Israel

Nearly a quarter of Israelis living in poverty, report finds

More than 1.7 million people in Israel were living in poverty in 2012 — some 23.5 percent of the population — marking a slight dip over the previous year.

New sanctions proposal prompts White House rebuke

A bipartisan slate of 26 senators introduced legislation that would enhance Iran sanctions, prompting rebukes from the White House and leading Democratic senators.

Brandeis, Penn State Harrisburg quit ASA over Israel boycott

The American studies departments of Brandeis University and Penn State-Harrisburg withdrew from the American Studies Association after it voted to boycott Israeli universities.

Israeli-American nabbed in Taliban weapons sting gets 25-year jail term

Israeli aid workers airlifted from South Sudan

2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli troops

Israeli military preparing for Christmas in Bethlehem

A Muslim, a Jew, and a Jerusalem Kabbalist

Israeli mother going to Supreme Court over son’s circumcision ruling

Wiesel urges Obama to demand ‘total dismantling’ of Iran nukes

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