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The 5,500 year-old gate at Tel Erani, near the Kiryat Gat industrial zone, Aug. 15, 2023. Photo by Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israel’s oldest gate offers glimpse into ancient urbanization

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Israeli archaeologists excavating near Kiryat Gat’s industrial zone prior to the laying of a water pipe have uncovered a city gate dating back more than five millennia, the oldest such structure ever found in...
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah during a televised address marking the 17th anniversary of the end of the Second Lebanon War, August 14, 2023. Source: X, formerly Twitter

Nasrallah: Israel will cease to exist in a multi-front war

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday that Israel will cease to exist if conflict erupts with the Iran-backed terror groups surrounding the Jewish state. "If the battle develops into a battle with the axis...
From left: The ambassadors of Kenya, European Union, France, Japan and Argentina attend the invitation-only opening of

First open-fire restaurant in Israel debuts in Tel Aviv

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Israel’s first open-fire restaurant opened its doors at the Carlton Tel Aviv last week, to a sizzling reception. The newest addition to the suave culinary scene that is Tel Aviv is aptly called “Flame” and...
Mark Margolis at the movie premiere of “Noah” at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City in 2014. Credit: Kristin Callahan via Wikimedia Commons.

Celebrated character actor Mark Margolis dies at 83

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Most recently bringing to life the unforgettable crime boss Hector Salamanga in 22 episodes of “Better Call Saul” and eight episodes of its predecessor “Breaking Bad,” Jewish actor Mark Margolis has died at the age of...
Makkabi Berlin. Source: Twitter.

Makkabi Berlin first Jewish soccer club to compete in German Cup

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Makkabi Berlin on Sunday became the first Jewish soccer club to compete in the German Cup with a 6-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg. The 64-team tournament was founded in 1935 during Nazi rule with Jews not allowed...
Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G speaking to the Harvard class of 2004 in front of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass. June 9, 2004. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen to revive comedic persona Ali G

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As the Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s character would say: “Booyakasha!” The dim-witted, “hip-hop journalist” Ali G, who duped celebrities and politicians alike decades ago with nonsensical interview questions, will headline a new stand-up tour, Variety reported. (Someone close...
Ido Sarfati stands outside the remains of his businesses that were destroyed by wildfires last week that swept through Lahaina on the island of Maui, Aug. 14, 2023. Photo courtesy of Ido Sarfati.

Maui fire survivors tell of Chabad’s assistance in wake of disaster

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When Ido Sarfati moved to the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui a decade ago, he thought he had the perfect place to build a business. And he did; it grew...
The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, seat of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New Jersey Supreme Court: Religious schools have right to ‘teachers who follow their faith’

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The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided on Monday in favor of a Roman Catholic elementary school, which fired an unmarried teacher who became pregnant, citing a violation of its employment agreement. Victoria Crisitello, an art teacher...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews board the bus to the Lag B'Omer festivities at Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee, May 8, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Netanyahu condemns discrimination against women on buses

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a statement condemning gender discrimination in the country's public transport system. "The State of Israel is a free country in which no one will restrict who may...
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israeli FM heads to Paraguay for presidential inauguration

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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is traveling to Paraguay to attend Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Santiago Peña, the ministry in Jerusalem announced. The Latin American visit by Israel’s top diplomat, which is the first in over...