Israel

The three boys abducted by Hamas terrorists on June 12 were just like all other teenage boys the world over – into the same hobbies and pastimes. Eyal Yifrah’s joy is music. Videos posted to the internet show him performing a song he composed for his cousin’s wedding. Another shows him...

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The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday that Israel recorded record-breaking tourism numbers for the first five months of 2014. Tourist entries into Israel are up by 17% for the first quarter of 2014, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The bureau stated that a record 382,000 visitors entered Israel this...

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Overnight Israel conducted sweeping arrests of over 80 Hamas operatives as the Israeli army dragnet continues in the search for three teenage students kidnapped by terrorists, with efforts concentrated around the city of Hebron, 16 miles south of Jerusalem, according to reports. The three, Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gil-Ad Shayer, 16, and Naftali Frenkel,...

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Some 150,000 Israelis and foreigners took part in the 16th annual gay pride march through the streets of Tel Aviv on June 13, according to a statement from city hall. This stands in dramatic contrast to the decision by the United Nations General Assembly to choose Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam...

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The IDF is conducting a search for three missing yeshiva students in the areas near Gush Etzion and Hebron. 3 missing teenagers since last night is a serious event. #IDF mission ongoing in order to establish the circumstances of disappearance. — Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) June 13, 2014 Ynet reports: Israeli...

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In an interview with Wall Street Journal editorial board member Mary Kissel, (embedded below) former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren explains that the reason for the “outrage” expressed by Israeli officials to the Obama administration’s acceptance of the Fatah-Hamas unity government is that the United States reversed a...

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