Before Israel gained independence in 1948, some religious Jews opposed Zionism because they believed Judaism forbids a Jewish state in Israel before the coming of the Messiah; some marginal groups, most famously the Neturei Karta, still subscribe to this view. Some secular Jews believed Zionism ...
The principal drainage system comprises Lake Tiberias and the Jordan River. Other rivers in Israel are theYarqon, which empties into the Mediterranean near Tel Aviv; theQishon, which runs through the western part of thePlain of Esdraelonto drain into the Mediterranean at Haifa; and a small se...
JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Although Jews and Arabs live together in Israel, they are largely estranged from each other and unaware of each others' customs and traditions. But the Association for the Advancement of Civic Equity in Israel, better known as Sikkuy, aims to change the situa...
Define Israel. Israel synonyms, Israel pronunciation, Israel translation, English dictionary definition of Israel. n. 1. Bible a. Jacob. b. The descendants of Jacob. 2. Judaism The Hebrew people, past, present, and future, regarded as the chosen people o
My hope is that these stories of mutual help between Israeli Jews and Arabs will mitigate against the terrible harms that are drowning both communities Shuki Friedman Inching toward theocracy Like every religious Jew, I pray daily for the restoration of judges ’as in days of old’ – a legal...
Jeremy Ben-Ami, the President of the liberal Zionist advocacy organization, J Street,saidin a public statement that Israel’s next government “seems likely to take more actions that run counter to the values that American Jews teach our children are the essence of Jewish identity,” including ...
SA Jews Are Divided on IsraelWe are SA Jews writing to support the proposed regulation that products made in the West Bank by Israeli companies must be labelled that they are from the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).Cape Times (South Africa)...
Even as Israel and Iran Are Mired in an Increasingly Violent Conflict, Research Shows That Persian Culture Has Had a Significant Impact on Jewish Tradition – and It's Discernible Today
“You are the best, you Jews; you are strong and courageous…” he said. I raised my unsteady hands, we exchanged phone numbers, and I even pulled off a successful selfie of the two of us. We spoke for a while, and when he left I walked into the toy store right across the street...
The war in Israel and Gaza has turned life upside down for millions of people and the ripple effects are being felt across the ocean in the United States. Jews and Arabs living in America are facing a new reality, with heightened fears of hate-motivated attacks against their communities. ...