The diaries of the father of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, are now available online

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] After the First Zionist Congress in 1897, while riding the train home, Theodor Herzl recalled a deeply emotional moment. It was a prayer he recited in Hebrew at the synagogue in Basel before the congress. In his diary, the founder of modern political Zionism...

Rabbi from religious nationalist group attacked in Jaffa; police probing possible racial motive

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Tension between Jews and Arabs in Jaffa has intensified after a pregnant Arab woman was attacked with pepper spray early last month [ad_2] Source link

In 1925 Patrick Geddes was invited to Israel to plan the first Hebrew city – what's left of it today?

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] “How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of life; this is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and all dependent upon the leaves. By leaves we live,” town planner Patrick Geddes...

Maybe Bennett, an annexationist at heart, doesn't really want to beat Netanyahu?

by mgall74 | Dec 26, 2025 | Israeli News

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If secular, liberal Tel Aviv must have a Chief Rabbi, if has to be someone who fits the city

by mgall74 | Dec 22, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] News Life and CultureColumnists and OpinionHaaretz Hebrew and TheMarkerPartnershipsHaaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.©...