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Where is the line between legitimate criticism and delegitimization? What is the difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism? For some, the answers seem obvious. For others, they are anything but. Yet these questions sit at the center of some of the most passionate debates of our time. As conversations surrounding Israel, Jewish identity, and national self-determination continue to intensify, it may be worth asking whether we fully understand the terms we use and the assumptions we bring to the discussion.

Jerusalem feels different on Jerusalem Day. Israeli flags hang from balconies and storefronts across Jerusalem. Teenagers wrapped in blue and white move through the city center carrying drums, water bottles, and endless energy.

Youth violence in Israel is becoming more severe, exposing deeper pressures that have been building for years beneath the surface of daily life. Prolonged instability, disrupted routine, war, and emotional strain are shaping a generation growing up under constant uncertainty. Read more about the realities young people in Israel are facing, and join us in prayer for healing, stability, and hope for this generation

“In those times there was darkness everywhere. Only a few had the courage to care. There is always a moment when a moral choice is made…We must learn from them, and in gratitude and hope, we must remember them.”
Elie Wiesel

“In those times there was darkness everywhere. Only a few had the courage to care. There is always a moment when a moral choice is made…We must learn from them, and in gratitude and hope, we must remember them.”
Elie Wiesel

As Hanukkah arrives in Israel, it does not announce itself quietly. The streets glow earlier in the evening, windows begin to flicker with small flames from hanukkiahs, and the air fills with a familiar rhythm of movement and pause.

Hanukkah is often remembered as the story of a small jar of oil that burned for eight days. Yet at its foundation, the holiday marks something deeper: the Jewish struggle to defend identity, truth, and faith in the face of coercive power.

Hope for Israel is delighted to invite you into a year of meaningful connection, renewal, and discovery through three extraordinary tours in 2026.

Overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, where the Temples once stood, thousands of people dressed in white gather each year as a symbol of the community’s enduring faith and the fulfillment of generations of longing.