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JERUSALEM, Jan. 20 (JTA) — Zevulun Hammer, described as an embodiment of the religious Zionist movement, died Tuesday morning of cancer. He was 61. Hammer, the leader of the National Religious Party and Israel’s deputy prime minister and education minister, was remembered across Israel’s political spectrum as a dedicated public servant. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

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JERUSALEM, Jan. 29 (JTA) — The peace process isn’t the only crisis that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing. In December, the premier was booed during a trip to the development town of Ofakim, where unemployment has risen to nearly 15 percent. More recently, a one-day strike was held in several Druze villages to […]

JERUSALEM, June 9 (JTA) — Attempts to forge a compromise over the ongoing conversion controversy in Israel appear to be on the verge of failure. On Tuesday, American Reform Jewish leaders, on a mission to Israel, warned the government of a severe response from U.S. Jewry if they pushed through a bill that would codify […]

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