Israel

Israeli hoopster Shafir leaves for tourney with special jersey

Naama Shafir accompanied the Israeli national women’s basketball squad to Poland with a special jersey that the team hopes will allow her to play in the Eurobasket tournament.

Schechter Institute says it’s nearing agreement with striking staff

An official of the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem told JTA that the institute is “extremely close” to an agreement with striking employees.

Top U.S. negotiators in Israel to push talks

Top U.S. negotiators are meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials in a bid to restart talks.

Israelis preparing freeze on cottage cheese

Turkish group may quit Gaza flotilla

Jewish Agency gains power to approve Orthodox converts for aliyah

Israelis are top social networkers

Israeli embassy officials meet with alleged spy

Poll: Americans’ views on Mideast largely unchanged

Syria orchestrated border infiltration, British paper reports

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