Israel

President of Honduras to light torch in Israel’s Independence Day ceremony

The participation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez mandates that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be present at the event, usually presided over by the speaker of the Knesset.

Why Netanyahu is blaming this organization for Israel’s migrant crisis

The Israeli leader named the New Israel Fund as the culprit in this week's imbroglio over African asylum seekers.

Israel’s Beit Hatfutsot museum gets serious about Jewish humor

An exhibit highlights the breadth of Jewish joke-making, from the stories of Chelm to the heyday of "Seinfeld."

Israel releases 58 jailed African migrants who refused to be deported to Rwanda

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Israel at 70: How a Romanian Jewish teen became a lone soldier in Israel’s fight for independence

Donald Trump wants out of Syria. Israel thinks that’s a problem.

Saudi crown prince says Israel has a right to exist as a state

Israel at 70: It’s time to reclaim the Z-word, Zionism

Palestinians report man shot and killed by Israeli troops at Gaza border

Arab-Israeli man shot and killed after crashing stolen car into West Bank bus stop

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