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Palestinians revolt against the PA

TEL AVIV — Could the PA’s budget woes end up costing Israel? Growing economic protests in the West Bank could lead to increased regional instability and perhaps even...

Shas rabbi remains opposed to Iran strike

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual head of the haredi Orthodox Shas party, reportedly remains opposed to an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities....

Post-terrorism: Now, it’s cyber-war

TEL AVIV — As the frequency of suicide bombings increased in the 1990s, Israelis began to realize that their conflicts had shifted from the conventional battlefield to...

‘Lynch’ of Palestinians

JERUSALEM — Police are calling an incident in which a group of Jewish teenagers attacked at least three Palestinian teens in downtown Jerusalem a “lynch.” One of the...

Kindness (and food) at Gaza triangle

KEREM SHALOM BORDER CROSSING, Israel — Drivers who reach the end of Israeli Route 232 purportedly face a choice: A sign points them either northwest, toward the Rafah...

Danny Danon unapologetic for fierce nationalism

JERUSALEM — If there’s one thing Danny Danon doesn’t do, it’s shy away from controversy. Danon, a deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset and chairman of World Likud,...

Female rabbi seated on religious council

JERUSALEM — A female Reform rabbi took her place on the religious council of Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem, last week. The Reform Mevasseret Zion Congregation...

Palestinian hunger strikers denied release

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal for the release of two hunger-striking Palestinians. In its decision Monday, May 7, the court reportedly said...

In a surprise move, Likud and Kadima form coalition

JERUSALEM — Israelis went to sleep Monday night, May 7, expecting early elections in September for the 19th Knesset. They woke up to the news that elections would take...

Battle lines drawn in West Bank outpost Ulpana

By Eetta Prince-Gibson, JTA BEIT EL, West Bank —— Alex Traiman stands under a tarp in his spacious backyard as his 10-year-old, Tmima, turns cartwheels on the lawn....