DocuText returns to Jerusalem with documentaries on October 7, Israeli culture, and Jewish identity
The festival often opens and closes with music-themed films screened in the garden, and this year is no exception.
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DocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7
Financial education program for soldiers in need launched by IDF, Bank of Israel, nonprofits
Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says
Yahalomi mother, daughter found in Buenos Aires after traveling there voluntarily, police say
A police source told Maariv that police in Buenos Aires questioned the mother and daughter and determined they were traveling voluntarily and were not in danger.
Press Council raises press freedom concerns over IDF restrictions in Kusra
The Press and Communications Council demanded responses from the IDF after a Channel 14 reporter entered the West Bank village of Kusra, while other reporters were denied access.
Jerusalem highlights: August 14-20
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Mother, daughter missing from Vienna possibly fled to South America - report
Later on Friday night, Austrian police confirmed that the women had left the country and that there was no suspicion of coercion.
Israeli aid delegation arrives in Colombia to assist with post-quake rescue operations
Israel is one of the four countries, alongside the US, Ecuador, and El Salvador, to have been requested by Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella to send a search-and-rescue team.
IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians
The IDF used precise munitions and aerial surveillance in order to mitigate harm to civilians.
Israel awaits US approval for operation to seize strategic ridge in southern Lebanon - report
According to reports from Lebanon, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continued, including artillery fire toward the Ali Taher area.
A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"
Teens asked ChatGPT about arson punishment before setting fire to Givatayim Japanika restaurant
Among other things, according to the prosecution, Bayach asked: "What is the punishment for burning down a store," and "What does extended prison sentences mean."
As foreign elections shape Israel’s alliances, Jerusalem seeks to control the diplomatic whiplash
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Latin America and Slovenia are examples of countries’ shifting ties with Israel that reflect how relations have become an ideological marker in domestic politics.
