Threats to Israel: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization was founded in the late 1970s or early 1980s by Fathi Shaqaqi and Abd al-Aziz Awda as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Their […]
Happy Aliyah Day!
On October 31st, Jews in Israel will celebrate the national holiday Yom Haaliyah (day of ascension or day of “going up”). The day coincides each year with the Torah portion […]
Israel’s Peace With Jordan
The extreme violence of the Palestinian uprising known as the First Intifada created such uncontrollable chaos in the West Bank between 1987 and 1993 that the Jordanian government no longer […]
Two Jewish Holidays You May Never Have Heard Of
Have you ever heard of these Jewish holidays? Shemini Atzeret occurs on the eighth day of Sukkot. This year, it will begin on the evening of Sunday, October 16, and […]
The Madrid Conference
In 1991, the United States, together with Russia, convened an Arab-Israeli peace conference in Madrid—the first of its kind. For the first time, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and a Palestinian […]
Threats to Israel: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization was founded in the late 1970s or early 1980s by Fathi Shaqaqi and Abd al-Aziz Awda as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Their […]
Day of Atonement
Traditionally, the Jewish New Year is marked by the blowing of the shofar which begins ten days of repentance concluding on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The most solemn […]
The Second Intifada
The second intifada was more deadly than the first. Suicide bombings became a regular occurrence in Israel. No one was safe from terrorists, not even innocent Arab bystanders. Over 1,000 […]
Operation Magic Carpet
In May 1949, the country of Yemen allowed the majority of its Jewish population to leave. Israel immediately jumped into action, launching Operation on Wings of Eagles, a covert airlift […]
Munich Olympics Massacre
On September 5, 1972, five Palestinian terrorists entered the Munich Olympic Village disguised in track suits, their weapons concealed in gym bags. Joined by three other gunmen, the terrorists used […]