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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

15:00
Ten Islamist militants sentenced to death in Bangladesh (DPA)
14:30
UN: Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel (Reuters)
12:27
Russia to fulfill Syria S-300 missile system contract, Foreign Minister Lavrov says (AP)
11:56
Netanyahu speaks to EU's Ashton, presses her to blacklist Hezbollah (Haaretz)
11:55
State witness in Tel Aviv gay center shooting disappears; police launch search (Haaretz)
10:28
India floods strand thousands; more than 100 dead (AP)
10:13
Jewish educator who survived Soviet Gulag, Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, dies at 84 (AP)
09:11
Nazareth man arrested after fleeing police checkpoint, trying to wound police (Haaretz)
04:36
FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil (Reuters)
02:47
Actor James Gandolfini, Mob boss in HBO series 'The Sopranos,' dies (Reuters)
02:47
Report: Saudi Arabia supplies Syrian rebels in Aleppo with anti-tank missiles (Haaretz)
02:08
Mortar shell fired from Syria hits Israeli northern border (Army Radio)
00:46
U.S. official: Talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days' (Reuters)
22:10
U.S. State Department: No U.S. talks with the Taliban are scheduled (AFP)
21:54
One dead after Jordanians exchange fire with armed men attempting to cross Syria border (Haaretz)

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day / Hamarmoret

Heading to the pharmacy after a long night of drinking? Now you'll know how to describe what's ailing you, in pure Hebrew.

By David Sarna Galdi | Jun 20, 2013 | 08:05 AM

hamarmoret

mastik

Word of the Day / Mastik

Chew on this: the Hebrew word for gum has ancient Greek roots and beat out a more formal competitor to stick with the Israeli public.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 19, 2013 | 09:05 AM

Turkish coffee

Word of the day / Botz

The drink of Ottoman Sultans is now known in Israel as simply 'black coffee' or, more endearingly, 'mud'.

By David Sarna Galdi | Jun 18, 2013 | 01:08 PM

miltacha

Word of the Day / Meltakha

The Hebrew word for wardrobe is another useful term to add to your collection.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 17, 2013 | 09:02 AM

Putting on lipstick.

Word of the Day / Koksinel

A politically incorrect Hebrew word for cross-dressing and feminine-appearing men has origins in red dye, ladybugs, Christian symbolism and a transsexual French entertainer.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 16, 2013 | 12:30 PM | 3

Mall

Word of the Day / Kanyon

To escape the summer heat, Israelis love to dip into the canyon. And by that, we mean the mega shopping mall.

By David Sarna Galdi | Jun 14, 2013 | 10:35 AM

hyrax

Word of the Day / Shafan

Biblical confusion about two furry animals still carries over today, with the hyrax winning out as the symbol of cowardice in Hebrew.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 13, 2013 | 08:53 AM

mahsanit

Word of the Day / Makhsanit

It's no coincidence that the English and Hebrew words for a gun's magazine are similar in form, both originating in the Middle East.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 12, 2013 | 08:52 AM

mishkafayim

Word of the Day / Mishkafayim

If it weren't for a certain teacher from Eastern Europe who knew his Greek, the vision-impaired among us might still be walking around with 'eye houses.'

By Elon Gilad | Jun 11, 2013 | 07:03 PM | 2

hamtzan

Word of the Day / Hamzan

The name for the element oxygen evolved a bit before it was solidified. Hebrew had to hold its breath even longer until it found a suitable name for oxygen in 1887.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 10, 2013 | 10:06 AM

wotd

Word of the Day / Halalit

When space travel was capturing the world's imagination, one man launched a new Hebrew word for 'spaceship' that has been in orbit ever since.

By Elon Gilad | Jun 9, 2013 | 08:33 AM

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