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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:38
Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day / Lanetzah

The American-Israeli alliance is eternal, stated Barack Obama upon his arrival - using the eternal Hebrew word, lanetzah.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 21, 2013 | 10:23 AM

eternity

sihakta ota

Word of the Day / Sihakta ota שִׂחַקְתָּ אוֹתָהּ

This term, which sometimes connotes maneuvering, is perhaps most closely related to the English phrase 'well played.'

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 26, 2013 | 08:48 AM

fish

Word of the Day / Parve פַּרְוֶה

In Hebrew, the word not only denotes a dietary neutral, as in 'neither milk nor meat,' but also an anemic personality.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 25, 2013 | 08:50 AM

WOTD

Word of the Day / Nahafokh hu נַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא

The story of Purim is a story of the tables being turned and from it we get this topsy-turvy phrase for when something isn't quite as it seems.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 24, 2013 | 08:14 AM

Flood

Word of the Day / Tihye bari תִּהְיֶה בָּרִיא

It means "be well," except when it doesn't. As in, "You want to drive through that flood anyway? Good luck with that."

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 22, 2013 | 08:01 AM

adeloyada

Word of the Day / Adloyada עַדְלָיָדַע

The name for the annual Purim parade that takes place in many Israeli cities comes from an Aramaic phrase telling us how drunk to get on the holiday.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 21, 2013 | 08:59 AM

cake

Word of the Day / Im kvar אִם כְּבָר

If you're going to do something, do it properly. Going to eat cake? Go for a luscious one.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 20, 2013 | 08:38 AM

kitbag

Word of the Day / She'elat kitbag שְׁאֵלת קיטבֵּג

In Israel, many a soldier has had to run with a duffel bag on his back because a comrade asked a question that it's best not to ask.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 19, 2013 | 09:03 AM

watermill

Word of the Day / Lizrom לזרם

Unlike fish in a school, you can resist being manipulated by the exhortations of the gang into flowing with something you don't feel like doing.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 18, 2013 | 04:00 PM

Black beer

Word of the Day / Bira shehora בִּירָה שְׁחֹרָה

Israel's dark malt only sounds alcoholic; it even has health benefits for nursing women and cancer prevention.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 17, 2013 | 06:14 PM

cake

Word of the Day / Hatikha חֲתִיכָה

This word applies whether you want a piece of cake or a piece of that hottie you just spotted.

By Shoshana Kordova | Feb 15, 2013 | 08:31 AM

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