By Avi Abelow
It's time to shed light on a politically incorrect truth that has been swept under the rug for far too long: Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel and are, in fact, the ONLY people indigenous to the land.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Original documents belonging to Yemenite Olim from the 1880s who lived in Kfar HaShiloach were recently discovered and brought to light.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
As opposed to his two previous trips to Israel, the one in 1971 was accompanied by more fanfare, including a lavish reception in Jerusalem.
The postcard collection documents Israel’s history, from the Ottoman Period and British Mandate to the early Pioneers, from the Six-Day War through the early 21st Century.
A short review of the interface between the Moslem world and the West since 1798.
How did a small group of Maccabees defeat the huge Seleucid Greeks army?
By JoeSettler
Amazon pulled the best-selling book on the history of the Palestinian people.
By JoeSettler
Assaf A. Voll has written one of the most comprehensive books on the history of the Palestinian People.
In 1845 the first Jewish organization in Chicago was established under the name of the Jewish Burial Ground Society.
By JNi.Media
Rivlin urged a resolution for regulating illegal construction in the Arab sector, where 'each hesitation distances us further from the solution, and has the ability to increase the divisions, and the violence.'
There’s a reason the “two state” proposal attracted the support of so few sitting US presidents: it’s a bad idea. A Palestinian state would pose a lethal danger to Israel and destabilize the region
This year, the UN was bookmarked by startling resolutions orchestrated by Pres. Obama: the Iran Nuclear Deal in Jan., and in Dec. Jewish presence declared illegal in areas integral to Jewish history.
Mattisyahu knew that Antiochus would be enraged when he heard what had happened, so he and his sons fled to the Judean Hills.
Behind each is a tale of time and place that, framed against various religious, political, social, cultural, and artistic milieus, can provide deep insight into Jewish historical leitmotifs.
How could Ya’akov make the same 'mistake' as his father, to favor one child over another after all the troubles that plagued him resulting from Yitzchak favoring Esav?
If Israel didn’t receive American aid, would it buy U.S. F-35 jets? Should it? This deal has given us an air force on a leash.
People who start the history in 1948 encounter a country that is fundamentally in conflict and are not exposed at all to the yearnings of the Jewish people to restore themselves to their ancestral homeland.
By JNi.Media
If students on the tour encounter foreign journalists, European MPs, or anti-Israel propaganda tours led by radical Left NGOs, they will be permitted to educate them, politely, about the hypocrisy of the delegitimization campaign against Israel.
The beginnings of the Israeli Air Force.
By Libi Astaire
One thing klezmer instruments usually had in common was their portability.
By Murray Lee
The Jews who landed at London’s port, located at the eastern end of the city, did not have the wherewithal to go far, and settled in what it still known as the East End, like what happened in the Lower East Side of New York.
On September 25, King Hussein took the extraordinary step of meeting with Israel’s prime minister, despite the countries’ lack of formal diplomatic ties, to warn that Syria and Egypt would soon attack
When the first pioneers came to Kedumim 40 years ago, there was nothing. "The conditions were very hard," they said... but they came because it was "the land of our forefathers."
Netanyahu said, "The UN envoy to the Middle East’s remarks to the Security Council distort history and international law and drive peace even further away."
By Ben Shapiro
How in the world is this prevaricating potential-presidential possibly prevailing?
Ezri Tubi give a tour of Israel's historical roots.
Arabs and Israelis met on Tuesday evening at the library of the Etzion-bloc community of Efrat to learn about the history of Jewish-Arab relations in the region.
Lawfare at its most litigious: Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have determined the best way to aid their people is to sue Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
How is it possible that anyone could see Pinchas as anything other than a hero?
The word "historic" to refer to pre-1967 could easily be used to claim that any Jewish presence in the Old City is a violation of the 1948-1967 status when Jordan ensured the Old City was Jew-free
By Tzvi Fishman
I love the Jewish People. That’s why I write what I write. History repeats itself. What happened in Spain and Germany will, in one way or another, transpire in America, France, and England, too
By David Mark
The real question for the Israeli government is what cost do we incur letting the Muslim Waqf radically change our holiest site-the Temple Mount-in exchange for some 'quiet.'
By Guest Author
I want to be Israeli because I want my children to be Israeli. I want them to be Israeli so that they don't feel like they have to hide, or live in a cloistered ghetto. I want them to be full and free
By JNi.Media
Mladenov appeared deeply offended by the PM's suggestion that his staff were uneducated.
It has never been the function of academic free speech to protect or promote irresponsible, inaccurate, or deranged speech-yet anti-Semitic speech of this kind apparently is
By JNi.Media
The Hanukkah commandment is to light the candles at the front door, or in a window overlooking the street, so they may be seen by passersby, as an announcement of the miracle.
Two rare 150-year-old tokens issued by a kosher restaurant from the U.S. civil war period are to be shown this week in Jerusalem.
By David Bedein
This blithely written book presents Jerusalem as the home of all monotheistic faiths, disregarding the unique bond between Jews and their ancient capital.
In California, Columbus Day became Indigenous People's Day, which sounds like a Marxist terrorist group's holiday.
Warsaw Ghetto survivor and researcher Israel Gutman has died in Jerusalem at the age of 90. He was born in Warsaw, where he was wounded in the Jewish uprising against the Nazis in 1943. He is survived by two daughters and three grandchildren. Gutman survived three concentration and death camps, including Auschwitz, but his parents […]
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Could we understand the history of Israel without its prehistory, the stories of Abraham and Sarah and their children?
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
The ancients saw the gods in nature, never more so than in thinking about the harvest and all that accompanied it.
When I started to speak and my words drowned in tears, it was she who comforted me.
The oldest known Hebrew writing from ancient Jerusalem dates back to the 8th century. Archaeologists now have found an older alphabetical text, not in Hebrew, from the time of Kings David or Solomon
The Palestinian Authority is a master at inventing history. Arabs claim they have been there long before Jews although evidence proves the contrary. The tactic is conquering the southern Hevron Hills.
History records the siege of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, but archaeologists never have found evidence of the famine that plagued Jews – until now.
An ancient frog can now be added to Israel’s history. The “painted frog,” though to be extinct, turns out to be a descendant of a one million-old frog.
The entire Land of Israel, have been the subject of incessant Islamic reinvention.
By Orat@Muqata
Two people have reported snow in the late May-early June, though in both cases, it was hearsay.
Now is the time for Ankara to take some corrective domestic and foreign policy measures consistent with what the country has and continues to aspire for but fails to realize.
An interview with Professor Jerry Z. Muller author of "Capitalism and the Jews."
With the Syrian government refusing to allow UN inspectors into the country it is difficult to see how indisputable proof of use of chemical weapons can be found
Anyone anyone who talks negatively about Islam is accused of bigotry and hatred on the level of the Ku Klux Klan or the Nazi party.
The infamous hadith about the Jew hiding behind a tree is not some apocrophyl canon held in esteem by an unimportant few, but runs parallel to anti-Jewish motifs throughout the Koran.
The valuable Cypriot gas fields are located halfway between the Cypriot and Israeli coast.
Irena Sendler smuggled 2,500 children out of the ghetto.
Digitally removing women from Holocaust photos dishonors those women and the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
The Jewish lesson of the Holocaust is this: Jew hatred is real, it is dangerous and it is not possible for Jews to depend on others to protect them.
By Barry Rubin
Even in the Dutch mass media there are shocking things written on a regular basis about Jews and Israel.
By Batya Medad
Now on the Eve of Passover we should be remembering that our salvation will come only from God, not the President of the United States.
By Batya Medad
Recently, archaeologists have been back to Tel Shiloh looking for ancient treasures which will show what life had been like in Biblical times when Jewish pilgrims came to Shiloh to pray.
By Daniel Pipes
Before the "8 March Revolution," Syria had been exceptionally unstable. Then came the heavy hand of the Ba'athists.
By Barry Rubin
Historically, inasmuch as there was any European or American “imperialism” in the Middle East it made use of Arab political factors over Israel.
Footage of how Purim was celebrated in Israel in the 1930s.
By Orat@Muqata
Jews of 14th century Jerusalem celebrated Purim on both the 14th and 15th of Adar.
A Hebrew University professor suggests that the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah is actually the Biblical town of Nob, where David fled from Saul.
How many times can we be said to have turned right? And why are journalists surprised?
The Ottoman Empire was in decline for most of its existence.
By Hadar Sela
The site of Tel Lachish shows evidence of human habitation in Israel spanning many different historic periods over thousands of years.
The entire concept of non-member observers has no bearing on international law.
By JTA
Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic Presidential candidate, greeted American Jews today on the occasion of the High Holy Days. "Mrs. McGovern joins me in wishing our Jewish friends and Jews around the world a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year," the South Dakotan said.
By JTA
SEPTEMBER 5, 1934 - Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, president of the Women's Association of the American Jewish Congress, who has just returned from a visit to the German refugee centers in Europe, will be hostess this afternoon to 500 Brooklyn women who have pledged to support the establishment of a center in New York City for refugees from Nazi Germany.
By Tamar Warga
The Nine Days are upon us once again. This historically sad period in Jewish history shouldn't be made worse by allergic emergencies. If you (or your child) suffer from milk allergies (or lactose intolerance), planning meals for the nine days can be a challenge.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
During The Three Weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha B’Av, as we recall the destruction of the Temples, we read three of the most searing passages in the prophetic literature, the first two from the opening of the book of Jeremiah, the third, next week, from the first chapter of Isaiah.
Polish billionaire Jan Kulczyk's company Kulczyk Holding has donated zł.20 million, or close to $6 million, for the construction of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, reports Gazeta Wyborcza. The total cost of construction is expected to reach zł.320 million, or around $96 million, with the museum opening its doors in 2013. “Life […]
There is a reason that “the average Israeli” elected the son of Benzion Netanyahu, a man who shares his father’s values — because they too share his view of history. This is precisely why they believe that he would not sell out their interests.
The borders of Israel are today under dispute, but that was also true 700 years ago. When Estori Ha-Parchi (Ishtori Haparchi), a Spanish-French scholar, came to Israel around 1313, he was shocked to discover that some Jews did not consider places like Ramla and Beit She’an to be in Israel. Ramla was called 'Gat' by […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai's shares his recent experiences on IDF reserve duty, the tragic murders in France and how we can fight evil. Malkah starts anticipating Pesach, Yehuda HaKohen delves into the history of Gaza. Yishai interviews ZOA Florida Director, Joe Sabag on recent legislative victories. Finally traditional Jewish values meet high tech to provide First Aid in under two minutes.
By Rabbi Shimshon HaKohen Nadel
With thousands of Haggadot in print, it can be overwhelming to decide what to buy and what to use at the Seder. Just like kashering the home for Pesach requires preparation, so too the material for the Seder. And according to the investment is the return. Below are twenty of my favorite Haggadot.
The riots and violence in Afghanistan over some accidentally burned Korans followed a script that by now is all too drearily familiar.