Israel Asks Court to Extend Present Military Draft Law by Seven Months
Request is intended to give the Knesset time to pass a new law despite court-imposed September deadline
Israel News
Syria Accuses Israel of Striking Military Position Near Aleppo
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted warehouses where weapons belonging Iranian militias as well as to the Syrian army were stored
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Israel Deploys Iron Dome in Tel Aviv Area Following Gaza Escalation
Ministers instruct army to continue responding to airborne firebombs ■ Military struck Hamas militants launching incendiary balloons ■ Netanyahu defended the cease-fire with Hamas
For Second Time in Two Weeks: U.S. Jews Walk Off Birthright Trip to Join Anti-occupation Activity
Eight young Americans leave the trip during a visit to Jerusalem's City of David Park to visit family slated for eviction by right-wing organization that manages the park
800 Missiles Unleashed on Rebel-held Area Near Golan Heights
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Assad forces fired more than 800 missiles between northern Daraa and Quneitra, about 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles from the Israeli border
Security & Aviation
Hamas Has a Strategy, Israel Has Only Tactics
A fragile and thin boundary separates violent dialogue from a deterioration which could ignite public pressure to secure Egypt's border with Gaza
Science News
Science Figures Out Why the Tree Shrew Eats Red-hot Peppers
It's a mutant, say Chinese researchers
Culture & Life
An Israeli Singer Returns to Her Yemeni Roots – and Fans in Yemen Approve
Singer Shiran Avraham combines Yemeni tradition with an African groove. Admirers in Yemen are urging her to perform in Sana’a
Middle East News
Analysis Turkey’s National Purse Just Became Erdogan's Family Affair
Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak was appointed to be finance minister ■ new health minister owns a chain of pharmacies, education minister owns a private college, tourism minister owns a successful travel agency
Holylandings
The Fate of Europe's Jewish Dancers During World War II
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: How immigration and war affect dance, according to a dance scholar
Travel
9 Things Tourists Should Avoid in Israel This Summer
Masada, Eilat, the jellyfish-infested Mediterranean and the entire Negev Desert: Here are the sites you really mustn’t visit in July or August
Business News
Business in Brief: Saban-controlled Partner Most Likely Candidate to Buy Leumi Card
Starboard sells down Mellanox stake after reaching deal with management ■ Altshuler Shaham forms blockchain unit ■ Tel Aviv Stock Exchange lifted by strong gains for biomedical shares
