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In Knesset, former protest leader Stav Shaffir follows the money
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Published October 20, 2014
Freundel pleads not guilty to voyeurism charge
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Published October 16, 2014
Israelis growing hungry for vegan diet
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Published October 15, 2014
El Al faces uproar over haredim’s refusal to sit near women
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Published September 30, 2014
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Published September 30, 2014
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Published September 29, 2014
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At Scotland’s Jewish golf club, the menu is just one sign of changing character
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Published September 22, 2014
Wanted: Mossad agents
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Published September 22, 2014
Ahead of historic vote, many Scottish Jews wary of independence
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Published September 15, 2014
Understanding Shmita, Israel’s agricultural Shabbat
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Published September 9, 2014
In Israel’s poorest schools, teachers improvise fixes for funding shortfalls
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Published September 9, 2014
After Gaza conflict, Israel’s Arab minority fears rising discrimination
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Published September 4, 2014
Gaza war’s price tag: $2.5 billion
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Published September 3, 2014
“Dr. Strangelove,” fluoride and Israel’s health minister
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Published September 3, 2014
Using seismic vibrations, Israeli tech firm aims to detect Gaza tunnels
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Published August 26, 2014
Rabbinic court prohibits woman from introducing her children to female partner
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Published August 26, 2014
During combat and after, lone soldiers look to each other for support
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Published August 25, 2014
CBS to adapt British sitcom about Jewish family
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Published August 22, 2014
British Jewish human rights activist Helen Bamber dies
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Published August 22, 2014
Ontario students’ organization passes BDS resolution
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Published August 22, 2014
Ontario students’ organization passes BDS resolution
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Published August 22, 2014
Poll: 75 percent of Israeli Jews oppose intermarriage
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Published August 22, 2014
Poll: Israeli Jews, Arabs oppose intermarriage
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Published August 22, 2014
Colleges truncate programs in Israel, West Bank due to conflict
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Published August 22, 2014
US, EU push for UN cease-fire resolution as rockets and airstrikes continue
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Published August 22, 2014
Temple U. Jewish student punched at pro-Palestinian group’s booth
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Published August 21, 2014
Gaza experiencing severe water shortage
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Published August 21, 2014
Australian Jewish school evacuated by bomb scare
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Published August 21, 2014
U.N. watchdog expected to report Iran complying with nuclear deal
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Published August 21, 2014
Life-size statue of Amy Winehouse to be erected in London
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Published August 21, 2014
Life-size statue of Amy Winehouse to be erected in London
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Published August 21, 2014
State Dept. says Israel appears to be targeting Abu Khdeir family in arrests
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Published August 21, 2014
IDF strikes kill three Hamas commanders; Israeli wounded by Hamas mortar
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Published August 21, 2014
IDF strikes kill three Hamas commanders; Israeli wounded by Hamas mortar
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Published August 21, 2014
Netanyahu says Gaza op will continue, suggests return to peace talks
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Published August 21, 2014
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Published August 20, 2014
Calls to UK anti-Semitism hotline soar since start of Gaza conflict.
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Published August 20, 2014
Calls to UK anti-Semitism hotline soar since start of Gaza conflict
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Published August 20, 2014
Man wrongly convicted of NY rabbi’s murder receives $10 million settlement
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Published August 20, 2014
Judge blocks protest against Israeli Film Festival in Australia
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Published August 20, 2014
Israeli MK Zoabi recommended for court trial
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Published August 20, 2014
Israel attempts hit on Hamas commander as clashes resume
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Published August 20, 2014
Rocket fire continues as Israel strikes back
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Published August 20, 2014
Worse than Hamas? Gaza’s other terror groups
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Published August 15, 2014
3 charged in Calgary scuffle from pro-Palestinian rally
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Published August 14, 2014
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Published August 14, 2014
Victims of terror attacks sue Arab Bank
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Published August 14, 2014
South African union leader calls for “wrath” against country’s Jews
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Published August 14, 2014
Report: U.S. military sent Israel weapons without White House approval
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Published August 14, 2014
Negotiations progress as cease-fire holds
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Published August 14, 2014
Negotiations progress as cease-fire holds
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Published August 14, 2014
1,000 attend BDS rally outside Boston HP conference
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Published August 13, 2014
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo visits Israel on solidarity trip
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Published August 13, 2014
Hamptons synagogue raises $1 million for Israel in one night
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Published August 13, 2014
Yazidi child receives heart surgery in Israel
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Published August 13, 2014
Israeli state comptroller to investigate Gaza conflict
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Published August 13, 2014
UK will stop arms sale to Israel should fighting resume
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Published August 13, 2014
Slow progress reported in Cairo talks on cease-fire’s final day
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Published August 13, 2014
Israel extends Law of Return to non-Jewish same-sex spouses
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Published August 12, 2014
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Published August 12, 2014
Netanyahu: ‘All options on the table’ in continuing Gaza op
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Published August 2, 2014
One group’s proposal for Mideast peace? Build the Third Temple
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Published July 28, 2014
Peres finishes six-decade political career as Reuven Rivlin inaugurated president
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Published July 24, 2014
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Published July 22, 2014
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Published July 22, 2014
Ground invasion aims to destroy Hamas infrastructure
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Published July 18, 2014
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Published July 17, 2014
Israeli airstrike kills four children — next to a journalists’ hotel
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Published July 16, 2014
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Published July 15, 2014
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Published July 15, 2014
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Published July 14, 2014
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Published July 14, 2014
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Published July 10, 2014
For Iranian-born actors, Israel’s first Farsi movie carries echo of lost home
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Published July 7, 2014
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Published July 1, 2014
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Published June 29, 2014
Hadassah retains control of Jerusalem hospital under recovery deal
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Published June 29, 2014
In suburban settlement bloc, kidnapping shakes sense of security
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Published June 24, 2014
Activists aiming to steer Israeli government funding to non-Orthodox
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Published June 23, 2014
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Published June 19, 2014
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Published June 16, 2014
Guinness record for ‘largest Shabbat dinner’ set in Tel Aviv
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Published June 15, 2014
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Published June 12, 2014
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Published June 10, 2014
At Herzliya Conference, a split on importance of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Published June 10, 2014
Ya’alon: Land for peace is “a mistake”
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Published June 10, 2014
Ya’alon: Land for peace is “a mistake”
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Published June 10, 2014
Israeli Intel Minister: Iran is already a nuclear threshold state
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Published June 9, 2014
Lapid: We will topple government that attempts annexation
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Published June 8, 2014
Reuven Rivlin: Israeli president should ‘bridge conflicts, not create conflicts’
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Published June 8, 2014
Survey finds majority of Iranians would give up nuclear program
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Published June 8, 2014
Israel vows big investment in world Jewry project, though details remain fuzzy
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Published June 3, 2014
Reuven Rivlin, Israeli presidential front-runner, champions pluralism in politics but not Judaism
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Published June 2, 2014
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Published May 28, 2014
Today’s other Israeli holiday: remembering fallen Ethiopian Jews
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Published May 28, 2014
Cruz in Israel blames Palestinians for failed peace talks
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Published May 27, 2014
Jewish Agency hotline in Ukraine easing aliyah process
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Published May 27, 2014
Israeli-Arab arrested for aiding Syria rebels
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Published May 27, 2014
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