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."
In the shadow of Rachel’s Tomb, a small group of families are the first Jews to live in Bethlehem in 2,000 years.
The humiliating US withdrawal from Afghanistan is likely to provide impetus to terror organizations in the Middle East, but the Taliban isn’t expected to give them the infrastructure they need to execute mega-attacks as they did the previous time they were in power.
MK Israel Katz looks at his successor in the Finance Ministry, Avigdor Lieberman, and believes he is nothing short of "dangerous for Israel." As for the day when former PM Benjamin Netanyahu steps down as Likud leader – Katz says he has it covered.
Everyone wants to go to America, but there are complicated issues that need to be solved before Israelis can enjoy visa-free travel there. In the meantime, every five to 10 years, the application process has to be repeated.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, who served as Israel's coordinator of government activities in the territories, says the recent meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas creates new options for Israel to decrease future uncertainty. Regarding Gaza, all roads lead to escalation, he warns.
Judoka Raz Hershko shares with Israel Hayom the challenges she has overcome – being bullied for her weight in school and coming out to her parents – before making it to Tokyo, where she won bronze.
