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U.S. pressuring Israel at highest levels

Kerry called Netanyahu - not Israel's U.S. envoy - to protest West Bank outposts

American source tells Haaretz that while its report earlier this week of such a conversation was true, the 'high-ranking' recipient of Kerry's disapproval was none other than Israel's PM; Kerry now in Jerusalem for talks with Netanyahu, Livni on peace process.

By Barak Ravid | May 23, 2013 | 02:08 PM

John Kerry and Benjamiin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel wants to renew talks with Palestinians, above all
By Haaretz | 2

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Nefesh B'Nefesh up in arms over Israel's plan to revoke tax exemption for immigrants

Plans to revoke the exemption on reporting assets abroad granted to new immigrants has the Absorption Ministry and immigration...

By Hila Weissberg | 10:29 AM

A screen grab from a video of one of the suspected perpetrators of the London attack, May 22, 2013.

Cameron convenes U.K. intel chiefs in wake of suspected terror attack

Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a...

By Reuters | 12:51 PM

Jewish men look on as rescuers at bombing site - Bloomberg - July 18, 1994.

Two suspects in Argentina Jewish Center bombing running for Iran president

Two suspects in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires are candidates in Iran’s presidential election.Mohsen Rezai...

By JTA | 01:01 PM

'Israel working with Syrian villagers, maintaining intense intel activity'

New York Times says Israel has discounted the possibility of a buffer zone in Syria as it would be seen as incursion and spark immediate conflict with Assad's forces, but is considering a 'proxy' force in the country.

By Haaretz | May 23, 2013 | 10:00 AM | 7

France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list

French official says Paris move was encouraged by Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian civil war.

By Reuters | May 23, 2013 | 12:04 PM

Tourist tip #242 / Labneh

You can even make this this rich, tangy Middle Eastern cheese in your hotel room.

By Debra Kamin | May 23, 2013 | 10:03 AM

British guilty of disguised anti-Semitism, Israeli minister tells The Telegraph

Strategic Affairs minister Yuval Steinitz says British perceptions of Israel were more negative than those of other Western or European countries, and the U.S.

By Haaretz | May 23, 2013 | 02:10 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel wants to renew talks with Palestinians, above all

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem on Thursday, as part of recent efforts to...

By Haaretz | 12:16 PM | 2

Senators Robert Menendez (R) and Lindsey Graham speak to reporters just after the Senate voted 99-0

U.S. House committee approves measure to back Israel in case of nuclear Iran attack

A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran - and...

By Reuters | 02:28 AM | 15

IAEA: Iran expanding sensitive nuclear capacity, but remains below Israeli 'red line'

Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds of more centrifuges at its Natanz plant, a UN nuclear...

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 06:58 PM | 21

Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaking in Amman

Kerry: Assad's achievements in recent days only temporary

Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to...

By Reuters | 10:50 PM | 12

U.S. willing to keep Assad in the picture to avoid threat of all-out Mideast war

The rationale for avoiding foreign military intervention in Syria, which is based on the fear of an outbreak of regional war,...

By Zvi Bar'el | 05:05 PM | 15

Syrian fighters praying near the town of Yayladagi, at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after bombings that killed 51

Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government,...

By Reuters | 03:15 PM

Jewish World

Ibragim Todashev pictured in a mug shot taken on May 4th, 2013.

Boston bomber's friend, slain in Florida, eyed in Jewish murders

A Chechen friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed after becoming enraged over questioning about his possible role in the murder of...

By The Forward | 03:26 AM | 2

U.S. Jews need to decide if they are tourists in Israel, or extended family

Israelis, understandably, are being consumed by the budget negotiations that are currently taking place. The global economic...

By Joel Braunold / Jewish World blogger | 11:14 AM | 2

Low-cost airline Ryanair mulls Israel-Auschwitz route

The low-cost airline Ryanair announced it was considering flying a route from Tel Aviv to Krakow, the southern Polish city...

By JTA | 04:00 PM | 6

Germany's Merkel awarded prize for denouncing anti-Semitism

The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) congratulates the chancellor for her support of German Jewish community.

By DPA | May 22, 2013 | 09:18 PM

The 'Jew in a box' on Masada

In a variation on the controversial exhibit at Berlin's Jewish Museum, the soferim at Israel's ancient fortress site engage visitors with a vibrant tradition passed on through an ancient craft - the writing of our Torah.

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks / Jewish World blogger | May 22, 2013 | 12:34 PM

Los Angeles elects Eric Garcetti as its first Jewish mayor

The 42-year-old veteran city councilman's mother is Jewish and he was raised as a Jew. On his father’s side, he is of mixed Italian and Mexican heritage.

By JTA | May 22, 2013 | 03:41 PM

Israel's motley mosaics

One of many stunning mosaics found in Tzippori.
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Moshe Gilad
Fruit basket at the Inn of the Good Samaritan
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Miriam Feinberg Vamosh
Cross at Mamshit from the period before the Church banned such images on church floor...
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Miriam Feinberg Vamosh
Geometric pattern at Inn of the Good Samaritan
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Bird at Mamshit.
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