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BREAKING NEWS

05:12
Oklahoma tornado death toll at 51; many of them children (Reuters)
03:59
At least 37 dead in Oklahoma; scores hospitalized. Officials say numbers expected to rise (AP)
03:17
Oklahoma tornado rated EF4, second strongest level, U.S. gov't agency says (Reuters)
03:03
Powerful storms ravage Oklahoma City suburbs; dozens of casualties reported (AP)
01:42
Obama to meet next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California (DPA)
00:18
Appointment of Daniel Hershkowitz, ex-minister of science, to head Bar-Ilan Uni. approved (Haaretz)
23:03
U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists (Reuters)
22:54
25-year-old man shot in Holon, hospitalized in serious condition (Israel Radio)
22:53
U.S. condemns Hezbollah's 'direct intervention' in Syria (DPA)
21:20
John Kerry names Ira Forman as U.S. anti-Semitism envoy (Haaretz)
20:39
Be'er Sheva shooter's name released: Itamar Alon (Haaretz)
19:31
MK Dov Khenin: Murder in Be'er Sheva - a warning sign for the entire society (Ch. 10)
18:45
British Foreign Secretary: 'No options off table' over Syria (Reuters)
18:37
Russia: Assad foes must come to Syria meeting without conditions (Reuters)
18:28
Four Palestinians stole a truck delivering eggs in the West Bank (Ch. 10)

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Diplomacy & Defense

Kerry calls Israeli envoy to protest legalization of West Bank outposts

In unusual move, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry phones Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren to demand explanations, voice protest.

By Barak Ravid | May 21, 2013 | 02:59 AM

Givat Assaf - Moti Milrod - 10112011

Israel to legalize four West Bank settlement outposts slated for demolition
By Reuters and Chaim Levinson | 67

An El Al Israel Airlines airplane sits on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York

Canada deports Palestinian hijacker after 25-year legal battle

Former PFLP commando, convicted in 1968 of attack on Israeli El Al plane, 'made a mockery of [Canada's] legal system,' immigration minister says.

By Reuters | May 13, 2013 | 09:17 PM | 7

A white phosphorus shell exploding over Gaza City in 2008.

IDF to stop using shells with white phosphorus in populated areas, state tells High Court

Human rights groups say the announcement does not obviate their demand for a prohibition against the munition, which they say killed dozens of Palestinians during Operation Cast Lead.

By Gili Cohen | May 13, 2013 | 08:56 PM | 28

Haredi soldier - Alex Levac

IDF rabbinate creating new, paid positions for ultra-Orthodox recruits

Army rabbis seek to recruit Haredim as kashrut supervisors, ritual scribes and burial experts, but critics within the defense establishment say high cost is unjustified, for these jobs won't provide recruits with skills needed for civilian profession.

By Amos Harel | May 13, 2013 | 07:04 PM | 2

Tel Aviv skyline 16/09/07 Nir Keidar

Military Intelligence unit to ditch free offices for costly new building

IDF says unit suffers from overcrowding; constructing more buildings on existing base would be even costlier, it adds.

By Gili Cohen | May 13, 2013 | 06:16 PM

Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.

IDF arrests two members of Fatah's military wing in West Bank raid

Israeli soldiers and Palestinians exchange fire in arrest operation at refugee camp, witnesses say

By Jack Khoury | May 13, 2013 | 12:20 PM | 3

IDF tanks drill

In resisting budget cuts, IDF tells state: Reduce security threats, not training

For first time in years, public opinion supports the treasury's efforts to cut the defense budget. One of the main reasons the IDF is so afraid of cuts is that it is facing too many security scenarios at once.

By Amos Harel | May 13, 2013 | 01:44 AM | 11

Mustafa Dirani Captain George Channel 2

Israeli interrogator accused of torture: Suspects must believe anything goes

Army major known as Capt. George, accused by Lebanese terrorist Mustafa Dirani of torture and rape, says terror suspects have to believe there are no boundaries to interrogation tactics.

By Gili Cohen | May 12, 2013 | 07:32 PM | 15

Turkey Hatay Province

Syrian conflict nears Turkey, threatening to spark ethnic upheaval

The explosions near the Syrian border that claimed 46 lives exacerbated tensions between between locals and Syrian refugees - and among Hatay Province's ethnic groups.

By Zvi Bar'el | May 12, 2013 | 06:08 PM | 8

Shelly Yacimovich Oren Nachshon

Yacimovich to Abbas: Israel, Palestinians must renew peace process now

The opposition would throw a safety net to Netanyahu if he makes progress towards peace, Labor chairwoman says in her first meeting with Palestinian officials.

By Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis | May 12, 2013 | 02:50 PM | 11

S-300 air defense missiles.

Netanyahu trying to thwart transfer of surface-to-air missiles from Russia to Syria

The alleged Israeli bombardments in Syria came at the height of a stormy debate in Washington.

By Amos Harel | May 12, 2013 | 07:02 AM | 22

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Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Kerry returns to Middle East, as U.S. and Russia wrangle over Syria crisis

By Reuters | 09:01 PM

William Hague speaking during a news conference

Britain: EU should rethink embargo on sending weapons to Syria rebels

By Reuters | 07:13 PM

Syrian troops.

Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah try to retake rebel town near Lebanon border

By Reuters | 09:05 PM | 8

National

MK Michal Rosin, on right, with MK Tamar Zandberg in the Knesset. March 9, 2013.

Israeli ministers back bill forcing sexual harassers to pay triple in damages - even without proof of harm

By Jonathan Lis | 05:27 AM

Haifa port.

Israel’s fattest paychecks go to port workers, at NIS 38,000 / month

By Moti Bassok, Daniel Schmil, Ora Coren, Avi Bar-Eli | 05:13 AM

IDF-Blau slideshow, May 11, 2012

Ex-IDF chief rabbi takes over Israel’s new Jewish Identity Administration

By Yair Ettinger | 05:00 AM

The Iran Debate

Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in Almaty

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official

By Reuters | 08:34 PM | 7

Iran nuclear talks

UN watchdog, Ashton to press Iran on nuclear program

By Reuters | 12:41 PM | 6

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (C) is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Waste not, strike Iran not

By Uri Misgav | 10:07 AM | 10

World

A tornado passes across south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013.

Scores die as ferocious tornado ravages Oklahoma

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 04:19 AM

Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds

By Gili Cohen | 04:32 PM | 16

Acting IRS director resigns over targeting of conservative and pro-Israel groups

By The Associated Press, Haaretz | 10:40 AM | 2

Features

Hugh Hefner

Word of the day / Stootz

By David Sarna Galdi | 04:08 AM

R. Ellen Lippman

U.S. Reform Jewish seminary reconsidering policy against intermarried students

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen | 02:11 AM

Settlers with guns

One in 19 private Israeli citizens owns a licensed gun - what criteria must they meet?

By Gili Cohen | 11:03 PM | 2

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