“This is your land”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Taglit-Birthright Israel’s 15th anniversary event said to the youngsters, “In Israel, every Jew can say, ‘I am a Jew, Je suis Juif,’ out loud and proudly, without fear. Come to Israel. Come visit Israel. Come stay in Israel. Come make aliyah to Israel. This is your land.”
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Archeology points to King David
Archeologists have discovered clay seals in Israel dating from the 10th century BCE – the biblical dating of the kingdoms of David and Solomon. The find is evidence of a national government at a time when many scholars previously believed that there were only backwater chieftains.
Kuwaiti Muslim is now an Israeli Jew
After years of being educated to hate Jews, Mumtaz Halawa was shocked to learn he is Jewish. He changed his name to Mordechai (is better known as Mark), moved from Kuwait to Israel and settled in Jerusalem. 'I feel like Abraham,' he says.
Israeli police rescue faun from poachers
As Israeli police were uncovering a weapons and drugs cache in Hebron, they heard noises and found a baby faun (a protected species) chained up inside a barrel. The faun was transferred to the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo for medical treatment. The poachers were arrested.
From China to the IDF
Moshe Li, Gideon Fan and Yonatan Xue are the first Jews from the Chinese Kaifeng community to enlist in the IDF. All three were born in the ancient Jewish community in Kaifeng. They immigrated to Israel some five years ago and recently completed their conversion and naturalization processes.
Baby Shani is now 18 years old
Shani Winter was only 6 months old when her mother was killed while shielding her daughter with her body from a terrorist bomb in Tel Aviv. 18 years later, the policewoman who carried Shani from the wreckage is accompanied her as she joined the Israeli army.
Jump in – the water is warm!
LiAmi Lawrence just made Aliya and he encourages others to do likewise.
But wait until the snow clears!
Wintry weather has covered Jerusalem and Northern Israel in a white blanket.
“From Time Immemorial” lives on
Former CBS news producer and renowned author on the subject of the Arab-Israeli conflict Joan Peters has died at the age of 76 but her unique legacy remains. Her book “From Time Immemorial” analyzes thousands of British Mandate records that document the true history of pre-state Israel.
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The great escape
Three rare white rhinos at Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari took advantage of a dozing guard and an open gate to explore the safari’s car park. Fortunately, Rihanna and her friends couldn’t find a suitable vehicle in which to make a complete getaway. (They should have chosen a Range Rover or Nissan Prairie!)