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Israel sends 14 competitors to Judo world championships

Israel sends 14 competitors to Judo world championships

Shira Rishony and Tommy Arshanski will be the first Israelis to enter the fray in the opening day of action, with the national team’s best… Read More ›

Mamma Mia in Israel: The refreshing hit of summer 2015

Mamma Mia in Israel: The refreshing hit of summer 2015

The successful musical, based on Abba’s greatest hits, brings its fantastic London cast to Tel Aviv for a limited run. In one of the high… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Ehud Barak’s Iran Bombshell Could Shake Up Israeli Politics

Jerusalem – Ehud Barak’s Iran Bombshell Could Shake Up Israeli Politics

  Jerusalem – Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s comments that Israel nearly attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities but the plan was scuttled by military men and… Read More ›

New York – AP Report: NYC To Probe Secular Education At Orthodox Jewish Schools

New York – AP Report: NYC To Probe Secular Education At Orthodox Jewish Schools

  New York – There was no science, no geography and no math past multiplication at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish school Chaim Weber attended. And the… Read More ›

New York – Yosi Piamenta: The Man And His Music

New York – Yosi Piamenta: The Man And His Music

New York – Jewish music lovers worldwide are mourning the loss of guitarist Yosi Piamenta who passed away today at the age of 64 after… Read More ›

PM on Barak tapes: Time to end ‘irresponsible’ security talk

PM on Barak tapes: Time to end ‘irresponsible’ security talk

Netanyahu finally responds to recordings in which his ex-defense minister calls him weak, reveals aborted plans to strike Iran   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought… Read More ›

Iran is laughing at leaky Israel, says Liberman after new Barak tapes aired

Iran is laughing at leaky Israel, says Liberman after new Barak tapes aired

While bashing former defense minister, Yisrael Beytenu leader also takes aim at PM for failing to tackle Iran effectively   Israel’s former foreign minister said… Read More ›

‘No ulterior motives for cancellation of Israel flights’

‘No ulterior motives for cancellation of Israel flights’

Airline due to shut down flights between Philadelphia and Tel Aviv starting January, say decision motivated strictly by economics. American Airlines, which announced last week… Read More ›

Released asylum seekers blocked from Tel Aviv, Eilat

Released asylum seekers blocked from Tel Aviv, Eilat

Some 1,200 to be released from Holot on Tuesday, Wednesday; those caught in Tel Aviv or Eilat to be detained at Saharonim. While some 1,200… Read More ›

Faulty finances: Israel’s economic growth below Spain, Greece

Faulty finances: Israel’s economic growth below Spain, Greece

Report in Finance Ministry notes decrease in exports, manufacturing as reasons for poor economic performance; Kahlon: ‘Figures worry me as finance minister, citizen of Israel.’… Read More ›

Israel imports 77% of its oil from Iraqi Kurdistan, report says

Israel imports 77% of its oil from Iraqi Kurdistan, report says

Between May and August 11, $1 billion of oil was imported into Israel.   Up to three-quarters of the oil supply in Israel was imported from… Read More ›

Daniel on the way to the lion’s den

Daniel on the way to the lion’s den

Danny Danon is leaving the cabinet to take up his dream job, fighting the Israel-haters at the United Nations.   When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

For now, all quiet on the Golan

For now, all quiet on the Golan

Waiting for the storm to break: The Heights appear calm as tourists enjoy the end of summer holiday, amid warnings from Hezbollah.   The banks… Read More ›

Israeli MK among Ashley Madison’s leaked users

Israeli MK among Ashley Madison’s leaked users

Unidentified official denies having used website, files complaints with police; 170,000 Israelis said to have used cheating site. A recent hack into the website Ashley… Read More ›

Caliphate’s creed or Hebrew hello?

Caliphate’s creed or Hebrew hello?

Residents in small Louisiana town report sign believed to be ISIS propaganda; Sherrif confirms: Sign is welcoming message in Hebrew. Residents of Gardner, Louisiana were… Read More ›

Newly released documents show US attempts to halt Israeli nuclear weapons program

Newly released documents show US attempts to halt Israeli nuclear weapons program

Gov’t papers dating from 1969-72 reveal American discussions about how to convince Israel to abandon pursuit of atomic weapons and to sign the non-proliferation treaty.… Read More ›

9 Palestinians arrested on terror charges

9 Palestinians arrested on terror charges

Security forces recently arrested an alleged Palestinian cell suspected of several terror attacks, including a firebomb attack that wounded an Israeli driver and throwing Molotov… Read More ›

Palestinian youths seeking revenge for Duma attack charged with Jerusalem firebombings

Palestinian youths seeking revenge for Duma attack charged with Jerusalem firebombings

Following an intensive investigation in coordination with Jerusalem Police, the suspects were arrested two weeks ago by the Shin Bet.   The Shin Bet (Israel… Read More ›

Was anti-Semitism behind the mass food poisoning of Israeli youth soccer team in Bulgaria?

Was anti-Semitism behind the mass food poisoning of Israeli youth soccer team in Bulgaria?

According to Sport 5 television, members of the team who were staying at their hotel in Sofia began complaining of stomach aches and diarrhea, while… Read More ›

Ethnicity less important than ideology in debate over new Muslim leader at J Street U

Ethnicity less important than ideology in debate over new Muslim leader at J Street U

Despite growing up sympathetic to the Palestinians, Amna Farooqi grew closer to Zionism during college, even going so far as to spend a semester studying… Read More ›