A self-described 18 year old “Arabic speaking Christian” and “proud Israeli” has taken to the pages of Israel’s highest-selling newspaper to describe her commitment to joining the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and to blast Israeli-Arab parliamentarians for representing “no one but themselves.” Earlier this week 18-year-old Raghda Jeraisi penned a...

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As tensions and violence in Egypt continue to simmer, some in the country are falling back into rhetorical and political tactics that have been prevalent throughout the country’s modern history. Discussing efforts by the Muslim Brotherhood to undermine Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour, the Washington Post highlights how Brotherhood officials are...

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The growing chaos in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has again spilled over beyond the country’s borders. Gas supplies to Jordan were disrupted this weekened after a pipeline was attacked near el-Arish in the Sinai desert. The attack was not the first on that particular pipeline pipeline: A security source said that...

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Speculation has been rife for weeks that Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will succeed Michael Oren as Israel’s ambassador to Washington.  An Israel Radio report suggested as much last week. This morning the rumors were seemingly confirmed by Emergency Committee for Israel Executive director...

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Having told The New York Times in late May that “[m]usic is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show,” Alicia Keys on July 4th entertained a sold-out crowd of fans at the Nokia Stadim in Tel Aviv....

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Details and conflicting reports are beginning to trickle out of the Middle East, after huge explosions overnight Thursday rocked a Syrian army base twenty kilometers outside the port city of Latakia. Troops loyal to the Bashar al-Assad regime and opposition forces seeking its overthrow were exchanging artillery and missile fire...

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A security fence built along the increasingly anarchic Israeli-Egyptian border is having its desired effect, according to figures released last week by Israel’s Population, Immigration and Borders Authority. Last year at this time 9,570 incidents had been recorded of migrants illegally crossing into Israel from the Egypt-controlled Sinai Peninsula. This...

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Maccabi Haifa and Israeli national team point guard Gal Mekel has reached an agreement with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Mekel will be the second Israeli to play in the world’s premier basketball league, following in the large footsteps of Omri Casspi. ESPN reports: To clinch the deal with Mekel,...

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Blasts were heard today in the Israeli resort Eilat, raising fears that Islamists had fired rockets in the direction of that city. No shrapnel have been found so far, but Eilat and its surrounding areas have been targeted by rockets from the Sinai several times during the past year. The...

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A new index fund that tracks Israeli companies has been launched in the United States with the intent of leveraging companies that have a significant Israeli presence. The criteria for inclusion in the new BlueStar Israel Global Index fund are by design meant to be broad: To be included in...

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