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Politics | Opinion
Identifying with the invisible residents of southern Israel
The government in Jerusalem constantly calls for unity. What might help in this virtually impossible endeavor would be a heavy dose of empathy for those bearing the brunt of the enemy’s will—and repeated attempts—to annihilate the entire Jewish state.
News | Iran
Biden needs to share intel, get out of the way and let Israel end Iran nuclear threat
President Biden’s private meeting Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will likely become one of the most consequential conversations of his presidency. The president should use his time in Israel to chart a coordinated course to destroy or sev
Politics | Opinion
Israelis or Palestinians: Who’s More Tolerant?
According to the left, “oppressor Israel” bad; “oppressed Palestinians” good. So you would expect, under this formula, that the Palestinians would be very…
Politics | Opinion
The Israeli Moment
If anyone is going derail the Islamic Republic’s regional ambitions, Israel is really the only local counterweight that counts.
Politics | Opinion
As Israelis, we should march proudly in our capital
Someone has to stop the insanity. Just like every other capital around the world, Jerusalem hosts mass marches. Of
News | Antisemitism Watch
Spanish Advocacy Group Weighs Legal Steps After Violent Attack on Visiting Israeli Basketball Fans
Basketball Champions League Final 4, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg vs. Hapoel Holon. Photo: IMAGO/Pressefoto Baumann via Reuters Connect A pro-Israel advocacy …
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Elder Of Ziyon - Israeli Arabs are buying houses in the West Bank. Why aren't they "illegal settlers"?
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Facing terror spike, specter of nuclear Iran, majority of Israelis feel nation was safer in Trump years
"Joe Biden, go home," one Israeli said. "In Israel, we like Trump."
News | News
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why are Israelis So Happy?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why are Israelis So Happy? It’s been a rough week for Israel with several terrorist attacks – similar to many such in the past. All the more reason to ask a seemingly perplexing question: why does Israel continually sco
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - How to Survive in the Middle East (Vic Rosenthal)
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
Ukraine Trusts in Israeli Mediation, Denies Bennett Advised Caving to Russia
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 21, 2021. Photo: Abir Sultan Pool via REUTERS …
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - Keeping the Jewish State Jewish
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Israeli Humor Kicks Into Survival Mode When Crises - And Rockets - Hit
Israeli comedians hold nothing sacred to keep the laughter going amid an unprecedented wave of civil unrest and rocket barrages.
News | News
New Zealand Soccer Team Bans National Flags After Israeli Player Celebrates Goal With Shema Prayer, Israeli Flag
Israeli soccer player Tomer Hemed saying the Shema prayer after scoring a goal for Wellington Phoenix. Photo: Screenshot. Israeli soccer …
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
Voices From Israel: Bruria Efune, a Mother of Four From Be’er Sheva
‘Your heart is racing, but you need to show your kids that you’re calm. . . ’
Politics | Opinion
Cobra Kai and the Jewish State
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
Haredi paratroopers drill home raid in Yiddish
An all-Haredi company in the IDF Paratroops Brigade has conducted several drills recently, after a deployment to the Syrian
News | News
UNPACKED – Who Are Israelis, Really?
UNPACKED – Who Are Israelis, Really? What you may not know about the vibrant society that makes up Israel is that day to day life in Israel is so much more than the narrow keyhole view that much of the world understands! Israel is a democratic state
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
In Israel, all Jews are family. That's what the haters want to end.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
'What Am I, A Goat?' Gal Gadot Teaches Viewers Hebrew Slang
Gal Gadot appears in Vanity Fair's latest episode of Slang School where she breaks down some hilarious terms commonly used by Israelis.
News | News
In historic first, Israel Air Force flies above Dachau camp in Germany
A joint drill by the Israeli and German air forces on Tuesday included a historic flyover above the Dachau concentration
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Secular Jews are starting to understand the haredi Orthodox — thanks to Israeli television
Cracks in the secular-religious divide have begun to appear, and I believe much of the credit for the happy fissure belongs to Israeli television, writes Rabbi Avi Shafran.
News | News
What Israel can teach the world about beating a pandemic
Instead of falling victim to the Covid-19 crisis, Israel faced it head on. Now as corona wanes in Israel, we look back on how it achieved victory over this first outbreak with relatively few deaths.
Politics | Opinion
Dear Europe – the Israelis are not your Jews
It is revealing how they address their complaints against Israel, doing so in terms of “punishment,” as to a misbehaving child. Opinion.
Politics | Opinion
Israeli Sovereignty, Not Appeasement, Is the Key to Lasting Peace
It is long past time for Israel to apply sovereignty to large swaths of Judea and Samaria.
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Israelis Adjust To New Normal With Creativity, Digitization, And Cautious Optimism
In Israel, one of the first countries to lock down and then reopen, there is a common desire for a familiar routine.
News | News
For first time, Israelis recovered from coronavirus outnumber those still sick
Over half of the 15,782 people diagnosed with COVID-19 have regained their health; death toll climbs to 212, including Bnei Brak rabbi; condition of girl, 11, improves
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Hamas Arrests Palestinians in Gaza for Zoom Video Chat With Israelis
Palestinian police officers loyal to Hamas march during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, April 29, 2019. Photo: Reuters / …
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: If I survived Metzad, You Can Survive the Corona Lockdown (Judean Rose)
Part of living through the coronavirus lockdown means being a light unto the nations.
News | News
Elder Of Ziyon - An Israeli Arab, and proud to be a Zionist
From Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Israel Arabic" Facebook page:
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Israeli Orthodox Jewish Female Runner Wins Miami Half Marathon, Her First US Race
Beatie Deutsch, center, receiving her first place award after the Life Time Miami Half Marathon. Photo: Facebook. Beatie Deutsch, an …
Politics | Media Bias
Israelis Are Under Attack, Media Is MIA
Israelis have just suffered at least three terror attacks in under 24 hours. Details are still coming in, but here's what we know so far: In the
News | News
UNPACKED - Why Do Israelis Love EDM?
UNPACKED – Why Do Israelis Love EDM? In this final episode of Israel Phenomenology, Chloé takes another look at Israel’s music scene and asks why Israelis are so hardcore about electronic dance music (EDM). With its repetitive beat, it can seem l
News | News
Israeli search & rescue squad expands across the Americas
ZAKA volunteers perform rescue and recovery in Israel and abroad; new units are starting in key Western cities.
News | Antisemitism Watch
CHAREIDIM REFUSE Jordanian Demand To Remove Yarmulka And Tzitzis, Women To Remove Head-Coverings
Almost 100 Israeli deputy mayors who were attending a conference in Eilat were scheduled for a tour of Petra, Jordan on Tuesday morning. Instead of
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
WATCH: Sderot Resident Gives Reporting Crew The Jewish Mother Treatment | Israellycool
An elderly resident of the beleaguered town of Sderot looks after a television crew
Politics | "Apartheid" State?
Apartheid Fails Everywhere in Follow-Up Story on Murdered Arab-Israeli Alia Maasarwe | Israellycool
Remember Arab-Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe who was murdered in Melbourne, Australia in January of this year, and whose death was grotesquely politicized by the likes of then ABC Australia journalist Jennine Khalik?
News | News
'Russia is constantly trying to arrest Israeli citizens'
Russia will continue to use Israeli citizens as bargaining chips to advance their own political and diplomatic objectives, says former
News | News
Remembering Danny Lewin H'yd: The very first victim of 9/11
Danny Lewin, veteran of the IDF’s elite commando team, outstanding graduate of Israel’s Technion and MIT PhD student at MIT will be forever remembered for his attempt to prevent the hijacking of Flight 11, becoming the very first victim of 9/11.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Group of Israelis Brutally Attacked in Warsaw by Arab Men Shouting 'Free Gaza'
Israeli Yotam Kashpizky after being beaten by a group of Arabs in Warsaw, Poland, September 8, 2019. Photo: Facebook screenshot. …
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Elder Of Ziyon - Amnesty breaks its own rules on how to avoid stereotyping people
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
YEMACH SHEMOM: Palestinians Shoot Fireworks As Thousands Attend Levaya Of Dvir Sorek HY”D [SEE THE VIDEO]
Thousands of people accompanied the funeral procession of Corporal Dvir Sorek (19) which took place in the regional cemetery in Ofra on Thursday night. Sorek was found murdered early on Thursday mo…
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Elder Of Ziyon - Are there “Arab Jews?”
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
Steve Kramer - Who Are the (Jewish) Israelis
Steve Kramer – Who Are the (Jewish) Israelis There is concern today by many in Israel that some Israelis are unappreciative of their Jewish heritage. Author and journalist Shmuel Rosner has challenged this by suggesting a new paradigm for most of us
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Should American Jews Speak Hebrew? – Tablet Magazine
Before 1948, David Ben-Gurion used to joke about Zionism’s future: How will we know when we have become a real country like the rest of the world? When Jewish thieves and Jewish prostitutes conduct their business in Hebrew—and Hebrew-speaking policeme
News | The News
Man Allegedly Flashes Female Jogger. She's A Former Israeli Soldier. Then This Happens. | Daily Wire
Last Thursday morning, a single mother of two was jogging along Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts when she was allegedly flashed twice by a man running the other way, who didn’t know one crucial fact about the 6’1” woman:
She was a former soldie
News | News
Report: Israel intelligence foiled 50 Islamic State, Iranian attacks in 20 countries
Report says a dozen terror attacks were thwarted in Turkey in past 3 years, despite Erdogan's public posturing against Israel, and even when diplomatic ties were severed
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
10 tips to survive the boiling Israeli summer like a local | ISRAEL21c
An essential traveler’s guide to protecting yourself from the sun and staying hydrated (without wasting water!), Israeli-style.
News | Standing With Israel
Gal Gadot on Why She is a Proud Israeli Who Tries to Spread the Truth About Israel to the World | Israellycool
If you weren't already enamored with Gal, I'm guessing this should do it
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel June 2 2019
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 2 2019 The highlights include: Israelis are testing a new treatment for incurable blood cancer. Surgeons at an Israeli NGO have saved their 5,000th non-Israeli child. Jews in Hebron hosted an Iftar feast fo
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Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda
Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda h/t Israelfirst Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda; Two young Israeli female students Selda Edris and Mayes Morad build purification device for
News | News
Israel Museum Exhibit Features New Sections Of Astronaut Ilan Ramon's Diary | Technology News
A new, unique display called 'Time and Space' links the diary to an ancient text from biblical times. | NoCamels
News | News
Haters Attack Aladdin Actor Mena Massoud For Posting About Israeli Restaurant | Israellycool
Aladdin actor Mena Massoud recently posted a video showing him enjoying food at an Israeli restaurant - which he identified as such. Unhinged hilarity ensued
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli entrepreneurs less prone to 'tantrums' than Americans: Tusk Ventures CEO | The Times of Israel
Bradley Tusk, often called the 'fixer' as he helps startups navigate the quagmire of regulation to grow their businesses, is recording a podcast on Israeli startups
History | History
Rashida Tlaib’s Lies Remind Us Why Israel Must Exist; The myth that Palestinian Arabs helped Jews in WW2; You know you’re a Zionist when...
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Media Bias
BBC Erases Non-Israeli Jews from Entebbe Hostages | HonestReporting
The BBC's story of the Entebbe crisis counts 94 Israelis, erasing the non-Israeli Jews also held hostage. Rather than correct, the BBC doubles down.
Travel | Israeli Culture
18 Little-Known, Amazing Things About Israel As It Turns 71!
From the largest dog cemetery to kosher stamps, we rounded up some more obscure but fascinating facts about the country ahead of Independence Day
Travel | Israeli Culture
Taking Care Of Business: Essential Tips On How Best To Work With Israelis | Technology News
Organizational consultant Osnat Lautman wrote the book on Israel's unique business culture and how to navigate it.
Travel | Israeli Culture
Here’s why, despite it all, Israelis live longer
An average lifespan of 82.5 puts Israel in the top 10 countries for longevity -- ahead of the US, with its 78.7 years
News | News
National Library, Facebook Launch Joint Project To Identify IDF Soldiers In Rare, Historic Images
The Library posted unique albums to its Facebook page showing IDF soldiers throughout Israel's various wars, and inviting the public to identify friends and loved ones. | NoCamels
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Israelis Stand in Silence to Remember Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
An IDF soldier and a friend stand still as a one-minute siren marking Memorial Day is sounded across Israel, at …
Politics | Opinion
There's Nothing Progressive About Terrorists Targeting Civilians—Except When Israelis Are the Victims
Many Western progressives, including those in elected office, who claim to support peace, equality, and social justice, seem to think it is OK for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to launch rockets at Israeli civilians.
Politics | Opinion
FLEISHER: Explaining The Clash Of American Liberal Jewry And Israeli Nationalism
The recent landslide election of Benjamin Netanyahu and the ascendancy of the Israeli Right has deepened the rift between Israeli and American Jews — the latter of whom disproportionately identify with the political Left.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
WATCH: Ari Fuld's murder celebrated on Palestinian TV
A former mayor of Gaza City interviewed on a Palestinian TV network extolled the terrorist who stabbed to death Israeli Ari Fuld last week, praising the “morale” of murderer Khalil Jabarin.
News | NEWS
Arabs Throw Stones at Ambulance Carrying Bodies of Murdered Boys
According to multiple reports, Arabs stoned the IDF ambulance that was carrying the bodies of the murdered Israeli teenagers. The ambulance was forced to stop, its windshield shattered. According to The Algemeiner:
