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Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef at a conference in Rosh Pina, Northern Israel. Aug. 22, 2018. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Netanyahu lauds Soviet immigrants, criticizes harsh remarks by chief rabbi

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized as “outrageous and inappropriate” recent comments by Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi about immigrants from the former Soviet Union. According to Ynet, at a rabbinical gathering in Jerusalem last week, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef...
A artist’s rendering of the Six Senses Shaharut hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert. Source: Six Sense Shahrut.

Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020

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A new hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert was included on CNN’s list of the 20 “top hotels to check out in 2020.” The Six Senses Shaharut, opening in April, was described by CNN as “the perfect destination for the intrepid...
Baseball Team Israel celebrates after qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Photo by Margo Sugarman.

As Israel baseball team preps for Olympics, it’s soon to get its own field...

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Israel might be known globally as a high-tech juggernaut, but the “Startup Nation” is on the verge of being a superpower in diamonds as well. No, not the kinds that shine, but the kinds...
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Special Representative for the Middle East Avi Berkowitz in the White House, January 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

New US special Mideast envoy Berkowitz meets Netanyahu to discuss peace effort

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Avi Berkowitz, U.S. President Donald Trump’s new special representative for international negotiations, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the rollout of the Trump administration’s peace plan. Also attending the meeting...
Likud member David Bitan (center) attends the first election committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Netanyahu appoints Likud, Shas MKs to ministerial posts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appointed several Knesset members to ministerial posts after having resigned from his own ministerial posts following a petition to the Supreme Court. Netanyahu named Likud Knesset member David Bitan agriculture...
Participants at a Jerusalem rally in solidarity with the “No Hate. No Fear” march in New York City, Jan. 5, 2020. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

Hundreds attend Jerusalem rally in solidarity with New York City ‘No Hate’ march

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Hundreds of people came together in Jerusalem on Jan. 5 to participate in a rally of solidarity with the “No Hate. No Fear” march in New York. Taking place in the Jewish Agency’s courtyard, the event was...

Jewish and pro-Israel groups, US politicians react to death of IRGC Quds Force Qassem...

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For the most part, Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted positively to the U.S. elimination of the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Maj. Gen, Qassem Soleimani, in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq on Thursday. “At...

Iran crossed red line with Trump administration; US, Israel, region brace for response

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The American airstrike assassination of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad early on Friday follows a major miscalculation on the part of Tehran in the decision...

Canada’s recent, though rare, vote against Israel at UN sparks concern in Jewish circles

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Aside from the United States, Canada has been one of Israel’s most stalwart allies on the international stage, often voting against one-sided resolutions targeting the Jewish state. However, a number of recent votes by...

Netanyahu lauds elimination of Soleimani by US forces

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the elimination on Thursday of the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, by the United States. “Trump is worthy of full appreciation for acting...