Subdued and defiant: An Israeli Independence Day like no other
Traditional celebrations were boycotted and canceled, protesters hit the streets — yet many Israelis still shrugged off their increasing international isolation
Traditional celebrations were boycotted and canceled, protesters hit the streets — yet many Israelis still shrugged off their increasing international isolation
Many communities are incorporating Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war into their holiday events
Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel
Young Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel after receiving a one-sided education about the Jewish state
Abbas' accusation that Israel committed '50 Holocausts' is dangerous revisionist history
Sunday night, after Jews around the world mourn the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem on Tisha B’av, CNN will premiere a series that — in so many words — traces 3,000 years’ worth of conflict to the laying of those structures’ cornerstones. Solomon’s Temple, author Susan Wise Bauer argues in “Jerusalem: City of Faith…
In a beautifully written column last week, the Israeli journalist Anshel Pfeffer explicated the contradiction at the heart of hasbara: by aggressively advocating for Israel’s right to exist, it implicitly grants that Israel’s legitimacy is actually a matter of debate. After all, he writes, “real countries don’t have to argue they are legitimate.” As we…
Forward Soundtrack of Our Spirit finalist Cantor Aryeh Leib Hurwitz has released a new music video celebrating the Exodus, commemorating 50 years since the Six Day War and Israeli Independence Day. Watch: Cantor Aryeh Leib Hurwitz was a 2016 Soundtrack of Our Spirit finalist and is a soloist and performer from Brooklyn, New York.
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