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Israeli minister: We must keep Jewish historic sites safe

Construction minister tours Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives
MEDICAL STAFFERS at Jerusalem’s Hadassah-University Hospital in Ein Kerem discuss yesterday’s call to strike.

Jerusalem parents look to High Court of Justice to ‘save’ their sick children

Channel 1 news anchor Geula Even Sa'ar

Finally, live and on air

Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Mehereta Baruch-Ron, Yael Dayan, Ruth Dayan and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.

Grapevine: Mother love


'Cut the bullshit,' Israel's culture minister tells liberals

Free-speech debate in Israel has grown fierce under conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Culture Minister Miri Regev

While Brazil rejects Israeli envoy, it inaugurates Palestinian embassy

The inauguration of the embassy comes as Brazil and Israel tussle over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee to fill the vacant Israeli envoy position.

Tourists visit the Christ the Redeemer statue with Sugarloaf Mountain (R) in the distance in Rio de Janeiro

VIDEO: Security forces arrest alleged accomplice of Tel Aviv gunman

Closed-circuit security cameras captured footage of investigators forcibly escorting the suspect into unmarked police vans at the scene.

Tel Aviv shooter Nashat Milhem killed in gun battle with security forces in Wadi Ara

Court poses questions on detention of far-right activists

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has called into question whether Judea and Samaria police are being honest when representing how long they need to detain right-wing activists.

A policeman arrests Israeli right-wing activist Itamar Ben Gvir during a 'Peace Now' demonstration in Jerusalem

Sa'ar says he won't run in Likud leadership race

Asked on Twitter whether he would run in the early vote, which Netanyahu seeks to hold on February 23, Sa'ar wrote: "I do not act in puppet shows."

Gideon Sa'ar

Israeli supermodel summoned by tax authorities for questioning

The woman, who is considered one of the more recognizable faces on the local fashion scene, is believed to be suspected of tax evasion.

Models listen to final instructions to present creations by Marina Hoermanseder at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014 in Berlin

My Word: Who counts and who’s counting?

During a visit to Egypt many years ago, I was told by a taxi driver how his neighborhood changed – for the worse – after the Jews moved out.

Jews gather to pray at the Western Wall during Succot

Experts: Israel could still export natural gas to Egypt

Following the Egyptian discovery, industry experts have repeatedly warned that Israel must quickly seal its export deals with its neighbor.

Israel’s natural gas

Fundamentally Freund: When Manasseh’s children visited Joseph’s Tomb

It was nearly 15 years ago, in October 2000, that Joseph’s Tomb captured headlines around the world.

THE AUTHOR visits Joseph’s tomb with Bnei Menashe who have come on aliya

Anti-Semitism and Jewish destiny

Today’s anti-Semitism is a product of a new civic religion that could be termed "Palestinianism."

A Venezuelan student walks over a cloth with red paint and the Star of David during an anti-Israel demonstration in Caracas.