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Catholics take part in a Virgin Mary procession in Haifa, April 30, 2023. Photo by Shir Torem/Flash90.

Christian population in Israel up 1.3% last year

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About 2% of Israelis are Christians, and the community is expected to continue to grow at an annual rate of over 1%, official statistics released Thursday ahead of Christmas show. About 190,000 Christians live in...
Staff and kids take part in a missile attack drill during a national IDF Home Front Command drill at Batra Kindergarten in Katzrin, the Golan Heights, Feb. 22, 2023. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Signs of a long war

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It didn't take long after Oct.7 to realize that this war would not be over in a couple of days. Routing out one of the best-funded and -equipped terrorist groups in the world and securing...
A Shabbat table with 240 empty seats, representing the 240 civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at the "Hostages' Square" outside Israeli Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Tenth of Tevet fast day to be marked amid war against Hamas

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A group of Israeli Zionist Orthodox rabbis which aims to bridge the gaps between religious and secular Jews is calling for an upcoming Jewish fast day to serve as a national day of prayer,...
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Existential Risks to Israel: “Escalation Dominance” and Nuclear War

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An end to the Israel-Hamas Gaza War could ultimately involve a threat or operational use of nuclear weapons. More precisely, after this conflict, even a pre-nuclear Iran could elicit an Israeli nuclear warning or...
People gather and light candles to remember the victims who were murdered by Hamas terrorists, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Is Israel the most dangerous place to be a Jew?

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Israel has long presented itself as the guarantor of Jewish security—but can we really say that this is true in the wake of Oct. 7? Moreover, are we even sure that it was true before? And...