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A request for Israel amid elections: Help us help you - opinion

Israel’s political culture has always been robust, direct, and intensely democratic. Its representative democracy remains an extraordinary example – not only in the Middle East but far beyond it. 

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.
Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.

Iranian-American Jew Kamran Hekmati released from Tehran's Evin Prison, must stay in Iran - report

Sun over the Lake Niassa Reserve.

Americans evacuated after suspected insurgents attack Mozambique wildlife reserve camp

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June. The number of aliyah files opened by individuals and families expressing interest in future immigration has surged dramatically.

North American aliyah wave continues as 2,200 immigrants set to arrive this summer


"Never again!": American Jewish women are arming themselves in self-defense

Be prepared for what you may have to face in the near future.


Nearly 40% of Americans experience sport-related mistreatment

Many recall hating middle or high school due to gym class, feeling shame or abuse in sports, says study co-author Chris Knoester.

 Nearly 40% of Americans experience sport-related mistreatment. Illustration.

Ice Age American families pulled travois 22,000 years ago, White Sands discovery shows

Footprints of adults and children alongside drag marks indicate Ice Age families used travois to transport goods.

 Ancient American families pulled travois 22,000 years ago, White Sands discovery shows.

Syria's remaining Jews join Americans for first prayer in Damascus synagogue in 30 years

Over the past decades, the number of Jews in Syria decreased from about five thousand to seven elderly individuals.

View of the Damascus at sunset from Jebel Qassioun hill.

Following Trump's remarks, Greenland prepares for influx of American tourists

'The eyes of the world are on us,' said a representative of the tourist agency Visit Greenland.

 ump's remarks, Greenland prepares for influx of American tourists.

Key clue to fate of early American colonists found in Governor John White's 400-year-old map

Archaeologists found English objects at a site matching a concealed symbol on John White's map.

 Researchers believe they found key clue to fate of early British American colonists in Governor John White's 400-year-old map.

Jerusalem lessees organizing to influence WZC election - exclusive

The group’s goal is for KKL to extend its primary lease of land that includes approximately 1,000 apartments for another century or more.

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

Two former sr. US officials from Biden, Trump admins call for return of hostages in joint op-ed

Robert C. O'Brien served as national security advisor under Donald Trump's first administration, and Tom Nides is the former US ambassador to Israel under Joe Biden.

 A rally calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, marking 442 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, December 21 2024.

Conservative leaders assure Herzog: movement thrives amid challenges

Conservative Judaism leaders tell Herzog the US movement thrives despite challenges and synagogue closures.

 Israel's President Isaac Herzog attends an emergency conference on the medical condition of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip at the President Residence in Jerusalem, December 10, 2024.

DNA suggests this culture contacted Indigenous Americans centuries before European explorers

Although 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America, the genetic evidence suggests pre-European contact between the two populations.

 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America.