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In West Bank, Palestinians marking Nakba Day encouraged by Arab Spring in their fight against Israel
The uprisings sweeping the Arab world, a recent unity deal between Fatah and Hamas, and hopes for international recognition of Palestinian statehood by the U.N. General Assembly in September sent unusually large crowds into the streets to commemorate this year’s anniversary of the Nakba -- the "catastrophe" of Israel’s founding. Read more »
‘House’ cast gets taste of Israeli medicine
Cast members from the hit Fox medical drama “House" visited two Tel Aviv-area hospitals as part of a weeklong tour of Israel aimed at making them goodwill ambassadors for the Jewish state when they head back to America. Read more »
Oral histories from 1948 tell firsthand stories of Israel’s founding
An effort to record the stories of Israeli and Diaspora Jews who were part of Israel's War of Independence is part of a project to create a video archive before the survivors die off and to respond to growing attacks on Israel’s legitimacy. Read more »
For Israel’s Arabs, sense of disenfranchisement as Israel marks 63rd birthday
Recent Knesset measures, including a new law that mandates fines for state-funded groups that question Israel’s status as a Jewish and democratic state, have sharpened feelings of disenfranchisement among many Arab citizens of Israel. Read more »
With Arab Spring, will Israel be left in the cold?
The high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push say Israel needs to take the peacemaking path before it’s too late. Read more »
First-ever translation of Yiddish cookbook yields Old World treasures, New World advice
The translation of a classic but forgotten Yiddish cookbook written in 1914 for American Jewish housewives brings to life Old World tips and practical advice for Jewish women in the New World -- plus plenty of delectable recipes. Read more »
North American immigrants lead in Israel’s nonprofit sector
Immigrants from North America and other English-speaking immigrants have brought a mixture of can-do idealism, background in grass-roots activism and fundraising skills to make their projects successful. Read more »
Booming housing market in Israel stokes fears of bubble
Israel has become a leader in the global real estate market, but with the high prices have come challenges for families seeking affordable housing in urban centers and fears that Israel is in the midst of a housing bubble. Read more »
Unrest in Egypt reverberates at Israel’s top security confab
As Israel watches and waits to see how things in Cairo will shake out, the annual Herzliya security conference served as an opportunity to argue for the need to redouble efforts on the Israeli-Palestinian track and mourn the possible passing of an era of stability along Israel’s southern border with Egypt. Read more »
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Updated 02/10/12 @ 02:44PM EST
- Cat Power canceled an Israeli show that was to have taken place Sunday, citing fans' concerns about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Three Jewish groups that favor insurance coverage of contraceptives praised President Obama's comrpromise allowing religious institutions to direct staff to alternative health care plans funding such services.
- An Obama administration official said the United States urged Israel not to free Palestinian terrorists in the Gilad Shalit exchange deal who killed Americans.
- Turkey will never endorse a military strike on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a Washington audience.
- Israel's test of a missile defense system was declared a "major milestone" in its efforts to establish viable barriers to a missile strike.
- Citing Palestinian conflict, rocker Cat Power cancels Tel Aviv show
- Reform, Hadassah, JWI praise Obama contraceptives compromise
- Holder: U.S. urged Israel not to release killers of Americans
- Turkish FM: We will never endorse striking Iran
- Israeli missile defense test a ‘milestone’
- Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military
- Marines’ SS photo condemned by Jewish groups
- Grandson of Auschwitz survivor takes the ice for Germany
