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In rare move, commander of elite IDF commando unit retiring from army life

Colonel H.'s decision to retire comes only a few months after IDF Lieutenant Colonel M. was killed in Khan Yunis in what was considered to be a failed IDF operation.

Three indicted for poisoning, hanging to death Israeli farm dogs

Three people were indicted on charges of stealing 30 sheep from Moshav Yakhini in southern Israel, poisoning five dogs and strangling a sixth dog to death.

Ben-Gurion University unveils AI platform for predicting ALS progression

There is currently neither a cure nor an effective treatment to halt or reverse the progressive disease.

Becoming Astrid aims to present children's writer in new light

The film focuses on the life of Astrid Lindgren, who penned that famous 1945 book Pippi Longstocking and other children's classics.

The lounge

Berkay Hardal was warmly welcomed by Ron Rotter, Castro CFO; his sister in law Rotem Sela, who is the company’s presenter; and Mor Paso, Castro VP marketing.

Office Depot opens 2 duty-free shops

The chain reached agreements with all the suppliers for direct work in order to enable them to conduct regular operations and competitive prices.

Iranian film director dares to make fun of Ahmadinejad

Kamal Tabrizi releases a new film titled Maarmouz (Sly) in which a bearded Iranian official is presented as foolish, hot-headed and comical.

Ex-FM official: Put secret Iran nuke archives on internet

Currently the head of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Gold said “put the whole thing online” to help find new ways to analyze the data taken in January 2018.

The organization that helped vaccinate Mea She’arim against measles

Yad Avraham, a small medical-advice organization in the haredi community arranged measles vaccination for some 20,000 haredi children to halt recent outbreak.

Israel, Britain sign post-Brexit trade continuity deal

"More important even than the agreement itself is what it says about our future relationship," said Fox.

Judge bans Netanyahu from photos with IDF soldiers

The ruling came following a Labor petition to the committee, in light of a law prohibiting parties to use soldiers as part of their campaigns.

Israel's fertility rate comparable to U.S. 'baby boom,' study finds

Among the population of ultra-Orthodox women, the average fertility rate is somewhere in the area of seven children per family.

Israeli accused of a Tinder-con involving millions

The alleged criminal is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, aka Simon Leviev. Three Finnish women and two Norwegian women levied complaints against him.

New museum to honor Jewish World War II fighters to open in Latrun

At the cost of 38 million nis, the museum will honor Jewish fighters in armies and underground groups who fought the Nazis.

Is Colombia looking to buy Israel’s Barak-8 missile defense system?

The system was said to have been chosen over South Korea's Lig Nex1 KM-SAM.

Skip the forms and use only your ID to get married

The new venture would allow couples to bring only their IDs to the rabbinate, and significantly speed up the process of marriage.

Israeli envoy, Netta welcomed at Romanian pre-Eurovision show

Musician Brian Eno echoes call to boycott song contest in Tel Aviv.

Hapoel Jerusalem lets the good times roll

With State Cup title in the bag, cohesive Reds set sights on more hardware this season.

Want greater job opportunities? Purchase a car

Researchers discovered that when employees have convenient access to transport, both in proximity to home and employment, the use of private vehicles for commuting purposes declines from 82% to 68%.

Hundreds of staff demonstrate in front of the Education Ministry

Edelstein on Poland crisis: We have a right to say what really happened

“I definitely regret” that the summit is canceled, Yuli Edelstein said, “but having said that, we are not trading in history, definitely not that of the Holocaust.”

The rabbi who votes for the Academy Awards

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Rabbi Marvin Hier - a two-time Oscar winner - talks films, politics, and rubbing elbows with the Hollywood elite.

Stock exchange calls on public to start investing again

"The stock exchange is dealing for the first time with the public's fear of investing in it," said TASE CEO Ittai Ben-Zeev.

Anatomy of a crisis: How Israel-Polish relations collapsed

A day-by-day account of how a crisis that started with a mistaken quote unraveled Israeli-Polish ties.

President Rivlin advocates 'Jewish Hope' to strengthen Israel-Diaspora

In the face of rising antisemitism including in North America, this unity is more important than ever, he insisted.