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Breaking News Decapitated Israeli Woman’s Body Found in Suitcase
A body of a woman in her thirties was found Saturday afternoon in a stairwell in south Tel Aviv. The body was decapitated and stuffed inside a suitcase. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. A passerby riding his bicycle through the area discovered the body. When he found the suitcase, he tried to…
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Breaking News 80-Story ‘Toblerone Tower’ Will Be Israel’s Tallest
The construction of an 80-story office tower – Israel’s tallest building – has been approved as part of a larger project by the Tel Aviv Planning and Building Committee. The tower will go up on a 38-dunam (9.4-acre) lot between Shaul Hamelech Boulevard and Menachem Begin Road not far from the main railway station. A…
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News Are Banks Responsible for Funding Hamas — and Enabling Terror?
Joshua Faudem was having drinks with friends at Mike’s Place, a favorite of the English-speaking community on Tel Aviv’s beach, when two suicide bombers entered and added the popular hangout to the list of Israeli venues that had fallen victim to second intifada terror attacks. A decade later, Faudem, a dual citizen of Israel and…
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Food Israeli Cuisine on the American Screen — With Michael Solomonov
Even for a veteran filmmaker whose widely praised documentaries have explored subjects as diverse as the O.J. Simpson trial, the classic American Chevrolet, the Kennedy assassination and the life of Broadway musical giant Richard Rodgers, this could be considered a rather unlikely topic. And that might explain why Roger Sherman tends to bubble over with…
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Breaking News Thousands Hit Streets in New Israel Social Protests
Thousands of demonstrators marched from Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to Kaplan Street to protest against the economic policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid, marking the two-year anniversary of the protests railing against the high cost of living. The rally dispersed at around 1:00 A.M. One man was arrested by the…
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The Schmooze Will Madonna Call Tel Aviv Home?
It looks like the Kabbalah-loving Madonna may be trading in a London flat for an apartment in the Holy Land. Madge was apparently seen toting a brochure for a high-end housing project in Tel Aviv. Israel’s Channel 10 reported on a photo circulating on Facebook showing her with sales material from the Meier on Rothschild…
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Breaking News Suspect in Tel Aviv Gay Center Shooting Incriminates Himself
The prime suspect in the gay center shooting in Tel Aviv incriminated himself, Israel Police announced on Sunday. Police say Hagai Felician, the main suspect in the 2009 attack at Tel Aviv’s Barnoar LGBT center, has tied himself to the shooting that killed Liz Trubeshi, 16, and youth counselor Nir Katz, 27. During the past…
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Breaking News Barbra Streisand Visits Western Wall After Landing in Israel With Puppy
Jewish-American singer Barbra Streisand landed in Israel ahead of her debut Israeli performances at the Bloomfield Stadium on June 20 and 22 in Jaffa as part of the Israeli Presidential Conference. Stepping off the airplane in the early evening, Streisand wore a white jacket, pants and hat, and cradled her pet coton de Tulear dog…
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