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2 hrs ago | The Jewish Journal

Israeli soldier killed in Golan mine explosion

Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah.

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6 hrs ago | Arutz Sheva Israel News

Israel Extends Gaza Fishing Zone

Israel has restored the fishing zone off the coast of Gaza to six nautical miles, after reducing it to three in March after terrorists fired rockets into the Jewish state, the army said on Tuesday.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Jerusalem Post

Egyptian army secures Sinai in hunt for Islamists

Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Salem-News.com

Israeli Intactivist Group Produces Hebrew Materials

Our articles examine the physical and emotional implications, the modifications of laws regulating this practice, and the cultural changes and developments that are raising awareness in leaps and bounds.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News, Human Sexuality

Reuters

Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government

Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared a new mission to revive long-defunct peace talks.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories,

Jerusalem Post

IDF thwarts terror attack, kidnapping in W. Bank

Shin Bet nabs two Hamas, Islamic Jihad cells plotting to kill Israeli, demand release of prisoners in exchange for body.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Terrorism,

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel

Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Boat Disaster, Zimbabwe, Africa

KTMF

Syria, Israel exchange fire over border

Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire back.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Syria, World News

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Israel returns fire following shooting from Syria

When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than... When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oklahoma, Pop/Rock, The Doors

Mon May 20, 2013

Jerusalem Post

US discussing religious freedom concerns with Israel

The US State Department said on Monday that the Israeli government's respect for freedom of religion has remained consistent through 2012, but that it has engaged in "detailed discussions" with Israeli officials over rights concerns that have persisted for multiple years.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

HawaiiNews

Israeli leader under fire for costly lifestyle For years Israeli...

Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garbage.

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Jerusalem Post

Storming the Bastille of Israel's religious bureaucracy

Fundamentally Freund: One Israeli I know who defines himself as secular told me that he had to work long and hard to convince his fiance to get married by a rabbi here in Israel.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel, Middle East Travel, Wedding, Religion, Judaism, Opinion

Jerusalem Post

Steinitz: Al-Dura probe will spur honest Israel coverage

The revelations in the al-Dura case will discourage the foreign press from forging stories about Israel in the future, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.

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KLFY-TV Lafayette

Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self

The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, World News, Middle East, Twitter

The Star Online

Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing: Qatar

Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more pressing.

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News24

Israel cancels Unesco mission to Jerusalem

Palestinians chant slogans during a demonstration to mark the Nakba or the "Day of Catastrophe", at Al-Aqsa mosque following Friday prayers outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Jerusalem Post

Young Israelis struggle to make ends meet

Shaiel and Charlie Yitzhak both work hard - he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers.

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Lincoln Daily News

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.

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Jerusalem Post

At least 4 dead in Beersheba bank heist

Robbers enter bank on Jabotinsky Street in the southern city and fires shots; at least four more injured, including robber that shot himself after barricading himself inside the bank with hostage.

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The Las Vegas Sun

Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group

Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.

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