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Shin Bet probe reveals scope of Hamas money laundering through Chinese banks

Laundering continued years after the Bank of China affair, Israel's security service reveals. BERJAYA

By Chaim Levinson | Sep 29, 2013 | 09:26 AM

A woman walks past a Bank of China sign in Bejing,

China tried to cover up counterterrorism meetings with Israeli officials
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Shin Bet probe reveals scope of Hamas money laundering through Chinese banks 09:52 AM
Thaw between Washington and Tehran brings Israel and Gulf states closer 08:27 AM
Analysis || As U.S. celebrates diplomatic coups, Netanyahu comes to town as Debbie Downer 03:15 AM

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Thaw between Washington and Tehran brings Israel and Gulf states closer

NEW YORK - On Thursday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York with his Iranian...

By Barak Ravid | 03:55 AM

The new JW3 Jewish community center in London.

Not your mother's JCC || New London Jewish center sets its sights on the mainstream

A few months ago, when the permanent sign was put atop the building of JW3, the new Jewish community center that on Sunday opened...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 09:46 AM

Tzipi Livni at J Street conference: 'In your quest for peace, don't abandon Israel's security needs'

WASHINGTON D.C. - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, spoke on Saturday night at the opening of the annual J Street conference in...

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz | 04:30 AM

Argentina: Iran committed to investigate 1994 Jewish community center bombing

Iranian FM meets with Argentine counterpart in New York. BERJAYA

By Reuters | Sep 29, 2013 | 02:52 AM

Israeli version of piano art doesn’t ring true with the creator

British artist Luke Jerram says the pianos should be placed in Tel Aviv’s less well-heeled neighborhoods, too. BERJAYA

By Roy (Chicky) Arad | Sep 29, 2013 | 01:15 AM

People praying in the corridors of Hadassah hospital, where Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is hospitalized.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's health improves slightly

93-year-old spiritual leader of Shas has been hospitalized at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, for the past week. BERJAYA

By Yair Ettinger | Sep 29, 2013 | 12:04 AM

Syria vows to abide by UN resolution on chemical weapons

PM Wael al-Halqi's comments Saturday come a day after the UN Security Council voted unanimously to purge Syria of its chemical weapons program. BERJAYA

By The Associated Press | Sep 28, 2013 | 10:44 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport

Analysis || As U.S. celebrates diplomatic coups, Netanyahu comes to town as Debbie Downer

You're enjoying your day, everything's going your way, then along comes Debbie Downer, always there to tell you 'bout a new...

By Chemi Shalev | 11:00 PM

Netanyahu talking at the cabinet meeting Tuesday morning

Netanyahu to speak at UN on Tuesday || Hours before departing for U.S., Netanyahu instructs Israeli officials not to publicly discuss Iran

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed government ministers and official spokesmen on Saturday not to give...

By Barak Ravid | 08:05 PM

Israel scrambles jets over north and south, apparently due to unidentified aircraft

Israel Air Force fighter jets were scrambled on Saturday morning to north and south Israel, apparently because of an unidentified...

By Haaretz | 04:53 PM | 2

Middle East

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly

Egypt foreign minister calls for a nuclear-free Middle East

Egypt's interim foreign minister has called for a nuclear-free Middle East in his address to world leaders at the United...

By Haaretz, The Associated Press | 09:37 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rohani, center, walks with and Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri, center left

After phone call with Obama || Rohani returns to Iran to cheers, protests

Iranians from across the political spectrum hailed Saturday the historic phone conversation between President Barack Obama and...

By The Associated Press | 05:07 PM | 3

Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut

Three killed in gunfight in Lebanon's Baalbek

Three people were killed in clashes in the Lebanese town of Baalbek on Saturday after gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint manned...

By Reuters | 04:13 PM

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God's man-induced psychosis / Parashat Bereisheet

In the narrative in Genesis depicting the Creation, the climax is phrased in the plural: And God said: Let us make man in our...

By Yakov Meir | 12:30 PM

Knaidlach, talmudic style

"They ate bread, bread and more bread, says Dr. Suzanne Weingarten, a researcher of Jewish food in ancient times. People often...

By Ronit Vered | 09:09 AM | 2

'The Goldbergs,' from 1949 to 1980s America

ABC has launched The Goldbergs, a new sitcom about a boisterous, outspoken American family.The show is set in the 1980s, and...

By JTA | 11:38 AM

Quebec's kippa ban may just unite minority groups

The proposed 'Charter of Values' is an attack on minority rights, but it could be a rallying call for every faith community to protest in one voice. BERJAYA

By Joel Braunold / Jewish World blogger | Sep 26, 2013 | 08:34 PM | 6

Four Jews win MacArthur 'Genius' awards

Doctors and scientists among 24 of America’s most creative and original thinkers who will each get $625,000 'genius' grants this year. BERJAYA

By The Forward | Sep 27, 2013 | 12:02 PM

Germany indicts 93-year-old alleged former Auschwitz guard

Hans Lipschis, arrested in May, has been charged as an accessory to 10,500 Nazi-era murders. BERJAYA

By DPA | Sep 26, 2013 | 07:15 PM | 4

SImhat Torah

Light effects accompany Ultra-Orthodox men as they dance during Simchat Torah.
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Ultra-Orthodox men carry torah scrolls during Simchat Torah.
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Gil Cohen Magen
High tempo dancing during Simchat Torah.
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Ultra-Orthodox men dance during Simchat Torah.
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Large gathering of Ultra-Orthodox men and boys during Simchat Torah.
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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man, surrounded by boys, dances during Simchat Torah.
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