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Israel vs. Google

Google goes all the way to Jerusalem to discuss its 'Palestine' policy

Israel's Foreign Ministry fails in its attempt to convince Google representatives to get 'Palestine' off the tech giant's products.

By Ido Kenan | Jun 19, 2013 | 06:38 PM | 3

Palestinian homepage of Google's search engine reads 'Palestine.'

Google's put Palestine on the map. So has Israel's acting foreign minister
By Bradley Burston | 7

Google goes all the way to Jerusalem to discuss its 'Palestine' policy 07:30 PM
Hamas: Political, financial ties with Iran worsened over Syria war 06:03 PM
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Former Mossad chief and ambassadors ask: What is Israel's role in changing Mideast? 02:44 PM
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Hamas: Political, financial ties with Iran worsened over Syria war

Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group's support of...

By Reuters | 05:09 PM

Pet Shop Boys singer defends Israel concert amid boycott calls

Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant defended his band’s decision to play in Israel amid pressure to cancel the June 23 concert.A...

By JTA | 05:07 PM

Ex-Mossad chief: Israel can't sit and wait - it must take initiative with Arab world

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan headlined a major panel Wednesday focusing on the role of Israel in a changing Middle East, at the...

By Haaretz | 01:27 PM | 6

Jewish mayor of Montreal resigns amid fraud, corruption charges

Michael Applebaum vows to fight charges in latest major Canadian municipal scandal.

By Reuters | Jun 19, 2013 | 01:02 PM

The high-tech future of Israel's wars

Discussions during the 'war session' at Israel's Presidential Conference advise that although high-tech methods of modern warfare give results, 'they are ephemeral.'

By Danna Harman | Jun 19, 2013 | 06:40 PM

An illustrative picture of an ultra-Orthodox woman

Health Ministry to HMOs: Stop gender segregation at Haredi clinics

After discovering examples of separate entrances, waiting rooms and visiting hours for men and women, the ministry demanded an end to such segregation.

By Ronny Linder-Ganz, Dan Even | Jun 19, 2013 | 03:00 PM

Israel Police officer tells Haaretz: War on 'price tag' attacks far from over

Officer pessimistic about chances of stopping right-wing hate crimes over next few months, citing lack of deterrence and the strong trust and cohesion among the perpetrators.

By Chaim Levinson, Gili Cohen, Yaniv Kubovich | Jun 19, 2013 | 02:44 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Ben-Yosef Livnat was shot dead by Palestinian forces at Joseph's Tomb on April 24, 2011

IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects over 2011 Joseph's Tomb attack

The Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces arrested three members of the Palestinian security services who were allegedly...

By Gili Cohen | 03:41 PM

Saeed Jalili, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Hasan Rowhani

In light of recent declarations, mystery surrounds who is speaking in Iran's name

It’s commonly thought that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is responsible for all matters concerning Iran’s nuclear program, while...

By Zvi Bar'el | 04:00 AM | 8

MKs launch new caucus to educate Knesset about U.S. Jews

Labor MK Nachman Shai formed on Thursday a new caucus designed to improve Knesset members' understanding of the American Jewish...

By Haaretz | 01:16 AM

Middle East

Middlesex Guildhall, home of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

British Supreme Court quashes sanctions on Iranian bank

The U.K.'s highest court has ruled that the British government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on an Iranian bank in 2009...

By Reuters | 03:10 PM

Hassan Jazera, one of the leaders of the Ghurabaa al-sham brigade

Syrian rebels launch attack to block northern highway leading to Turkey

Rebels attacked a main highway in northern Syria on Wednesday, opposition groups said, to try to choke off a major supply line...

By Reuters | 02:56 PM

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks with Syrian refugees in Jordan

UN: Syria civil war pushes number of world refugees, displaced people up to 45.2 million

The civil war in Syria contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an...

By The Associated Press | 12:08 PM

Jewish World

Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum announces his resignation

Jewish mayor of Montreal resigns amid fraud, corruption charges

Michael Applebaum, the first Jewish mayor of Montreal, resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption...

By Reuters | 01:02 PM

Some say there’s no such thing as Ashkenazi DNA

How Ashkenazi are you? Tapping into genetic secrets online

Catherine Afarian calls herself a love child of the 70s. Her mother discovered that she was pregnant after she had broken off...

By The Forward | 07:10 PM | 2

U.S. Jews call for civility in chief rabbi race after harassment of Tzohar's David Stav

Jewish groups have called for civility in the campaign for chief rabbi of Israel after candidate Rabbi David Stav was harassed at...

By JTA, Yair Ettinger, Aimee Neistat | 08:06 PM

When rabbis intermarry

Protecting Judaism by avoiding intermarriage starts at home.

By The Forward | Jun 18, 2013 | 06:07 PM

Discovery of ancient ritual bath makes waves among U.S. Jews

Excavation of century-old mikveh in a small farming village in southeastern Connecticut counters common conceptions about the Russian Jews who immigrated to America.

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen | Jun 18, 2013 | 03:32 PM | 2

Brouhaha over Israel boiling Down Under

Cross-accusations among Jewish leaders in debate on Israel spill over into annual Limmud Oz conference.

By Dan Goldberg | Jun 17, 2013 | 11:56 AM | 10

The Luna Park in Tel Aviv

Hold onto your breakfast! A ride at tel Aviv's Luna Park.
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David Bachar
Taking a spin around Luna Park in north Tel Aviv.
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David Bachar
Luna Park in north Tel Aviv.
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Nir Keidar
Luna Park in north Tel Aviv.
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David Bachar