Biden the Benevolent vs. Biden the Bad: Over time, the U.S. president risks pushing key global constituencies into the resentful camp, perhaps irretrievably so
Over 4,000 Iron Pillows have been made and delivered to families of the hostages, some of the former hostages themselves, and bereaved families, as well as wounded IDF soldiers.
The Israeli army believes Yossi Sharabi was killed when the IDF conducted a strike in a building adjacent to where he and two other hostages were being held
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he had ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza town. "It is not possible to achieve the war goal of eliminating Hamas while leaving four Hamas battalions in Rafah," his office said. […]
At a time when many reservists have already spent four months in uniform since the war in Gaza began, Israel's ultra-Orthodox and secular communities are heading for a clash over who must serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already trying to muster his troops
With food trucks being regularly mobbed by hungry crowds, aid workers have reported visible signs of starvation in children, especially in areas of northern and central Gaza
Donald Trump won Republican presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada and the US Virgin Islands on Thursday, moving closer to becoming his party's White House standard-bearer in a likely general election rematch with US President Joe Biden in November. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Trump, the frontrunner in his party's nominating race, was the only major candidate competing […]
Twenty-two people were killed in the overnight airstrikes, which hit two residential buildings in Rafah and damaged a kindergarten-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians
The IDF reportedly pressed on with airstrikes on terror targets in the Gaza Strip Friday after criticism by US President Joe Biden, who called Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught in which 1,200 Israelis were killed "over the top." Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Palestinian health officials said at […]
A Bedouin Israel has been indicted for crossing into the Gaza Strip and joining the Hamas terror organization and then attempting to return to Israel. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima, 26, from Hashem Zana in the northern Negev, had crossed into Gaza in 2016 and was arrested […]
1. In the prison of inverted commas Many of us have an intuitive feeling about the tragic connection between the dreadful year we went through before October 7, the year of the "Wars of the Jews," and the massacre and war that followed. It is a deep, almost spiritual feeling of "Crime and Punishment." […]
Voltaire once said, "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." In other words, most countries in the West will punish the common murderer. In the United States, the common murderer can even be put on death row. But the […]
Hundreds of Jerusalem residents attended Monday a demonstration in front of the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem calling for the closure of the organization's headquarters. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The demonstration was held with the participation of Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King, bereaved families and relatives of kidnapped victims, and dozens […]
Ireland's women's basketball team draw criticism this week for refusing to shake hands with Israeli opponents. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Basketball Ireland said in a statement that the refusal stemmed from "inflammatory and wholly inaccurate accusations of antisemitism made by Israeli players and coaching staff." Ahead of the game, the […]
At the Rondebosch Golf Club, the gardener tells me there is a problem with the water hazard on the course: The level is low and the water is not very clean. But other than that, everything is fine. On a hot workday morning, the spectacular course is bustling with beautiful women and men in […]
Biden said that he has been in constant contact with the leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to enable the entry of maximum humanitarian aid into Gaza. 'There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, in trouble and dying,' the president added. 'It's got to stop'
The subtext from the prime minister's 'total victory' slogan is that a hostages-for-cease-fire deal will prevent the IDF from getting the job done ■ The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, meanwhile, is getting ready to reimpose martial law on Gaza
Contrary to the impression created by the prime minister, Hamas' answer seems to leave room for maneuver for an agreement ■ The tactical achievements during the war don't guarantee Israel a 'total' strategic victory ■ The burden of service is expanding, but not for the ultra-Orthodox