Former Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein is no longer willing to sit on the sidelines as his party struggles to come back to power under Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. "I realized he wasn't going to simply step down. It is time to get the ball rolling," he says of his decision to challenge the longtime Likud chairman.
A new book tells the story of legendary Ethiopian Jewish public figure Yona Bogale, who lobbied on behalf of Ethiopian Jewry when no one else would.
In an exclusive interview, Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg speaks of his country's struggle against antisemitism, the renewal of the nuclear talks in Vienna, and the close strategic relations with Israel.
Noam Arnon's comprehensive doctoral dissertation on the Cave of the Patriarchs proves there is much more to the ancient site than meets the eye.
"It’s 2021. The world is changing and Israel cannot afford to be left behind,” Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg says from the UN Climate Change Convention in Glasgow.
Former US Ambassador David Friedman talks about his years with the administration of former US President Donald Trump and plans for the future.
Professor David Passig, an Israeli futurist who predicted the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, shares with Israel Hayom what the 21st century has in store for the Jewish people and humanity.
Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States wants to "send a message to the world that it’s very normal to live a Jewish life – a full Jewish life – in Islamic countries," chairman says.
In internal documents, Facebook admits it erred in nearly half of all Arabic language takedown requests submitted for appeal, arguing, "repetition of false positives creates a huge drain of resources." Such errors are not limited to Arabic as the social media giant remains short on moderators who speak local languages and properly understand cultural contexts.
The White House is threatening to unilaterally impose the opening of a US consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, regardless of Israel's fierce opposition to the move, as well allowing a PLO office to again operate in Washington. But the implications could cause a perilous domino effect.
