For the first time, Israel’s national anthem, Hatikva, was played in Abu Dhabi, as Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal in his weight division, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. In the tournament, the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam, in which judokas from 62 nations competed, three of...

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Israel has blamed a barrage of rockets aimed at Israel from Gaza on Friday night on Hamas and Iran, The Washington Post reported Saturday. “We hold Hamas responsible for everything coming from Gaza,” IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said. “All violence and provocations are Hamas’s responsibility. The humanitarian improvements...

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Oman publicly called for regional recognition of Israel, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic visit to the Sultanate on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported. Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, told a security forum in Bahrain that, “Israel is a state...

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A psychotrauma team from the Israeli rescue organization, United Hatzalah, traveled to Pittsburgh to help the community deal with the psychological effects of Saturday’s synagogue massacre that claimed eleven lives, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. The team, which is working with both Israel’s Diaspora Ministry and Pittsburgh’s Jewish Federation, will...

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A group of political and technology leaders attended the inauguration of the Israeli Innovation Center at the Peres Center of Peace, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Among the high-profile dignitaries from the worlds of politics and technology included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; China’s Vice President Wang Qishan; the...

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Four Israeli teens came home with medals from the 2018 Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires earlier this month. On the first day of the 12-day event, October 6, 15-year-old swimmer Anastasya Gorbenko won a gold medal in the women’s 200-meter individual medley. She set a new Israeli record, completing the...

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Members of the IDF’s elite 699 search-and-rescue unit arrived in Jordan, at the request of the government, to help in rescue efforts after Jordan was hit with a flash flood that swept away a school bus, leaving 17 dead and others injured, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. The troops...

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American Jews who feel alienated by Israel and its politics should engage more deeply with dialogue and positivity, instead of drifting away, Joshua S. Block, CEO and President of The Israel Project, said in an interview with i24news at the sideline of the Jewish Federation of North America’s annual General...

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The IDF’s outgoing Gaza Division commander said that the level of violence on the border between Israel and Gaza is controlled by Hamas, the terrorist group that exercises complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs made his remarks...

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Israel’s defense minister has allowed Qatari-bought fuel shipments to Gaza to resume, after canceling them a week ago when a rocket launched from Gaza struck and severely damaged a house in Beersheba, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. “In accordance with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman’s decision from Sunday and in...

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