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is JTA's Israel correspondent. He reports on Israeli politics, culture, society and economics, in addition to covering Palestinian and regional affairs. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the Columbia University Journalism School, he is the former editor-in-chief of New Voices, the national Jewish student magazine.

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• Two mortars hit southern Israel

  July 24, 2013 6:52am

  Two mortars from Gaza hit southern Israel but caused no damage or injuries.

• Most Israelis back a peace deal, poll shows

  July 24, 2013 6:27am

  With Israeli-Palestinian talks set to begin, a poll shows that a majority of Israelis would support a final-status agreement with the Palestinian Authority.

• Brooklyn D.A. releases names of sex offenders in Orthodox community

  July 23, 2013 1:47pm

  Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes released the names of 46 child sex offenders from the New York borough’s Orthodox community.

• EU’s Ashton to draft labeling guidelines for settlement products

  July 23, 2013 10:45am

  European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will draft guidelines by the end of the year requiring all products from Israeli settlements to be labeled accordingly.

• Ryan Braun suspended for remainder of season

  July 23, 2013 9:59am

  Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was suspended for the remainder of the season for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Agreement.

• Haredi draft bill passes first Knesset reading

  July 23, 2013 7:02am

  A bill including haredi Orthodox Jews in Israel’s mandatory draft passed its first reading in Israel’s Knesset, as haredi lawmakers protested the vote.

• Eliyahu can run for chief rabbi, Israeli Supreme Court rules

  July 23, 2013 5:41am

  Israel’s Supreme Court will allow Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who has made derogatory statements about Arabs and homosexuals, to run for the post of Sephardi chief rabbi.

• Palestinian arrested for holding Israeli with knife

  July 23, 2013 5:23am

  A 19-year-old Palestinian man was arrested for holding an Israeli woman at knifepoint.

• Netanyahu pushes referendum as State Dept. confirms talks agreement

  July 23, 2013 5:05am

  A spokeswoman for the State Department confirmed that Palestinian and Israeli envoys will meet for formal negotiations.

• Six weeks after Better Place bust, some Israelis still bullish on electric cars

  July 22, 2013 1:13pm

  Hoping to capitalize on Israel’s small size and existing network of battery swapping and charging stations, entrepreneurs continue to bet on the Jewish state’s electric car future.