demiri says her country's embassy aims "to deepen bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Kosovo and the State of Israel in all areas of interest for the mutual benefit of citizens in both countries."

The sukkah was designed to be truly lived in, including working or doing homework, sleeping, and, of course, eating (and for hosting friends and family).