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Thousands of Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on Nov. 27, 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Sigd: The ultimate Zionist festival

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The 29th of Cheshvan is not a particularly noteworthy day for most Jews. Cheshvan is the only Hebrew month that has no holidays or fast days. But for Jews from Ethiopia, this date has...
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, meets with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 10, 2018. Credit: Official White House photo by D. Myles Cullen.

The ‘deep state’ fought Israel and lost

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Americans and viewers around the world have been transfixed this week by the first public hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. At the center of the proceedings...
Participants in the “Wheels of Love” charity ride in Israel. Photo by Tomer Feder.

As many as 500 cyclists to gear up for 20th ‘Wheels of Love’ charity...

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The luggage-handlers at Ben-Gurion International Airport have seen an increase in the number of bicycles coming in and out of late, as an expected 500 participants from 12 countries arrive to participate in the...
ADMA co-founders Amos Darr (left) and right Moran Amikam presenting at the open house at the ADMA Architecture Studio in the Clal Center in Jerusalem on Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: ADMA.

‘Open House 2019’ hosts free tours of Jerusalem, promoting tourism and urban transformation

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Jerusalem’s “Open House” festival last weekend offered hundreds of free tours open to the public, marking its 13th consecutive years since the launch of the festival around Israel’s capital city. Initiated by the Jerusalem Development...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is welcomed to the presidential palace in Kiev by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Aug. 19, 2019. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Ukraine to open innovation center in Jerusalem

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The Ukrainian government announced on Friday that it will open an innovation and investment center in Jerusalem. “I congratulate the Ukrainian government on its official announcement to open an innovation and investment office in Jerusalem,”...
Thousands of Christian evangelists and Israelis march at a parade in center of Jerusalem, marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Oct. 10, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

5,000 Christians show their support for Israel at Jerusalem’s 64th Sukkot march

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This year, more than 5,000 Christians from all parts of the world gathered on Thursday for the city’s annual Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) festive march around Israel’s capital, which saw 10,000 participants in total. The...
Saudi Arabia's national soccer team, June 14, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Saudi soccer team visits Jerusalem ahead of first-ever West Bank match

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Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team arrived in Israel this week ahead of a Tuesday match against the Palestinian national team in the West Bank. On Sunday, the team was greeted by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addressing members of Eagles' Wings, a nonprofit New York-based evangelical movement, which hosted a “Global Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem” on Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: Eagle's Wings.

In Israel, 70 young pastors participate in ‘Global Day of Prayer for Jerusalem’

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Eagles’ Wings, a nonprofit New York-based evangelical movement, hosted a “Global Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem” on Sunday, bringing together 70 millennial pastors from the United States, Canada and Brazil to...
Palestinian Authority schoolbooks. Credit: Matzav.com.

PA erases references of Israel, Jewish people and peace from school textbooks

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References to Israel, the Jewish people and peace have been removed from 2019-20 Palestinian Authority textbooks, according to a recent study. The study, which was carried out by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural...
Tourists take in the view of the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives platform overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, on Oct. 11, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Critics deny Jerusalem’s past and its future

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Its critics have accused Israel of a lot of terrible things over the course of its 71 years of existence, but The New York Times has now added one more to the list that will particularly...