A group of American Jews has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, the online vacation marketplace, for its recent decision to stop listing Jewish properties in the West Bank, Reuters reported Wednesday. The plaintiffs include Israeli-Americans who own or rent property affected by Airbnb’s new policy filed the suit in federal...

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The leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia are reportedly working together to convince Arab states to initiate a fresh start with Israel and develop economic relations with the Jewish State in accordance with the yet-to-be released peace plan of the Trump administration, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. According to a...

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The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it has launched a pilot program to place female combat soldiers on navy warships, just months after the Armored Corps completed its own successful trial of having women serve in tanks, The Times of Israel reported. “In the framework of the November 2018...

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Here’s a secret about self-driving cars: They won’t be entirely autonomous for quite some time. The near future belongs to semi-autonomous vehicles, which do most of the driving but pass over control to a human behind the wheel at certain points. But how will the car know if the driver...

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The United States is urging European nations to support a United Nations resolution that condemns Hamas, the terrorist group that has complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told reporters that U.S. diplomats were working on language...

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Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister on Tuesday called on the international community to fundamentally rethink its support for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in a briefing with 50 foreign dignitaries, JNS reported. “Israel’s policy is to close UNRWA. They are the problem, not the solution,” said Tzipi Hotovely. “Over...

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Czech President Miloš Zeman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the so-called Czech House in Jerusalem on Tuesday, The Times of Israel reported. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Zeman said that he expected to open the Czech embassy in Jerusalem on his next visit. “Friends, let me...

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South Korea announced that it is buying two Israeli-made radar systems to counter missile threats, despite warming ties with North Korea, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Seoul is purchasing two Green Pine radar arrays made by ELTA Systems Ltd., which is a subsidiary of the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries....

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We all love the classic Channukah sufganiya — a light and puffy fried donut made from yeasted enriched dough, filled with red jam and topped with a generous dusting of powdered sugar. There are few greater joys than taking a bite and letting the jam squirt out the other end,...

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In response to Israel’s recent diplomatic gains in the Arab and Muslim worlds, the Palestinian Authority is reportedly pushing to convene an emergency Arab League meeting, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian official, told the Israeli paper, Haaretz, “There are a series of Arab and Islamic...

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