On the 1st of April 1925, in a ceremony attended by dignitaries from across the region and the world, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem officially opened its academic doors. After decades of thought and over seven years of construction—from the setting of the cornerstones in 1918 to the start of classes in 1925—the University’s official […]
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Yaniv Bazini has scored 14 goals for the University of Vermont’s Division I soccer team this season, making him one of the top scorers in the entire country. But he’s still thinking about one particular goal from well over a year ago. It was Oct. 14, 2023, and UVM was leading Binghamton University 4-0 late […]
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Israel is closing its embassy in Dublin in response to the Irish government’s criticism, Israel’s foreign minister announced on Sunday. The move does not end diplomatic relations between the two countries. Still, it offers a dramatic illustration of how Gideon Saar, who became foreign minister last month after a rapprochement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]
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Last year, New York City’s Jewish Museum imported a new director from the Israel Museum. Now, it’s bringing the oldest archaeological evidence of the existence of King David from the Jerusalem museum, too. The Tel Dan Stele, a stone fragment long held exclusively by the Israel Museum, is on view at the Jewish Museum on […]
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Driving the northernmost spur of Israel’s Road 886, it’s hard not be astonished by just how close Israelis and their Hezbollah foes lived to one another before the war that began 14 months ago. In the panhandle known as the Finger of the Galilee, Road 886 runs south-to-north along the Ramim Ridge, a 3,000-foot-high range […]
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TEL AVIV — A woman with a gaunt face and ripped pajama pants ambles into Cafe Otef, nestled in a up-and-coming yet still gritty corner of Tel Aviv’s Florentin neighborhood. She gestures to the water dispenser, and Ziv Hai, a worker at the cafe, obliges with a glass while owner Reut Karp offers her a […]
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Rachel Dallet was at soccer practice when the sirens sounded. It was Oct. 1, and Iran was barraging Israel with around 200 ballistic missiles. It was the second such attack this year, but a first for Dallet, 22, who had moved to Israel in July to join the Hapoel Jerusalem soccer club, currently leading Israel’s […]
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WASHINGTON — Massad Boulos, President-elect Donald Trump’s advisor on Middle Eastern and Arab affairs, said that the United States would have to discuss laying out a “roadmap” to Palestinian statehood if it hopes to establish relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials have long made it known that they would not establish ties with […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court Tuesday in his trial on corruption charges, an unprecedented moment that comes years after he was indicted for fraud, bribery and breach of trust. Netanyahu has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the cases, which revolve around allegations of bribery and attempting to illicitly shape media coverage. He […]
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A number of major centrist and liberal American Jewish groups say they oppose the reestablishment of Israeli settlements in Gaza. The statements by some of the largest Jewish organizations in the country, made in response to press inquiries, come as Israel has reportedly cleared out portions of northern Gaza, and as far-right Israeli government ministers […]
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