Over 1,200 Birthright participants, consisting of Jewish American, Canadian and Brazilians young adults, landed in Israel – the highest number of participants to arrive on a single day.
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Israel: Record number of Birthright youth land in Israel
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Israel: Legendary City of Dan excavation continues to yield archaeology treasure
Tel-Dan site, located near Mount Hermon, was home to the northern temple, the religious center of Israel during the split kingdom era.
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Jordan: Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet; no word on resuming peace process
Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators have ended their first official meeting in 15 months without saying if they are prepared to resume the stalled Mideast peace process.
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Israel: Holy highway, backbone to ‘holy’ war?
Israel’s Highway 60 is the ancient route of Jewish patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Will succumbing to international pressure to secede the Biblically historic land be in the best interest of peace?
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Afghanistan: Scrolls raise questions as to Afghan Jewish history
A Dead Sea Scrolls scholar hopes the new findings will shed light on the ten lost tribes of Israel and the travels of medieval merchants.
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Israel: Fatah-Hamas unify, plan return to popular resistance
PLO plans to disengage from Israel is latest sign that 1993 Oslo Accords are moribund. “We will never accept to be an agent for the Israeli occupation,” said, PLO Executive Committee member Tayseer Khalid.
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Israel: “Pure for God” seal discovered at western wall
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem’s Old City dates back to 2,000-year-old Jewish Temple. Coin-sized seal bears two Aramaic words meaning “pure for God.”
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Israel: Ancient engraving of Temple menorah found on stone object
The Temple menorah, a seven-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple, is the most enduring and iconic Jewish symbol, but what did it actually look like?
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Canada: The nation’s mailbag unveils Hanukkah stamps
Canada’s national mail carrier is providing customers with two designs, one featuring colourful dreidels and the other depicting a lit Hanukiah.
Poland: Plays host to largest gathering of Rabbis since WWII
Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich calls this year’s Conference of European Rabbis “a real testament to the revival of Jewish life in Poland.”
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Turkey: Israel sends first relief aid to earthquake victims
Israeli’s launched the first Turkey bound relief plane Wednesday, while Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu continues calling for more pressure on Israel.
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Israel: Gilad Shalit is finally home
Overwhelming photos depict IDF soldier’s emotional journey from Hamas captivity to family’s loving arms.
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USA: New genetic evidence links Spanish Americans of Southwest to Jews
When a Colorado farmer decided to launch a kosher meat-harvesting business, a fact came to light. His family had Jewish ancestors.
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USA: Quran? Torah? Churches ‘will have to choose’
Just weeks after 66 churches in 32 U.S. states read portions of the Muslim Quran during Sunday morning services, a grassroots Christian movement has rallied churches on six continents to join Jewish congregations in reading passages of the Torah.
The battle for Jerusalem
Is control over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount – the holiest site of Judaism and the third holiest site of Islam – the ultimate agenda behind the Middle East conflict?
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