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On This Day: Menachem Begin's 105th birthday

Begin was most noted for signing a peace treaty with Former President of Egypt Anwar Sadat in 1979, which led them to both share a Nobel Pece Prize for their work.

Does a new survey suggest Amazon's intentions to expand to Israel?

Late last year, the company announced that it would open research and development groups in Haifa and Tel Aviv.

Israelis emigrating? Lowest number in nearly three decades

580,000 citizens live abroad, 3.3 million immigrants since 1948.

Commemorations mark centenary of Chaim Herzog’s birth

The Hebrew University every two years, together with Yad Chaim Herzog, awards the Chaim Herzog Lifetime Achievement Prize for an outstanding contribution to Israel.

‘Quiet for quiet’ arrangement emerges between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

Official: No 'true agreement' without return of soldier's bodies, civilians

Police arrest two suspects in shooting at Jisr e-Zarka police station

Attempt to remove Israeli flag leads to banning two from town

Haifa International Film Festival also gets in on the act

Some 77 Israeli films will take part in the festival, 72 of which will be premieres. NIS 1 million in new post-production grants will be awarded to Israeli filmmakers.

Israeli cinema to be featured at Toronto International Film Festival

This year, the highest profile Israeli premiere will be of Avi Nesher’s The Other Story.

IDF troops clean up Shikma stream

55th Artillery Battalion clears tons of trash from 2 km. of waterway’s banks

International cuisine

Rosemarine, a fish and meat restaurant on Netanya’s seafront, offers dishes from around the world

Starring in the story of their lives: 57 lone soldiers make aliyah

After months of planning, lone soldiers finally realize their dream: Protecting their homeland.

Fat burgers

Fat Cow and The Little Burger Shop serve premium hamburgers from tiny menus

A film about a woman

Glenn Close has never done things the easy way, and ‘The Wife’ is just the latest example

Change is coming

'Insecure' Season Three is better and deeper than ever

Israeli ‘Tzeva Adom’ film named semifinalist at NBC festival

Winner of short film competition to be announced in October

Murdered soldier’s family slams IDF court for refusing death penalty

The family’s lawyer, former IDF West Bank chief prosecutor Maurice Hirsch, said that the call for capital punishment was simple and straightforward to deter future attacks on soldiers.

Czech out these classic films

The Ninth Czechoslovak Film Festival opened at the Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Holon, Herzliya and Sderot cinematheques

Honest to goodness music

Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba opens the Red Sea Jazz Festival later this month

Classic farce and touching drama

Underneath it all, Juliet, Naked is a charming rom-com

Haredi Knesset parties working to convince Agudah to back enlistment law

Agudah, representing the hassidic haredi community, has opposed the current bill whereas Degel and Shas who see it as the best of a bad situation.

Pure passion

The legendary Maria Juncal dances in Tel Aviv

Petah Tikva synagogue defaced with Nazi graffiti

Members of the synagogue filed a complaint with police regarding the incident. A police spokesman on Wednesday said an investigation was underway.

Liberman faces possible delay in appointing next IDF chief of staff

Petition filed against two committee members over possible conflict of interest

IDF closes largest war crimes probe of 2014 Gaza war

Up to 70 Palestinian civilians were killed in the incident.

Bill would keep unvaccinated kids out of school

Likud MK Oren Hazan said there has been a dangerous trend of parents refusing to vaccinate their children.