Israel

Israel wins first-ever gold medals at rhythmic gymnastics world championships

“I think you can hear in my voice how excited we were and how we screamed yesterday,” said Linoy Ashram, who made Israeli history in the sport at the Tokyo Olympics.

First passenger flight from Saudi Arabia arrives in Israel after emergency landing

An Air Seychelles flight to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing on Monday in the the port city of Jeddah, where passengers spent the night.

Veteran catcher Ryan Lavarnway pens children’s book about how playing for Israel brought him closer to Judaism

In “Baseball and Belonging,” Lavarnway shares his journey in baseball and with Judaism.

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush speaking in Ankara, Turkiye on February 13, 2023. (Murat Gok/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Libyan foreign minister is fired and flees to Turkey after meeting her Israeli counterpart

Zooming in on Yom Kippur War, ‘Golda’ aims to rehabilitate Golda Meir’s image

State Dept. condemns far-right Israeli minister for saying his right to travel in the West Bank is ‘more important than Arabs’ freedom of movement’

Israeli soccer star signs with German powerhouse Bayern Munich

Mayor Eric Adams meets with representatives of the Israeli protest movement against the government's judicial overhaul on August 22, 2023 in Jerusalem. (Eric Adams/Twitter)

Visiting Israel, Eric Adams meets with anti-government protesters

5 Jewish facts about Guatemala’s new Hebrew-speaking president

Woman killed in West Bank shooting, 2 days after Israeli father and son shot to death in Huwara

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