Nova music festival

Serbia’s FM Djuric to ‘Post’: Strategic partnership with Israel ‘historic step forward’ - interview

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric is cousins with Nova survivor and former Hamas hostage Alon Ohel. The FM said he "never believed" he would be able to walk through Tel Aviv with him.

Serbia's Foreign Minister Marko Djuric meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office as part of his official visit to Israel, April 30, 2026.
A man walks through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, US, August 11, 2025.

UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage

Ribbon of Return

How Could We Not Dance?

Before she became one of the names carried into national memory, Yulia was something more irreplaceable: the center of her family’s life.

In her final moments, she chose to stay


EBU moves up vote on Israeli Eurovision participation to November

Israel has been taking part in Eurovision, which was established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.

Eurovision 2026 logo

25 ViZionaries: Scooter Braun - No. 8

Brought the Nova Music Festival Exhibition to the United States.

Scooter Braun

From grief to healing: The role of cooking in an ancient tradition of Jewish resilience - opinion

Food is more than symbolic to Jews; it has become our living archive, our edible memory book.

Chocolate chip cookies.

Hostage father demands deal to end war, says son's captivity is a 'Hell'

Ilan expressed his skepticism about expanding military operations in Gaza, calling it an unwise decision that is "extremely risky for the hostages, who could be killed at any moment."

Ilan Dalal and hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal

Rachel Edri, Ofakim police awarded 'Yakir Ha’ir' for October 7 heroism

Ofakim honored Rachel Edri, who bravely faced terrorists on October 7, and the city’s police force with the "Yakir Ha’ir" award for their courage and sacrifice during the attacks.

 Rachel Edri attends a ceremony in honor of torch lighters of the Independence Day state ceremony, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

Healing through music: A personal journey into the Heart of the Nova concert

On October 7, everything changed. At the Heart of Nova concert, grief met resilience as we remembered, danced, and chose life in the face of unimaginable loss.

Thousands attend a Nova Tribe party in Tel Aviv in memory of the victims killed by Hamas at the Nova festival on October 7, and to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, August 14, 2025.

WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages

Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flanked by Ilan and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, relatives of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2025.

'As if it all happened yesterday': Families mark anniversary of hostages murdered by Hamas in Rafah

"The cycles of grief are widening. Put the ego aside. Stop the war. Bring back all the hostages and allow us, as a family and as a nation, to lift our heads, mourn less, and smile more.”

 Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov and Almog Sarusi.

Is releasing the hostages up to Hamas or the Israeli government? - opinion

“Bring them home” sounds like it is directed at the Israeli government when, really, the call should be directed at Hamas, which should “release” the hostages immediately. 

THE SLOGAN ‘bring them home now’ on Rothschild Blvd. in Tel Aviv.

Eurovision star Yuval Raphael to perform at Sukkot concert

She will sing her Eurovision song, “New Day Will Rise,” which won the audience voting at the contest. She will also perform several of the songs she sang on The Next Star.

Eurovision star Yuval Raphael, who came in second in the competition.