israel

The entire narrative of the Hebrew Bible is built around God's promise of the land to Abraham's descendants.

Upon immigrating to Israel, the status of Yemenite Jewish women changed in society.

The boundary established at the conclusion of Israel's 1948 War of Independence, the Green Line has long formed the basis of territorial negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

In American Jewish society a joke has emerged over the past decades that supposedly summarizes all Jewish holidays: “They tried ...

The idea that extreme criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic is controversial.

Decades after its establishment, support for Israel remains a powerful expression of Jewish solidarity and peoplehood.

The unusual circumstances of Rabin's marriage, his true feelings about Moshe Dayan, and other lesser-known facts about the legendary Israeli leader.

Key moments in the Jewish state's history.

An overview of these Jewish communities in the West Bank — and why they are so controversial.