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The Nahal Ein Gev II site, 1.25 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. Naftali Hilger/The Institute of Archaeology/The Hebrew University.

12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel

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A 12,000-year-old tool used to spin fibers into yarn has been identified in an archaeological dig in northern Israel, highlighting humanity’s prehistoric drive for innovation, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Wednesday. The discovery...
The lobby at the Nefesh B'Nefesh Tel Aviv Center. Photo by Shay Azulay/LUZ photography.

Nefesh B’Nefesh opens Tel Aviv aliyah center

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Nefesh B’Nefesh has opened an aliyah center in Tel Aviv, aimed to facilitate the absorption of new immigrants and assist "lone soldiers"— those in Israel without close family who can help them—in the county’s...
Orna Neutra (left) and Ronen Neutra (second from left), parents of Omer Neutra, and other families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas stand outside the White House after a meeting with administration officials on Nov. 12, 2024. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images.

Biden meets with families of American-Israeli hostages

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President Joe Biden met on Thursday with families of American Israelis held hostage by the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, and "reaffirmed the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to getting the hostages home to...
Workers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malakhi, near the Israeli city of Ashkelon, on July 21, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever for blocking ‘pro-Palestine’ action

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Ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s on Wednesday sued its parent company, Unilever, for allegedly blocking its efforts to voice support for Palestinians in Gaza. The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States, claims...
Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, greets 62-year-old Zebulon Simantov, “Afghanistan’s last Jew,” at the airport in Istanbul, September 2021. Source: Twitter.

Afghanistan’s last Jew arrives in Israel

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Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan's last Jew, who was rescued from Kabul in September 2021, arrived in Israel last week. Simantov initially went to Turkey, spending three years in Istanbul, and would have continued there but was prompted to...
Israeli soldiers near a public shelter in Nahariya, northern Israel. Nov. 12, 2024. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Dermer talks Hezbollah truce amid pressure in Israel to keep fighting

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Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with President-elect Trump during a visit to his Florida estate on Sunday, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Sunday's discussions at Mar-a-Lago centered on an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon that involves Western and...
President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office with President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 13, 2024. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House.

Biden admin ready to work with Trump on hostage deal, Sullivan says

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The Biden administration is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming foreign-policy team on securing the release of the hostages Hamas continues to hold in the Gaza Strip, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national...
Anti-Israeli demonstrators march In support of Palestinians. Photo by Antony Jones/UK Press via Getty Images.

America’s electrifying counter-revolution

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America is attempting to clean up its house. Europeans are burning theirs down. Within hours of his re-election as president of the United States, Donald Trump started the process of rolling back the influence of...
Mourners attend the funeral of slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images.

Under US pressure to expel Hamas, Qatar keeps double-dealing

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The United States is pressuring Qatar to expel Hamas leaders from its territory due to the terrorist organization's refusal to consider even a short ceasefire and new suggestions for a hostage release deal with...