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Israeli children participate in a American Football game as part of the “Young Champions” program founded by Erez Lustig, an Israeli nonprofit that today brings together 200 girls and boys, ages 6 to 16, on four teams that practice after school. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Young Champions’ brings American football to Israel, teaching discipline and teamwork

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Born and raised in a country that adores soccer over most other sports, Israeli educator and sports coach Erez Lustig fell in love with American football from a young age. His improbable love for...
Gazans who support boycotting Israel during clashes along the Israel-Gaza border in May 2018. Credit: BDS National Committee via Facebook.

JNF and terror victims file lawsuit against US charity allegedly funneling donations to Palestinian...

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The Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and American victims of terror have filed an unprecedented lawsuit in Washington, D.C., targeting a U.S. charity tied to the BDS movement that is allegedly funneling donations to...
Blue and White Party chairman Benny Gantz and Israel Beitenu Party chairman Avigdor Lieberman give a joint statement to the media after a meeting for negotiations towards building a new government, at the Kfar Maccabia Hotel in Ramat Gan, on Nov. 14, 2019. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israeli party leaders lament stalling of movement towards government coalition

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With a tenuous ceasefire taking hold across southern Israel, politics has again returned to center stage. With Israel and its legislators analyzing the fallout from two days of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, and...
An Iron Dome air-defense system set up in Sderot in southern Israel near the border with Gaza on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

After 50 hours of fire exchanges, Israel waits to see if Gaza Strip stabilizes

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A ceasefire that appeared fragile, and which was punctured twice by rocket fire from Gaza, went into effect on Thursday after 50 hours of combat between the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror faction and...
Armenians are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Turkish soldiers in Kharpert, Armenia, in April 1915. Credit: Project SAVE via Wikimedia Commons.

After meeting with Erdoğan, Graham blocks resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide after being part of a White House meeting of Republican senators with U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep...
An Iron Dome battery is seen near the town of Sderot in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza Strip, on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel

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A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups that went into effect early Thursday morning was immediately put to the test as five rockets from Gaza sent Israelis scrambling for shelter in the south. The...
Knesset member Ahmad Tibi is seen calling out during a parliamentary session in the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 22, 2011. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Joint List MK lock horns over IDF operations in Gaza

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Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi was escorted out of the Knesset plenum on Wednesday after clashing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a parliamentary session discussing the targeted killing of senior Palestinian Islamic...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump at a White House press conference on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Jackson Richman/JNS.

In White House visit, Trump touts US alliance with Turkey; Erdoğan slams critics

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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump, standing alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, touted at a White House press conference on Wednesday that the relationship between the United States and Turkey, a fellow NATO ally, has...
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches battery of rockets amid reports of ceasefire

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The Israel Defense Forces said at least 350 rockets have been launched in the direction of Israel from the Gaza Strip since rocket fire began early on Tuesday as reports of a ceasefire were...
Israeli soldiers at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad

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Israel carefully managed its second day of conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Wednesday, keeping airstrikes focused on the suppression of Gazan rocket-launch squads, as Hamas, despite declarations, continued to sit on the...