Israel

Brazilian ambassador praises Israeli pop idols over blockbuster hit ‘Tudo Bom’

Launched last month, the song's video on YouTube has been viewed nearly 22 million times; "Tudo Bom" mixes Brazilian funk and samba with an Israeli Middle-Eastern rhythm.

Israeli rabbinate ‘blacklisting’ American rabbis

Among those on the rejected list are the liberal Orthodox Rabbi Avi Weiss, as well as graduates of haredi Orthodox seminaries.

These American Jews are looking beyond the Western Wall – to prayer on the Temple Mount

Orthodox American immigrants to Israel have played leading roles in activism for greater Jewish access to the Temple Mount.

Egypt reportedly spending $22 million to restore historic synagogue in Alexandria

Dutch PM slams Israel’s dismantling of West Bank solar project his government funded

UNESCO passes controversial motion calling Hebron endangered heritage site

Anti-Zionist tax cheat amnestied by Israeli president mulls naming 17th child after him

Here’s why Israel and India’s leaders couldn’t get enough of each other

Mennonite Church USA votes to divest from companies benefiting from Israeli occupation

At Maccabiah Games opening: Singing, dancing and a hockey player’s wedding

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