Jesse King

UN Set to Battle Holocaust Denial

Thursday is shaping up to be an important day for Jewish people. The United Nations General Assembly “is set to adopt a resolution calling for…

Celebrating Christmas in Israel

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Israel’s largest green organization, is selling freshly cut Christmas trees to Christians in the Holy Land…

U.S. Approves Iron Dome Funding

Last week the United States House of Representatives approved $1 billion in spending on Israel’s Iron Dome. Just before boarding his flight from…

Keeping Israel’s Enemies at Bay

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has drawn a line in the stand for his foreign policy. In an interview with The New York Times published this morning…

The Terrorist Elephant in the Room

As part of his tour of the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Command this week, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the Lebanon border…

Pay for Slay Takes a Hit

The Palestinian Authority’s “pay for slay” program, which rewards terrorists with a salary for killing Israelis, has always been horrific, but Israel is taking action…

Evangelical Support for Israel Plunges

As Bible-believing Christians, we should always be on the front lines as supporters of Israel. Yet a University of North Carolina at Pembroke study has revealed…

UN Justifies IDF Strikes

When the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a Hamas terror tunnel in Gaza in May, it came under fire for making its attack so close to a school…

The Israeli Government Makeover

In the aftermath of Operation Guardian of the Walls and the ceasefire reached with Hamas two weeks ago, Israel is now able to shift its focus…

A New Threat from the North

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been working tirelessly to protect its citizens from rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip for several weeks…

A Reminder to Rejoice

Israel’s political scene is once again tumultuous following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to form a government…

Hasidic Men Detained for… Being Jewish?

Sixteen Hasidic Jewish men were detained in Germany’s Frankfurt Airport under “prison-like” conditions without explanation. The detainment began when a group…

Stabbing Attacks Plague Samaria

Violent attacks are continuing to endanger Israelis. But thanks to the strength and quick response of the Israel Defense Forces and ordinary citizens…

Sharing the Vaccine Wealth

The Prime Minister’s office announced that Israel intends to use its supply of COVID-19 vaccines to help other countries in need in exchange for diplomatic backing…

Flying the Unfriendly Skies

Anti-aircraft missile fire targeted an IDF surveillance drone over southern Lebanon today. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit claimed the drone…

Vaccination Complications

Israel gave 100 doses of coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority at the beginning of January as a “humanitarian gesture,” The Times of Israel reported….

Home Again, Home Again

We might have flipped the calendar to 2021, but so far, things are looking a lot like 2020 in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for…

Coronavirus Vaccine Reaches Israel

Israel is beginning to see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, and it came today in the form of a shipment of coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer…

Fourth Elections on the Horizon?

The Knesset passed a motion 61-54 in favor of dissolving itself, which makes it appear increasingly likely that a fourth round of national elections…

The Future of Farming: Robots?

Tevel Aerobotics Technologies, an Israeli startup founded by members of its aerospace and electronics industries, has created a robotic fruit-picking system…

Israel Takes On Outer Space

Israel’s Ben-Gurion University is branching into space! The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has chosen to…

Is Israel’s Lockdown Working?

After entering a second national lockdown nearly three weeks ago, Israel has reason to hope. The latest coronavirus results measured a 10.5% positive rate…

A Third Peace Deal in the Works?

After signing the Abraham Accords, normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, earlier this month, Israel may already…

An Up-and-Down Week in Israel

It’s been an interesting week in Israel—so much so that the 13 rockets Hamas fired at the nation this morning barely registers as out-of-the-ordinary news…

Israel-UAE Deal Nears Completion

The agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, announced on August 13, now has a date for completion…

How the Light Blade Is Saving Israel

Hamas has ramped up their attacks on Israel in recent weeks. Their current method of attack is the incendiary balloon, which terrorists release from Gaza…

Is the Peace Deal with Sudan Still On?

On the heels of last week’s landmark peace deal with the United Arab Emirates, it sounded as if Israel was on the cusp of a peace deal with Sudan today…

Sail-in Movies Come to Tel Aviv

Social distancing has put some favorite entertainment sources on an extended hold, but that hasn’t stopped people from using their creativity. With movie theaters…

A Helping Hand in Tragic Times

In the wake of the gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that left more than 100 dead and more than 4,000 injured, Israel has offered…

Remembering What We Wish to Forget

At sundown tonight Jewish people around the world will observe Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and the saddest holiday on the Jewish calendar…

Giving Sight to the Blind

Israel is renowned for its incredible advancements in technology, particularly in the medical field…

No Annexation Today: What Happened?

For months, today was meant to be the day Israel applied sovereignty to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. But today is now expected to pass…

We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet!

After promising to “hit the emergency brake” on easing coronavirus restrictions on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instituted new restrictions today…

A Voice for the Oppressed

The coronavirus lockdown has put a spotlight on a vital issue in Israel: domestic violence against women…

Back to Business

Israel is beginning to open up again. The country has managed to flatten its coronavirus curve, seeing only seven new infections in the past 24 hours…

Killing Without a Cause

IDF First Sgt. Amit Ben Yigal was killed when a citizen threw a rock at his head. The rock was thrown from the roof of the last building before the IDF combat team left…

Closing In On Judea and Samaria

Israel has powerful backing in its intention to annex parts of Judea and Samaria. The U.S. State Department has “prepared to recognize Israeli actions…

24 Hours of Division and Unity

This week has been exceptionally hectic in Israel after just a few short days. On Sunday night, 2,000 protestors hit the streets…

The Hateful Hypocrisy of BDS

The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has always taken a rigid stand against Israel by boycotting all Israeli goods…

Next Steps for Virus Prevention

Good news: Johnson & Johnson is working hard to make more than 1 billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine with the help of $1 billion of investment from the U.S…

Life Under Shutdown

Israel’s citizens are reeling from the effects of the coronavirus and the accompanying shutdown of the majority of the country’s businesses and operations…

Empty Streets and Crowded Hospitals

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, the landscapes of countless cities are changing. People have stormed stores to buy supplies in bulk…

The Price of the Premiership

The Arab Joint List, which includes the main Arab-majority political parties in Israel, has made a number of brash demands in exchange for supporting…

Cutting Terror Off at the Legs

Israel struck against its enemies financially last week, seizing $4 million that Iran had transferred to the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip…

Bringing Water to the Desert

Israeli researchers have just developed a revolutionary innovation: a system capable of producing water from air. The novel creation will be a game-changer…

Israel’s Laser Defense Breakthrough

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has developed a breakthrough in military technology: a solid-state laser source that can intercept rockets and missiles…

An Eternal Struggle?

Most Israeli and Palestinian millennials believe that the conflict between their people “will never end.” The International Committee of the Red Cross released…

Hope Blooms in UK Elections

The United Kingdom’s election on December 12 resulted in a new conservative government that has already taken steps toward improving the…