Israel

Northern Israeli city changes name to avoid confusion with Jesus’ hometown

Nazareth Illit will now be known as Nof HaGalil, or View of the Galilee.

HBO series about events leading to 2014 Gaza War to premiere

“Our Boys” picks up after the kidnapping on June 12, 2014 of three Jewish teenagers by members of the Hamas terrorist group, but does not focus on their story.

Jared Kushner’s peace conference brings a minyan to 19th-century Bahrain synagogue

While the event didn’t produce many tangible takeaways, it illustrated a growing acceptance of Israel in the Arab world.

Dead Sea area rocked by earthquake

Ehud Barak forms a new political party saying ‘Netanyahu regime must be felled’

Netanyahu considering plan to cancel Israel’s September election and form unity government

Chile’s president visits Temple Mount with Palestinian officials

Israel’s next spacecraft will shoot higher than the moon

Tunisia’s Jewish tourism minister condemns Israeli pilgrims’ praise for Israeli army

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