Hatikvah

Ireland’s football snub of Israel was more than a political protest - opinion

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the players will undoubtedly insist that their actions concerned Gaza, not Jews or Israelis as people. But intentions do not erase consequences.

Republic of Ireland's Ryan Manning with teammates during the warm up before the match.
 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national anthem - opinion

YIVO'S EDDY Portnoy, who curated the exhibit "Jews Are Magic," with a reproduction of a High Holiday card featuring a Jewish palm reader, Warsaw c. 1910.

'Jews are Magic': Museum exhibit explores Jewish fascination with occultism

OPERA SINGER and cantor Sharon Azrieli.

Soothing the soul with hope and soprano Sharon Azrieli


Israel's soccer team loses 5-4 to Italy in close-fought FIFA World Cup qualifier

Israel scored four goals but fell to Italy in a nine-goal clash in Hungary. The defeat drops Israel to third, with crucial matches vs. Norway and Italy ahead.

Israel's Manor Solomon in action with Italy's Riccardo Orsolini, World Cup qualifying in Hungary's Debrecen, September 8, 2025.

UK wheelchair basketball team snubs Israelis during Hatikva - interview

The Israeli team will likely be facing the same British team again at the upcoming European Championships (in October).

Israeli wheelchair basketball player Ilay Yarhi plays against the UK wheelchair basketball team.

Reporter's Notebook: Herzog hosts European Muslim delegation

The group is in Israel under the auspices of ELNET. This pro-Israel NGO advocacy group helps its partners in Europe to become more active and more confident in countering anti-Israel arguments.

 President Isaac Herzog meets with Muslim leaders at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

My Word: Between ‘hope’ and ‘home’ and national anthems - opinion

More important than being in tune with generational preferences, a national anthem reflects the connection between present and past.

 A SCENE from the ‘Homeland Concert’ at the Caesarea Amphitheater two months after the Hamas October 7 massacre.

An Upper West Sider is trying to start a communal ‘Hatikvah’ tradition

 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

‘Hatikvah’: Hope and faith – why olim come to Israel - opinion

As I listened to “Hatikvah” over and over again, I reminded myself of why I had come to this country in the first place as a still-young entering unknown, uncharted territory.

 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

New coalition can give Temple Mount back to Jewish people - opinion

A video posted this week shows a woman being led away from Temple Mount after she sang "Hatikvah" upon arrival.

 RELIGIOUS JEWS visit the Temple Mount, in 2020.

‘Hatikvah’: Israel’s musical mezuzah

Whether performed at the start of a basketball game or the swearing-in of IDF soldiers at the Western Wall, “Hatikvah” moves, inspires and challenges us to appreciate how fortunate our generation is.

 Israeli flag

Uproar over appointment of Meretz MK who ‘doesn’t sing Hatikva’ as Shanghai consul

Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi said the appointment - the highest ever for an Arab woman in Israel - is very meaningful to Arab society.

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi

Did Esperanto answer the ‘Jewish Question’?

Here's how Jewish was the international tongue that never quite made it.

 Postcard commemorating the 1912 Esperanto congress in Krakow, marking the language's 25th anniversary.