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1,300 policemen guard razing of Bedouin village

Land Administration personnel demolish 45 illegal structures in al-Arakib village, near Rahat....

Algeria won't honor Jewish property restitution requests

Yedioth Ahronoth article on restitution claim for Jewish property left behind in Arab countries...

Israel Museum in Jerusalem Reopens After $100 Million...

After three years of renovation, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem reopened to the public on July 26,...

Gorillaz play in Syria but boycott Israel

Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has told of his delight at performing in Syria just weeks after the...

Abbas says ready for direct talks with Israel

President Mahmud Abbas said on Monday he was ready for direct negotiations with Israel, following...

Mark Zuckerberg to star in Simpsons

The creator of Facebook is to be immortalised as a cartoon character. Mark Zuckerberg, who...

"Google Books" Arrives in Israel

Google announces its launch of the Google Books in Israel, opening the field for Israeli vendors to...

Government Fires ?Post-Zionist Culture Basket' Director

A relatively unknown "cultural basket" has been encouraging ?post-Zionism in school for 20 years...

IDF Commandos Face Off Against US Navy SEALs on TV

An American television program pits the Navy SEALs against Israeli commandos this week in the...

US approves Palestinian mission upgrade

The United States said Friday it has upgraded the protocol for the Palestinian mission in...

Court rules that Kafka papers be made public

An Israeli court ruled that papers belonging to writer Franz Kafka, possibly including an...

Jewish fusion music key to Budapest's ?Jewstock' festival

Flora Polnauer, 28, tilts back her head, half closes her eyes and hums a few bars of a song by her...

Natalie Portman film to open Venice festival

A film starring Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman as a top ballerina has been selected to open...

New Dead Sea Scrolls research on TV

A UCLA scholar recaps latest research on Dead Sea Scrolls on National Geographic TV program Read...

Small-Town Love'

Dear Yenta, I am approaching a giant crossroads in my life: graduating from a masters program and...