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After U.S. request, EU delays decision to label products from Israeli settlement

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked his EU counterpart Catherine Ashton to put off the move as he tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

By Barak Ravid | May 19, 2013 | 08:15 AM

EU foreign ministers pushing to label all settlement products
By Barak Ravid | 9

After U.S. request, EU delays decision to label products from Israeli settlements 10:10 AM
Report: Assad preparing missile strike against Tel Aviv in case attacked again 05:13 AM
Israel caught in the middle as U.S. and Russia clash over Syria's future 02:01 AM

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Report: Assad preparing missile strike against Tel Aviv in case attacked again

Syria is making preparations to strike Tel Aviv in case Israel launches another attack on its territory, The Sunday Times...

By Haaretz | 02:39 AM | 17

Israeli economy unsustainable if Haredim, Arabs don't join workforce, experts warn

The Israeli economy cannot thrive without ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israel's Arabs being more fully integrated into the workforce,...

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 02:00 AM | 2

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat launches reelection campaign

An uncharacteristic scene played out in Jerusalem on Saturday. Thousands of people showed up around the old train station at the...

By Nir Hasson | 04:37 AM

Dollar rises 2.3% against the shekel after Bank of Israel rate cut

The central bank's surprise decision last week to cut rates and buy foreign currency followed concerns that the strengthening shekel was hurting exporters.

By Eran Azran | May 19, 2013 | 04:26 AM

Land of West Bank settlement to be returned to original Palestinian owner

The land of the settlement Homesh, which was evacuated in 2006, was originally confiscated by the IDF.

By Chaim Levinson | May 19, 2013 | 04:15 AM | 2

Students comfort each other at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation

Man detained on suspicion he aided Mohamed Merah, who killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012.

By Reuters | May 18, 2013 | 10:40 PM

Thousands of Israelis protest against austerity measures

Protests are taking place in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Be'er Sheva, in front of the prime minister's house in Caesarea, and in front of businessman Yitzhak Tshuva's house in Ramat Poleg.

By Yaniv Kubovich, Gabriela Davidovich-Weisberg | May 18, 2013 | 10:09 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system

Russian military aid to Syria: Burning questions and answers

What are the new missile systems that Russia is reportedly supplying to Syria?Two systems. One, the S-300, is an advanced version...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 08:34 AM

Assad accuses Israel of giving intel to Syrian rebel groups

Syrian President Bashar Assad yesterday accused Israel of aiding Syrian rebel groups by giving them logistical support and...

By Jack Khoury, News Agencies | 07:56 AM

AG tells state to remove empty structures at West Bank outpost of Migron

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told the state last week to remove the empty structures at the evacuated Migron outpost in the...

By Chaim Levinson | 01:15 AM

Middle East

Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at an altitude of 8,848 metres.

First Saudi woman climbs Mount Everest

A 25-year-old university graduate has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to climb Mt Everest, authorities in Nepal...

By DPA | 07:44 PM | 3

Egypt's opposition attacks Muslim Brotherhood-backed NGO draft law

Egypt's main opposition bloc said on Saturday that a Muslim Brotherhood-backed bill to regulate human rights groups and other...

By Reuters | 06:50 PM

Palestinians walking toward the Egyptian border crossing with Gaza in Rafah, Egypt

Egypt blocks Gaza border, Hamas calls continued closure 'unjustified'

Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again...

By Reuters | 04:59 PM | 29

Jewish World

In Budapest, a revival of Jewish studies - and not just among Jews

BUDAPEST A small but growing English-language Jewish studies program here is attracting students, Jews and non-Jews alike, from...

By Judy Maltz | 01:02 AM

A new form of authority / Parashat Nasso

The sages interpreted the Song of Songs as reflecting the relationship between God and the Jewish people. This working assumption...

By Yakov Meir | 12:58 PM

Angelina Jolie's 'Jewish genetic mutation'

The "faulty" gene that Angelina Jolie credited with her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy is one of three genetic...

By Dan Even | 03:50 PM | 10

Israeli Eurovision delegation threatened in Sweden

Member of the Israeli delegation tells Swedish radio he and two compatriots were threatened on the streets of Malmo.

By JTA | May 16, 2013 | 08:04 PM | 31

Shavuot, the forgotten holiday

Unlike most Jewish holidays, Shavuot has no sad undertones. Could this be why 'the Torah’s birthday’ is generally overlooked?

By Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger | May 16, 2013 | 07:30 AM | 2

Sheldon Adelson ordered to pay $70 million to Hong Kong businessman

Richard Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping Las Vegas Sands land a lucrative gambling license in Macau.

By The Associated Press | May 16, 2013 | 02:34 PM

Prehistoric man

Artifacts on display.
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Arrowheads on display.
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A woman was found buried with her dog, making the site the oldest known canine burial...
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Artifacts on display.
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Artifacts on display.
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Artifacts on display
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Museum of Prehistoric Man
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