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Knesset Elections Loom on the Horizon
By Gil Zohar
Will Israel’s 10.25 million citizens reward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the PM’s haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) with another term?
A group of 5 Fingers Mechina students put their carpentry skills to good use stripping and refurbishing a wooden desk.
Israel News5 Fingers Mechina Expands U.S. Recruiting Efforts
By Gil Zohar
UGA Israel Institute Teaching Fellow Eli Sperling (left) and Israel Democracy Institute President Yohanan Plesner (right).
Israel NewsMore than 30 Parties Will Run in Elections
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
UGA Israel Institute Teaching Fellow Eli Sperling (left) and Israel Democracy Institute President Yohanan Plesner (right).
September 24, 2026, 11:46 am
More than 30 Parties Will Run in Elections
The Israeli elections are set for Oct. 27.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
A group of 5 Fingers Mechina students put their carpentry skills to good use stripping and refurbishing a wooden desk.
September 24, 2026, 11:45 am
5 Fingers Mechina Expands U.S. Recruiting Efforts
For more information about 5 Fingers Mechina, please visit www.5fingers.org.il.
By Gil Zohar
Nefesh B’Nefesh celebrated its 100,000 Oleh with the arrival of the Douglas family // Photo Credit: Yonit Schiller
August 28, 2026, 10:29 am
Nefesh B’Nefesh Celebrates its 100,000th Oleh
This milestone is more than a number; it reflects the organization's tremendous impact on Israeli society since its founding in 2002.
By Compiled by AJT staff
August 26, 2026, 10:22 am
Jewish Georgians Weigh Ossoff vs. Collins
With control of the Senate at stake, tens of millions of dollars are being raised and spent in Georgia.
By Dave Schechter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
August 12, 2026, 2:12 pm
Knesset Elections Loom on the Horizon
Will Israel’s 10.25 million citizens reward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the PM’s haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) with another term?
By Gil Zohar
Perched on a scenic hill 2,979 feet above sea level, the 865-acre Israeli national park includes the site of a Biblical town, a Crusader fortress and church, and a 14th-century Mamluk mosque crowned with a minaret erected 100 years ago in the British Mandate era.
August 12, 2026, 1:38 pm
Israel Expropriates Tomb of the Prophet Samuel
A-Nabi Samwil is a village trapped in a national park.
By Gil Zohar
The excavations were conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University.
July 30, 2026, 10:18 am
Burnt Beams from 2,600 Years Ago Unearthed
The charred beams were uncovered during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University within a building that collapsed by the intense fire at the time of the First Temple's destruction.
By Gil Zohar
The free program will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18, at The Dupree. Doors open at 8:15. Registration is required.
July 29, 2026, 10:29 am
Israeli Elections 101 Seminar set for Aug. 18
Community program will explore the electoral system and long-term issues before the October election.
By Compiled by AJT staff
July 29, 2026, 10:24 am
Local Israelis to Fly Home for Elections
Israel’s elections are set for Oct. 27.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Amira and Michael Bobrov
July 29, 2026, 10:20 am
Making the Move One Step at a Time
For today’s olim, Aliyah is defined not by urgency, but by careful preparation, meaningful choices, and the desire to build a future in Israel.
By Hadassah Bay
The Jahalin Bedouin are facing displacement from Khan al-Ahmar – a seriesof shanty towns clustered along Highway 1 stretching from Jerusalem down toward Jericho and the Dead Sea // Photo Credit: Jay Garfinkel
July 16, 2026, 12:22 am
From Khan al-Ahmar to Oblivion
For millennia, Bedouin tribes have lived in the Arabian deserts, moving seasonally with their herds of camels, donkeys, cattle, sheep, and goats between the Hijaz to the south, Alexandria to the west, and Damascus to the north.
By Gil Zohar
Israeli voters choose one of the slips of papers with party symbols printed that are on trays at voting stations.
July 15, 2026, 10:06 am
How Israeli Elections Differ from US Political System
The most important contrast to understand is that the Israeli government is a parliamentary democracy.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Many Jewish Atlantans attended the Israel Day Parade in New York City to show their support.
July 1, 2026, 11:34 am
Locals March in New York for Israel Day Parade
Attendees described the experience as more than a march.
By Cheryl Dorchinsky
Since 1996, the sect has been led by its eighth grand rebbe, Yaakov Aryeh Alter.
July 1, 2026, 11:31 am
The Saga of Gerrer Hassidim
Góra Kalwaria: The legacy of Poland’s “New Jerusalem” and Gerrer Hassidim.
By Gil Zohar
The group of ladies celebrated with singing and playing the drums, flutes, violins, and harps.
June 18, 2026, 11:25 am
Israeli Women Celebrate Miriam & Her Mystical Well
The group of ladies sailed to the historical spot on Lake Kinneret.
By Gil Zohar
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