Boom in Chinese Tourism

Tuesday, 04 April 2017 | The Ministry of Tourism’s investment in promoting Israel in China has paid dividends, with a 68.6% increase from 2015 to 2016. The ministry has invested nearly ten million shekels a year, and China’s largest private airline, Hainan, started offering flights to Israel. The Ministry of Tourism’s data show that 79,268

Terror Strikes in Jerusalem for the Second Time in a Week

Monday, 03 April 2017 | Israeli security forces have stepped up their levels of alertness ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday as Palestinian terrorists struck twice in Jerusalem over the past week. On Saturday afternoon a knife-wielding Palestinian assailant stabbed two Jewish teenagers in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter. The attacker fled the scene, with

Israel Can Now Take on Missile Goliaths with David’s Sling Defense System

Monday, 03 April 2017 | Israel faces enemies armed with missiles from virtually every direction—Hamas in Gaza and ISIS-affiliates in Sinai to the south; Hezbollah, ISIS, and Syria to the north; and Iran to the east. But while facing a wide array of missile threats, Israel is now armed with a wide array of missile

Amid Hamas Threats, Elite Israeli Commandos Prepare for Next Gaza War

Monday, 03 April 2017 | With the weather warming and the anemones in full bloom, talk has turned once more to the possibility of a summer war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. While renewed hostilities only three years after the last round are seen by some as inevitable, there are still many

Letter Written to Palestinian Grand Mufti from Himmler Uncovered

Monday 03 April 2017 | The archives of the National Library of Israel have revealed another document that attests to a connection between Nazi Germany and Mufti Hajj Amin al-Husseini. The document in question is a letter of praise sent by head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, to the Palestinian leader in the autumn of

Jerusalem Holy Sites Removed from Contentious UNESCO Resolution

Friday, 31 March 2017 | In a diplomatic win for Israel, the Temple Mount and Western Wall will not be mentioned nor included in any vote or measure during a meeting of the UNESCO Executive Board on Jerusalem and the territories May 1st. A draft of the decision which Ynet obtained represents a significant achievement

Jews’ Right to Israel Comes from Bible, not Google, Says Israeli Minister

Friday, 31 March 2017 | According to Israel’s Communications Minister Tzachi Hanegbi the strongest evidence testifying to the Jewish people’s claim to the Promised Land comes from a single source: the Bible. Speaking at a gathering of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea and Samaria (Yesha Council) in Washington this week, Hanegbi told his

Texas and Samaria Ink Agriculture Agreement

Friday, 31 March 2017 | The State of Texas and the Samaria Regional Council signed a cooperation agreement this week to share information and expertise on agriculture and water technology. Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan said, “This is a significant move that sends an unequivocal message to those attempting to boycott Israel.

Students Unearth a 2000-Year-Old Jewish Settlement Near Bet Shemesh

Friday, 31 March 2017 | Some 240 eleventh-grade students from Jerusalem’s Boyer High School have discovered an original and rewarding way of reducing their travel costs to Poland: Working for an entire week on archaeological excavations at Ramat Bet Shemesh, far from their computers and air-conditioned classroom. The students are involved in unearthing exciting archaeological

Arab Summit Endorses Two-state Solution in “One Voice”

Thursday, 30 March 2017 | Twenty-one Arab kings, presidents and leaders from across the region gathered at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Wednesday for the 28th Arab League Summit. The confab came to an end with a closing statement which highlighted the participants’ unwavering stance on

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