Israel

Settler mayor calls on PA to release Palestinians who visited his sukkah

The men were arrested a day after they joined several dozen other Palestinians living near Efrat in visiting the sukkah along with about 30 Jewish Israelis during the harvest holiday as part of a peace event.

4 Palestinians detained by own police after visiting West Bank mayor’s sukkah

The Palestinians had celebrated Sukkot at the home of Efrat's mayor.

Israeli pharmacy chain working with government to sell medical marijuana

While medical marijuana has been legal in Israel since the early 1990s, it was previously sold only in specialized dispensaries.

The Jewish Tradition of Circling the Dead

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv among world’s top 40 cities, travel magazine readers say

Italian prime minister: UNESCO vote on Jerusalem ‘shocking’

Bar Refaeli’s post-birth figure wows world media

Terrorist attacks doubled in Jerusalem in September, Israel says

With UNESCO vote, Palestinians’ bid for attention backfires

Arab-Israeli couple charged with joining ISIS in Syria, Iraq

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