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1 Dead 10 Wounded in Tel Aviv Terror Attacks
One person was killed and as many as 10 people were wounded in stabbing attacks at and near the Jaffa port in the Tel Aviv area. The Tuesday evening attacks came less than two hours after terror attacks in Jerusalem and central Israel left a haredi Orthodox man and two Israeli Border Police officers seriously…
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Hillary Clinton Gives Israeli Education Program Spotlight on Campaign Trail
Each week in Israel, young parents open their homes to local instructors who teach them how to prepare their toddlers for school. The program is modest — just 4,000 families enroll — but it’s now playing an outsized role in Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. Even as New Hampshire voters went to the polls on their…
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Inside the Kibbutz Where Bernie Sanders Lived and Learned Socialism
The mystery of Bernie Sanders’ missing months on a socialist commune in Israel has now been solved. The Democratic Party’s socialist presidential candidate, it turns out, volunteered at Kibbutz Sha’ar HaAmakim, near Haifa in northern Israel, in 1963. Now, the small agrarian commune could have a big influence on American politics as one spot where…
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2 Young Teen Israeli Arab Girls Stab Security Guard
JERUSALEM — Two Arab-Israeli teenage girls stabbed a security guard near the Ramle central bus station, police said. Initial news reports called the attack nationally motivated. The teens reportedly said during questioning that they carried out the attack as “revenge for the situation in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.” The girls, 13, reportedly pulled kitchen knives out…
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Reforming Ultra-Orthodox Education — One Teacher at a Time
In November of last year, Beit Berl, a teachers college in Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv in Israel, held a graduation for bachelor of education students. The ceremony was unremarkable but for the students it honored: All 63 of them were ultra-Orthodox Jews. They were the first cohort in a new program to educate…
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Cyber Attack on Israel’s Power Grid Rattles Officials
The Israel Electric Corp. is dealing with “one of the largest cyber attacks that we have experienced,” the country’s energy minister said. “We are handling the situation and I hope that soon, this very serious event will be over,” Yuval Steinitz, the minister of infrastructure, energy and water, said Tuesday at the CyberTech 2016 security…
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Israeli Defense Chief Says ISIS ‘Enjoyed Turkish Money for Oil’
ATHENS – Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday that Islamic State militants had been funded with ‘Turkish money’, an assertion that could hinder attempts to mend fences between the two countries after years of estrangement. “It’s up to Turkey, the Turkish government, the Turkish leadership, to decide whether they want to be part of any…
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Bibi Says U.N. Chief’s Criticism of Settlements ‘Bolsters Terrorism’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as “provocative acts” that raise questions about the nation’s commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war….
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Will Israel Switch to Working Monday-Thru-Friday — and Get a Real Weekend?
When his friends are starting their workweek on Sunday, Uri Snyder is hitting the Tel Aviv beach. Unlike most Israelis, who take off Friday and Saturday, Snyder works an American schedule. Snyder, a 28-year-old Israeli American, is a product consultant at SimilarWeb, an Israeli tech company that helps businesses make decisions about Internet marketing. With…
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Israel’s Russians Show Pride by Openly Celebrating ‘Novy God’ on New Year’s Eve
Tonight, Tanya Shmulevitch will openly celebrate the Russian New Year’s Eve for the first time since immigrating to Israel as a child nearly two decades ago. The 28-year-old Shmulevitch is joining a growing group of Russian speakers who are defying a taboo against marking the Novy God holiday, which many Israeli incorrectly believe is a…
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Israeli President Meets Child Terror Victims on Their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted dozens of child victims of terrorist attacks in a celebration for their bar and bat mitzvahs. The 58 children celebrated their Jewish coming of age in an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The event was part of a day arranged by the Association of Victims of…
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