In June 2004, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced plans to unilaterally disengage from Gaza. Gaza was a territory that Israel had won during The Six-Day War in 1967. Israel hoped […]
Israel is governed by a parliamentary democracy system. Israel has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. While the country does not have a written constitution, its Declaration of Independence and […]
Prior to Israel’s Declaration of Independence, Jewish immigration to Palestine continued to increase, with approximately 120,000 Jews arriving between 1919 and 1929. Most of these immigrants, like those who came […]
Jerusalem, the city of peace, has been the most treasured city of the Jewish people for centuries. However, until 1967, Jews had been barred from entering the city and visiting […]
President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem represented the fulfillment of a promise made by the American people to Israel more than 20 years prior. Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s rightful capital was a long-overdue correction […]
Instead of acknowledging Jewish right to sovereignty and accepting the British Mandate for Palestine, the Arabs escalated their violence against the Jewish communities of Palestine. There was a general Arab […]
On April 27, 2019, on the last day of Passover, a gunman entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue and opened fire, killing one and wounding three. This heartbreaking and sickening […]
Every year, Israelis commemorate both the calamities and victories of their recent history by commemorating Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) and then celebrating Israeli Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut). These special […]
On Monday morning, a siren will sound throughout Israel. All work and activity will stop – as Jews silently remember the darkest period in their history, the Holocaust. Called Yom […]
Being Jewish means much more than belonging to a religious group. In fact, you can be religious or secular and still be Jewish. Essentially, the Jewish people are made up […]
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