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Rooftile fragments discovered at the Giv‘ati Parking Lot Excavation in Jerusalem. Photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA.

Ancient Jerusalem roof tiles provide a link to Hanukkah story

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Roof tiles dating back over 2,000 years uncovered just outside the Old City of Jerusalem provide a tangible connection to the story of Hanukkah, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The 16 ceramic tile...

Family in Reserves

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A basic aspect of life in Israel is the requirement that every adult, whether male or female, must serve in the IDF for a few years upon reaching the age of 18. While serving...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Nov. 27, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Israeli troops surround Hamas senior leader Sinwar’s home

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The Israel Defense Forces has surrounded the residence of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday night. “Last night, I said that our...
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 2022 summer White House internship class on Aug. 10, 2022 in the Rose Garden. Credit: Erin Scott/Official White House Photo.

White House interns demand Biden call for ceasefire, end Israeli ‘apartheid’

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More than 40 anonymous White House interns issued a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday demanding that the administration call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and support a...
Ben & Jerry's ice-cream in a grocery-store freezer. Credit: Ho Su A Bi/Shutterstock.com.

Ben & Jerry’s chair: ‘When people are occupied resistance is justified!’

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Ben & Jerry's board chair, whom the ice cream company touts as an "internationally renowned expert on human rights, agriculture, development and conservation policies issues," appears to have endorsed a terrorist organization that the United States...
Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 6, 2023. Credit: IDF.

US estimates Israel’s south Gaza campaign will end in January

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The IDF offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip will likely end in January, the U.S. said overnight Tuesday. Senior officials in the Biden administration told CNN that they expect the current phase of the war...
Smoke rises following an exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, Dec. 3, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Israel vows to remove Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told local leaders in northern Israel that Jerusalem plans to completely remove the Hezbollah terror group from Southern Lebanon, Hebrew press reported on Wednesday. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 stipulates...
The city of Ariel in Samaria, July 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Judea and Samaria leaders bash US visa bans on ‘extremist settlers’

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Leaders of communities in Judea and Samaria criticized America's new "visa restriction policy" targeting "extremist settlers" who engage in violent acts against Arabs in the region. "In the spirit of being 'fair and balanced,' the...
German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim in 2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

German singer to donate to Holocaust charities after hate-crime hoax

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German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim admitted in court in Leipzig last week that he made up a claim of antisemitism against two hotel employees in October 2021. In the emotional clip that he posted two years ago on...
Adolf Hitler and Porsche company founder Ferdinand Porsche (left) ogle a model of the original Volkswagen Beetle. File photo.

Neighbors ‘stunned’ after ex-SS soldier found living in sleepy English suburb

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A British newspaper has revealed the hidden past of a 97-year-old gardening enthusiast living in a quiet Nottingham suburb, who was once a member of Hitler’s notorious Waffen SS Galizien. The man, who now lives...