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Palestinian boy ‘killed’ by Israel at start of intifada wasn’t shot, didn’t die

National Israeli panel of inquiry says iconic footage from start of second intifada reveals that Palestinian child apparently caught by IDF bullets did not actually die in the incident.

By Barak Ravid | May 19, 2013 | 06:40 PM | 11

Israeli physician acquitted of libel against Mohammed al-Dura's father
By Avi Issacharoff | 20

Israeli panel: Palestinian boy 'killed' by IDF at start of intifada did not actually die 07:25 PM
Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds 06:50 PM
Russian military aid to Syria: Burning questions and answers 04:21 PM
Netanyahu: Israel will continue to prevent transfer of arms from Syria to Hezbollah 11:53 AM
AG tells state to remove empty structures at West Bank outpost of Migron 10:55 AM
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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President Shimon Peres sent a personal message on Friday to his Turkish counterpart, President Abdullah Gul, expressing his...

By Barak Ravid | 06:00 PM

The separation fence east of the West Bank settlement of Alfei Menashe.

Israel effectively barring tourists from West Bank by neglecting to explain mandatory permit

Since the beginning of 2013, Israel has forbidden tourists from the United States and other countries to enter the territories...

By Amira Hass | 06:04 PM

From Poland to Azerbaijan: Israel is world's largest exporter of drones

Israel is the world's largest exporter of unmanned aircraft, in terms of the number of systems sold, a study has found.Over the...

By Gili Cohen | 04:32 PM | 7

Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah try to retake rebel town

At least 32 people killed, opposition activists report, as forces loyal to President Assad clash with rebels around a major town close to the border with Lebanon; activists say shells hitting town at rate of 50 per minute.

By Reuters | May 19, 2013 | 04:48 PM

Netanyahu: Not true that Israel prefers Assad to rebels

PM refutes Times of London report; Israeli politicians shouldn't take sides for fear of diverting the debate towards Israel, says Tzipi Livni.

By Barak Ravid | May 19, 2013 | 03:22 PM | 2

Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system

From S-300 to Yakhonts: Q&A on Russian military aid to Syria

What are the new missile systems Russia is supplying to the Assad regime and how will they affect the region? Anshel Pfeffer breaks it down.

By Anshel Pfeffer | May 19, 2013 | 01:16 PM | 7

Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping

Another border crossing, between Egypt and Gaza, has been blocked since Friday; police seek to press the Morsi government to secure the release of their colleagues, who were abducted by Islamist gunmen.

By Reuters | May 19, 2013 | 02:57 PM | 2

Diplomacy & Defense

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 | 02:15 PM

France in talks with U.S. and Israel to buy drones

France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defense...

By Reuters | 01:44 PM | 3

Netanyahu: Israel will continue to prevent transfer of arms from Syria to Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a government meeting on Sunday that Israel will prevent advanced weapons from being...

By Barak Ravid | 11:15 AM | 6

Middle East

Memebers ofIran's Revolutionary Guard and a clergyman walk on U.S. and Israel flags, iran

Iran hangs two spies allegedly working for Israel and U.S., local media reports

Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency...

By Reuters | 11:23 AM | 2

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 | 7

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

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Hungary for Jewish identity

BUDAPEST Each person in turn describes his or hers as "the classic Hungarian Jewish story."Their grandparents lived through the...

By Judy Maltz | 09:37 PM

The Jewish birthday blessing that teaches us to count

I recently celebrated a birthday. It wasn’t a milestone birthday just a day marking another year. Over the course of the day, a...

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | 12:01 PM

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'Death to Jews’ tattoo costs Hungarian martial artist Prague gig

A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from a tournament in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading...

By JTA | 06:30 PM

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

Angelina Jolie's 'Jewish genetic mutation'

A study of 5,405 U.S. women with the common Ashkenazi Jewish mutation that increases carriers' risk of breast cancer, who were treated at the Mayo Clinic during the 1990s, found 45 percent chose prophylactic mastectomy, like Angelina Jolie.

By Dan Even | May 16, 2013 | 03:50 PM | 10

A new form of authority / Parashat Nasso

With these words, God praises the Jewish people for its beauty, which is revealed when it displays its desire to voluntarily offer a gift for the Tabernacle.

By Yakov Meir | May 17, 2013 | 12:58 PM

Jordan River to drink up Kinneret water

The southern Jordan River.
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Yaron Kaminsky
The southern Jordan River.
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Yaron Kaminsky
The southern Jordan River.
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Yaron Kaminsky
The southern Jordan River.
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Gil Eliahu
The southern Jordan River.
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The southern Jordan River.
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