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In the line of fire: Life in the southern Hebron Hills

A tour of Firing Zone 918 offers a glimpse of the harassment by settlers and soldiers, and of locals' sense of helplessness. BERJAYA

By Chaim Levinson | Oct 5, 2013 | 08:00 AM | 2

Life in Firing Zone 918. The dispute here is as much cultural as it is factual.

In wake of UN speech || Netanyahu has dropped a diplomatic carpet bomb on the Western World 03:08 AM
White House: Shutdown hinders enforcement of Iran, Syria sanctions 02:49 AM

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In wake of UN speech || Netanyahu has dropped a diplomatic carpet bomb on the Western World

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes home today after leaving behind scorched earth in the American media arena. In the past...

By Yossi Verter | 03:07 AM | 12

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 | 3

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 | 23

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

In blatant defiance of the Western Wall rabbi's request, ultra-Orthodox seminary girls taunted the WoW participants during their monthly prayer service at the Kotel. BERJAYA

By Judy Maltz | Oct 4, 2013 | 10:27 AM | 11

Kerry: Government shutdown won't diminish U.S. commitments to Asia, other countries

On Wednesday, the State Department said a prolonged U.S. federal government shutdown could delay military assistance to Israel and other American allies. BERJAYA

By The Associated Press, Reuters | Oct 5, 2013 | 10:47 AM

Image from 'Imagination Is The Only Escape'

Is there room for a Holocaust computer game?

Whip out your laptops, kids, let's play Shoah: Keeping up with the times, or an inherently bad, trivializing idea? BERJAYA

By Oded Yaron | Oct 5, 2013 | 02:44 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 | 15

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 | 10

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 | 15

Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting of Revolutionary Guard commanders.

Iranian Supreme Leader says he supports the negotiations with the U.S.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported Iran's diplomatic efforts at the UN General Assembly...

By Reuters | 12:24 PM

White House: Shutdown hinders enforcement of Iran, Syria sanctions

The U.S. government shutdown is hindering enforcement of sanctions against Iran and Syria because of worker furloughs at the...

By Reuters | 10:37 PM | 5

Assad: Turkey will pay heavily for backing Syrian rebels

Syrian President Bashar Assad told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing it of...

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 12:32 PM | 3

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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