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Israel vs. Google: Representatives from Google have come to...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:50 +0300

Israel vs. Google: Representatives from Google have come to Jerusalem to discuss their “Palestine” policy after complaints from Israeli officials. However, Israeli Foreign Ministry officials failed in their attempts to convince Google reps that the tech giant should revert back to using “Palestinian Territories.” Read more.

Celebs celebrate the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:01 +0300

Celebs celebrate the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has announced that it will start...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:05:44 +0300

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has announced that it will start regulating the shape of bourekas, a flaky dough pastry, in order to make it easier for Israelis to keep kosher. Dairy-filled and parve-filled pastries will each have a distinct shape that all bakeries throughout Israel will have to adhere to, in order to ensure that Jews who keep kosher know exactly what’s in their bourekas.

Samantha Power, Israel’s unlikely line of defense: Though...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:05:49 +0300

Samantha Power, Israel’s unlikely line of defense: Though opposed by the far right, Obama’s choice for UN ambassador crafted the president’s defense of controversial Israeli policies. Read more.

Iranians celebrate after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:41:58 +0300

Photo by AFP

Iranians celebrate after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election.

Iranians go to the polls to choose Ahmadinejad’s successor

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:42:31 +0300

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Iranians go to the polls to choose Ahmadinejad’s successor

Israel’s Ethiopian beauty queen stops in New York before the...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:06:00 +0300

Israel’s Ethiopian beauty queen stops in New York before the Miss Universe contest

Guns ‘n’ thongs: Four young IDF soldiers who posed...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:30:53 +0300

Guns ‘n’ thongs: Four young IDF soldiers who posed in their underwear are being punished for stating the unspoken truth about young women in Israel: they are often seen as sexual objects, and nothing more. Asher Schechter gives a lesson on Israeli sexual politics.

It’s official, Google announced on Tuesday: The search...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:59:59 +0300

It’s official, Google announced on Tuesday: The search engine company is buying Waze, the Israeli navigation app start-up. The company didn’t provide many details, but it is believed to have paid $1.03 billion for Waze.

The monthly Women of the Wall prayer service at the Kotel ended...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:01:24 +0300

Photo by Michal Fattal

Photo by Michal Fattal

Photo by Michal Fattal

Photo by Michal Fattal

The monthly Women of the Wall prayer service at the Kotel ended peacefully on Sunday, despite ultra-Orthodox protests.

Haaretz’s photos of the week

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:58:21 +0300

Photo by Tomer Appelbaum

Haaretz’s photos of the week

Tens of thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate Gay Pride

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:47:59 +0300

Tens of thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate Gay Pride

Six Day War breaks out, this time on Twitter: Over six days in...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:53:00 +0300

Six Day War breaks out, this time on Twitter: Over six days in June, the Israeli army will reenact the 1967 war with minute-by-minute updates from the front on its Twitter page.

A new Israeli film debunks the myth that Nazis made soap from...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:38:17 +0300

A new Israeli film debunks the myth that Nazis made soap from the bodies of Jews. The legend was apparently spread by guards as psychological torture of Jewish inmates, according to the film ‘Soaps’ by director Eyal Balas.

A new Palestinian prime minister was appointed Sunday: Rami...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:52:55 +0300

A new Palestinian prime minister was appointed Sunday: Rami Hamdallah, a 54-year-old linguistics professor and president of An-Najah National University. Given the severe economic crisis in the Palestinian Authority, is he on a suicide mission?

Google technology has shed new light on the Dead Sea Scrolls: A...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:01:14 +0300

Photo by AP

Photo by AP

Google technology has shed new light on the Dead Sea Scrolls: A website featuring ultra-high resolution photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls has allowed experts to see faded and hidden letters that led to a different reading of a passage from Genesis that was used to justify slavery. Read more.

In Turkey, thousands of protesters clash with riot police for...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:20:45 +0300

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In Turkey, thousands of protesters clash with riot police for second day in fiercest anti-government demonstrations for years.

Meet Mehdi Hasan, Britain’s go-to guy for all things...

Fri, 31 May 2013 21:50:49 +0300

Meet Mehdi Hasan, Britain’s go-to guy for all things Islam: One of only a tiny handful of visible Muslims in British national media, the political commentator juggles pragmatism and nuance with an obligation to articulate his community’s concerns. Read more.

Alice Walker, the renowned author of “The Color Purple,” has...

Fri, 31 May 2013 00:35:37 +0300

Alice Walker, the renowned author of “The Color Purple,” has published an open letter urging singer Alicia Keys to cancel her scheduled July concert in Israel.

Walker, a proponent of the BDS campaign, called on Keys to boycott Israel and visit Gaza instead. Read more.

An Italian university has found what it claims to be the oldest...

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:36:36 +0300

An Italian university has found what it claims to be the oldest complete Torah scroll known to exist, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

The scroll was previously believed to be no more than a few hundred years old, the report said. But recent carbon dating tests suggest it was written some 850 years ago, making it the oldest complete Torah ever found, Mauro Perani, the university’s Hebrew professor said.