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Haaretz Editorial
The State Needs to Step on the Gas
Chevron, the second largest energy company in the United States, completed its huge $4 billion acquisition of Noble Energy last week. With this purchase, Chevron also acquired a...
Israel
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
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The poems of Louise Gluck, who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature, deal with loss, rejection and isolation
Middle East
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The group holds a prominent presence in the Lebanese government, which is negotiating a maritime border with Israel
Jewish World
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Culture & Life
Are These Nails From Jesus’ Crucifixion? New Evidence Emerges, but Experts Are Unconvinced
Study of two 2000-year-old nails that surfaced in a Tel Aviv University lab revives claim linking them to the burial of Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest involved in Jesus’ crucifixion
Travel in Israel
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With the skies closed, the nomadic dreams of a generation have been shattered. Some, however, have found backpacking possibilities in their own backyard
