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• Stymied by Israeli bureaucracy, Ukrainian has been making aliyah for three years

  March 20, 2014 4:56pm

  Yuriy Yukhatskov has been trying to immigrate to Israel since 2011. His one problem: Israel thinks he’s Christian.

• The Israeli coalition’s first year, as told through animation

  March 19, 2014 6:48am

  The Israeli governing coalition’s record over the past 12 months is a mixed bag, but the fact that it’s still together may be reason enough for Netanyahu to smile.

• Peres and Netanyahu, Israeli diplomacy’s good cop and bad cop

  March 17, 2014 12:28pm

  While Benjamin Netanyahu has played the role of tough guy on the world stage, Shimon Peres has been a conciliator.

• Hadassah crisis opens divisions between the hospital and women’s organization

  March 17, 2014 11:52am

  Now under bankruptcy protection, Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem is attempting to dig out from under a mountain of debt.

• Better call Dan! (Plus, he’s Jewish)

  March 10, 2014 2:22pm

  Pittsburgh has its own version of Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” And did we mention he’s Jewish?

• Women of the Wall take on tefillin in Tel Aviv

  March 9, 2014 4:07pm

  For International Women’s Day, Women of the Wall tried something new: standing in a public square and asking women to lay tefillin.

• Wounded Ukrainian protesters airlifted to Israel for medical treatment

  March 7, 2014 12:25pm

  A volunteer effort coordinated from Kiev and Israel has allowed seven individuals wounded in Ukrainian protests to be airlifted to Israel for medical care.

• Can an Israeli-Palestinian business coalition push leaders to make a deal?

  March 6, 2014 3:46pm

  Breaking the Impasse, a partnership of 300 businesspeople, is encouraging Israeli and Palestinian political leaders to reach an agreement on a two-state solution.

• As draft law nears passage, haredi Israelis take to streets

  March 4, 2014 10:37am

  A proposed law to draft haredi Orthodox Israelis into the army is prompting fierce opposition from a community facing the steady erosion of several longstanding privileges.

• A year of haredim taking to Jerusalem’s streets

  March 3, 2014 1:45am

  This year’s mass gatherings of haredim have all been different, but they have shared some key features.