Israel

On kibbutz, secular seders stray from tradition

Eschewing God and rabbinic midrash, secular kibbutzim favor seders and Passover rituals that focus on agriculture, Zionism and freedom.

U.S. Embassy denies Obama boycott of Ariel University students

The U.S. Embassy in Israel denied a report that students from a West Bank university were being barred from President Obama’s scheduled speech in Jerusalem.

First Miss Israel of Ethiopian descent to dine with Obama

Yityish Aynaw, the first Miss Israel of Ethiopian descent, has been invited to meet President Obama at a dinner hosted by President Shimon Peres.

Egypt bans film about Egyptian Jewish community

Looking for Zion in All the Wrong Places

Reports: Deal to form Israeli government coalition is struck

Palestinian man killed by Israeli soldiers during violence near Hebron

Oppressive heat postpones Tel Aviv Marathon

Shalit signs on to petition seeking Pollard’s freedom

Lots of listening, no grand initiatives expected on Obama’s Mideast trip

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