Three thousand years ago, Jehovah commanded Samuel, the prophet, to command Saul to obliterate the Amalekites — one of the civilizations inhabiting Palestine when the children of Israel moved ...

Interestingly, the Torah records the story of Amalek twice: in Parshat Beshalach, when God says, machoh emcheh et zecher Amalek—that He will erase Amalek’s memory—and in Parshat Ki Teitzei ...

Since Haman was a descendant of Amalek (see I Samuel 15:8 and Esther 3:1) we read this portion on the Shabbat before Purim. The question is, ...

When people refer to Amalek, they don't refer to the Palestinian people, they refer to Hamas! And Hamas is Amalek, Hamas is the Nazi Party. Hamas are not heroic resistance people.

PM’s office says it’s ‘preposterous’ to say his invoking Amalek was a genocide call Netanyahu’s office notes biblical phrase about remembering enemy of ancient Israelites hangs in Yad ...

The Amalekites, eternal enemies of the Jewish people, are said to be the embodiment of pure evil. Just as the Nazis were the 20th century’s version of Amalek, Hamas has proven that they are the ...

"In contrast, when the Amalekites took control of Israelite cities, they spared women and took people of all ages as captives before departing on their way.” (I. Samuel, 30/2).

The Amalek reference is one of many comments by Israeli leaders that serve to help justify a devastating response to the brutal Hamas attack on October 7 that took the lives of more than 1,400 ...

Here, a different “Amalek” was born, one to attack Israel not militarily but economically. Stay updated with the latest news! Subscribe to The Jerusalem Post Newsletter ...