Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, one of the most important figures in religious Zionism, has very unorthodox views. He sees no reason to boycott Judaism's progressive movements or prevent couples' rights to seek alternative wedding ceremonies. "I oppose religious coercion," he states.
In a week marked by dramatic events on the diplomatic front, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett speaks to Israel Hayom about why the country needs a different kind of leadership, and why he would choose sovereignty in Judea and Samaria over peace deals with Gulf states.
The West tends to disregard Iran’s space program, viewing it as far less dangerous than the Ayatollahs’ military nuclear program. But That is a mistake.
The Republicans think that Russian-speaking immigrants are in their pockets, and the Democrats think there's no point in trying to court their vote. Meanwhile, younger Russian-speaking Jewish Americans are leaning to the left, in sharp contrast to their parents.
Eli Abramov, the chair of the Petrochemical Industries Association, says the environmental groups claiming the industries housed in Haifa Bay are a ticking time bomb "operate like terrorist groups."
The government has already made important decisions to regulate strategic settlement outposts and curb illegal Palestinian construction in Area C. But it isn't doing anything to implement them.
Israel Hayom is the first to reveal how former British Prime Minister Tony Blair worked for years to bring Israel and the United Arab Emirates closer together, and turn the accepted formula of "peace with the Palestinians before normalization" on its head.
Normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has created a dilemma for PA leader Mahmoud Abbas, who since 2012 has gone against the school of thought that forbids non-Palestinian Muslims from visiting Jerusalem.
Former Head of the IDF's Personnel Directorate-turned-MK Orna Barbivai believes it is high time the military named a woman to head the Israeli Air Force or the Navy – ahead of naming a female chief of staff.
Even before the Hariri verdict, the mood in Europe and Washington had swung against Hezbollah because of the axis of Shiite power Iran has built across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
