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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

12:37
Germany to support blacklisting of Hezbollah's militant wing (Haaretz)
12:35
Stones hurled toward Israeli car near Bethlehem, wounding none; IDF searching area (Haaretz)
11:56
Official: Some shots fired by police during bank standoff were discharged in error (Haaretz)
11:55
AG to probe state funding of public officials' activities in Israel and abroad (Haaretz)
11:00
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor (AP)
09:27
Police raid municipal building in central Israel, arresting several officials including mayor
09:19
Soldier killed in land mine blast posthumously promoted to corporal (Haaretz)
09:18
Islamist militants release seven Egyptian police kidnapped in Sinai (Reuters)
09:17
Five arrested in connection with deaths of two girls in Bedouin town; father at large (Haaretz)
07:25
IDF releases name of soldier killed in land mine blast: Roee Israel Alfi, 19, of Gan Yavne (Haaretz)
06:51
FBI names Benghazi suspect, officials say not enough evidence yet for arrests (AP)
05:50
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing (Reuters)
04:48
Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes (AP)
03:26
Pentagon asking congress for $450 million for Guantanamo prison (AP)
02:11
U.S. Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels (Reuters)

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National

Bedouin mother among five arrested over her two daughters' murders

The girls, 3 and 5, were found strangled to death; mother complained to the police the night before the murder, saying that the father, who remains at large, threatened to hurt the girls.

By Yanir Yagna, Jack Khoury | May 22, 2013 | 12:45 PM

Scene of Bedouin girls' death

Bodies of two girls, aged 3 and 5, found in southern Bedouin town
By Yanir Yagna and Jack Khoury

Omri Hayun with his mother

Israeli blogger faces arrest for urging citizens to create 'chaos' against government

After Omri Hayun railed against Israel's economic situation last week on the social networking site, he found police knocking at his door.

By Yaniv Kubovich, Oded Yaron | May 22, 2013 | 10:30 AM | 3

Legal dispute over application of Absentee Property Law

Supreme Court orders Israel's AG to explain law allowing confiscation of Palestinian land in Jerusalem

Critics say the law, passed soon after Israel was founded to claim the property of Palestinian refugees, is now used to unjustly seize property at the edge of Jerusalem.

By Nir Hasson | May 22, 2013 | 09:15 AM | 19

Be'er Sheva Bank Hapoalim

Be'er Sheva bank reeling from deadly shooting as victims are laid to rest

Bank Hapoalim branch where four people were shot dead by disgruntled customer who then turned gun on himself reopens for business, but normalcy is far from being restored.

By Yanir Yagna | May 22, 2013 | 08:40 AM

The red palm weevil.

Date palms across Israel fall prey to beetle infestation

Infested city palm trees at risk of falling, thus posing danger to pedestrians; Israel's agriculture minister calls for public awareness.

By Zafrir Rinat | May 22, 2013 | 08:24 AM

A man saying a prayer.

Israel announces new gun-control rules after Be'er Sheva bank shooting

Rules aimed at tightening licensing, preventing workplace guns from getting into homes.

By Gili Cohen, Yaniv Kubovich | May 22, 2013 | 03:25 AM | 11

Student demonstration at Tel Aviv University against handling of sexual harassment complaints.

Knesset gives Council for Higher Education three months to draft rules on sexual harassment in academia

Two Knesset committees called a joint meeting to discuss sexual harassment in colleges, universities.

By Yarden Skop | May 22, 2013 | 02:11 AM

Students taking an exam.

Few math degrees + little teacher training = bad Israeli math teachers

Latest state comptroller's report shows that most math teachers lack a degree in math and many have no training in teaching it a combination that experts say is turning students off.

By Yarden Skop | May 22, 2013 | 01:20 AM

police car - Moti Kimche

Bodies of two girls, aged 3 and 5, found in southern Bedouin town

Israel Police say there are signs of violence on the bodies, and that they are investigating whether the girls were murdered.

By Yanir Yagna, Jack Khoury | May 21, 2013 | 09:33 PM

The Be'er Sheva bank where the shooting took place

Bedouin man wounded in Be'er Sheva bank shooting taken handcuffed to hospital

Israeli police say they had 'to take precautions' due to the grave nature of the incident and the suspicion of a terror attack.

By Yanir Yagna | May 21, 2013 | 03:45 PM | 5

Yitzhak Rochberger

Ramat Hasharon mayor charged with corruption

Five years after police completed their investigation of the affair, Yitzhak Rochberger is indicted on charges of falsifying records, fraud and breach of trust.

By Revital Hovel | May 21, 2013 | 06:48 AM

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Middle East

Egyptian soldiers are deployed in the area of the Rafah Crossing.

Islamist militants release seven members of Egyptian security forces kidnapped in Sinai

By Reuters | 09:32 AM

A Free Syrian Army fighter holding his weapon in Raqqa

U.S. Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels fighting Assad

By Reuters | 02:23 AM | 7

UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi (C) before a meeting on January 11, 2013 at the UN.

Syrian government, rebels planning to attend peace conference, says UN envoy

By Jack Khoury | 09:48 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

A pro-Hezbollah rally in southern Lebanon.

Israeli officials: More EU states backing move to list Hezbollah as terror group over role in Syria

By Barak Ravid | 11:00 PM | 19

Soldiers searching for remains of fellow soldier in minefield .

Israeli soldier killed during land mine clearing near Syrian border

By Gili Cohen | 09:58 PM | 14

Gil Eliahu Defense Minister Ya’alon visiting an IDF outpost in the Golan earlier this year.

Israel's defense minister defends al-Dura panel, calls second intifada incident 'a blood libel'

By Chaim Levinson | 09:13 PM | 14

The Iran Debate

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity

By Reuters | 05:20 PM

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 | 7

World

Joe Biden.

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes

By The Associated Press | 04:51 AM | 4

Scores die as ferocious tornado ravages Oklahoma

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 11:19 AM | 3

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

By Gili Cohen | 04:32 PM | 16

Features

Hasidic Jews

This day in Jewish history / The founder of modern Hasidism dies

By David B. Green | 07:54 AM

The quintessential hatich.

Word of the day / Hatich

By David Sarna Galdi | 05:43 AM

President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi: The Israeli president who earned less than his driver

By Ofer Aderet | 01:05 AM | 3

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