Tag: today

Life did not go on as usual today in southern Israel as this photo-essay will show you.

Two polls - one commissioned by Maariv, the other by Haaretz - paint drastically different pictures of the current political frontrunners, leading to heated debate in the halls of the Knesset

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Purim is my favorite holiday, and I love to share the joy. I have spent previous years wandering around my neighborhood in costume. This year, I fully intend to celebrate with full cheer, and I want everyone to know why I plan to spend the day in costume, singing Shoshanat Yaakov at the top of my lungs.

I dare not remain silent. I dare not ignore the wake-up calls and the catastrophe they portend. So I ask you to read my ensuing columns on the subject with open minds and receptive hearts. I will limit myself to the wake-up calls we have witnessed over the past couple of years, though they began considerably earlier.

Is an Estate Tax in Israel in the works? 30 years ago they tried, but it never took off. Will the new socio-political atmosphere make it possible?

Are you totally bored of today’s uniform dress – that of a shell and pencil skirt? These wardrobe staples have carried you through the past few years’ whether the style was short, low-cut, sleeveless and/or sparkly.

Countries whose immediate danger from Iranian bombs is far less than Israel's are remarkably hypocritical and insulting when they warn Israel against a military strike. Telling Israel that it should not defend itself is like saying “just die, but don’t make a mess.” When have Jews heard this before? It’s become a cliché, but one that still resonates. The difference is that then they had no choice because they had no power to defend themselves. Today there is a Jewish state, which should not be expected to act as though it is as powerless as the European Jews of WWII. All this is part of the “Israel is expected to…” syndrome.

Last April, NYU student Emily Harrold embarked on the production of a film exploring why The New York Times under-reported the Holocaust during the 1940s. Now, a little less than a year later, the project has expanded to more than twenty students.

Two of the four new judges appointed to Israel's Supreme Court will be inaugurated this morning at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, just a...

If Syrian TV News can't be trusted, who can we trust?

A Jerusalem district court begins hearings today on a suit by a Zionist organization claiming it was defamed by a leftist group that called it "fascist."

The group was responsible for exposing an email exchange in which Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was coached on how to conduct himself in a US interview

Lieutenant Hassan, who deserted from Syrian President Bashar Assad's army a month ago, offers a rare glimpse into the realities of a civil war.

The strike is expected to paralyze financial, government, and transportation sectors.

Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi: "When Khamenei gives the order to produce the first nuclear weapon – it will be done, we believe, within one year."

"Strong and quick" pressure on Iran is still necessary, Israeli PM insists.

Shemos B’nei Yisroel began last week’s parsha – these are the names of the children of Yisroel.

PM speaks on the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, where the Nazis decided on their "Final Solution," for the Jewish people.

No coercion is good – religious or secular. Today, Israel suffers more from secular coercion than from religious coercion. Unlike the situation in the past, religious soldiers today are forced into combat with women soldiers.

Livni was under heavy pressure from Kadima party members.

According to the poll, Kadima would plummet 17 Knesset seats if elections were held today.

Hamas: Cyber attacks "a new field of resistance against the Occupation."

Last week I shared a letter from a 30-plus young woman who was very troubled over the challenges confronting singles. She felt the Jewish community was not sufficiently engaged in reaching out to and helping the many singles desperately looking for their soul mates.

Two people died today when a light plane crashed onto Menachem Begin Street in Modi'in this morning. Shmulik Segel, Zaka's Modi'in director said, "It...

Protesters dump their TVs in the garbage in front of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority

Rami Levy enters the cellular market, undercutting the competitors as he always does.

For the past few weeks I’ve been discussing the crises facing our people. I’ve been asked by many of our readers the question that should challenge all of us: What are we to do?

Egyptians are going to the polls today to vote in a new civilian Parliament. Elections will be staggered in three stages and run until...

Following 2 hours of meetings today, Hamas and Fatah have agreed to reconcile, after violently parting ways in 2007.