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Breaking News Israelis Killed in Bulgaria Terror Attack: Report
Several Israelis were killed and wounded on Wednesday in a terror attack on a tour bus in the Burgus airport in Bulgaria, local media reported. An Israeli who witnessed the event said that one of the buses that carried Israelis across terminals in the airport blew up and went up in flames. The Foreign Ministry…
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News Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Dies at 102
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel and one of the most well-known figures in the Haredi world, died Wednesday at the age of 102. Elyashiv died Wednesday at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where he was hospitalized for several months due to heart, lungs and kidney complications. Since…
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Breaking News Pro-Israel Evangelicals Not Shaken by Bible-Tearing
Liberal Internet users were quick to point out on Tuesday the irony in the fact that the seventh annual gathering of “Christians United for Israel” (CUFI) taking place in Convention Center in Washington, DC, coincided with a Israeli MK Michael Ben-Ari demonstratively tearing up a copy of the New Testament he received by mail, and…
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Breaking News 70-Day Coalition Made Mockery of Democracy
The 70-day-old Israeli coalition government that broke up on Tuesday was a prime example of political shoddiness at its worst. Israel has seen its share of unity governments. Some lasted longer than others; some accomplished a great deal and some were missed opportunities. But there has never been anything like this. In the dark of…
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Breaking News Israel Upgrades Status of ‘Settlement U.’
The Judea and Samaria Council for Higher Education has decided on Tuesday to recognize the Ariel University Center as a full-fledged university. The planning and budget committee of the state’s Council for Higher Education had recommended against the move. On Sunday, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz announced he was “paving the way” for the establishment of…
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Breaking News Kadima Quits Coalition Over Draft Dispute
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of Kadima Shaul Mofaz announced on Tuesday that his Kadima party is leaving the governing coalition following disagreements over a universal draft law. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted early Tuesday afternoon what he termed a new and far-reaching legislative proposal intended to resolve the quarrel between Likud and Kadima…
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Breaking News Clinton: We Are on Same Page on Iran
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that the United States and Israel are now on the same page regarding Iran. “It’s absolutely fair to say that we are on the same page at this moment trying to figure our way forward to have the maximum impact on affecting the decisions that Iran makes,” Clinton…
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Breaking News Disney Scion Dumps Ahava Over Occupation
Abigail Disney, a descendant of one of the Disney Company founders, has announced that she is disclaiming her share of the family’s investment in the Israeli cosmetics company Ahava, due to the fact that it is located in the West Bank and is engaged in the “exploitation of occupied natural resources.” Disney announced Monday that…
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