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More than 3,000 years ago, a redheaded shepherd boy from Bethlehem felled a menacing giant with a slingshot. He played the harp and composed the poems immortalized in the book of Psalms. When he ascended to the throne, he established Jerusalem as the capital of the 12 tribes of Israel....

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Diplomacy

Israel announced that roughly half of thousands of African migrants residing in south Tel Aviv will be resettled in the West, primarily Canada, Italy and Germany, while the remainder will be dispersed throughout Israel, The Times of Israel reported Monday. In announcing the deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said that...

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Diplomacy

The United States on Saturday blocked a draft United Nations Security Council statement expressing “grave concern” over Israel’s handling of the Hamas-led “March of Return” along the border with Gaza and calling for an “independent and transparent investigation” into the violence. The resolution, tabled by Kuwait which represents the Arab...

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Israel

The combination of a Mediterranean-style diet, low alcohol consumption, strong family and cultural values, and an excellent healthcare system could be the main factors that put Israel in fifth place worldwide on the longevity scale, according to National Geographic Travel. This ranking was one of the aspects noted as significant...

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At least ten of the fifteen Palestinians killed at the Gaza border during a violent march orchestrated by the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas on Friday were known members of Palestinian terrorist groups, the Times of Israel reported. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday night published a list of their...

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MidEast

Britain’s Shadow Home Secretary has dismissed allegations of widespread anti-Semitism as a “smear campaign” against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Jewish Chronicle reported Thursday. Diane Abbott sparked anger after comments were leaked from a meeting with her shadow Home Office team in which she “ranted” about Corbyn being the...

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Israel

More than 90 alumni of Oberlin College in Ohio called on their alma mater on Wednesday to end “the concerted hostility toward Israel,” saying Jewish students face a challenging environment on campus, Shiri Moshe reported for The Algemeiner on Wednesday. “The stream of negative messages about Israel creates the distorted...

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MidEast

In a deliberate attempt to provoke a violent confrontation with Israel over the Passover holiday, the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas, which is in complete political and military control of Gaza, is trying to break through Israeli defenses with a violent march at the Israeli-Gaza border, The Times of Israel reported...

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Doctors at both Israeli and Palestinian-operated hospitals joined forces to save the life of a Filipino baby boy in Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. On February 14, Francis Joseph was born at the Red Crescent Hospital in East Jerusalem with a rare and serious heart defect, which required...

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Iran

In a conference call with The Israel Project on Tuesday, Dr. Jonathan Spyer, a Middle East journalist and analyst, said that Syria has “become a subcontractor for the ambitions of outside powers,” notably the Islamic Republic of Iran. Spyer explained that Iran’s involvement in Syria is a key part of its...

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