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After P5+1 talks

U.S., EU tell Israel: Iran willing to limit uranium enrichment

While Iranian offer is general and leaves many questions unanswered, it shows a new readiness to negotiate, Israeli official says. BERJAYA

By Barak Ravid | Oct 20, 2013 | 02:02 AM

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

Iran leveraging its nuclear program to boost global, regional standing
By Zvi Bar'el | 7

After P5+1 talks || U.S., EU tell Israel: Iran willing to limit uranium enrichment 02:53 AM
Turkey blames Israel for report it leaked intelligence to Iran, source says 01:10 AM

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Riled over U.S. media reports || Turkey blames Israel for report it leaked intelligence to Iran, source says

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu defended his country’s intelligence chief, Hakan Fidan, Sunday, stating that articles...

By Jonathan Lis | 10:50 PM

Decision expected Sunday || Netanyahu backtracks, considers female candidate for Bank of Israel governor

The topsy-turvy selection process of the next governor of the Bank of Israel just took another unexpected turn, with...

By Sami Peretz, Moti Bassok | 08:45 PM

Israel to abolish deceptive pricing ending in .99 shekels

From the beginning of next year, Israeli retailers will be barred from charging prices ending in 99 agorot in an attempt to make...

By Gabriela Davidovich-Weisberg | 01:09 AM

Early municipal voting begins Sunday on Israel Navy bases

Some 750 polling stations, both fixed and mobile will be open to military personnel serving throughout the country. BERJAYA

By Gili Cohen | Oct 20, 2013 | 02:46 AM

Wildlife habitat in the Judean Hills being throttled by fences

Nature and Parks Authority ecologist says dozens of species are being harmed by the reduction of their habitats due to the separation fence and fences surrounding communities and infrastructure in the area. BERJAYA

By Zafrir Rinat | Oct 20, 2013 | 12:55 AM

The Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the United States, located in Detroit

Muslim group appoints Jew as Philadelphia director

New director's Jewish background has him understand the needs of the Muslim community as a minority group, Council on American-Islamic Relations chairman says. BERJAYA

By JTA | Oct 19, 2013 | 11:37 PM

Two Turkish Airlines pilots freed after being kidnapped in Lebanon

Release is part of three-way deal in which nine Lebanese pilgrims abducted in Syria are released along with dozens of women held in Syrian government jails. BERJAYA

By The Associated Press | Oct 19, 2013 | 09:21 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas chief, delivers speech in Gaza

Hamas PM calls for armed struggle, popular uprising against peace talks with Israel

Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh called on Saturday for the end to the divisions in Palestinian society in order to...

By Jack Khoury, Reuters | 05:30 PM

Family of Palestinian bulldozer attacker claims Israeli army framed him

The Palestinian bulldozer driver who was shot dead on Thursday after smashing into the fence of an Israeli army base was not...

By Jack Khoury | 01:21 PM | 18

A part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities is seen, near the central city of Arak

Report: U.S. mulls unfreezing Iranian assets in exchange for nuke concessions

Following two intense days of nuclear talks with Iran and six world powers in Geneva this week, Washington is reportedly mulling...

By Haaretz | 01:18 PM | 14

Middle East

Children ride on makeshift swings made from rockets at a basement in Damascus

How social media is changing the rules of war in Syria

Amid all the bloodshed, confusion and deadlock of Syria's civil war, one fact is emerging after two and a half years no...

By The Associated Press | 09:29 PM

Mueid Zaki Agbaria, Israeli Arab fighting in Syria

Israeli Arab thought dead in Syria contacts family

The family of Mueid Zaki Aghbaria, the Israeli Arab who was thought to have been killed last month while fighting in Syria, said...

By Jack Khoury | 07:43 PM

Palestinian woman with uprooted olive trees

More than 100 olive trees uprooted in West Bank, Palestinians report

Palestinians reported Saturday that more than 100 olive trees were uprooted in the Krayot village, south of Nablus in the West...

By Jack Khoury | 06:21 PM

Jewish World

Jewish hospital becomes Holland’s first green health facility

A Jewish hospital near Amsterdam became the first healthcare facility in the Netherlands to receive official recognition for its...

By JTA | 09:01 PM

Pope e-mails Jewish professor about God and the Holocaust

Pope Francis has reached out via email to a Jewish American professor to discuss the presence of God during the Holocaust, The...

By Haaretz | 01:20 AM | 7

Reform Jews - Lior Mizrahi/Baubau - May 30, 2012

Excuse me, non-Orthodox rabbis don’t need your lip service

Agudath Israel of America recently released a statement in which it lambasted the inclusion of non-Orthodox rabbis in a...

By Rabbi Elianna Yolkut / Jewish World blogger | 06:22 PM

NYC mayoral candidate lambasted for synagogue slipup

Republican candidate Joe Lhota defends ultra-Orthodox synagogue after it asked women in his entourage to leave - and that was just his first faux pas in Borough Park. BERJAYA

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen | Oct 18, 2013 | 11:29 AM | 3

Jewish coach leads Colombia back to soccer World Cup

Jose Pekerman, 64, who lives in the Buenos Aires Jewish neighborhood of Villa Crespo, brings Colombia back to the international tournament following a 16-year absence. BERJAYA

By JTA | Oct 18, 2013 | 04:00 AM

Chabad rabbi in Nepal averts cremation of deceased Australian Jew

Woman's body retrieved from site near bus accident. BERJAYA

By JTA | Oct 17, 2013 | 09:32 AM

2013 Israel Fashion Awards ceremony

2013 Israel Fashion Awards ceremony in Holon.
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David Bachar
2013 Israel Fashion Awards ceremony in Holon.
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David Bachar
2013 Israel Fashion Awards ceremony in Holon: Horridly amateurish, an unnecessary eve...
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David Bachar
2013 Israel Fashion Awards ceremony in Holon.
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David Bachar