Posts Tagged: Jews in Israel
Earthquakes Had a Large Impact on Historic Israel; Is a New One Coming?
The tragic earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria this February is a reminder that the Middle East, located at the junction of three...
Why Are Israelis So Happy, and Why Isn’t It Newsworthy?
In 2017, when I first became aware of the World Happiness Report, I read that Israel was ranked the 11th happiest country in the world...
How (and Why) Israel Must Bridge Its Gap with American Jewry
JNS.org - Israeli society takes pride in high-achieving Jews, whether they live in Israel or in the Diaspora. We are even proud of émigrés who have success abroad....
‘Wine-Washing’ and the Question of Jewish Indigeneity
The University of California is not fond of Israel -- or pro-Israel Jews. On February 5, professor Ariel Handel lectured at the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Middle...
We Never Left: The Jews’ Continuous Presence in the Land of Israel
Early in his first term, President Obama told the whole world in his speech from Cairo: “It is easy to point fingers -- for Palestinians to point...
Pew Study: Israeli Jews United on Land, Divided on Religion
JNS.org - Israeli Jews are united in the opinion that the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people, but are divided on the matter of...
The ‘Homeland’ is the Homeland History Exhibit’s Rightful Home
The group of 22 Arab states that persuaded UNESCO to cancel a Simon Wiesenthal Center exhibit on the Jewish people's 3,500-year homeland connection awakened far more...
Reinforcing Relations Between Israel & European Jewry
Last week, The Israeli-Jewish Congress (IJC) hosted a special gathering of European Jewish leaders in the Knesset, under the auspices of Speaker of the Knesset, Mr. Yuli...
Independence Day and the Zionist Vision
As we launch into our 65th Independence Day celebrations it is timely to review and rationally assess the extent to which our Zionist objectives...