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How did Israel reach a NIS 40 billion budget deficit?

The blame for the deficit is being placed everywhere - from professional incompetence by treasury officials to an inability to implement structural reforms in areas like the defense budget.

By Hagai Amit | May 18, 2013 | 07:02 PM | 6

Yair Lapid: Budget will aid middle class in long term
By TheMarker and Moti Bassok

How did Israel reach a NIS 40 billion budget deficit? 10:22 PM
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Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday evening to protest against the government's planned austerity measures.The...

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

Israeli men who want it all: But can they get a job after being stay-at-home dads?

Asaf Rothem sat across from the marketing manager, certain that the interview was over. He was applying for a job in the content...

By Naomi Darom | 01:50 PM | 3

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria.

Assad accuses Israel of providing intelligence to Syrian rebels

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

By Haaretz | 08:02 PM | 5

Hamas says Egypt's closure of Gaza crossing 'unjustified'

Angered by kidnapping of seven Egyptian policemen by Islamist gunmen in Sinai, Egypt keeps Gaza crossing closed Friday and Saturday, leaving hundreds of Palestinian travelers stranded.

By Reuters | May 18, 2013 | 04:59 PM | 27

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

First Saudi woman climbs Mount Everest

Raha Moharrak, a 25-year-old university graduate, reached the world's highest peak, said an official at the Nepal Mountaineering Department.

By DPA | May 18, 2013 | 07:44 PM | 2

Meat and greet: Art festival reaches the Arab Galilee

The curators of the Mediterranean Biennale have deflected flack from all sides to bring this exhibition to Sakhnin.

By Shany Littman | May 16, 2013 | 02:26 PM

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

NSF, an alliance of liberal and leftist opposition parties, says the draft law submitted to the Shura Council, which for now has legislative powers, was more restrictive than laws under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

By Reuters | May 18, 2013 | 06:50 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Syrian rebels claim Assad forces used chemical weapons again

Syrian rebels have accused President Bashar Assad's forces of using chemical weapons in new attacks in Damasucus and Idlib,...

By Jack Khoury | 01:48 PM | 12

Israeli official: Assad preferable to extremist rebels, The Times of London reports

Israel prefers the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria to continue than see a takeover of the country by rebel Islamist...

By Haaretz | 09:20 AM | 21

U.S. warns Russian missiles may embolden Syria's Assad, prolong conflict

A Russian shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria could embolden President Bashar Assad's forces and prolong the conflict, the...

By Reuters, DPA | 10:54 PM | 52

Middle East

Aftermath of car bomb blast in Turkish town of Reyhanli, near Syria border.

Turkish police detain prime suspect of bombings that killed over 50 on the Syrian border

Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50...

By Reuters | 03:07 PM | 4

Egyptian soldiers standing guard - Reuters - August 10, 2012.

Egyptian policemen block crossing with Gaza

Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security...

By Reuters | 12:40 PM | 5

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama during a joint news conf

Turkey PM Erdogan confirms June visit to Gaza, West Bank

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Thursday that he plans to travel to the Gaza Strip in June, for a trip that...

By Jack Khoury, Reuters | 09:23 PM | 8

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

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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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