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Olim reflect on why they made aliyah this year

Since October 7, rising antisemitism in the Diaspora has prompted many Jews to reconsider their futures, with Israel offering both safety and a stronger sense of community.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.
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A national mission

Research estimates worldwide indicate that about 3%–5% of the general population may meet criteria for sex addiction

Psychotherapist explains: Why are there more sex addicts after October 7?

Flags of Israel and Bulgaria

Israeli manufacturing company expands to Europe amid rising geopolitical tensions


Houthi leader says future rounds of fighting with Israel likely

The terror organization's leader additionally decried US involvement in the region and urged his followers to remain in “a state of constant vigilance, with a high jihadist spirit."

Security members guard during a demonstration held against the US and Israel on December 19, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen.

A look at Israel's winter wonderland in the Galilee, where Christmas comes to life

The Galilee’s Christian villages, where winter lights, festive traditions, and community bring the holiday season to life

Tour Guide Ofek Ron Carmel leads Israeli tourists from all backgrounds through the cobblestone streets of Mi’ilya. They wear Santa hats to be festive and keep their ears warm.

IDF debuts paramedic course tailored to active combat service

“As staff, we repeatedly posed the reflective question, ‘Why am I here?’ Ultimately, they made the choice to leave, and they understand that their goal is to become life-saving medics.”

Graduates of the IDF Paramedic Course 49.

An endless war: Why Netanyahu's strategy fails Israel, US ambitions - opinion

Netanyahu has perfected a perverse art: marketing perpetual conflict as inevitable, while trumpeting tactical battlefield gains as strategic achievements.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump share a warm moment in the Knesset in October 2025.

12 years of missed opportunity: Hundreds of thousands of residents unprotected in the next war

Is it time to update the "decisive year" for urban renewal from 1980 to 1992, so buildings without a reinforced safe room (Mamad) aren’t left out? Ariela Gutenberg Yariv explains why.

Reinforced safe room (Mamad) under construction. Craftsmen Center 42, Tel Aviv.

Eight voices instead of nine: A Hanukkah night of loss and song - opinion

Grief, music, and light: how one family honored their fallen son on the last night of Hanukkah.

 Captain (res.) Shaul Greenglick z"l

US to move ahead with Gaza governance board and stabilization force, Rubio says

The US is pushing for a Gaza governance board and foreign troops to stabilize the enclave, Rubio said, citing urgency after months of fighting.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, December 19

Gaza borderlands: Israel's southern kibbutzim rebuild from the ruins of October 7

Today, Kibbutz Kissufim, like other Jewish communities in the area, is still recovering from the Oct. 7 attack in 2023.

THE ENTRANCE to Kibbutz Kissufim.

Israel faces multiple challenges in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria for last weeks of December

The problem for Israel is that ceasefires on two borders are not bringing calm. Israeli leaders and officials appear to think that new rounds of conflict are only a matter of time.

IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.

Thai prime minister says no ceasefire reached with Cambodia

The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump announced that the two countries had agreed to “cease all shooting" on Friday. 

A family rides on a tractor on the way to a refugee camp as they are evacuate amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 10, 2025.