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Can Jerusalem be turned into a high-tech hub?

November 14, 2018

Bitcoin fraud could be the next big thing for swindlers in Israel

December 21, 2017

Israel’s first Arab Rhodes scholar has the chutzpah to love her country, and to try to change it

December 14, 2017

At a Jerusalem market, shrugs greet an announcement from President Trump

December 6, 2017

Sufganiyot get all the hype. But this humble Moroccan doughnut is Israel’s Hanukkah staple.

December 5, 2017

Thinking of moving to Tel Aviv or Jerusalem? These Israeli towns want you instead.

December 5, 2017

Israel’s only liberal arts college has a Zionist mission

November 30, 2017

‘The Mooch’ gets surprisingly Jewish to stump for Trump in Israel

November 21, 2017

Why an Israeli soldier insists he beat a Palestinian, but the army doesn’t buy it

November 20, 2017

Israeli judoka allowed to display his county’s name in Morocco tournament

November 12, 2017

Israel wants a big cut from the nonprofit behind those blue tzedakah boxes

November 9, 2017

Why some religious Israelis are saying women are weakening the army

November 8, 2017

In a big anniversary year for Israel, Christian Zionists are seeing signs of the Messiah

November 2, 2017

Israel’s left says Rabin commemorations are being hijacked in the name of ‘unity’

October 31, 2017

Netanyahu calls Israelis he doesn’t like a bunch of sour pickles

October 26, 2017

The latest craze in Israel: pole dancing

October 25, 2017

Poor Israeli soldiers earn cash by taking on rich colleagues’ guard duty

October 23, 2017

Israeli women have been saying ‘Me Too’ for years

October 19, 2017

Israel’s centrist leaders vie to replace Netanyahu – by taking his side

October 19, 2017

What Palestinian reconciliation means for Israel

October 17, 2017

A female Israeli combat soldier proudly models for weapons companies

October 17, 2017

Mayim Bialik slammed for advocating modesty in response to Harvey Weinstein allegations

October 16, 2017

This LA cantor is suddenly a prime-time TV rabbi on ‘Curb’ and ‘Law and Order’

October 15, 2017

For Israelis, trend of scary clowns lurking after dark is no laughing matter

October 4, 2017

When battle-scarred Israelis lose it in India, this vet is there to help

October 3, 2017

Palestinian-Israeli Facebook star slams Kuwait for its Israel boycott

October 3, 2017

When Jews wore burkas: An exhibit showcases unexpected Jewish fashion

September 28, 2017

These photos of Holocaust survivors from the SS Exodus are incredible

September 25, 2017

Israel gears up to host prestigious Italian cycling race

September 18, 2017

Worried about Jewish pluralism in Israel? So are Israelis, new poll shows

September 18, 2017

Israeli rabbinical courts expanding blacklists of immigrants with Jewish heritage

September 16, 2017

For many Israeli teens, the eve of Yom Kippur is a night of forbidden love

September 15, 2017

Why Israel went wild over $1,000-plus crocodile-skin kippahs

September 14, 2017

Now Israel has its own version of the ‘alt-right’

September 11, 2017

This factory makes thousands of shofars each year

September 8, 2017

When Israelis protest, they don’t tear down statues. They put them up.

September 1, 2017

This haredi medic pioneered psychological first aid in Israel. Now she’s helping Houston.

August 30, 2017

Israelis again debate the price of a kidnapped soldier’s body

August 29, 2017

After hosting Conan, new Israeli hotel aims to make Sea of Galilee luxury destination

August 28, 2017

Conan O’Brien wins over Israelis with praise for their good looks and food

August 27, 2017

Rebellious New Likudniks are crashing Netanyahu’s party

August 24, 2017

Israelis are throwing themselves one-of-a kind weddings in nature

August 21, 2017

Netanyahu’s son Yair is the ‘prince’ of Facebook feuds

August 16, 2017

Can medical marijuana revive Israel’s kibbutz movement?

August 15, 2017

Top Israeli model seriously injured, highlighting growing danger of electric bikes

August 13, 2017

This Israeli festival puts the ‘men’ in ‘menstruation’

July 24, 2017

Gay Israeli celebs decry state opposition to same-sex adoption

July 19, 2017

The first medic to respond to the Temple Mount terror attack was Muslim. Here’s his story.

July 17, 2017

As scandals mount, Netanyahu launches Trumpian attacks against ‘fake news’ and ‘leftists’

July 14, 2017

Israel’s Labor coalition gets a bump in the polls under new leader Avi Gabbay

July 12, 2017

Avi Gabbay, ‘Israel’s Macron,’ wants to lead Labor party from the center

July 11, 2017

A Knesset bloc unveils its plan for peace: Total Palestinian surrender

July 10, 2017

These American Jews are looking beyond the Western Wall – to prayer on the Temple Mount

July 7, 2017

How Gaza’s electricity crisis could spell trouble for Israel

July 5, 2017

A haredi Orthodox rabbi explains why his community opposes the Western Wall deal

July 3, 2017

US pilots reunite with Israeli ‘brothers in arms’ from Yom Kippur War

June 30, 2017

The West Bank’s world class wines have Israelis toasting the settlements

June 29, 2017

These photos capture Israel’s beauty and diversity

June 27, 2017

Decaying relations with Diaspora yield bold words in Israel, but little action

June 26, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ invades the streets of Tel Aviv

June 22, 2017

Israeli company that produces water from air launches first pilot program in Florida

June 21, 2017

After Jerusalem attack, US experts warn Islamic State may be coming to Israel

June 19, 2017

Israel may ban political opinions in college classrooms — and professors are furious

June 13, 2017

Watch Israeli soldiers rescue a ‘sinking ship’ in a live simulation

June 11, 2017

Israelis kvell over Gal Gadot’s public response to a 7-year-old fan

June 8, 2017

Smoking is making a comeback in Israel

June 7, 2017

Israel doesn’t want nudity in art shows. These artists aren’t overly concerned.

June 5, 2017

Nudity and neon lights at the annual Israel Festival

May 30, 2017

An Israeli’s alphabet combines Hebrew and Arabic to promote understanding

May 30, 2017

Israel gave Trump the royal treatment he longs for back home

May 23, 2017

Short on time, Yad Vashem packing emotion into Trump visit with story of one young victim

May 22, 2017

Netanyahu, a man in the middle, scrambles to give Trump a warm welcome

May 22, 2017

Rebel Israeli lawmaker snags selfie with Donald Trump

May 22, 2017

Israel’s demographic future: Crowded and very religious

May 19, 2017

Israeli startups are driving the car technology revolution. Here’s how.

May 16, 2017

This Tel Aviv therapist is selling Israelis on the healing power of sex with a stranger

May 15, 2017

Meet Miss Israel 2017, a social media savvy beauty queen

May 10, 2017

Israeli paratroopers re-create iconic photo on 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War

May 9, 2017

Take a different kind of Jerusalem tour with these Israeli modern dancers

May 4, 2017

Israeli celebrities re-create iconic photos from country’s history

May 4, 2017

Fighter jets capture stunning footage of Israel at 69

May 3, 2017

Why this Filipina is fighting for Israel

May 1, 2017

Fed up with Shabbat laws, secular Israelis fund bus service to the beach

April 28, 2017

7 incredible new things the world can thank Israel for

April 25, 2017

These American immigrants are winning back millions for victims of massive fraud in Israel

April 24, 2017

Israel takes multi-pronged approach to combat mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners

April 18, 2017

A futuristic Israeli peace plan — minus the peace

April 13, 2017

Recalling lessons of Passover, Israelis pray for their Syrian ‘enemies’

April 10, 2017

Video captures wounded Syrians being treated by Israeli soldiers

April 9, 2017

Israelis respond to chemical attack in Syria with wave of donations

April 7, 2017

Hebrew University launches cannabis research center with high aspirations

April 5, 2017

Here’s how Israeli women are fighting for equal pay in high-tech

April 4, 2017

Israeli firm to provide drinking water — from the air — for India and Vietnam

April 4, 2017

Amid talk of elections, poll finds Israelis still want right-wing government

April 4, 2017

After settlement restrictions, Israeli settlers voice lowered expectations for Trump era

April 2, 2017

‘Entourage’ star Adrian Grenier hawks Passover gifts cards to Israelis, with a kippah and a smile

March 31, 2017

Netanyahu says Israel will limit settlement expansion on behalf of Trump

March 31, 2017

Arab leaders: We’ll try to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

March 30, 2017

These Israeli teens oppose the occupation. But should that get them out of the army?

March 29, 2017

Millions of Israeli children found at risk of stunted development

March 27, 2017

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