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BREAKING NEWS

14:33
Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping (Reuters)
13:39
France in talks with U.S. and Israel to buy drones, French minister says (Reuters)
12:55
Syrian rebels withdraw from prison in Aleppo after heavy fighting with government troops (AP)
12:43
UN Chief concerned over 'provocative' North Korea short range missile launch (Reuters)
09:53
Iran hangs two alleged spies who sold classified information to Israel, U.S. (DPA)
09:52
Iran hangs two alleged spies who sold classified information to Israeli, U.S. (DPA)
08:18
Afghan parliament suspends debate on women's rights (DPA)
05:02
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest (Army Radio)
04:02
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani reformist party led by Imran Khan (Reuters)
02:05
Report: Syria ready to launch missiles on Tel Aviv in case Israel strikes again (Haaretz)
01:42
More than a dozen injured as car plows through parade in Virginia (Reuters)
00:31
Two brothers wounded in shooting in Galilee village, police investigates (Haaretz)
22:56
A protester is arrested in the demonstration outside Yitzhak Teshuva's house (Ch. 10)
21:42
Close to 1,000 protesting cost of living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Be'er Sheva (Haaretz)
20:42
Syria: Gunmen abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (AP)

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National

Netanyahus' friends take to TV: 'They live modestly'

Close cronies cite the prime minister's long hours, the expense of entertaining, and on the cosmetics budget: 'NIS 64,000 is a token.'

By Jonathan Lis | May 19, 2013 | 12:30 PM

Protest PM's residence Rami Chelouche

drilling platform

Israeli MK seeks to regulate natural gas exports via legislation

After Knesset regulates state's take in natural gas profits, Avishay Braverman seeks to turn export regulations into law; questions recommendations of Tzemach report.

By Avi Bar-Eli | May 13, 2013 | 09:09 PM | 2

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Finance Minister Yair Lapid, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni

Israel's defense budget cut for now, but will increase over long term

Israeli budget allocations to defense are set to reach a record-high NIS 59 billion in 2018, which helps explain why Defense Ministry officials are not up in arms over the immediate budget cuts.

By Amos Harel | May 13, 2013 | 08:42 PM | 2

Idan Anuri, in court in Tel Aviv, May 2011.

Israeli man gets 18-year sentence for stabbing former coworker on Tel Aviv's Chen Boulevard

Idan Anuri, convicted in 'diabolical revenge attack,' also ordered to pay his victim NIS 150,000.

By Revital Hovel | May 13, 2013 | 08:01 PM

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

real estate - Ofer Vaknin - November 11 2010

Price of four-room flats in Tel Aviv jumped 11% last year, gov't appraiser finds

As the middle class takes to the streets to protest the cost of living, new data shows the average home price in Israel increased 5% between the first quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013.

By Arik Mirovsky | May 13, 2013 | 05:33 PM

Cerbalus aravensis spider arava Yael Olek

Pocket guide to spiders lures Israeli readers

Researchers are also using information on spiders to argue against developing the land outside Modi'in.

By Zafrir Rinat | May 13, 2013 | 03:04 PM

Neve Sha'anan Hadar Cohen

Tel Aviv authorities raid, shutter businesses run by African migrants

Municipal inspectors closed down about 10 businesses in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood in south Tel Aviv; Human rights activists protested the action, saying it prevents the migrants from supporting themselves.

By Ilan Lior | May 13, 2013 | 01:09 PM

Prof. Ronni Gamzu

Israel planning major expansion in mental health treatment

HMOs to open 39 mental health clinics, in move expected to increase the number of patients by 40 percent.

By Dan Even | May 13, 2013 | 10:41 AM | 2

Israeli Potesters demonstrate against new austerity measures set

Israeli cabinet expected to approve new budget, but with mass changes following public outrage

Widespread opposition to proposed austerity measures forces treasury to consider amendments that would soften the budget's effect on taxpayers.

By Moti Bassok, Meirav Arlosoroff | May 13, 2013 | 09:25 AM

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Middle East

Egyptian police blocking Rafah crossing into Gaza, May 18, 2013.

Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping

By Reuters | 02:57 PM

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

By Reuters | 11:23 AM

Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at an altitude of 8,848 metres.

First Saudi woman climbs Mount Everest

By DPA | 07:44 PM | 6

Diplomacy & Defense

Syria - Reuters

Netanyahu: Reports claiming Israel prefers Assad to rebels 'untrue'

By Barak Ravid | 03:22 PM

Settlers in Migron.

AG tells state to remove empty structures at West Bank outpost of Migron

By Chaim Levinson | 02:15 PM

A MQ-9 Reaper drone.

France in talks with U.S. and Israel to buy drones, French defense minister says

By Reuters | 01:44 PM

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 | 6

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

Internal Revenue Service building in Washington.

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

By The Associated Press, Haaretz | 10:40 AM

Russia accuses U.S. diplomat of spying for CIA

| 07:36 PM

Drawn together by grief, Israeli trauma experts train Boston locals to deal with terror attacks

By Dina Kraft | 02:58 PM | 7

Features

Adolph 'Dolph' Schayes

This day in Jewish history / An NBA all-star player and coach is born

By David B. Green | 07:36 AM

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By Judy Maltz | 01:15 AM

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