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White House: Shutdown hinders enforcement of Iran, Syria sanctions

Workers at U.S. Treasury Department office responsible for handling the punitive measures are on furlough; announcement is meant to pressure Republicans to give ground, end fiscal standoff. BERJAYA

By Reuters | Oct 4, 2013 | 10:37 PM | 2

Netanyahu to urge EU leaders not to let up pressure on Iran
By Haaretz | 10

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Five killed in Egypt as Brotherhood protests against army-backed rule

Five people were killed in clashes on Friday as supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi took to the streets of Cairo and...

By Reuters | 08:02 PM | 2

Analysis || As Turkey's dream of Mideast domination vanishes, a quiet friendship with Israel may be on the horizon

ISTANBUL A short visit here this week reveals the discomfiture of the Turks at least among the talking heads engaged in...

By Amos Harel | 02:10 PM | 10

Shas mobilizes seminary girls to disrupt Women of the Wall prayer service

Thousands of young seminary girls mobilized by Shas, the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox party, filled the women’s prayer section of the...

By Judy Maltz | 10:27 AM | 6

Tourist tip #350 / Arab culture festival in Jaffa

The event this weekend at a newly refurbished youth center features music, children's activities and, of course, food. BERJAYA

By Avshalom Halutz | Oct 4, 2013 | 09:54 AM

Assad: Turkey will pay heavily for backing Syrian rebels

Syrian president tells Turkish media it’s too early to say whether he’ll run for re-election. BERJAYA

By Reuters, The Associated Press | Oct 4, 2013 | 12:32 PM | 2

Balaboosta: A perfect Israeli cookbook

The bold flavored Sephardi and Mizrachi recipes featured in Balaboosta make the new English-language cookbook more Israeli than those written in Hebrew. BERJAYA

By Vered Guttman | Oct 4, 2013 | 09:44 AM

Word of the Day / Zayin: Is that a gun in your pants or are you happy to see me?

This word can mean either 'weaponry' or 'penis' - and also happens to be the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. BERJAYA

By Shoshana Kordova | Oct 4, 2013 | 09:36 AM

Diplomacy & Defense

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly. October 1, 2013.

Netanyahu to urge EU leaders not to let up pressure on Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will meet with European leaders next week to discuss Iran's nuclear program,...

By Haaretz | 05:33 PM | 10

Netanyahu sidelined on nuclear Iran, a victim of his own success

Throughout his long, exhaustive and often intimate interview with Charlie Rose on PBS this week, Benjamin Netanyahu glanced...

By Chemi Shalev | 08:02 AM | 6

Israel plans bid for UN Security Council seat

Israel plans to run for a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2019-2020, the country's UN Ambassador Ron...

By Reuters | 05:54 AM | 11

Middle East

Gaza militants present: The Jihadist's guide to spotting Israel Air Force planes

As part of the Gaza militant groups' continued efforts to collect intelligence about the IDF and its methods, this week the...

By Gili Cohen | 07:04 PM | 2

Syrian rebels urge rival groups to end infighting

Several prominent Syrian rebel groups called on two armed opposition factions, one linked to al-Qaida and the other to the more...

By The Associated Press | 06:22 PM

Egyptian soldiers take up positions in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Egypt's Brotherhood compares army rule to Hitler's Third Reich

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday sharply criticized the military for ousting the country's Islamist president, comparing...

By The Associated Press | 04:36 PM

Jewish World

Working Haredim don't always see eye-to-eye with tradition leaders like Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef taken off respirator after 11 days

The day after he regained consciousness, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef on Thursday was taken off of a respirator, which had been helping him...

By Yair Ettinger | 06:04 PM

Repairs at Auschwitz memorial site to start despite shortage of funds

An international foundation established to preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial in Poland has fallen short of its fundraising...

By The Associated Press | 05:11 PM

Open the door to Judaism by becoming Jewishly literate.

The value of Jewish literacy

When writing this blog for Haaretz Jewish World, I often find myself wondering what the Jewish world is. As I’ve said in the...

By Dr. Samuel Lebens / Jewish World blogger | 04:20 PM

Katrina Lantos calls for 'Solidarity Sabbath’ in Europe, North America to combat anti-Semitism

Day would combat 'hatred and bigotry,’ late California congressman’s daughter says at Budapest anti-Semitism conference. BERJAYA

By JTA | Oct 3, 2013 | 01:15 PM

Jewish-American leaders dismiss Pew findings on negative attitudes toward Israel

Establishment sticks to guns even as consensus frays. BERJAYA

By The Forward | Oct 3, 2013 | 01:05 PM | 5

Hundreds of Polish, Israeli youths honor Treblinka death camp victims

Memorial event seeks to connect Israeli youths with today's Poland and expose Polish youths to Jewish history. BERJAYA

By Roman Frister, The Associated Press | Oct 2, 2013 | 10:25 PM

Newborn elephant in Ramat Gan

A few-hour-old baby Asian elephant plays with another baby elepant at the Ramat Gan S...
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A few-hour-old baby Asian elephant stands under its mother at the Ramat Gan Safari, O...
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A few-hour-old baby Asian elephant stands near its mother "La Petite" at the Ramat Ga...
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A newly born female Asian elephant calf stands next to its mother La Petite in their ...
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A few-hour-old baby Asian elephant plays with another baby elepant at the Ramat Gan S...
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A newly born female Asian elephant calf stands next to its mother La Petite in their ...
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