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Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says
On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery.
Adelsons donate $40 million to Birthright
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $40 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation.
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Billy Crystal to star in Larry Charles’ FX series
Looks like FX is going to be injecting some humor into their lineup. Not a bad idea, we think, after many seasons of the awesome yet dark series “Justified” or…
Civility replaces violence in ‘Last White Night’
In June 1965, during the most violent days of the civil rights movement, 21-year-old Paul Saltzman drove from Toronto to Mississippi to become a freedom fighter with the Student Nonviolent…
Spielberg to produce ‘Halo’ television series, plus other news from the Xbox One announcement
Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and…
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A talent agent turns yogurt maven
Amy Salko Robertson — producer of such films as “The Oh in Ohio,” “Lab Rats” and “When Do We Eat?” a comedy set at a Passover seder —realized that she…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
Angelina’s breast cancer victory isn’t for celebrities only
Actress Angelina Jolie just announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she was genetically predisposed to cancer. Her disclosure was a powerful show of solidarity with…
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Propaganda lies in a disguise
Muhammad al-Durrah, the little boy who became the symbol of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, is returning to the headlines after a decade. A photo of him, crying, leaning against a wall…
Male Eating Disorders: A Real Thing
Recently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating…
Religion at the End of The Big C
Last night, Showtime’s The Big C aired its final episode. After three seasons of half-hour installments, this comedy returned for a shortened final season consisting of four hour-long episodes. Subtitled…
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Israeli soldier killed in Golan mine explosion
An Israeli soldier was killed in a mine explosion in the southern Golan Heights.
IDF chief warns Syria against more attacks on Israel
The Israeli military’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, warned that Syria would pay the price if it continues to attack Israel.
Israel’s Cabinet approves reduced defense cuts
Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to moderate cuts to the defense budget as part of sweeping austerity measures.
Rockets fired from Syria strike Golan Heights
Two rockets fired from Syria hit the Golan Heights in Israel.
Israeli airstrike kills senior Palestinian terrorist in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike killed a senior Palestinian terrorist in northern Gaza.
What Israel means to me
Pinpointing what makes people so passionate about Israel is no easy thing, perhaps because there are so many options.
Ad featuring Bar Refaeli airs over IDF’s objections
An ad showcasing Israeli innovations featuring Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli aired despite protests from the military.
IDF to tackle Ethiopian troops’ adjustment problems
A new IDF unit will work on integrating Ethiopian recruits, who are over-represented in army prisons.
Israel said to have attacked Syrian weapons transport
Israeli planes reportedly struck a Syrian weapons transport on the Lebanese border amid increasing fears that the country’s chemical weapons stockpile could fall into the hands of Hezbollah.
Iron Dome battery moved to Haifa amid unrest in Syria
The Israeli military has deployed an Iron Dome missile defense system near Haifa, according to reports.
Israeli soldier kills Palestinian woman near Hebron
A Palestinian woman was shot and killed near Hebron by an Israeli soldier.
Life of an IDF ‘Refusenik’
Life in Israeli military prison, it turns out, is a lot like life in the Israeli military.
Israeli troops reportedly kill Palestinian teen in West Bank
A Palestinian teenager reportedly was shot and killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers during an attempt to breach the security fence.
Hamas to hold rally in West Bank
The Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority reportedly has allowed Hamas to hold a rally in the West Bank.
Israeli troops again filmed fleeing Palestinian mob
For a second time this month, Israeli media have shown videos of Israeli soldiers fleeing a Palestinian mob.
Jews and guns: A day on the firing range
Susanne Reyto carefully loaded her rifle and switched the safety off. Peering into the scope attached to the top of the weapon, she pulled the trigger while former U.S. Army platoon leader Charlie Jasper looked on to ensure she was handling her weapon safely.
Stevie Wonder cancels performance at Saban-Chaired FIDF Gala for IDF Soldiers
Legendary pop musician Stevie Wonder has cancelled his performance scheduled for the Dec. 6 FIDF Gala in Los Angeles saluting IDF Soldiers. The event is sponsored by philanthropists Haim and Cheryl Saban.
Hope for injured IDF veterans
An officer in the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Paratrooper Brigade, Arale Wattenstein was injured during a 2005 operation in the West Bank.
Petitions call on Stevie Wonder to cancel Friends of IDF gig
An online petition calling on Stevie Wonder to cancel his performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces has garnered more than 3,600 signatures.
Israeli reservists frustrated, willing to fight in Gaza again
At 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, two days after the current round of fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas began, the phone rang in Rafi’s house in Jerusalem, calling him up for reserve service in his combat infantry unit.
IDF band’s European tour takes nasty turn after Gaza operation
As they prepared last week for their annual concert tour of Europe, members of the Israel Defense Forces band probably had little inkling of what was about to hit them.
Tel Aviv’s grace under fire
The famous Tel Aviv bubble burst at approximately 7 p.m. on Nov. 15.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Low expectations
No one knows for sure why the Gaza hostilities began. We know that there had been weeks of intensifying rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, rockets fired by various Palestinian groups that were tolerated, even encouraged by the governing Hamas.
Israel’s image war
The Israel Defense Forces is bombing the Gaza Strip and the world is, for the most part, silent. In fact, the IDF is bombing Gaza and the world is, for the most part, supporting Israel.
Iron Dome, now protecting Tel Aviv, highly successful in intercepting rockets
With hundreds of rockets raining down from Gaza, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system has saved an untold number of lives thanks to Israeli technological ingenuity and U.S. support.
From Sandy to Gaza rockets, students weather each other’s storms
Between Israeli youths going through Hurricane Sandy and American youths experiencing the onslaught of rockets from Gaza, participants of November’s America Israel Friendship League’s (AIFL) student exchange rode an emotional and historic rollercoaster on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rockets pound Israel for seventh day
More than 80 rockets were fired at southern Israel in the seventh day since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, including two aimed at Jerusalem.
West Bank Palestinian protester dies
A Palestinian protester shot by Israeli troops during a protest against the Gaza operation has died.
Southern Israel remains under steady rocket barrage
Communities in southern Israel came under a steady barrage of rockets and the Israeli military said it inflicted "severe damage on the rocket launching capabilities of terror organizations" as its Operation Pillar of Defense neared the end of its first week.
How much collateral damage is too much?
That is a question that should be asked regarding America’ drone operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it cannot be answered except episodically because nothing about those operations is available for public scrutiny.
November 18, 2012
Three soldiers wounded in Gaza rocket attack
Three Israeli soldiers were lightly injured by a Palestinian rocket attack on the northern Negev.
IDF drops warning leaflets over Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip
The IDF has dispersed warning leaflets above several locations in the Gaza Strip. This video is from Nov. 15, over Khan Yunis.
Gaza boy killed by Israeli troops, Palestinian officials say
A Palestinian boy who died in southern Gaza was killed by Israeli troops, Palestinian officials said.
Syrian mortar shells fired into northern Israel
Three mortar shells were fired from Syria into northern Israel.
Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza border blast
Three Israeli soldiers were wounded in an explosion while patrolling the Gaza border.
Settlers battle security forces during outpost razing
Israeli settlers rioted and battled security forces during the razing of a West Bank outpost.
Israel promotes first female Christian Arab to combat commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) promoted a female Christian Arab to become a combat commander for the first time ever on Oct. 17.
Israeli soldier injured in Gaza border blast
An Israeli soldier was wounded seriously in an explosion while on patrol near the Gaza security fence.
October 19, 2012
Preparing for war, Israel’s North looks to lessons from 2006
When missiles rained down on northern Israel from Lebanon six years ago, surgeons at Rambam Hospital in Haifa worked, terrified, on the building’s eighth floor.
Canadian-Israeli woman jailed for not fulfilling military servce granted clemency
Yana Gorelik, the Canadian-Israeli who was imprisoned on charges of evading military service in Israel, was granted clemency and her jail term was reduced.
Three women, the Israel Defense Forces, and the price of fear
It’s hard to imagine anyone else’s reality. We pretend we do in order not to feel so helpless. But usually, we’re just guessing or faking it. Thus, it is incredibly rare and spectacular to find an author who possesses the literary talent to transport us so completely and persuasively to an utterly foreign realm.
Israel reportedly flies over Lebanon in possible response to airspace violation
Several Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace Oct. 7, according to Lebanese media outlets, flying over the country’s southern region and setting off sonic booms in a possible response to an Oct. 6 violation of Israeli airspace by an unmanned drone which Israel has speculated was launched by Hezbollah.
Jewish agency launches inquiry into fatal hotel shooting
The Jewish Agency is opening an inquiry into its Oranim program after an American participant gunned down a hotel employee in Eilat.
IDF soldier, assailants killed in skirmish near border with Egypt
One Israeli soldier and three armed assailants died in a skirmish near the border with Egypt.
Israeli airstrikes kill 2 Palestinian terrorists
Two Palestinian terror operatives were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit their car in southern Gaza.
L.A. youths among growing numbers serving in IDF
As the 360 international youths milled around the Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium on the Tel Aviv University campus in the sweltering August heat — some still standing in registration lines and others already proudly wearing their new pale blue T-shirts, several dozen huddled into small circles and a few lingering outside on shaded stone benches — the raucous excitement of youth united by a common cause was palpable.
Israeli planes bomb Gaza weapons sites
Israel's Air Force bombed a weapons manufacturing site and a weapons storage facility in the northern Gaza Strip.
Fear and Gordis
For reasons I can’t quite understand, many leaders in the pro-Israel community continue to insist that the young generation of American Jews has abandoned Israel.
New emigres joining the military land in Israel
A charter aliyah flight carrying 127 young men and women who will be joining the Israel Defense Forces landed in Israel.
Israeli military begins drafting haredi Orthodox
The Israel Defense Forces have begun drafting haredi Orthodox 18-year-olds without encountering significant protests, one week after a new law requiring haredi military service took effect.
Israel ‘can only rely on itself,’ Netanyahu says after Sinai attack
Israel and Egypt have a common interest in keeping the border between them safe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday during a tour of the site of Sunday’s deadly attack in which Sinai-based gunmen killed at least 15 Egyptian police officers and injured at least seven.
Yedidim gives immigrant kids a chance to fit in, do better
When 13-year-old Gosha got into a violent fight with some local kids, the police gave him a choice: live with an incriminating police record, which would prevent him from serving in the Israel Defense Forces, or enroll in Yedidim, an organization that runs programs for new immigrant children and marginalized at-risk youth.
IDF Pride photo was staged, Israeli news site reports
A photo posted on the Israel Defense Forces website in honor of Pride Month showing two male soldiers in uniform holding hands was staged, according to an Israeli news website.
Photo of gay soldiers on IDF Facebook page causes stir
A photo posted on the Israel Defense Forces website in honor of Pride Month, showing two male soldiers in uniform holding hands, has caused a stir.
Thousands in Istanbul rally against Israel
Thousands of Turks in Istanbul rallied against Israel Thursday, marking the second anniversary of an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara ship that was part of a flotilla that claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
IDF chief: Formal ceremonies mandatory for religous soldiers
Orthodox Israeli soldiers must attend formal military gatherings at which women sing, but can be excused from informal social gatherings, the head of the military said.
Israel shuts West Bank for holiday, rockets strike Israel
The Israeli military announced a closure of the West Bank for Rosh Hashanah as two rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel.
Female soldiers decry order to leave for yeshiva students
Four female combat soldiers have protested orders to leave their unit because male yeshiva students will be joining it.
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