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A woman took off her gemstone ring before immersing in a ritual bath (mikveh) on Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem and apparently dropped it and never found it. That was about 2,000 years ago. Now the ring has been recovered by archeologists excavating the ancient mikveh in the City of David...

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Ahead of the start of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit Friday to Brazil, President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro blasted critics of his outreach to Israel, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Addressing Netanyahu’s visit, Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter, “There is no reason to criticize dialogue, especially when the criticism comes from...

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has begun production on wings that are invisible to radar for the Lockheed F-35 stealth fighter, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. “The construction of the new production line significantly upgrades IAI’s technological capabilities, automation and robotics, and will enable the company to establish itself as a...

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Israel wouldn’t have earned its reputation as the Startup Nation if some of the thousands of companies that have come out of this small country hadn’t earned big bucks for their investors. How big? Jerusalem-based Mobileye currently holds the title for the most lucrative acquisition of an Israeli company: $15.3...

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The IDF announced that it has destroyed all of the Hezbollah terror tunnels originating from the Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, and released video footage showing that at least one of the tunnels originated in Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. In addition to blowing up the tunnels they...

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Among the 177 cadets who were awarded their wings from the Israeli Air Force is Lieutenant Y, the first Ethiopian to become a combat pilot, Ynet reported Wednesday. Lt. Y, whose full name remains secret like all combat pilots, said, “Being a member of the air squadrons and serving in one of the...

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