Israel News Review

Student YouTuber emerges as fresh face of the anti-Putin movement in Russia

Nataliya Vasilyeva — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 09:49:33 -0400

Iran and US complete prisoner swap

Agence France-Presse — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 09:40:12 -0400

UK MP concerned with election interference after leaked documents to Russia

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 09:24:34 -0400

The NHS, much loved by Britons, has become a major issue in campaigning for the Dec. 12 election, polls ahead of which show Labour trailing the Conservatives.
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Chinese-American freed from Iran, Iranian freed from US in prisoner swap

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 09:10:58 -0400

The prisoner swap took place at a time of particularly strained relations between the longtime foes.
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If Tehran is pushed too far, it may hit out in ways that are disastrous

Simon Tisdall — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 09:05:11 -0400

Netanyahu warns of impending catastrophe as US officials say short-range ballistic missiles secretly positioned in Iraq

The crisis in the Gulf, which took Iran and the US to the brink of war in June, was never resolved – and shows every sign of reigniting. Like antagonists in a school-yard fight who refuse to shake hands and make up, the two sides, backed by regional allies and proxies, are sullenly waiting for it all to kick off again. The next bout could be much worse.

In the American camp, alarm bells began ringing in earnest last week. US officials claimed Iran was secretly positioning short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq, within range of Israel and US bases in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

One year on, Iran’s continuing defiance suggests that the policy is not working, and is hastening a new confrontation.

Labor-Gesher MK trying to get 61 signatures to promote Yuli Edelstein

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:47:58 -0400

Labor-Gesher MK Omer Bar-Lev said that it is time to set aside ego and consider the option that seems to him the only way to avoid a third election.
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Ron Leibman dies aged 82: Actor who starred as Rachel's dad in world famous sitcom Friends had pneumonia

Phoebe Southworth — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:13:55 -0400

Saudi Arabia distances itself from US military base shooter

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:09:30 -0400

Deadly rampage presents setback to kingdom's efforts to quash image of being an exporter of Islamic extremism; Florida governor says Saudis 'owe a debt'

Saudi Arabia distances itself from gunman who killed 3 at US military base

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:09:30 -0400

Rampage by Saudi military student is setback to kingdom's efforts to quash image of exporting Islamic extremism; Florida governor says Saudis 'owe a debt'

Aung San Suu Kyi to fight genocide charges in the Hague

Nicola Smith — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:01:20 -0400

Khazali: The anti-Israel, pro-Iran leader in Iraq who the US sanctioned

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0400

Sanctions against Khazali target the leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia that has targeted the US and threatened Israel.
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Church of England under pressure to publicly oppose Labour and Lib Dem plans to liberalise abortion laws

Phoebe Southworth — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:24:46 -0400

Iran says detained grad student to be swapped for scientist held by US

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:17:41 -0400

FM Zarif announces Xiyue Wang and Massoud Soleimani 'will be joining their families shortly'; Trump confirms Wang freed as both Washington, Tehran thank Swiss

Iran releases Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:17:41 -0400

FM Zarif announces exchange of Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang for Massoud Soleimani; Trump confirms Wang freed as both Washington, Tehran thank Swiss

Iran releases Chinese-American scholar in exchange for US-held scientist

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:17:41 -0400

Zarif announces swap of Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang for Massoud Soleimani in Swiss-brokered exchange; Pompeo: We won't rest until all Americans held by Iran back home

Ofer Shelah: Netanyahu wanted another election from the first day

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:57:06 -0400

Shelah has previously been outspoken on Netanyahu's political conduct.
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Elections czar says no foreign interference in latest vote

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:54:52 -0400

Hanan Melcer positively cites Israel's use of paper ballots rather than computerized system, says anonymous campaign ads on social media way down after ban

Elections czar says there was no foreign interference in September elections

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:54:52 -0400

Hanan Melcer positively cites Israel's use of paper ballots rather than computerized system, says anonymous campaign ads on social media went way down after ban

Saudi soldier kills four, wounds eight, in US naval base shooting rampage

Reuters — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:53:39 -0400

Saudi soldier kills four in US naval base shooting - condemns US as 'nation of evil'

Agence France-Presse — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:53:39 -0400

How Britain’s pivotal upcoming election affects Jews

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 06:10:47 -0400

While many members of UK Jewish community won't vote Labour due to accusations of anti-Semitism in its ranks, backing incumbent Boris Johnson would advance hard Brexit they oppose

Hong Kong police to take both 'hard,' 'soft' approaches against protests

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:54:19 -0400

The police chief spoke ahead of a potentially large pro-democracy demonstration on Sunday and following nearly six months of sometimes violent protests in Hong Kong.
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I’ve changed my mind on Talmud study for women

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:17:30 -0400

The existence of a thriving, daily Talmud study led by and for women lays bare the erroneous ruling by the rabbis of yesteryear

Fighter jets dispatched following suspicious activity in Gaza

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:06:24 -0400

Israeli aircraft don't detect anything unusual in the coastal enclave; IDF troops nab 2 Palestinians who entered Israel from Strip

Fighter jets dispatched three times following suspicious activity in Gaza

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:06:24 -0400

Israeli aircraft don't detect anything unusual in the coastal enclave; IDF troops nab 2 Palestinians who entered Israel from Strip

Iran's Zarif claims Israeli rocket test was a nuke 'aimed at Iran'

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:38:35 -0400

Images shared on social media showed a projectile streaking through the sky.
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Laban the Aramean (Vayetzei, Covenant & Conversation 5780)

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:08:54 -0400

A far-fetched reading of a phrase about Jacob’s father-in-law recasts the patriarch’s experience, presages his children’s stay in Egypt, and puts Laban into the haggadah

Why is Laban the villain of the haggadah?

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:08:54 -0400

A novel translation of ’my father was a wandering Aramean’ helps explain why Laban really was worse than Pharoah

Netanyahu said expected to request immunity by end of the month

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:06:06 -0400

Israeli TV details PM's reported offer to Gantz to guarantee rotation agreement, including requiring at least 80 MKs to overturn it

With Jewish and Arab musicians, Nazareth conservatory puts on first festival

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:47:38 -0400

City's music school, Polyphony Nazareth, brings together Jews and Arabs through musical education

Giant fire near Sydney may burn for weeks as people struggle to breathe

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:26:16 -0400

"It's a tough couple of months ahead yet and we've already seen the horrific consequences of fire so far this season."
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Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:56:11 -0400

The woman was on her way to board a train in Unnao district of northern Uttar Pradesh state when she was doused with kerosene and set on fire.
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Justice minister said to OK pardon request for jailed tycoon

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:45:08 -0400

President now reportedly set to consider whether to grant clemency to Nochi Dankner, who is serving 3-year prison term for securities offenses

Justice minister said to OK pardon request for jailed tycoon Nochi Dankner

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:45:08 -0400

President now reportedly set to consider whether to grant clemency to former IDB Holding Corp chief, who is serving 3-year term for securities offenses

Pictures of the Day: 7 December 2019

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:30:00 -0400

Labour supporters call out Jeremy Corbyn's comments for antisemitism

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:09:46 -0400

"The Jews are always coming up with this stuff."
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Pentagon chief: No current need for significant troop deployment to Middle East

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:05:16 -0400

After other officials say US weighing sending thousands more soldiers, Mark Esper says 'we have sufficient capability in the theater to deter what we need to deter'

Trump, S.Korea's Moon discuss trying to maintain talks with N.Korea

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 01:06:54 -0400

The two leaders agreed that the situation has become "severe" and that "dialog momentum should be maintained to achieve prompt results from denuclearisation negotiations."
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Nine inspiring Jews who died in 2019

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:59:14 -0400

This year, there were victims of violence and old age, survivors who made it through the Holocaust to tell their fateful stories, and others who revolutionized their fields.
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UK daily drops claim that settlements are ‘the trouble with Jews today’

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:48:41 -0400

The Independent changes phrasing in op-ed after outcry and allegations of anti-Semitic language

UK daily revises op-ed claiming settlements are ‘the trouble with Jews today’

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:48:41 -0400

The Independent changes phrasing in opinion piece by philosopher Slavoj Zizek after allegations he used anti-Semitic language

UK daily revises op-ed that said settlements are ‘the trouble with Jews today’

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:48:41 -0400

The Independent changes phrasing in opinion piece by philosopher Slavoj Zizek after allegations he used anti-Semitic language

Jay Kriegel, adviser to successive New York mayors, dies at 79

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:16:24 -0400

Brooklyn-born son of Jewish immigrants was chief of staff to Mayor John Lindsay, helped build massive Hudson Yards project in Manhattan

US President Donald Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:55:19 -0400

"Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don't, they create it. STOP!" Trump tweeted.
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US digs into Saudi suspect’s motive in Navy shooting

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:54:40 -0400

Officials said to name shooter as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force attending military training at Florida base

Military base shooter reportedly assailed US as a ‘nation of evil’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:54:40 -0400

Officials said to name attacker as Mohammed al-Shamrani, an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force attending training at Florida airbase

Saudi gunman reportedly called US a ‘nation of evil,’ decried support of Israel

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:54:40 -0400

Officials said to name attacker as Mohammed al-Shamrani, an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force attending training at Florida airbase

Saudi gunman reportedly called US a ‘nation of evil,’ decried support of Israel

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:54:40 -0400

Officials said to name attacker as Mohammed al-Shamrani, a Saudi Air Force aviation officer training at a Florida airbase who quoted Osama bin Laden in a tweet prior to attack

Rashida Tlaib: Netanyahu ‘actively fought against a two-state solution’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:51:47 -0400

In the resolution, which passed 226-188, the House expressed its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Former Supreme Court president Barak: Israeli democracy ‘on a slippery slope’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:36:54 -0400

Majority rule in Israel threatening to overrun individual rights, ex-court chief warns; assistant AG says attacks on judiciary have gone from fringes to mainstream

Former Supreme Court president Barak: Israeli democracy is ‘on a slippery slope’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:36:54 -0400

Majority rule in Israel threatening to overrun individual rights, ex-court chief warns; deputy AG says attacks on judiciary have gone from fringes to mainstream

New York accuses upstate town of ‘systematic effort’ to bar Hasidic Jews

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:21:49 -0400

State attorney general says move by officials from Chester was 'blatantly anti-Semitic' effort to keep out Jewish residents

How Britain’s huge upcoming election affects Jews

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:07:04 -0400

These elections are particularly crucial to Jews.
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Saudi king orders compliance with US probe on Navy base shooting incident

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 22:53:00 -0400

The shooting, which played out over two floors in a classroom building at the base, marked the second deadly shooting at a U.S. military installation this week.
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Israeli doctors freeze eggs of seven-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 22:10:16 -0400

While the girl who was treated has Turner’s syndrome, she can have healthy children because the disease isn’t hereditary, Professor Foad Azem told Haaretz.
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Iraqi cleric says no foreign meddling to choose new PM, in nod to Iran

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 22:06:05 -0400

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's comments followed reports that a senior Iranian commander had been in Baghdad this week to rally support for a new government.
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New York state accuses town of ‘systematic effort’ to bar Hasidic residents

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:59:51 -0400

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New synagogue inaugurated in Tucuman, Argentina

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:54:57 -0400

Among the featured guests were the Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, Israeli ambassador Galit Ronen and the director of DAIA (Argentina´s Jewish political umbrella) Jorge Knoblovitz.
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Donald Trump backs down over plans to designate Mexican cartels as terrorists

Telegraph Reporters — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:39:24 -0400

15 killed in Baghdad as unidentified assailants open fire on demonstrators

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:32:38 -0400

Attack comes as anti-government protesters occupy parts of Iraqi capital near its seat of government, and a day after series of suspicious stabbings target demonstrators

Ex-Nazi death squad soldier to be deported from Canada after losing appeal

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:22:47 -0400

Helmut Oberlander, 95, of Waterloo, Ontario, has no further recourse following the court’s actions on Thursday.
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Belgian teacher shares Facebook video of imam’s sermon about jihad on Jews

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:11:19 -0400

“Those who cooperate, work, conspire with the Jews, Allah, take them without delay. Shake their bases and topple their buildings, Allah."
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How historians led a campaign to hunt down, deport Nazi killers living in the US

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:10:14 -0400

'Citizen 865' details the capture of Trawniki Men -- Soviet POWs and Ukrainian civilians trained by the SS who helped murder 1.7 million Jews, and some of whom then came to America

Israeli doctors freeze eggs of seven-year-old girl with Turner syndrome

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:08:38 -0400

While the girl who was treated has Turner’s syndrome, she can have healthy children because the disease isn’t hereditary, Professor Foad Azem told Haaretz.
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Weinstein violated bail by tinkering with ankle monitor, prosecutor charges

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:07:16 -0400

Disgraced movie mogul, awaiting trial for rape and assault charges, dodged release conditions for hours at a time, lawyer says

Meet the movement that wants conservatives to be racist and antisemitic

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:36:18 -0400

“The reason I wouldn’t call myself a white nationalist — it’s not because I don’t see the necessity for white people to have a homeland and for white people to have a country.”
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US House approves resolution supporting two-state solution

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:32:06 -0400

The resolution comes amid recent discussion in Israel regarding the possibility of annexing sections of the West Bank in Area C, including the Jordan Valley and some Israeli settlements.
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New US envoy to UN says she’ll defend Israel, cares about Palestinian refugees

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:12:32 -0400

Kelly Craft in first United Nations press conference warns Iran that Washington has 'other tools' if Tehran continues its bad behavior

Deaf baby girl's joy as new hearing aids are turned on

Telegraph Reporters — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:11:45 -0400

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar reportedly targeted in far-right operation

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:32:58 -0400

The Guardian revealed on Thursday that an Israeli-based group spreads hateful content to exploit Islamophobia for profit, reports claim.
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Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads to protest Tel Aviv Shabbat bus service

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:16:24 -0400

Demonstrators in Bnei Brak halt traffic on major thoroughfares to oppose popular weekend public transportation initiative launched last month

Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block roads to protest Tel Aviv Shabbat bus service

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:16:24 -0400

Protesters in Bnei Brak halt traffic on major thoroughfares to oppose popular weekend public transportation initiative launched last month

Senior UK diplomat quits, says she will not 'peddle half-truths' over Brexit

Reuters — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:14:20 -0400

House votes on resolution rejecting administration change in policy on settlements

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:03:00 -0400

The resolution states that only the outcome of a two-state solution that enhances stability and security for Israel and Palestinians can both ensure the state of Israel’s survival as a Jewish and democratic state and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a state of their own

New poll shows Gantz, Sa’ar gaining ground on PM in public popularity

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:44:13 -0400

Survey indicates blocs would remain the same after 3rd election; Netanyahu taking most of blame for new national vote; majority believes PM can't continue under indictment

Operation Israeli citizen

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:23:00 -0400

Border Police officer Jamaysa Yael Bontong was born in Israel 20 years ago to a Filipina mother and Thai father, but never had Israeli nationality; when her commanders discovered that she wasn't a citizen, they embarked on a mission that ended in a very special ceremony

Three of the Trump impeachment witness lawyers were Jewish, and it matters

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:08:56 -0400

The legal scholar's identity gives rise to vaguely, and sometimes explicitly, anti-Semitic chatter from right-wing figures once on the fringe but now increasingly in the mainstream

US sanctions four Iraqis over protest crackdowns

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:06:21 -0400

‘The Iraqi people want their country back’, Mike Pompeo says

Saudi aviation trainee suspected in US navy base shooting

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:05:22 -0400

Donald Trump says King Salman offered condolences after fatal attack

Saudi trainee suspected in US navy base shooting

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:05:22 -0400

Donald Trump says King Salman offered condolences after fatal attack

Saudi airman in US for training suspected in deadly shooting at Navy base

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:01:46 -0400

The first reports of an "active shooter" on the base came through to the Escambia County sheriff's office at about 6:51 a.m., officials said.
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Channel 12 poll: Blue and White largest party with 34 mandates, followed by Likud with 33

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:50:03 -0400

Poll reveals little change in terms of the distribution of seats between the parties.
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'Britain's worst sex offender' Joseph McCann: from Asbo child criminal to serial rape monster

Bill Gardner — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:47:30 -0400

Tehran accuses Israel of testing ‘a nuke-missile, aimed at Iran’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:46:47 -0400

Defense Ministry confirms successful rocket propulsion test, but gives no details; accusation comes days after Iran slammed for working on nuclear-capable missiles

Baby P's mother should not be released from prison because she still poses 'risk', Parole Board says

Brendan McFadden — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:45:22 -0400

Gunmen in cars kill at least 15 and injure scores more in Baghdad protests

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:42:25 -0400

Blue and White largest party with 34 mandates, followed by Likud with 33

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:34:12 -0400

The polls reveal little change in terms of the distribution of seats between the parties.
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Saudi Air Force member suspected in shooting at US Navy base that left four dead

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:27:21 -0400

The first reports of an "active shooter" on the base came through to the Escambia County sheriff's office at about 6:51 a.m., officials said.
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House votes on resolution rejecting administration change in policy on settlemets

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:23:00 -0400

TV: Netanyahu wanted to join Pompeo on Morocco visit, but king refused

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:15:46 -0400

Report says Rabat also scuppered US Secretary of State's audience with monarch and refused to discuss normalization between Israel and Morocco; PMO dismisses 'lies'

Five major US wedding planners stop promoting former slave plantations as venues

Harriet Alexander — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:06:36 -0400

London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan is buried in family village in Pakistan after UK backlash

Ben Farmer — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:00:00 -0400

State Department: Iran may have been behind attack on Iraq's Balad base

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:41:24 -0400

On Tuesday, five rockets landed on Ain Al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces in Anbar province in western Iraq without causing any casualties.
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Number of pregnant women detained for migration offences rises 52 per cent under Trump

Harriet Alexander — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:39:35 -0400

In rebuke to Trump, Netanyahu, US House passes resolution supporting two states

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:36:16 -0400

Measure that condemns any West Bank annexation passes mostly on partisan lines and comes after two leaders discussed prospects of extending Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley

In rebuke to Trump and Netanyahu, US House passes resolution supporting 2 states

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:36:16 -0400

Measure that condemns any West Bank annexation passes mostly on partisan lines and comes after two leaders discussed prospects of extending Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley

Joseph McCann guilty: prisons chief admits blunder allowed serial rapist to attack 11 victims in two-week rampage

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:29:55 -0400

Omani student stabbed to death by robbers collapsed under Christmas tree near Harrods during 12 hours of bloodshed in London

Phoebe Southworth — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:25:08 -0400

US slaps sanctions on Iran-linked Iraqis over protest abuses

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:22:29 -0400

The three officials are part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a Shiite militia movement close to Iran

US slaps sanctions on 3 Iran-linked Iraqi militia heads over protest abuses

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:22:29 -0400

The three officials are part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a Shiite militia movement close to Tehran

U.S. House approves resolution supporting two-state solution

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:21:15 -0400

The resolution comes amid recent discussion in Israel regarding the possibility of annexing sections of the West Bank in Area C, including the Jordan Valley and some Israeli settlements.
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Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist 'terrorism'

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:13:49 -0400

Her government has also set up police units to conduct counter-terrorism operations. TV footage broadcast on local media have showed police in face masks with guns in training sessions.
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Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $120,000 at Art Basel

Rozina Sabur — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:00:23 -0400

Poland wants to buy site of WWII Nazi death camp in Austria

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:32:23 -0400

Warsaw says contemporary housing developments and business firms that cover a part of Mauthausen-Gusen do not befit its nature, victims included tens of thousands of Poles

Saudi national suspected in shooting incident at U.S. Navy base in Florida

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:17:16 -0400

The first reports of an "active shooter" on the base came through to the Escambia County sheriff's office at about 6:51 a.m., officials said.
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World powers press Iran to reverse nuke deal violations

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:06:37 -0400

As Tehran resumes nuclear development, nations have threatened to bring case before UN Security Council and potentially initiate 'snapback' of sanctions

Royal Academy of Music takes action over 'casting couch' student complaints

Craig Simpson — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:03:39 -0400

Passport of elusive Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud turns up in lost-and-found office in Madeira

Nick Squires — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:49:14 -0400

Norwegian parliament tells government to cut funding to PA over textbooks

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:44:23 -0400

Ruling coalition in Norwegian parliament angered over references to violence, martyrdom and terror found in Palestinian Authority school textbooks.
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Russia to release 4-year-old Israeli girl detained for overstaying her visa

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:34:48 -0400

Emily Mulner traveled to Saint Petersburg to participate in a special program but was detained two weeks ago, a day before her scheduled return to Israel

Washington blacklists Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders over protests

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:27:41 -0400

The sanctions target Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Iran-backed militia and his brother Laith al-Khazali, another leader of the group.
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In phone call Netanyahu, Putin discuss Iran and Syria

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:15:31 -0400

Officials say PM also reiterates Israel's request to free an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges

Netanyahu, Putin speak ahead of visit by Rusian leader to Israel next month

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:15:31 -0400

Talks focus on Iran and Syria; officials say PM also reiterates Israel's request to free an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges

Boy aged 14 is arrested on suspicion of murder following attack on an estate plagued with anti-social behaviour

Martin Evans — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:14:38 -0400

Israel briefly detains 4 Palestinian Authority TV journalists in Jerusalem

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:02:22 -0400

The reporters all work for Palestine TV, the Jerusalem offices of which were shut down by Israel last month

Matteo Salvini boycotts Nutella because its uses Turkish hazelnuts

Nick Squires — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:45:00 -0400

Friday evening news briefing: Sir John Major gives PM election headache

Chris Price — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:40:46 -0400

From posters to helmets, Star Wars collectibles up for auction

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:29:57 -0400

The online sale began last week and runs until Dec. 13.
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4 dead, including shooter, in gunfire at Florida naval base

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:27:32 -0400

Second shooting at a US Navy base this week, 11 people injured including two sheriff's deputies who were first to respond, one of whom killed the shooter

Saudi aviation student kills 3 at Florida naval base, officials probing terror

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:27:32 -0400

Second shooting at a US Navy base this week, 11 people injured including two sheriff's deputies who were first to respond, one of whom killed the shooter

Saudi air force officer kills 3 at Florida naval base, officials probing terror

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:27:32 -0400

Second shooting at a US Navy base this week; 11 injured include two sheriff's deputies who were first to respond, one of whom killed the shooter

Angela Merkel warns of new wave of anti-Semitism as she visits Auschwitz

Justin Huggler — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:21:16 -0400

Thousands of Palestinians protest at the Gaza Strip border, 37 injured

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:19:51 -0400

The announcement to renew protests was issued in Gaza after a meeting of representatives of Palestinian groups on Thursday, December 5.
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Iran deal limps on as Europeans delay sanctions blow

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:19:37 -0400

With Tehran angry over a lack of European protection from U.S. sanctions, there appears scant scope for compromise.
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Polish headteacher sacked after organising surprise terror drill that left children needing counselling

Matthew Day — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:07:40 -0400

Morrisons bans sale of new vegan pork pie in Melton Mowbray over fears it will offend locals

Brendan McFadden — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:05:50 -0400

IDF chief says Israel has ‘special opportunity’ to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:59:29 -0400

Remarks come as Palestinians in the Strip renew protests along the border following a 3-week hiatus; 27 Gazans wounded as hundreds riot

Gaza protests resume, but IDF chief sees rare ‘opportunity’ to reach ceasefire

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:59:29 -0400

Remarks come as Palestinians in the Strip gather at the border following a 3-week hiatus; 27 Gazans wounded as hundreds riot

Teenager pleads guilty to throwing a child from the Tate viewing platform

Martin Evans — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:40:17 -0400

As third elections loom, both Netanyahu and Gantz vow to defeat each other

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:31:46 -0400

With only 5 days left ahead of deadline, Likud and Blue and White leaders blame each other personally for failure to compromise on unity government, vote likely March 3

As third elections loom, Netanyahu and Gantz vow to defeat each other

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:31:46 -0400

With only 5 days left ahead of deadline, Likud and Blue and White leaders trade blame for failure to compromise on unity government; election date likely March 3

Innovation: Nazareth – a holy city and a hi-tech haven

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:26:43 -0400

Israel’s largest Arab city, situated at the foot of the Nazareth Range hills, is the picturesque home for approximately 75,000 residents of predominantly Muslim and Christian origin.
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Belgian teacher shares video calling for jihad against Jews

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:52:01 -0400

Talal Magri, who teaches at school near Brussels, denies sermon is anti-Semitic; watchdog head: Magri one of many 'preachers spreading poison and turning students into time bombs'

FM Katz discusses Iran, Issachar, with Russian FM Lavrov in Rome

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:47:11 -0400

The meeting comes amid contentious bilateral issues between the two countries, particularly on Russia’s role in the Middle East, and Naama Issachar, who was sentenced in Russia for drug smuggling.
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Merkel expresses shame during Auschwitz visit, vows to fight antisemitism

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:40:09 -0400

Dressed in black, Merkel said the crimes committed at the site in southern Poland where the Nazis ran their largest death camp would always be part of German history.
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Israeli ambassador urges Berlin to cancel pro-Hamas conference

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:34:32 -0400

The ambassador said, "This will not be a meeting to build bridges of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but a meeting to preserve intransigence and hostility."
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Gantz vows to beat Netanyahu if there are elections

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:19:37 -0400

Knesset to vote to enable March 3 election.
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Merkel at Auschwitz: Remembering Nazi crimes inseparable from German identity

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:08:15 -0400

Making her first visit to Nazi death camp as chancellor, German leader says fight against anti-Semitism and all hatred is priority for her government

Britain drops war crimes case against Charles Taylor's former wife

Colin Freeman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:00:23 -0400

Happiness2020 competition, the happiest photos of the year

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:58:48 -0400

Gunman killed after reportedly shooting ten people at US Naval base in Pensacola, Florida

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:56:29 -0400

Three dead, including gunman, after shooting at US Naval base in Pensacola, Florida

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:56:29 -0400

Four dead, including gunman, after shooting at US Naval base in Pensacola, Florida

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:56:29 -0400

Saudi Air Force officer kills three in mass shooting at US Naval base in Pensacola, Florida

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:56:29 -0400

Nigerian table tennis players wrongfully arrested in Croatia and forced across border into Bosnia

Nick Squires — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:55:42 -0400

Hong Kong police sound alarm over home-made explosives ahead of weekend protest

Michael Zhang — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:54:40 -0400

Twins in decline for first time in a decade, ONS data reveals, following changes to IVF rules

Gabriella Swerling — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:45:27 -0400

Twins in decline, ONS data reveals, following changes to IVF rules

Gabriella Swerling — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:45:27 -0400

Police: Driver in crash that killed mom, baby was ‘using road as car test track’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:44:16 -0400

18-year-old released from custody but remains hospitalized; car hit Rimel family vehicle on West Bank road, killing Tzippi and 3-week-old baby, critically injuring her husband, son

UN rights chief: Iranian forces were ‘shooting to kill’ protesters

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:25:41 -0400

Michelle Bachelet puts death toll in recent unrest at 208, says demonstrators were shot 'directly in the face and vital organs'

Jordan says Israel released body of security prisoner who died in custody

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:12:34 -0400

Jordanian Foreign Ministry says remains of Sami Abu Diak arrived following the Hashemite Kingdom's 'intensive engagement' with Israeli authorities

Couple 'told they couldn't adopt a white child because of their Indian heritage' win £120,000 in landmark discrimination case

Gabriella Swerling — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 09:01:19 -0400

Serial rapist Joseph McCann found guilty of 37 charges, including rape of 11 year old boy

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:58:04 -0400

Serial rapist Joseph McCann found guilty of 37 charges, including rape of 11-year-old boy

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:58:04 -0400

Serial rapist Joseph McCann found guilty of 37 charges after being released from custody by mistake

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:58:04 -0400

German Chancellor Merkel begins her first ever visit to Auschwitz

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:56:00 -0400

Poland's Foreign Ministry called her visit 'historic,' in an obvious acknowledgment of the unique status Auschwitz has in the world's collective memory. The ministry also noted that it was just the third visit of an incumbent head of a German government

The hunt for something to read into: 6 things to know for December 6

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:44:11 -0400

Thanks to officials leakier than a submarine with a screen door, indictments offer little new in case 3000, and Israel's largest paper says life can be the bubbles, across the sea

Dozens of polar bears stranded outside Russian Arctic village because of melting ice

Nataliya Vasilyeva — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:25:55 -0400

David Grossman book banned in Russia for 'causing teen pregnancy, STDs'

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:25:49 -0400

The commissioner's directive was circulated across all public libraries and bookstores, where all copies of the book "Someone to Run With" are now no longer available for sale.
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France braces for more mass protests as Macron rules out re-election bid if reforms fail

Henry Samuel — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:18:52 -0400

Morocco normalization talk is Israeli spin, State Dept. says

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:57:33 -0400

The comment came following persistent reports in Israel that Jerusalem is very close to establishing official ties with Rabat, attributed to anonymous sources.
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Justice in the courtroom, not in the streets

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:52:48 -0400

Our level-headed, intelligent, rational prime minister has lost his good judgment and is inciting against some of the most important institutions of state

Pressure on US Education Dept. to stop funding anti-Israel programs

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:45:26 -0400

88 groups signed a letter calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to prevent taxpayers money from supporting Middle East studies programs that support academic boycotts of Israel.
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Tel Aviv University, Columbia launch joint undergraduate program

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:42:11 -0400

Students will split time between the universities during 4-year track, receive liberal arts degrees from both of them

Germany chancellor Merkel begins her first ever visit to Auschwitz

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:36:00 -0400

Knesset legal adviser says March 3 set as date for possible 3rd elections

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:34:00 -0400

Israel will go to unprecedented third vote in less than a year unless political parties manage to break deadlock by December 11

3/3 for vote 3: Knesset legal adviser sets March 3 for possible third elections

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:34:00 -0400

Israel will go to unprecedented third vote in less than a year unless political parties manage to break deadlock by December 11

I got divorced at the Rabbanut

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:32:23 -0400

I was told: ’It’s not fair and it’s horrible, but this is not the time to make a statement.’ So here is my statement (it’s not what I thought it would be)

LISTEN: What makes a Syrian refugee become a pro-Israel advocate?

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:32:08 -0400

Episode #14: AJC's Simone Rodan-Benzaquen explains French anti-Semitism definition adoption * IsraAID's Yotam Polizer debriefs from the field * HIAS' Naomi Steinberg on suing Trump

UK’s Johnson serves donuts at kosher bakery ahead of elections

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:19:25 -0400

British PM dons apron and gets behind the counter at eatery in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish area his Conservative party is hoping to keep in next week's vote

With anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, Merkel visits Auschwitz for 1st time

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:01:22 -0400

Chancellor says on eve of Poland trip that fight against anti-Semitism and all hatred is priority for her government; hails $66 million donation for Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

Israeli scientists find way to treat pancreatic cancer in 14 days

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:50:48 -0400

The tumor in one mouse that was injected with human cancer cells completely disappeared.
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Scientists call on EU to protect Europe's rivers and lakes

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:44:22 -0400

More than 5,500 scientists have signed an open letter saying that Europe is facing a severe threat to its freshwater biodiversity
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Watch: IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:38:25 -0400

Preparing for winter: commando units and IAF planes working together simulated scenarios of guerrilla warfare in a northern-Israel style terrain.
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A meticulous account of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:36:58 -0400

‘The Killing in the Consulate’ by Jonathan Rugman is a damning portrayal of Saudi Arabia’s rulers

Israel extradites Frenchman suspected of kidnapping his kids in custody battle

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:31:05 -0400

Suspect, who was arrested after fleeing to Israel, to stand trial for not returning children to their mother after taking them to Canada on vacation in 2014

Iran nuclear deal signatories to meet as accord nears collapse

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:27:34 -0400

Meeting comes as European parties to pact weigh triggering mechanism that could lead to reimposition of sanctions over Iranian violations

The devil in the numbers: IDF’S miscounting of ultra-Orthodox conscripts

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:21:13 -0400

Middle Israel: Neyanyahu's strategic asset is, for most Israelis, a strategic liability
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Tel Aviv U partners with Columbia U to offer joint undergraduate program

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:12:22 -0400

Students will spend two years on the Israeli campus, followed by two years in New York and gain two Bachelor's degrees, one from each institution.
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If you rabbis respected women, you wouldn’t question their motives

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:09:09 -0400

When full-fledged, adult members of your own community tell you something is disturbing, offensive, and harmful, take their words seriously.

Dany Cotton, London Fire Brigade Commissioner, to step down early

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:06:35 -0400

London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton to step down early

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:06:35 -0400

London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton to step down early in wake of Grenfell

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:06:35 -0400

IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:03:21 -0400

Preparing for winter: commando units and IAF planes working together simulated scenarios of guerrilla warfare in a northern-Israel style terrain.
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'Mega fire' forms north of Sydney blanketing Australia's biggest city in hazardous smoke

Agence France-Presse — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:58:43 -0400

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and U.S.

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:55:02 -0400

See Shabbat times for your area.
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The Briefing: Sign up for two-minute audio news updates on WhatsApp, Apple, Spotify and Alexa twice a day

Telegraph Reporters — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:42:07 -0400

Israeli commandos train in Cyprus in drill dubbed ‘Game of Thrones’

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:41:03 -0400

Air force, special forces travel to Mediterranean island for fourth time in 3 years; exercise meant to simulate fighting in rocky, mountainous terrain similar to Lebanon

Body of missing Arab Israeli teen found in suspected murder

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:21:04 -0400

Family members say Adel Khatib received a call Wednesday to go to a school in Shfaram before disappearing; 4 suspects detained for questioning

Tufts University to remove Sackler name from buildings and programs

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:09:17 -0400

The Sacklers have come under fire for their central role in the opioid crisis that has led to hundreds of thousands of American deaths.
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Amid opiod crisis, Tufts removes Sackler name from buildings, programs

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:07:13 -0400

Dean of medical school says students 'find it objectionable' to be in facilities named after family under fire for role in the crisis; university won't return donations

Uber reports 107 US deaths connected to car-hire app over two years

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:46:28 -0400

Both passengers and drivers have been the victims of sexual and physical assault, the report reveals.
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Saudi Aramco raises $25.6 billion in biggest-ever IPO

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:43:56 -0400

Sale of stake in kingdom's national oil company makes it the most valuable firm in the world, but comes up short of $2 trillion valuation hoped for by crown prince

Israel sending team to Samoa to help battle measles outbreak

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:15:29 -0400

Emergency medical team to be dispatched in coordination with WHO; at least 63 people, mostly children, have died since mid-October, with the crisis blamed on 'anti-vaxxers'

London Bridge hero who tackled killer with fire extinguisher revealed to be killer on parole

Telegraph Reporters — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:59:11 -0400

London Bridge hero who tackled killer with fire extinguisher was close friend of victim Jack Merritt

Verity Bowman — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:59:11 -0400

Indian police kill 4 men suspected of gang rape, murder; draw cheers

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:57:09 -0400

Indian police have frequently been accused of extra-judicial killings, called "encounters", especially in gangland wars in Mumbai and insurrections in Punjab and Kashmir.
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West Virginia probing photo of corrections officer trainees making Nazi salute

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:48:46 -0400

Governor orders firing of any state employees found to have been involved in the image: 'This will not be tolerated on my watch'

Friday morning news briefing: How Labour anti-Semitism cases 'disappeared'

Danny Boyle — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:38:16 -0400

German activists apologize for using Holocaust victims’ ashes in protest

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:34:52 -0400

The art-activist collective placed a large container of soil samples containing human remains near the German parliament.
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12,000-year-old Galilee artifacts reset plaster production clock by 2 millennia

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:33:55 -0400

Scientific study of plaster used in cemetery near Ein Gev indicates community must have worked together to bury their deceased, shedding new light on ritual and mass production

Former Miss Iraq speaks out at UN about Jewish refugees

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:17:46 -0400

Sarah Idan, who received death threats after she posted the selfie with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, spoke of what she learned about the issue when she visited Israel last year.
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IDF tests new rocket propulsion system

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:12:48 -0400

The test comes as tensions remain high with Iran.
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NY to DC, Paris, Dublin, Hague: Israel gains legitimacy around the world

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:11:57 -0400

According to a report on Channel 13, the US has approached the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Morocco to promote normalization of ties.
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Fusion of art, artistry: Studio of Her Own moves into Litvinovsky's home

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:09:24 -0400

The new Studio of Her Own in the Litvinovsky Painter’s House – Beit Hatzayar will be a home for women artists to meet, learn and create.
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Parenting with data

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:08:33 -0400

Emily Oster explores new ways to think about the dilemmas of child-rearing
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Prayer for people who don’t usually pray

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:08:29 -0400

Book review: A new guide to prayer
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On Hanukkah, let's make miracles

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:07:23 -0400

RUNNING UPHILL: Hanukkah is only eight days a year, but each candle can ignite a full year’s worth of change. Here are the eight miracles – four global and four personal
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Norwegian lawmakers want Palestinian aid frozen over incitement

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:06:01 -0400

If implemented, it would spell the loss of $24 million in funding for the Palestinian Authority.
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How Malka Leifer has evaded justice for over a decade

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:03:42 -0400

Why has Israel been unable to bring an end to the shocking saga of alleged sexual abuse by the principal of an Australian haredi school?
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Israel conducts missile test defense ministry says

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:58:00 -0400

According to a New York Times report Iran has been building a stockpile of short-range ballistic missiles inside Iraq capable of threatening both Israel and Saudi Arabia

New woman’s leadership award named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:50:44 -0400

The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation announced the new Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award on Tuesday in honor of Ginsburg’s “exemplary career and life.”
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Taliban: We will win through either peace talks or war

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:38:02 -0400

Expert says US looking for "face-saving narrative" in order to exit Afghanistan
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Pictures of the Day: 6 December 2019

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:30:00 -0400

Trump may deploy 14,000 troops to counter Iran aggression

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:22:52 -0400

Multiple reports citing unnamed officials say Trump is planning to deploy the troops to counter increased Iranian adventurism in the region.
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Leaning tower of PISA: Growing gaps in Israel's scholastic performance

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:20:05 -0400

The tests revealed a growing gap in scholastic performance between Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking pupils in Israel.
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Why Netanyahu isn’t sure if he’ll ask for immunity

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:20:05 -0400

Political Affairs: Immunity means he won’t go on trial, which means he won’t be convicted, and that’s the ideal situation for Netanyahu.
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Normalizing ties with Israel not discussed in Morocco, US official says

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:19:19 -0400

After Netanyahu-Pompeo meeting, State Department officials decline to comment on stance toward possible Jordan Valley annexation; hail Rabat's 'hawkish' position on Iran

How the Israel-Iran war might begin

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:18:37 -0400

In the back of everyone’s mind there will be a constant and nagging question mark over what happens next. Everyone that is, except for Iran.
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Four suspected rapists shot dead by Indian police in Hyderabad

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:17:17 -0400

Indian police have frequently been accused of extra-judicial killings, called "encounters", especially in gangland wars in Mumbai and insurrections in Punjab and Kashmir.
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Likud: Netanyahu ready to serve only six more months

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:14:52 -0400

Blue and White: Netanyahu must say it publicly
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Without Liberman, unity is easier - analysis

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:14:11 -0400

Likud and Blue and White never needed Liberman anyway. They have 65 MKs without him, and now it will be easier to include the much more reliable haredi parties in the coalition.
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Covert Israel-based Facebook network stoked hatred for profit, report alleges

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:07:20 -0400

Massive, coordinated campaign targeted Muslim, left-wing politicians, published over 1,000 fake news posts per week to over 1 million followers, The Guardian reports

Who wins the sisterly rivalry between Rachel and Leah?

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:06:19 -0400

We choose our actions, but we cannot know which of them will have lasting impact, so we may as well stop trying to control our futures (Vayetzei)

I'm Jewish and troubled by Corbyn, but I'm still voting Labour

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:06:05 -0400

Labour's antisemitism problem is of concern, but so is a Britain outside of the European Union.
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Opinion | I'm Jewish and troubled by Corbyn, still voting Labour

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:06:05 -0400

Labour's antisemitism problem is of concern, but so is a Britain outside of the European Union.
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Defense Ministry conducts missile test over central Israel

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:00:25 -0400

Residents report seeing white trails left behind by launch, ministry says test was pre-planned, carried out successfully

Auschwitz survivor says he fears global rise of anti-Semitism

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:51:46 -0400

Frederick Terna, 96, thinks Merkel's visit to Nazi camp is positive; says he is worried by similarities he sees between today's politics and the 'narrow nationalism' of the 1930s.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion surprises even his harshest critics

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:23:18 -0400

Municipal Affairs: One year since the new mayor opened the door to his office in Safra Square in downtown Jerusalem, he has begun putting into place the policies he envisioned.
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Pro-Iran demonstrators stream into Iraqi anti-government protest camp

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:36:23 -0400

Protesters demanding end to corruption, ruling political class rattled by incursion in Baghdad, which hints at new effort to delegitimize or intimidate them

France to open anti-hate crimes office following Jewish graveyard vandalism

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:24:52 -0400

"Those who attack them, even their graves, are not worthy of the idea we have of France."
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Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:14:29 -0400

The prime minister argues it’s important for him to be first in rotation with Gantz because of unique ties to the US.
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Amid Iran tensions, US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:01:01 -0400

Pentagon mulling deployment as violence spreads in Islamic Republic and intelligence points to a growing threat from regime

Amid Iran tensions, US may send thousands more troops to Mideast

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:01:01 -0400

Pentagon mulling deployment as violence spreads in Islamic Republic and intelligence points to a growing threat from regime

Police kill suspects held over rape and murder of Indian vet after they 'attacked officers and tried to escape'

Telegraph Reporters — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:50:12 -0400

Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful, orderly protest march

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:10:31 -0400

Speaking to reporters before departing for a "courtesy visit" to Beijing, newly-installed police commissioner Chris Tang urged Hong Kongers to set a global example.
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Prince Charles thanks, celebrates UK Jewry

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:08:49 -0400

Prince Charles described the links between the British monarchy and the country's Jewish community, which he described as something special.
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Jared Kushner now negotiating a trade agreement with China

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:48:04 -0400

US president's son-in-law adds Beijing talks to his portfolio, which already includes building Mexico wall, brokering Middle East peace deal, overseeing criminal justice reform

Adding further job to his portfolio, Kushner negotiating a trade deal with China

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:48:04 -0400

US president's son-in-law already has long list of tasks includes building Mexico wall, brokering Middle East peace deal, overseeing criminal justice reform

Israeli cleantech brings recycled plastic to McDonald's in South America

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:46:00 -0400

UBQ, based in Kibbutz Tze’elim, emerged last year to unveil its solution of converting unsorted household waste into a sustainable, bio-based, climate-positive thermoplastic material.
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California to Trump administration: Release funds to fight homelessness

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:12:21 -0400

An estimated 130,000 people are homeless in California on any given day, more than any other state.
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Bar-Ilan U. study of Dead Sea mammal revolutionizes study of language

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:31:48 -0400

The study was published in the journal Evolution Letters, and shows that differing necessities in gender and life can influence using different voices for different reasons.
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How Wisconsin-born Tony Shalhoub’s Lebanese roots help him play a NY Jew on TV

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:28:54 -0400

Although the son of Christian Lebanese immigrants grew up in Green Bay -- worlds apart from the Upper West Side -- the actor says he draws on his father while playing Abe Weissman

After cracking JDC’s glass ceiling, first female CEO renovates Israel operations

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:26:37 -0400

JDC Israel head Dr. Sigal Shelach leads 105-year-old Joint into an increasingly relevant and necessary role as the de facto start-up nation of welfare and social innovation

Images of London rabbi's attackers revealed, police seek help

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:12:57 -0400

There is also a witness police are trying to find, as her testimony will greatly aid their investigation.
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Safed city engineer compensated with NIS 250,000 for wage discrimination

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:10:19 -0400

Cheli Tal worked as the city engineer since 2014, soon after which she discovered that she was being paid considerably less than her male equals working within the municipality.
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Tsfat city engineer compensated with NIS 250,000 for wage discrimination

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:48:07 -0400

Cheli Tal worked as the city engineer since 2014, soon after which she discovered that she was being payed a considerable sum less than her male equals working within the municipality.
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Claude Lanzmann’s late son’s sperm can’t father child in Israel, court says

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:13:41 -0400

European authorities shoot down request by French filmmaker's widow, who says her child's final wish before his death was to have children

Women giving birth at scandal-hit trust are still at risk, watchdog finds

Laura Donnelly — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:01:00 -0400

Millennials' modern etiquette: 40 per cent wouldn't give up seat on a train

Helena Horton — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:59:00 -0400