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Riskin expects to be challenged by Rabbinate on his progressive policies

TEL AVIV — There’s no shortage of Israelis who want to reform the office of the Chief Rabbinate. Ranging from advocates of religion-state separation to leaders of...

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Israel to cut off child allowances to parents who don’t vaccinate

TEL AVIV —— Each month, the Israeli government sends a check to every Israeli family with at least one child. The more children you have, the more money you get....

Yes we can, can, can

TEL AVIV — From the wrong angle, it looks like a bunch of unevenly stacked tuna cans, as if someone in the grocery store did a bad job. Look at […]

Why Ethiopian Israelis took to the streets

TEL AVIV — A historically disadvantaged black minority is galvanized when one of its members appears to suffer brutality at the hands of police — and the episode is...

Five Israeli answers to drought

TEL AVIV — For help facing its worst drought in centuries, California should look to a country that beat its own chronic water shortage: Israel. Until a few years ago,...

Riskin reflects wider distrust

TEL AVIV — For years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has compared Iran to biblical Persia, the ancient kingdom where the Jewish people were nearly...

Sharp contrasts as Israeli election looms

TEL AVIV — When Israelis head to the polls for the March 17 elections, 26 parties will be vying for the Knesset’s 120 seats — including such fringe groups as...

Change in attitude toward African Hebrew Israelites

DIMONA — Yitzchok Elefant ascended the stage in his black hat and coat and turned to face an auditorium full of people in flowing white shirts and pants with matching...

She wants haredi women in politics

TEL AVIV — Racheli Ibenboim acts as if she’s in a rush, repeatedly checking her phone before hurrying off to her next appointment exactly 30 minutes after the current...

SodaStream closing West Bank factory

TEL AVIV — SodaStream, the Israeli at-home seltzer machine company, announced last week that it would be closing its West Bank factory and moving the facility’s...