Nova music festival

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

“The Big Tent event is an opportunity for teens to feel like they're connected to something bigger,” said Nadav Shachmon, the Director of Israel Partnerships at RootOne.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.
A banner flies at Rewild Festival, Ireland, July 10, 2026.

Irish music festival bans IDF veteran from attending in name of 'safe, welcoming, inclusive space'

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

Esther and Stevie Marcus married in 1991 and lived in Kibbutz Alumim, which was attacked on Oct. 7.

Esther Marcus helped Israelis recover from October 7 - then she became a war widow


'I choose life:' Ex-hostage Alon Ohel recounts Hamas kidnapping, torture, sexual harassment - N12

Former hostage Alon Ohel describes threats, sexual harassment, starvation, and surgery without anesthesia during months in Hamas captivity.

Freed hostage Alon Ohel arrives to his home in Moshav Lavon, northern Israel, October 24, 2025.

Freed Gaza hostage Eitan Mor shoots image of Hamas arch-terrorist Sinwar at gun range

Freed hostage Eitan Mor shares gun range footage, aiming at an image of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who orchestrated the October 7 massacre.

 Illustrative image of then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in front of an image depicting smoke rising after Israeli strikes in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

‘The more hate I get, the more I keep going’: Montana Tucker's fight for Israel

With Jewish pride – and millions of followers – Montana Tucker uses her platform to combat antisemitism and tell Israel’s story.

One of Tucker’s most viral videos is of her dancing at the site of the Supernova music festival, where hundreds were murdered on October 7.

Beyond the Headlines: The message of Ayala Shkuri - opinion

“People ask me how I am, how I’m doing. They ask how I managed to return to living alone in our home in Sderot. And I answer, ‘I’m not alone." said Ayala Shkuri

Sivan with Ayala Shkuri.

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

The delegation, organized by the European Division of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, aims to deepen future German leaders' understanding of the "Israeli story."

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the ministry's offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.

Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds

The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.

Psilocybin mushrooms

United Hatzalah volunteers: Ordinary Israelis doing extraordinary things - opinion

United Hatzalah volunteers show what is at the heart of being Jewish and what Israel is all about through their ability to rescue, heal, and comfort.

A United Hatzalah ambucar is part of the procession escorting released hostage Bar Kupershtein home to Holon last week.

Jewish-Canadian model Miriam Mattova on pro-Zionist efforts: 'I risked my career for Israel'

“There are anti-Israel protests on my street every Friday,” the Canadian-Slovakian model said. “I wear my Star of David and my Nova Festival T-shirt proudly. I’m not scared."

Slovakian-Canadian model Miriam Mattova in Jerusalem on November 11, 2025

Freed Israeli Hostage Maxim Herkin: ‘With Our People, How Could You Not Be Strong?’

Jewish Agency leaders meet the former captive as the Board of Governors convenes in Jerusalem to strengthen Israel and rally global Jewish support.

Jewish Agency for Israel leaders with freed hostage Maxim Herkin

'I’m alive, breathing, seeing light:' Ex-hostage Bar Kupershtein back home after hospital release

Bar Kupershtein retuns to his family home in Holon following 25 months in terror captivity and three weeks in hospital.

Released hostage Bar Kupershtein, wrapped in an Israeli flag, embracing his mother and father upon his return home in Holon, November 2, 2025.