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An aerial-defense battery in northern Israel fires interceptors at missiles fired from Iran on Oct. 1, 2024. Photo by Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90.

Iran fires 180-plus ballistic missiles at Israel

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Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, forcing the entire civilian population of the Jewish state to be ordered into bomb shelters, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday night. The Islamic Republic...

New German citizenship law mandates support of Israel’s right to exist

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Germany will require those applying for a passport to affirm they believe that Israel has a right to exist. The country’s new citizenship law goes into effect this week as part of a promise by Chancellor Olaf...

No mention of Israel in UN General Assembly head’s Passover message

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One of the central passages in the Passover liturgy is “Next year in Jerusalem.” That Zionist hope went unsaid during a Passover greeting that Dennis Francis, president of the U.N. General Assembly, issued earlier this week. Francis, who...

HonestReporting Canada persuades ‘CBC’ to retract Palestinian history claim

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An article published by CBC News titled “B.C. minister under fire for comments about Middle East before creation of Israeli state” received multiple corrections following a critique from HonestReporting Canada. The reporting focused on comments by Selina Robinson, British Columbia’s minister...
Daniel and Tzerel Goldschmiedt arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport in February 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

A 75-year-old makes ‘aliyah’ in time for Israel’s 75th anniversary year

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In a way, Daniel Goldschmiedt and the modern State of Israel have grown up together. They both recently turned 75. Their Jewish identity is central to their lives. And now that Daniel and his...
Israeli children play with Israeli flags ahead of Israel's 75th Independence Day, at Kobi kindergarden in Moshav Yashresh, on April 19, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Group of 28 senators honors Israel’s 75th anniversary

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Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Ida.), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) led a bipartisan group of 28 senators, who issued a May 2 resolution praising Israel on its 75th...
Flag of Israel. Credit: Ri Ya/Pixabay.

Which Israel are you celebrating on its 75th birthday?

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When planning for Israel’s 75th anniversary began last year, the assumption on the part of those preparing for events was that it would be just like every other Yom Ha’atzmaut or Independence Day if...
Rehearsal for the 74th-anniversary Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha'azmaut) ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, May 2, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

New website lists events and resources celebrating Israel’s 75th year

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The new website “Celebrating Israel at 75” is a resource providing information about communal celebrations of Israel’s 75th anniversary in the United States. The site also features information about the founding of Israel, as well as graphics...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Aug. 17, 2022. Courtesy of Repubican Jewish Coalition.

Could a Muslim senator be an ardent supporter of Israel?

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In the last decade, seemingly every formerly unbreakable rule of American political life has been broken by former President Donald Trump or his opponents. But perhaps nothing that has occurred would be quite as...
Arab refugees in 1948. Photo: David Eldan

Israeli far-left is pushing to make Palestinian ‘return’ a viable option

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Israeli diplomats across the globe have recently been reporting that what, until now, has been limited to a discourse of accepting “the other’s tragedy”—namely, the story of the 750,000 Arabs who were forced to...