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Israel: Iran raid a complex task for Israeli jets
Should Israel decide to launch a strike on Iran, its pilots would have to fly more than 1,000 miles across unfriendly airspace, refuel in the air en route, fight off Iran’s air defenses, attack multiple underground sites simultaneously — and use at least 100 planes.
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Poland: Educators revive history of Poland’s Jews
Certain Polish scholars believe that the Jewish heritage in Poland is an integral part of Polish history and that Poles must learn about it to understand contemporary Poland.
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Israel: Oldest couple to make aliyah arrives
The Torah says Abraham was 75 years old when he left his native land of Haran and set out to make his home in Canaan, but he was a spring chicken compared with the couple who arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday.
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Mideast: Iran warships enter Mediterranean as Britain warns of nuclear arms race
Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing the Suez Canal on Saturday to show Tehran’s “might” to regional countries, the navy commander said, amid simmering tensions with Israel.
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Science: Redeeming tobacco, success in fighting malaria
Hebrew University scientists genetically alter fast-growing tobacco to produce a natural compound known to fight drug-resistant malaria.
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Israel: IDF on alert following attacks from Gaza
The IDF has been placed on high alert, after terrorists fire anti-tank missiles at IDF force and rockets at southern Israel.
Israel: IDF fears Syria attack as pressure builds on Assad
Concern is mounting within the IDF over the possibility that Syria will attack Israel as pressure mounts on President Bashar Assad to step down.
USA: Heightened security over Iran threat
With Iran allegedly striking out at Israeli citizens and Jewish targets around the world, Israeli and American security officials in the U.S. are on high alert.
Israel: In anticipation of Shabbat snow in Jerusalem
What would it do for the soul to wake up on Shabbat morning and go out and play in the snow?
I love Israel, says son of Hamas
Mosab Hassan Yousef has experienced both sides of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and his perspective on the conflict is unique. View VIDEO click below. To read story click PRINT.
Persian Gulf: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf, says U.S. Navy
The commander of U.S. naval forces in the region says Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and has prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks.
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Iran: urges Hamas not to compromise with Israel
Iran’s leaders urged the Hamas prime minister of Gaza to continue the Islamic militant group’s resistance against Israel and promised support, state TV reported Sunday.
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Science: Israeli researchers discover plants’ ability to play ‘broken telephone’
Plants can “sense and react to distress signals” coming from their floral counterparts, according to researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
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